Across Germany, rents have shot up in the last two years while property prices have fallen. Experts say this is making buying more attractive than renting at the moment.

The 189th edition of the world’s biggest folk festival kicks off two weeks of beer-drinking, rousing oompah music and partying this Saturday. Want to do it properly? From knowing your limits to learning songs, here’s how to Oktoberfest like a German.

Germany is planning almost €400 million in extra military aid for Ukraine this year despite a row over budgetary constraints, according to a finance ministry document seen by AFP Thursday.

Finding an appointment at the Bürgeramt to register an address has long been an unwanted chore for new arrivals in Berlin – but from October, this gruelling ritual will be a thing of the past.

A number of German cities have been rebranded as ‘digital hubs’ aimed at startups and business who specialise in everything from fintech to e-mobility. But where are the digital hubs – and what can they offer Germany’s entrepreneurs?

Water levels on the Elbe and Oder rivers in Germany are rising, sparking preparations for floods as the clean-up across central Europe gets underway.

After success in Thuringia and Saxony, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) may well come in first in another eastern state election this Sunday. We spoke with a political scientist to analyse what’s at stake as Brandenburg goes to the polls.

Ahead of a crucial state election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, the far-right AfD is finding novel ways to engage the region’s young people.

Munich prepares for Oktoberfest with new safety plan, rising number of centenarians in Germany, bus availability in Berlin getting worse and more news from around Germany.

Many people in Germany might be familiar with the name Friedrich Merz. But as the CDU leader has just been named the party’s candidate for next year’s elections, we dig deeper into who he is and what he stands for.