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- Car giant Ford to cut nearly 3,000 jobs in Germanyon November 20, 2024 at 3:13 pm
US car giant Ford on Wednesday announced 4,000 more job cuts in Europe, mostly in Germany and Britain, in the latest blow to the continent's beleaguered car industry.
- 'Up to 32 months': The waiting times to get German citizenship in Hesseon November 20, 2024 at 3:07 pm
Foreign residents applying for German citizenship in cities like Frankfurt and Darmstadt face long waits. A new investigation shines a light on the naturalisation backlogs and delays in Hesse's major cities.
- German union threatens industrial action as Volkswagen crisis escalateson November 20, 2024 at 3:03 pm
Crisis-hit auto giant Volkswagen will face strikes of a magnitude unseen in Germany for decades unless it rules out plant closures, a union warned Wednesday, ahead of fresh talks.
- OPINION: 'Did Germans really have to complain about my children waiting for a bus?'on November 20, 2024 at 1:19 pm
Germans are known for their rigid rules and love of order. But when complaints against children waiting at a bus stop before school were lodged in her German village, American writer Rosamaria Mancini felt let down and asks: where is the tolerance?
- German word of the day: Scheiternon November 20, 2024 at 9:47 am
This German word is often used - and you've been probably been seeing it a lot recently after an epic failure in German politics.
- Legacy of former German chancellor Merkel under fire ahead of memoirson November 20, 2024 at 7:27 am
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel was still one of the world's most popular politicians when she retired in 2021, but critics are increasingly questioning her legacy ahead of the release of her memoirs.
- German police move to clear Tesla factory protest campon November 20, 2024 at 7:12 am
German police have begun clearing a protest camp near Tesla's German factory near Berlin, where activists hoped to stop the expansion of the US carmaker's only European site.
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesdayon November 20, 2024 at 7:01 am
German public broadcasters go to court for increased licence fee, police clear Tesla protest camp site near Berlin, violence against women increasing and more news from Germany this Wednesday.
- Germany investigates 'sabotage' of Baltic Sea cableson November 19, 2024 at 4:10 pm
Germany said Tuesday it believed that recent damage to communications cables in the Baltic Sea was "sabotage", as Sweden reported damage to a second underwater link.
- What to know about Germany's long-distance train service changeson November 19, 2024 at 3:14 pm
Deutsche Bahn will launch a new timetable on December 15th. It includes more direct services and international connections, but some tickets are pricier. We round up the key points.