Ailing auto giant Volkswagen plans to close at least three factories in Germany and cut “tens of thousands of jobs” at its namesake brand as part of a drastic cost-savings plan, workers’ representatives said Monday.

The ability to get a sick note from your doctor with a phone call has been praised as a rare success among the German government’s efforts to reduce bureaucracy. So why does the Finance Minister suggest walking it back?

By centring time off around German public holidays, employees can enjoy more than 50 work-free days by using just 24 vacation days in 2025.

German doctors defend allowing patients to get sick notes over the phone, Chancellor Scholz wants to link minimum wage hikes to wage developments and more news from around Germany on Monday.

Hundreds of thousands of people pass through Germany’s main stations every day and many are impacted by long-term construction work on the aging stations. But why does the work take quite so long?

From awe-inspiring feats of pumpkin production to the endless debate over ‘Winterzeit’ and Germany’s latest attempts to woo foreign workers, here’s what we’re talking about this week.

Germany’s economic and fiscal woes are fuelling bickering within Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s fractious three-party coalition and raising fears the government will not last until scheduled elections next year.

This object isn’t traditionally German but that doesn’t mean you won’t see one around in the days leading up to Halloween.

From recieving electronic residence permits by post to a new self-determination law for trans people, here’s what’s changing in Germany this November.

Cases of the common cold and Covid are high in Germany ahead of the winter flu season. Here’s what you need to know if you’re interested in getting a flu shot.