This week we get into why a Green MP has ditched her party for the CDU and what it tells us about German politics, fears over the €49 ticket, ailing rail infrastructure, whether citizenship applicants have to declare Israel’s right to exist, underrated tourist spots and July events.
New German citizen Matt Bristow had been waiting years for Berlin authorities to process his citizenship application. But threatening legal action moved his case forward. He told The Local how he did it and shared advice on naturalising.
This is very likely among the first German words you ever learned, but did you know it has at least six different common uses?
SPD politician Karamba Diaby, who championed the issue of dual nationality, said he will not run for the Bundestag again after the current legislative period comes to an end.
Host nation Germany face Spain in Friday’s Euro 2024 quarter final in Stuttgart riding a wave of belief not seen in the proud football nation for almost a decade.
Pressure mounts on coalition government to reach budget decision, Health Minister pushes for care reform, Germany’s first African-born Black MP to stand down and more news from around Germany on Thursday.
The country may not be known as a surf destination, but that doesn’t stop sporty Germans from hanging ten.
Statistics show that punctuality has been getting worse on German long-distance trains in recent years. We want to hear your experience of using IC and ICE trains in Germany.
For the first time in almost three decades, an MP for the Green Party has defected to the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. What does this say about the climate of chaos dominating German politics?
New German citizen Matt Bristow had been waiting years for Berlin authorities to process his citizenship application. But threatening legal action moved his case forward. He told The Local how he did it and shared advice on naturalising.