21, 18 and now 16? 50 years after the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18, several German political parties are pushing for a further decline to 16 years.
Financial crises and an uncertain future are making young Germans risk-averse and driving them into a cultural mainstream – although they're also the most socially tolerant generation ever, a new study claims.
The government's special commissioner for drug dependency said on Thursday that doctors need to start assessing teenagers for addiction to the internet.
A 14-year-old boy who committed 30 crimes in three months is being supervised around the clock by a private security firm at a cost of €1,500 a day to the taxpayer.
Suicide is the second most common cause of death among people under 25 in Germany. But why is youth suicide such a problem and what is being done to help? The Local spoke to charities and healthcare professionals to find out.
Forming a new German government could prove trickier than party leaders expected as their agreement is being heavily criticized from all sides, just days before Social Democrat members vote on it.
France and Germany joined hands on Tuesday to confront a jobs crisis blighting the lives of millions of young people in the eurozone, saying that the key to work lies with small businesses.
Young Germans are more optimistic than ever, with a survey on Thursday revealing that 95 percent think they're set up for a good future, despite the fact not that many of them take saving for old age seriously.
German parents whose children get so drunk they need to be hospitalised should pay a €100 fine to cover costs and remind them they are responsible for their offspring, a parliamentary health expert said on Wednesday.
Young Germans are happy to save money for the future rather than spend it on frivolous pursuits in the here and now, as concerns about the country’s economy grow.
German researchers have found that alcohol dependency lowers life expectancy by about two decades - and that women alcoholics are especially at risk of an early death.
Young people in Germany have better chances of finding a job than their counterparts anywhere else in Europe, according to new statistics released to coincide with International Youth Day.
Young German teenagers could be banned from public events where alcohol is sold – even though they cannot legally buy it – after 8pm if not with a parent, according to new plans to stop teen binge drinking.
Young people are getting hooked on the internet more than drugs, a new report says. As many as 250,000 14 to 24-year-olds are now addicted to the internet, while drug abuse is dropping.
A row blew up over a violent computer game on Friday after it took top honours at the German Computer Game Awards against the wishes of the government, which partly sponsors the €50,000 first prize.
Germany's future Steffi Grafs and Dirk Nowitzkis may not have the same chance to become world-class athletes as longer school hours cut into afternoon sports, officials worry.
German teenagers could soon be allowed to drive cars aged just 16 – but would be slapped with an 80 kph speed limit, under plans being considered by the government.
German youth unemployment figures are expected to fall to their lowest levels since the country's reunification in the coming months, according to a Saturday news report.
The street slang spoken by young people in Germany’s big cities is so distinct that one language expert is arguing for it to be recognised as a dialect.
