EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson confirmed on Friday that the new EU digital border check system, the EES, will become operational on 10 November.

Four inmates of a closed psychiatric facility in Lower Bavaria escaped on Saturday evening, news agency DPA reported on Sunday. Police officers are out in force with a helicopter and police dogs searching for the men who are considered “dangerous”.

More than 20 people were injured Saturday night after a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival near the German city of Leipzig, a police spokesperson told AFP.

Germany, the second largest contributor of aid to war-torn Ukraine, plans to halve its bilateral military aid to Kyiv in 2025, a parliamentary source told AFP on Saturday.

From the influx of citizenship applications after dual nationality came in to wild summer weather and the narrowest street in the world, here are a few things we’re talking about this week in Germany.

Health authorities warned Friday that Europe must be ready for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox that has killed hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

After two enthralling weeks of sporting action at the Paris Olympics, it will soon be the turn of another international sporting spectacle: the Paralympic Games. Here’s how to watch live coverage of it on TV or online in Germany for free.

The capital of Hesse is not only home to a thriving international community, but also boasts a rich local culinary culture. Here are nine traditional foods and drinks you must try on any trip to Frankfurt.

Although the risk for the general population in the EU and EEA is currently considered low, the European Union health agency urged its member states to get ready for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox.

Employment continues to rise as there is no shortage of work to be done in Germany – but new jobs were created almost exclusively in one sector.