German prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged a 25-year-old man with plotting a deadly Islamist attack on a Jewish institution.

With tens of thousands of jobs in the auto industry on the line, it’s a key week for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as he holds crisis talks. But the drama in the coalition government is never far behind.

The mood of German consumers is improving as they head into November but remains “extremely low” amid war in Europe and corporate crises at home, a key survey showed Tuesday.

Germany’s biggest trade union, IG Metall, announced it was calling on some 3.9 million metalworkers to briefly walk out to back its demand for a seven-percent pay rise.

Lufthansa extends suspension of Tel Aviv flights, union says strikes may hit Berlin public transport in the new year, IG Metall calls for strikes and more news from around Germany on Tuesday.

Germany introduced the Chancenkarte or ‘opportunity card’ visa earlier this year in a bid to increase skilled worker immigration from outside the EU. How popular is it so far?

Halloween is extremely different from the Catholic tradition of All Saints Day. But more and more Germans are choosing to celebrate both, instead of choosing between the two. So what’s the difference?

Ailing auto giant Volkswagen plans to close at least three factories in Germany and cut “tens of thousands of jobs” at its namesake brand as part of a drastic cost-savings plan, workers’ representatives said Monday.

The ability to get a sick note from your doctor with a phone call has been praised as a rare success among the German government’s efforts to reduce bureaucracy. So why does the Finance Minister suggest walking it back?

By centring time off around German public holidays, employees can enjoy more than 50 work-free days by using just 24 vacation days in 2025.