Thinking of making the big move across the pond to Deutschland? From getting a work visa to the differences in work culture, here’s our comprehensive guide to the basics you’ll need to know.
Now that much of the country has seen warm, spring-like temperatures and more and more people have been opting to bike, here’s what you need to know when it comes to cycling in Germany.
May 1st to Germans welcomes the start of spring. But it also marks an annual public holiday called Labour Day which is observed nationwide and dates back over 130 years.
Many football-loving expats find themselves baffled by the variety and number of German football teams to choose from. We’re confident though that you’ll be able to align yourself with at least one of the five teams listed here.
While there are similarities between applying for jobs in Germany and in other countries, there are differences too. Here’s what you need to know about German language applications to help you nab the job you’ve always wanted.
If you’re keen on moving here for work, you should know about the cultural differences in the German workplace. We spoke to an intercultural trainer to find out how you can deal with them.
Hands up if the mistakes native German speakers make in English are so ingrained in you, you’ve found yourself now and then - yikes - unwittingly saying them too.
Keen on studying in Deutschland but not sure what type of university or college is right for you? A lot of it depends on what exactly you want to study.
Latest official figures show that 117,225 British nationals are registered as living in Germany, a slight increase on 2017. But while there are UK citizens in every state, the spread is far from even.
From football game tickets to a bottle of wine, giving and receiving gifts especially around Christmas time is common in business relationships. But do so with caution as there can be consequences that come with it.
Are you an English speaker in Germany? From positions that are sporty to those which are academic or creative, here's a comprehensive overview of the employment options you may not have considered.
In spite of receiving admission offers from universities in Germany, Arbab Mazhar’s student visa was rejected twice by the German embassy in Islamabad. The Pakistani man is not alone in his experience.
After an elderly woman in a Saxony-Anhalt town received a phone call from a person claiming to be her grandchild at the weekend, she promptly withdrew €20,000 from her bank and handed it over to the criminals. Hundreds of pensioners across Germany fall for this crime each year.
Many German fans were left stunned after the national team's first World Cup game against Mexico last Sunday ended in a 0-1 defeat. Some experts say die Mannschaft’s performance has to do with politics.
A few of our readers recently told us that one thing which gets on their nerves about Germany is the country’s lack of contactless payment opportunities. The Local took a closer look at this payment method and whether or not it stands a chance at becoming a thing.
After passing her test in Canada with an automatic car, The Local’s Shelley Pascual had no idea what she was letting herself in for when she jumped into an Auto in Deutschland and found herself confronted with a gear stick.
Whether you’re in tech, media or a creative industry, it’s becoming more and more common to work as a freelancer these days; internationals coming to Deutschland are no exception. Struggling to get your head around German bureaucracy? Here is a comprehensive guide to setting out on your own.
Those of you who’ve lived in Germany for a few years can surely relate - once you’ve picked up the local language and it encompasses your daily life, you slowly start to notice signs that your English is deteriorating.
Watch out, Berlin. Construction on a digital centre in the Hanseatic city state is set to start in a few days, attracting big companies and start-ups alike.
While many people might know of Münster as a wealthy uni town or the country's bike capital, few know that it belongs to a strange, violent period in history when radicals tried to set up a theocracy. And iron cages which still hang from a church in the centre of town are a reminder of this.
From the evacuation of homes to the disruption of public transport, residents in Berlin will likely be affected on Friday as a bomb from the Second World War near the main station is set to be defused. But more than 70 years after the end of the war, finding such bombs is actually quite common.
Berlin-based bank N26 is growing rapidly. In just three years, almost one million customers across 17 European markets have signed up, according to the startup’s founder. But what makes it different from other banks?
In 2017 the number of people in Germany who aren't German citizens reached a record high. But in which cities and states do they live exactly, and what are the largest foreign communities?
