Whether parental leave, benefits or childcare, the next German government will have a big impact on family life. Here’s what to know about key party pledges ahead of the election.
Germany’s budget travel pass is still as popular as ever, but renewed debates over funding are putting its future in jeopardy. Are the CDU/CSU planning to end the Deutschlandticket after the elections – and how soon could that happen?
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday announced that Germany will extend controls along all its borders by six months past their planned expiry date in mid-March.
European airports welcomed more passengers last year than in 2019, surpassing pre-Covid levels for the first time since the pandemic, industry figures showed on Wednesday.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was due to host one of the leaders of Germany’s main far-right party on Wednesday, two weeks before Germans head to the polls.
Transport workers are staging a warning strike in the German city of Frankfurt on Wednesday. Here’s how it will affect commuters and other public transport users, and the options you have to get around.
German police were investigating the potential sabotage of a brand-new warship after several dozen kilograms of metal shavings were dumped into its engine system, according to a German media report.
Union threatens to escalate warning strikes, vote calling to legalise abortion laws in Germany stalled, police investigate potential warship sabotage and more news from Germany this Wednesday.
Around 12 people were injured after an ICE train collided with a lorry on Tuesday afternoon in Hamburg.
Germany is seeing a bumper few weeks for strikes, with work stoppages hitting public services all over the country – including Frankfurt’s public transport system on Wednesday.