Ikea pledged Tuesday to pay €6 million into a hardship fund for victims of the East German dictatorship after admitting some of its suppliers used political prisoners as forced labourers.
Long delays for residence permits without notice are increasingly common at immigration offices around Germany. Would it really help to take legal action? The Local spoke to experts to find out.
From next year, everyone in Germany with statutory health insurance will be able to access their medical records virtually unless they object. Here’s what you need to know.
With three months to go until new property tax rates come in, 90 percent of German households still have no idea what they’ll be expected to pay. Some increased costs may well be passed onto tenants. Here’s what we know so far.
German prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged a 25-year-old man with plotting a deadly Islamist attack on a Jewish institution.
With tens of thousands of jobs in the auto industry on the line, it’s a key week for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as he holds crisis talks. But the drama in the coalition government is never far behind.
The mood of German consumers is improving as they head into November but remains “extremely low” amid war in Europe and corporate crises at home, a key survey showed Tuesday.
Germany’s biggest trade union, IG Metall, announced it was calling on some 3.9 million metalworkers to briefly walk out to back its demand for a seven-percent pay rise.
Lufthansa extends suspension of Tel Aviv flights, union says strikes may hit Berlin public transport in the new year, IG Metall calls for strikes and more news from around Germany on Tuesday.
Germany introduced the Chancenkarte or ‘opportunity card’ visa earlier this year in a bid to increase skilled worker immigration from outside the EU. How popular is it so far?