Inside Germany
Our journalists take a look at the big stories in Germany each week as well as some other things you might not have spotted.
Inside Germany: 'Doobie Scoot Canoe' and the joys of German engineering
From viral pop to vintage trains and where you drink your morning coffee, here's what we're talking about this week at The Local.
Inside Germany: An early World Cup mishap and a whale of a tragedy
From a broadcasting mishap at the start of the football World Cup, to where you can find the happiest Germans and the unfortunate end of Timmy the whale, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: Getting ready for the World Cup and the foreigners choosing to leave
From football-mad Germany getting ready for the World Cup to traditional Fronleichnam processions and exploring why foreign residents want to leave, here's what we are talking about this week at The Local.
Inside Germany: Cheese rolling, grand slamming and a chancellor defamed
From the winner of the infamous 'cheese rolling' race, to Germany's best hope for winning a Grand Slam to a little phrase the chancellor would really like everyone to stop using, here's what we're talking about this week at The Local.
Inside Germany: The perks (and pains) of Deutsche Bahn's rewards program
Frequent train travellers in Germany can take advantage of a 'BahnBonus' program to enjoy the high life on the rails – if they can get the app to work, writes The Local's Germany editor, Paul Krantz.
Inside Germany: The eight-hour day, Eurovision drama and politicians' dreams of glory
From hard‑won labour rights to glittering Eurovision spectacle and a light‑hearted political football showdown, here’s what we're talking about at The Local Germany this week.
Inside Germany: Freiburg’s sporting heroes, the nation's best dance clubs and a trip to the palace
From ecstasy in Freiburg to the best spot for a night out in Wuppertal and tickets to a free exhibition at Germany’s Bellevue Palace, here's what we're talking about this week at The Local.
Inside Germany: Embracing 'Kur' culture, Heated Rivalry fandom and spring scenes
From a trip to one of Germany's 'cure towns' to Heated Rivalry fan nights and blooming flowers and trees, here's what we're talking about this week at The Local.
Inside Germany: The AfD's army of staunch supporters - in Nigeria
From thousands of pro-AfD social media accounts that are based well outside of the country to the three top sources of German pride to the development of universal blood plasma, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?
After a remarkable wolf attack in Hamburg kicked off a series of sensational headlines in the tabloids, The Local editor Paul Krantz reflects on what he learned when reporting on the animals in Germany.
Inside Germany: Easter snowfall and protests against digital violence
From cold weather threatening snow in parts of Germany over the Easter holiday to the celebrity whose story sparked nationwide protests against online harassment to how to do 'Earth Hour', here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: The start of spring and Harry Styles on dancing in Berlin
From the spring equinox and related celebrations to what Britain's biggest male pop star likes about clubbing in Berlin, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: From the ridiculous to the sublime in Baden-Württemberg
From an infinity mirror room in Cologne to a very controversial German Bookshop Award and uncertain plans for the Easter holiday, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: Voting beyond party lines and betting on Deutsche Bahn delays
From voter groups trying to disrupt party politics in Bavaria's municipal elections to students against military conscription to people placing bets on when DB trains will arrive, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: A very expensive palace and Miss Germany turns 99
From a break from the winter weather to the president's run-down palace in Berlin and a beauty pageant trying hard to stay relevant, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: Money back for Deutsche Bahn delays, the efficiency chancellor and aliens
From how to collect compensation when your train is delayed, to why young tech workers are mocking Friedrich Merz, to how you can report a UFO sighting in Germany, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: Global security, bushtucker trials and the perfect Fasching costume
From global security issues in Munich to ‘I’m a celebrity’s’ controversial winner and top tips on a last-minute Fasching costume, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: 'Fashion disaster' at the Olympics and snow sports closer to home
From Team Germany's disappointing Olympic uniforms to the winter sports you can practice closer to home and how Germans really feel about how much they work, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: The attack on work-life balance, de-icing issues and sweet living in the Ruhr
From threats against digital doctor's notes and part time work to why Berlin is coated in ice and the sweet life in Duisburg, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: Tough times for the railways and why the future's in safe hands
From the government quietly pulling funding for planned railway upgrades to rehabilitated seal pups to why it looks like young Germans may be doing alright after all, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: Free trade with South America and 'Green Week' is on in Berlin
From the EU trade deal with South American countries that has German leaders celebrating, to 'Grüne Woche' in Berlin, to why the transportation minister may soon find himself in hot water, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: A 'pig-cold' start to the year, Bert and Ernie traffic lights and the hour of birds
From heaps of snow and seriously cold weather at the start of the year to fun new signal lights coming to Hamburg and how to join in on an annual winter bird count, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
Inside Germany: Hanukkah celebrations, Bad Santas in Bavaria and 'shock calls'
From the Jewish Festival of Light in Germany to Bad Santas in the Munich underground and a crime-busting Bavarian pensioner, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.