Opinion & Analysis

OPINION: Why Oktoberfest is one of Germany's worst beer festivals

The world-renowned Oktoberfest is returning to Germany after a two-year pandemic break. But one Bavarian local says pricey beers and rowdy mobs make it a special kind of hell - and there are much better festivals out there.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: Why Germany’s energy relief payouts are no fix for inadequate social security

OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: How many massacres will it take before Germany turns off Russian gas?

HEALTH

How German reproductive laws are pushing women to seek therapy abroad

TRAVEL NEWS

OPINION: Trains are in fashion so why is rail travel across Europe still so difficult?

COVID-19 VACCINES

ANALYSIS: Will Germany introduce a vaccine mandate this year?

OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: Germany has been forced to learn the lessons from its post-war pacifism

OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: Scholz is already out of step with Germany – it’s time for a change of course

HEALTH

Do Germany’s planned changes to abortion laws go far enough?

OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: The worst of both worlds – Germany’s coronavirus policy pleases no-one

UKRAINE

German WWII memories loom large in Russia’s war on Ukraine