Inside Germany: Election campaign ramps up, sick leave row
3 days ago · Sick leave row. Another of our big stories this week has has been the calls from German business leaders to reform how sick pay works.. Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte said in an interview with ...
Why German business leaders want to cut back on paid sick leave …
6 days ago · Focus reported that in Germany employees had 24.9 days of absence due to illness in 2022. In comparison in Sweden workers’ were out an average of 11.4 days and in Great Britain only 5.7 days ...
'Klenkes': The strange hand gesture you need to know in the
5 days ago · Locals from Germany's most westerly city like to greet each other with a secret hand symbol when they meet elsewhere in the world. Though the symbol is a source of pride in Aachen, the tradition ...
Can you apply for German citizenship through marriage while …
6 days ago · The exception - not the rule. According to the Federal Office of Administration (BVA), which is responsible for processing citizenship applications submitted abroad, naturalisation while living in ...
Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
5 days ago · Ukraine allies to hold last defence meet in Germany before Trump takes office. Ukraine's Western allies will gather with President Volodymyr Zelensky at a US base in Germany on Thursday in their ...
Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
4 days ago · Charges have been filed against a 34-year-old woman belonging to the Left Party, on suspicion of assault and insult, said a police spokesman. While Lindner, in the moment, seems to have been able ...
FACT CHECK: The false claims made during AfD's chat with ... - The …
4 days ago · Elon Musk doubled down on his exuberant support for the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Thursday night, promoting its leader Alice Weidel during a livestream conservation on X ...
Thousands evacuated in Dresden after WWII bomb discovered
5 days ago · Dresden city authorities confirmed that approximately 10,000 affected people had been evacuated from a one-kilometre radius zone in the centre of the city between 7 to 9 am on Thursday morning.
EXPLAINED: How German parties want to end soaring social …
5 days ago · Depending on how much an insurance fund previously charged, this could mean a doubling of additional costs. Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), for example, have hiked their additional contributions from ...
Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money - The Local
6 days ago · Amid higher energy costs in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine, an increasing number of Germans are turning to home solar-panel systems as a way to save on their bills.