Berlin Plans to Let Asylum Seekers Work After Just Three Months
Snow Chaos at Munich Airport Forces 500 Passengers to Spend the Night on Board
Verdi Announces New Wave of Transport Strikes Targeting Autobahn and Hessian Transit
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Stuttgart 21 Works Will Shut Key Rail Corridor for a Month
From 24 February to 25 March Deutsche Bahn will close the main east-west rail artery north-east of Stuttgart to install ETCS equipment for the Stuttgart 21 project. The shutdown affects S-Bahn, regional and some ICE services, forcing rerouting and bus replacement and likely disrupting business travel to Baden-Württemberg’s economic hub.
Berlin freezes free integration courses, forcing most newcomers to pay their own way
Germany’s Interior Ministry has stopped approving new publicly-funded Integration Course places, citing budget pressure. Most refugees, Ukrainians and EU movers will now have to pay the €1,600 fee themselves unless a Jobcenter orders enrolment. Business groups and educators warn the move will slow labour-market integration and jeopardise 130,000 teaching jobs, while municipalities fear higher welfare costs.
Werder Bremen cancels pre-season U.S. tour over tightened American entry checks
SV Werder Bremen scrapped its May 2026 U.S. tour after new American visa-screening rules left several players and staff facing interview backlogs. The cancellation highlights mounting entry-clearance hurdles for German organisations planning large-scale U.S. travel and underscores the need for longer lead-times and contingency plans.