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.

Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats are putting forward a draft law aimed at increasing the number of people with a migration background in the civil service, and which could pave the way for non-EU foreigners to vote in local elections.

With autumn in full swing, many people are wondering what the rules are around heating your home in Germany. Here’s what you need to know.

Many people are looking forward to a long weekend for German Unity Day. But anyone planning to fly with Lufthansa from Leipzig or Dresden airports this week should be prepared for difficulties.