https://germanynewspaper.com/en/politics/foreign-doctors-recognition-knowledge-test-november-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T16:50:00+01:00Doctors from third countries: from 1 November a knowledge test will normally be the route to a German licence https://germanynewspaper.com/en/economy/german-unemployment-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T16:50:00+01:00German unemployment falls less than usual in October and is 44,000 higher than a year ago https://germanynewspaper.com/en/europe/eu-commission-ukraine-support-loan-2027-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T15:53:00+01:00EU Commission proposes lending Ukraine a further €45 billion in 2027, €31.7 billion of it for defence https://germanynewspaper.com/en/living/eu-handling-fee-online-orders-outside-eu-november-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T15:53:00+01:00Customs to charge a €2 handling fee per item on online orders from outside the EU from 1 November https://germanynewspaper.com/en/business/volkswagen-third-quarter-loss-porsche-writedown-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T15:53:00+01:00Volkswagen loses €5.8 billion in the third quarter, mainly because of a writedown on Porsche https://germanynewspaper.com/en/living/average-health-insurance-additional-contribution-2027-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T02:05:00+01:00Average additional contribution rate for German statutory health insurance stays at 2.9% in 2027 https://germanynewspaper.com/en/europe/euro-area-germany-gdp-third-quarter-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T02:05:00+01:00Euro area economy grows 0.4% in the third quarter, Germany only 0.2% https://germanynewspaper.com/en/politics/german-cabinet-extends-irini-sea-guardian-mandates-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T02:05:00+01:00German cabinet extends the IRINI and Sea Guardian naval missions to the end of November 2027 https://germanynewspaper.com/en/economy/german-inflation-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T02:05:00+01:00German inflation eases to 2.8% in October as energy prices rise less steeply https://germanynewspaper.com/en/business/wirecard-model-case-auditor-federal-court-of-justice-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-31T02:05:00+01:00Wirecard investors cannot pursue the auditor in the model case, Federal Court of Justice rules https://germanynewspaper.com/en/politics/bundesrat-income-tax-reform-2027-opinion/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00German states seek changes to the 2027 income tax reform https://germanynewspaper.com/en/europe/bundesrat-objects-eu-affordable-housing-act/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00Bundesrat files subsidiarity objection to EU Affordable Housing Act https://germanynewspaper.com/en/living/bundestag-approves-early-start-pension-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00Bundestag approves early-start pension of €10 a month per child https://germanynewspaper.com/en/politics/childcare-quality-law-states-funding-dispute-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00Federal government rejects the states’ call for permanent funding of its planned childcare law https://germanynewspaper.com/en/europe/commission-proposes-stronger-frontex-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00EU Commission proposes a 30,000-strong Frontex with a central role in returns https://germanynewspaper.com/en/living/deutschlandticket-2027-price-consent-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00Deutschlandticket rises to €66.80 in January, and subscribers must agree to the new price https://germanynewspaper.com/en/business/esm-digital-bond-pontes-clearstream-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00ESM issues €1bn digital bond, settled via Pontes with the Bundesbank and Clearstream https://germanynewspaper.com/en/politics/federal-police-act-in-force-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00Germany's new Federal Police Act takes effect, with drone defence and phone surveillance powers https://germanynewspaper.com/en/economy/german-banks-tighten-business-lending-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00German banks tighten lending to companies again as loan demand falls for the first time in over two years https://germanynewspaper.com/en/business/german-design-law-overhaul-published-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00Germany’s new design law protects animated designs and targets copies made by 3D printing https://germanynewspaper.com/en/economy/german-municipal-debt-2025-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00German municipal debt rose 9.9% in 2025 to €378.9 billion https://germanynewspaper.com/en/economy/german-producer-prices-september-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00German producer prices rose 6.7% in September, the most since March 2023 https://germanynewspaper.com/en/living/how-anmeldung-address-registration-works/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00How Anmeldung, Germany's address registration, works https://germanynewspaper.com/en/business/how-co-determination-works-in-german-companies/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00How co-determination gives German employees a say in their companies https://germanynewspaper.com/en/economy/how-kurzarbeit-short-time-work-works/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00How Kurzarbeit works, and why the maximum falls to 12 months in 2027 https://germanynewspaper.com/en/europe/how-qualified-majority-voting-works-eu-council/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00How qualified majority voting works in the EU Council, and Germany's weight in it https://germanynewspaper.com/en/politics/how-the-bundesrat-works/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00How the Bundesrat, Germany's chamber of the states, works https://germanynewspaper.com/en/europe/lagarde-to-step-down-ecb-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down on 7 February 2027, months before her term ends https://germanynewspaper.com/en/business/sap-third-quarter-2026-results/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00SAP tops €10 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time https://germanynewspaper.com/en/living/turkey-recruitment-agreement-65-years-october-2026/Germany Newspaperen2026-10-29T18:29:00+01:00Recruitment agreement at 65: 2.6 million people in Germany have a history of immigration from Turkey