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German Leadership Pay Premium: Tax Sector Tops at 71.6%, Kununu Data Shows
Management roles in Germany pay 18% to 71.6% more than non-leadership jobs, with tax consulting, banking and insurance p...
Germany's New CDU Star: Kohl's Grandson Takes On China and Pensions
At 30, CDU MP Johannes Volkmann is pushing German conservatives toward China tariffs and pension reform — while leaving ...
Germany's Freedom of Information Act: Who Can Ask, What It Costs, What's Excluded
Germany's federal freedom of information law lets anyone — at home or abroad — request documents from federal authoritie...
Why Germany Now Treats the Arctic and the GIUK Gap as Core Security Interests
Berlin has no Arctic coastline, but updated NATO-focused strategy says melting ice, Russian naval activity and reliance ...
German Top Court Weighs If Leaked WhatsApp Chats Violate GDPR
Germany's highest ordinary court is weighing whether forwarding a private WhatsApp chat breaches the GDPR, in a dismissa...
German Unemployment Passes Three Million Again as July Data Swells
Germany's jobless count returned above three million in July, lifting the unemployment rate to 6.4 percent — though most...
DB CEO Palla Denounces 'Organised Irresponsibility' as Punctuality Stays at 58.7%
Deutsche Bahn's chief Evelyn Palla blames 'organised irresponsibility' for the rail operator's failures — and warns that...
Five Proposals to Stop the ‘Silent Erosion’ of German Industry
A leading German daily warns that politically self-inflicted investment weakness is eroding the country’s research-inten...
Why Germany, a Large European Economy, Has Only One Water-Bombing Plane
As wildfires rage across southern Europe, Germany relies on a single fixed-wing water bomber. Ordnance-contaminated fore...
German Unemployment Tops 3 Million in July as Labor Market Weakness Persists
Germany's jobless count topped three million in July, up 71,000 month on month, with the rate at 6.4%. The labor agency ...
New German Tax ID Letter From August 2026: Clearer and No Action Required
Germany will send a simpler, more personal tax ID notification to newborns and new arrivals from August 2026, as part of...
Sylt Property Listings Jump 514% as Holiday-Let Rules Raise Luxury Vacancy Fears
Sylt's for-sale listings have grown 514% since 2022 as authorities crack down on unauthorised holiday lets, yet average ...
Germany's Official Education, Research and Culture Statistics at a Glance
A guide to what Destatis covers in education, research and culture: schools, universities, vocational training, R&D spen...
Fake 'Destatis' Letters Again Demand Data for Nonexistent Study
Germany's statistics office warns that letters forged in its name demand data for a study that does not exist and threat...
Brenner Base Tunnel Breakthrough: 64-km Rail Link to Cut Alpine Crossing to 25 Minutes, but German Bottleneck Looms
The world's longest underground railway connection is taking shape, but Germany's delayed northern access line threatens...
Millennials' Wealth Gap: Early Homeowners Tap Boomer-Style Gains, Younger Renters Left Behind
New data from Germany and the U.S. reveals a deep split among millennials: those who bought a home before the price surg...
How Holiday Childcare by Grandparents Can Lower Your Tax Bill
German tax law lets parents deduct travel costs reimbursed to grandparents who care for children during school breaks. P...
How German families can turn holiday childcare by grandparents into a tax break
Parents can deduct up to €4,800 per child for childcare costs when grandparents help during school breaks, even voluntar...
Mobile AC Sales in Germany Jump 130% as Heatwave Hits, but Efficiency Drawbacks Persist
Sales of portable air conditioners surged to 387,100 units in H1 2026, up from 168,100 a year earlier, driven by a sever...
BayWa Waits for Binding Restructuring Deal by Autumn 2026; Equity Dilution Looms
BayWa’s creditors are being pressed to inject fresh capital and accept a haircut under a new restructuring concept, but ...
Germany's New Repair Law: What Consumers and Sellers Need to Know
From July 31, German retailers must offer repairs as an alternative to replacements for many electronics, while manufact...
Eurozone Q2 Growth Surprises to the Upside, But a Two-Speed Bloc Emerges
The euro area expanded 0.4% in Q2, double expectations, but behind the headline beat lies a deeply uneven recovery with ...
Deutsche Bahn Swings to First Half-Year Profit in Seven Years, Hit by Record Passengers
Germany’s state-owned rail operator reports a triple-digit-million euro profit for the first half of 2026, rebounding fr...
Lufthansa Group at a Glance: Passenger, Logistics and MRO Operations
A snapshot of Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s business lines, fleet and global network — from passenger airlines like SWISS and ...
Merz Installs New Health, Transport and Chancellery Chiefs as CDU Upheaval Ripples Through Berlin
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sworn in three new ministers as part of a sweeping reshuffle triggered by Jens Spahn’s sur...
German Public Debt Jumps to Record €2.66 Trillion as Defence Costs Bite
Germany's public debt hit an all-time high of €2.66 trillion at end-2025, pushing per-capita borrowing to nearly €32,000...
German Cabinet Clears AI to Process Asylum and Visa Applications
The government adopted a bill allowing migration authorities to train artificial intelligence on case data and verify ap...
BMW to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Profit Warning Bites: No Compulsory Redundancies
New CEO Milan Nedeljković is moving swiftly with a voluntary redundancy programme targeting administration, development ...
Writing Internal Job Applications During Work Hours: Legal Expert Says No
A German employment lawyer clarifies that even when applying for a role within the same company, employees must write th...
Tax Return 2025: Penalties and Pitfalls If You Miss the July 31 Deadline
German taxpayers who fail to file their 2025 return on time face a minimum €25 monthly late fee, potential interest on u...