A survey on life satisfaction in Germany reveals where you might find the Germans most satisfied with their lives, as well as those who are not so happy.

German output likely contracted again in the third quarter as an industrial slump drags on, official data is expected to show Wednesday, tipping Europe’s largest economy into recession.

The final day of Diwali, the festival of light, takes place on October 31st. Where can you celebrate in Germany?

Where you can find the happiest Germans, tensions rise following execution of German-Iranian dissident in Iran, European Hedgehogs are ‘red-listed’ as threatened and more news on Wednesday.

Ikea pledged Tuesday to pay €6 million into a hardship fund for victims of the East German dictatorship after admitting some of its suppliers used political prisoners as forced labourers.

Long delays for residence permits without notice are increasingly common at immigration offices around Germany. Would it really help to take legal action? The Local spoke to experts to find out.

From next year, everyone in Germany with statutory health insurance will be able to access their medical records virtually unless they object. Here’s what you need to know.

With three months to go until new property tax rates come in, 90 percent of German households still have no idea what they’ll be expected to pay. Some increased costs may well be passed onto tenants. Here’s what we know so far.

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.