Germany’s biggest political parties have agreed on a timetable leading to a general election on February 23rd 2025, a source in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) said Tuesday.

Sky gazers have a good chance of seeing shooting stars through the end of November as two meteor showers light up Germany’s night sky.

Some international airlines are expanding their connections to Germany next year, even as other operators cut connections. Here are the new direct flights you can catch in 2025.

German president mediates vote of confidence talks, postage price increases are finalised, Deutschlandticket threatened by coalition collapse and more news from around Germany on Tuesday.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has stepped in to mediate discussions between parties deadlocked over the date for early elections brought on by the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government.

From May 2025, the bureaucracy around getting a passport and ID card in Germany will be eased, as digital photos become mandatory. Here’s what you need to know.

Germany is thrashing out when a vote of confidence of the chancellor will be held, which would lead to snap elections. But with strict rules to follow, holidays and talk of paper shortages, are January elections even possible?

US President-elect Donal Trump has promised big tariffs on goods imported to the US, despite economists warnings that they would increase costs for US citizens. How would tariffs be expected to affect business in Germany?

The EU is launching a new effort to simplify cross-border train travel. The idea is to make it possible for passengers to travel through different European countries with one single ticket.

If you’re leaving Germany for good and have worked for less than five years in the country, you may be able to get back the money you’ve paid in pension contributions.