The Constitutional Court decision requires lawmakers to revise surveillance legislation after judges found limits on preventive digital monitoring necessary to protect citizens’...

Germany has introduced a new Basic Security system for long-term unemployed people, keeping benefit levels unchanged while adding tougher compliance requirements and stronger pe...

German households are continuing to limit spending despite higher wages, with economists warning that weak domestic demand is slowing the broader recovery.

Plans to speed up labour market integration for recognized refugees are delayed as the federal government and German states remain divided over administrative costs and responsi...

Germany’s energy regulator has recorded a historic increase in registered private photovoltaic systems as falling equipment prices and simpler procedures accelerate household so...

A revised German electronics law requires retailers nationwide to accept discarded disposable electronic cigarettes free of charge, creating new collection and storage challenge...

A prolonged heatwave with temperatures above thirty degrees Celsius has increased emergency medical deployments in major German urban areas, raising concerns over pressure on ho...

The Verdi trade union has called twenty-four-hour warning strikes among airport ground and security staff in Hannover, Bremen, and Leipzig during the peak travel season, seeking...

Berlin authorities have introduced stricter entry checks and increased police and private security presence at some public swimming pools following repeated violent incidents, i...

German retailers selling disposable electronic cigarettes must now provide free collection points for used devices under updated environmental rules targeting battery and electr...

A new study from the Institute of German Economy warns that Germany’s pension system will face increasing financial pressure by 2030 unless major reforms are introduced, includi...

The Bundesbank has warned that strong wage increases in the services sector could keep core inflation high as companies pass rising labor costs on to consumers.