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.

German government to cut back on funding for integration courses, Economics Minister Robert Habeck likely to be next Green chancellor candidate, Germany to ban Chinese telecom giants from 5G network and more news on Friday.

From broken-down trains to endless delays and cancellations, readers share their experiences of how travelling with Deutsche Bahn has become a test of endurance.

A new techno club opened inside the Tesla factory just outside Berlin’s city limits. A number of employees have celebrated the opening online, but local clubgoers are more sceptical.

Have you ever felt secretly happy by someone else’s misfortune? Don’t worry, this is a natural feeling that pops up from time to time – and the Germans invented a great word to describe it: “Schadenfreude”.