A volunteer orchestra performed a series of concerts in the German state of Thuringia this week to protest the rise of the far-right. The Local spoke with Hans Christoph Stoodt about the history, tactics and goals of ‘Lebenslaute’.

In a major blow to the Interior Ministry, Germany’s administrative court has overturned a ban on the far-right Compact magazine.

Protest actions by the Last Generation disrupted services at several German airports on Thursday morning. But officials say operations in Cologne-Bonn, Berlin-Brandenburg, Stuttgart and Nuremberg are resuming.

A Green party politician calls for more climate protections in the wake of floods, suspected sabotage of army bases put authorities on alert, Last Generation temporarily stopped flights at the Cologne/Bonn airport and more news from Germany on Thursday.

Low-income workers and families in Germany can receive welfare payments known as Wohngeld to offset high rental costs. This benefit is set to increase in the new year.

Feeling bouyant and happy all of a sudden? Then you’ll want to share this colloquial German phrase with the world.

The difficulty of securing a visa appointment at the Berlin immigration authority is well known. A new appointments system aims to tackle part of the problem.

After the hottest day recorded this year in Germany, some parts of the country were hit by heavy thunderstorms and flooding on Tuesday night, with more extreme weather due on Wednesday.

A freed Russian prisoner moves to German to marry her girlfriend, an alleged right-wing terrorist awaits sentencing in Düsseldorf, Berlin shakes up its online appointments system, and more news from around Germany on Wednesday.

From scrapping pedestrian zones to offering cut-price parking, the FDP’s new ‘pro-car programme’ positions them firmly on the side of drivers. Is there anyone in Germany that still agrees with them?