Calls for Green government ministers to step down, workers at Volkswagen ‘disappointed’ after crisis talks, Germany backs EU plan to downgrade wolf protection status and more news from around Germany on Thursday.

A large, ordinary-looking warehouse in the German city of Cologne is the closest you can get to walking on the Moon without leaving Earth.

Gloomy economic news and the threat of job cuts at big German automakers have sparked fears that a recession could be around the corner. We spoke with economy and labour experts to find out how it will affect the job market.

Volkswagen bosses and workers’ representatives started crunch talks Wednesday about the ailing German auto titan’s drastic cost-cutting plans, with thousands of staff staging a protest and unions vowing “bitter resistance”.

The co-leaders of Germany’s Greens party, which is part of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government, announced their resignation on Wednesday following dire results in three state elections.

If something seems a little askew to you, this German word is the perfect way to describe it.

The European Union is in a ‘Barbieland’, presenting itself as a model of harmony and unity while beneath the surface several tensions threaten the unity of the bloc. At least, that’s the verdict of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in a new report.

Most people applying for German citizenship will need to take the citizenship test to prove their understanding of German life and society. Here’s how you can book the test – and where you can take it.