German cities see surge in citizenship applications, VW Group boss says no alternative to cuts, coalition in crisis and more news from Germany this Monday.

Germany’s ruling parties have agreed a landmark resolution on combatting anti-Semitism that will be put to parliament this week, political sources said Saturday.

The leak of a document from Germany’s hawkish finance minister demanding immediate economic reforms has threatened to further inflame tensions in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s mutinous coalition government.

From life in Germany getting more expensive to not so helpful advice from strangers, ‘Allerheiligen’ traditions and US citizens abroad preparing for election results, here’s what we’ve been talking about this week.

Foreign nationals in Germany waiting for their residence permits to be renewed are often told they can’t leave the country. When might you qualify for an ‘emergency’ exception?

Lower salary threshold jobs for the Blue Card, job cuts in the auto industry, changes in Germany in November, German prefixes and more must-read articles for life in Germany.

Train travellers in Germany face huge disruption as a ‘mega’ freight transport project connecting the North Sea to the Mediterranean will cause closures and restrictions in the Lower Rhine region for 80 weeks.

Fed up of flying? Here’s how you can travel in style on a night train to or from Munich.