The borderless Schengen travel area recently celebrated its 40th anniversary but many countries currently have border checks reinstated. Here’s what travellers should expect.
From efforts to bring skilled labour to Germany being undone by toxic rhetoric against foreigners to tips for freelancers and the first heat wave of the summer, here’s what we’ve been talking about at The Local this week.
The heirs of the former Prussian monarchy and Germany’s state-run cultural foundations on Friday announced a deal that will allow thousands of the family’s treasures and artefacts to remain on public display.
The borderless Schengen area guarantees free movement to tens of millions of EU citizens, residents and visitors. To mark its 40th anniversary Claudia Delpero explains how it all started and the problems it faces.
We all know how good it feels when someone makes you feel like you’re the most important person in the world. This German word can help you describe those people in your life.
It’s well known that in some German cities foreign residents can wait years to hear a decision on their application for citizenship. Here are the latest figures on waiting times in various regions.
Demonstrations are taking place in major German cities on Saturday 14th June, as part of the wider ‘No Kings’ Rally against rising authoritarianism in the United States.
Two of Germany’s most popular beers have announced price increases set to kick in from October this year.
At a time of growing concern over the power of the world’s mighty tech companies, one German state is turning its back on US giant Microsoft.
German cities are ill-prepared for coming heat waves, Foreign Minister warns Iran to renounce plans for Nuclear weapons just hours before Israel attacks, the state of Schleswig-Holstein rejects Microsoft and more news on Friday, June 13th.