Transport users with the €49 monthly public transport pass – the Deutschlandticket – face a significant price hike. Here’s what we know about the forthcoming plans for the €58 ticket.

Applying for or renewing residency in Germany is more difficult with a criminal record, but it’s not impossible.

The German government was on Monday hosting crisis talks to support the country’s beleaguered auto industry, with Volkswagen reportedly calling for subsidies to boost slumping electric car demand.

As the Social Democrats have managed to edge ahead of the AfD in the Brandenburg vote, we look at the big winners and losers and what happens next.

Germany’s €49 per month public transport pass looks set to go up in price by €9 from next year.

Social Democrats celebrate after beating the far-right AfD in Brandenburg, number of refugees reaches record high and more news from around Germany on Monday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats narrowly beat the far-right AfD in a state election in the formerly communist east on Sunday.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany Friday to demand greater climate action, organisers said, but turnout for the “Fridays for Future” protests was smaller than in past years.

Munich’s Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival, opened Saturday under heightened security following a string of attacks in Germany attributed to jihadists.

From the effect of anti-migrant rhetoric on foreigners’ rights to hobby horsing and preparing like German for folk festivals, here’s what we’re talking about at The Local this week.