German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called the assassination attempt against former US president Donald Trump “despicable”, and said political violence posed a threat to democracy.

A proposal to create Germany’s biggest motorway has sparked a backlash, with critics fearful the “monstrosity” will increase climate-damaging emissions, worsen noise pollution and harm biodiverse habitats.

From our readers’ experience of travelling by train in Germany to language article dilemmas and looking back at the Euros, here’s what we’re talking about this week.

114,000 pensioners were added as new taxpayers after the pension increase on July 1st and now have to pay income tax, with the populist BSW party calling this “shameful”.

“Only a few businesses were able to benefit directly” from the European Football Championship in Germany, according to a recent survey carried out by the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA).

Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner has some plans to shake up Germany’s tax brackets with increased allowances and major changes to the process for filing as a married couple.

Stable prices for energy and food have dampened core inflation in Germany, but there are large differences for consumers depending on the product.

The Riedbahn rail route between Frankfurt and Mannheim is set to close for five months. It is the first of dozens of major renovations intended to improve Germany’s railways.

This week we get into how the coalition’s budget plans could affect you, the German leg of Taylor Swift’s tour, what can get you evicted as a tenant, the most expensive German cities and how to do summer like a German.