The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through a bill on migration. Here’s how Germans have responded to the move.

German parliament has voted to extend ‘Mutterschutz’ rules to include support for people who have suffered a miscarriage. Here’s what you need to know

If you haven’t got a clue about which parties to vote for in Germany’s federal elections, the ‘Wahl-O-Mat’ is a good place to start.

Parts of western Germany have on Thursday been hit with extensive public sector strikes – including on local transport – and a further postal strike is taking place in various parts of Germany.

Tesla sales plunged in Germany last month, official data showed Wednesday, after billionaire owner Elon Musk waded into the country’s election campaign by vocally backing the far right.

Germany’s former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month after her centre-right CDU party sparked uproar by accepting the far right’s support.

Germany probes car vandalism as possible Russian sabotage, Munich competes to host future Olympics, half of Germans support Merz decision on migration vote, and more news from around Germany on Thurdsay.

Munich is one of the most popular German cities for internationals, but trying to naturalise there isn’t always plain sailing. We look at the waiting times for citizenship in the Bavarian capital and how foreigners can apply.

Some say democracy is threatened by populist politics and political actors with authoritarian goals. But in Germany the constitution is equipped with some of the strongest democratic protections.

After repeated delays there is still no confirmed start date for the EU’s biometric passport checks system known as EES – but the boss of the UK ferry port of Dover has revealed that he is expecting a start date of November 2025.