
Everything that changes in Germany in July 2026
From a tax return deadline to an air travel tax cut and Pride celebrations across the country, here are the key changes in Germany you need to know about this J

From a tax return deadline to an air travel tax cut and Pride celebrations across the country, here are the key changes in Germany you need to know about this J

EU countries have finally agreed on a raft of reforms around air passenger rights that covers everything from compensation for disruption to seating rules for t

Passengers in several German cities could lose direct long-distance rail connections if competition on the country’s busiest train routes increases, according t

A brand-new S-Bahn link opened in Berlin on Monday, cutting travel times to the main station – but while some benefits are immediate, full expansion of the line

Airlines will be banned from charging parents to get seats next to their children under an EU reform of passenger rights agreed on Friday that stopped short of

If your application for a residence permit is delayed for any reason in Germany there is a decent chance you’ll end up with a temporary ‘fictional certificate’.

Planning a summer vacation by train? Here are the latest offers from Deutsche Bahn for cut-price railway travel around Germany.

A total of 154 airlines are banned in the European Union due to safety concerns, after the 2026 update of the ‘EU air safety list’ announced by the European Com

A tax cut on fuels has spared drivers in Germany from sky-high costs since the start of May, but the federally subsidised ‘discount’ is set to end on June 30th.

After almost a year of disruptive renovation works, long-distance trains between Berlin and Hamburg will finally run again on Sunday. Deutsche Bahn is offering

Designed to be a short-term fix, Germany’s ‘Fiktionsbescheinigung’ has increasingly become a standard part of the immigration process. We spoke to experts to un

Around six million people visit Germany’s Kölner Dom or Cologne Cathedral every year. Admission had always been free, but starting July 1st this has changed.