The German government has agreed on plans to toughen up long-term unemployment benefits – Bürgergeld – as part of the 2025 budget. The latest draft includes a €1,000 conditional bonus for those who take up a job.

The burden of bureaucracy in Germany is “insanely high”, according to a new report by a government advisory panel. We want to hear your experiences and tips for dealing with the culture of red tape.

Green party members have drafted a working paper dedicated to shaking up Germany’s tax code and cracking down on the ultra-wealthy. What do they say is wrong with the current tax system – and how do they plan to fix it?

With a spate of layoffs happening at German companies, many foreigners are wondering what losing their job could mean for their residence permit. Here’s how long you have to find a new role – and what happens if you can’t find one.

Germany is known for being a bureaucratic nightmare. But just how bad is it? An expert panel says not enough is being done to reduce the culture of unnecessary paperwork.

Germany’s constitutional court ruled Tuesday that the federal police’s powers of surveillance and data retention were too broad and ordered a change to the law.

Group of German lawmakers consider motion aimed at banning the AfD, top court rules some surveillance by police as unconstitutional and more news from around Germany on Wednesday.

Many Germans are known for enjoying a cigarette or two outside bars or cafes – and even inside pubs in some places. We look at what a new EU push to extend the smoking ban means for Germany.

This German word is one that many people learn even before making an effort to study the language. But do you know why it’s been in the headlines lately?

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday inaugurated US firm IBM’s first quantum data centre in Europe, saying Germany was aiming to be at the forefront of the revolutionary technology.