BAföG is Germany’s main student financial aid program. It supports university students, school pupils and apprentices. Living costs have risen faster than BAföG rates. Student groups have long pushed for […]
Germany’s cabinet approved the 2026 Annual Tax Act (Jahressteuergesetz 2026) on August 12. The law changes taxes for employees, freelancers, and businesses alike. What does the Jahressteuergesetz 2026 do? Germany
The Alterssicherungskommission submitted its recommendations to BMAS on June 23, 2026. One of the recommendations is to abolish Rente mit 63 (retirement at 63). It is the penalty-free early retirement
From January 1, 2027, employers can contribute up to roughly €561 a month toward an employee’s private health insurance premium. That is up from the current €508.59 cap. The increase
A petition against ending Germany’s tax-free crypto holding period hit 30,000 signatures within days, forcing a public Bundestag hearing on Finance Minister Klingbeil’s proposed tax reform.
The MSCI World and MSCI ACWI IMI hit new record highs in August 2026, driven by easing US-Iran tensions, falling oil prices and strong tech earnings — here is what it means if you run an ETF savings plan in Germany.
First-graders get a legal right to all-day care, AI content must be labeled, plastic packaging rules tighten, and homeowners get more heating flexibility — Germany’s August 2026 rule changes explained for expats.
The Bundestag passed the Packaging Law Implementation Act (Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz, VerpackDG) on June 11, 2026. The law replaces the existing Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz, VerpackG). It also implements the EU Packaging and
The German Cabinet approved a draft law on June 10, 2026 to modernise the rules governing arbitration proceedings (Schiedsverfahrensrecht). The draft law amends the Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung, ZPO).
Germany recorded 85,837 politically motivated crimes (politisch motivierte Kriminalität, PMK) in 2025. It is the highest total since the statistics began in 2001. The number of crimes rose approximately 2%
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