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What does the #MeToo campaign reveal about work culture in Germany?

What does the #MeToo campaign reveal about work culture in Germany?

The global #MeToo campaign hasn’t quite taken off the same way in this country as it has in others, such as the US and Sweden. The Local looks at what this says about German culture - particularly in the workplace.

Farewell to the Berlin-Budapest night train: How the European sleeper service is dying

Farewell to the Berlin-Budapest night train: How the European sleeper service is dying

Germany’s family-run marzipan industry battles to survive in globalized world

Germany’s family-run marzipan industry battles to survive in globalized world

These things about the German language still make no sense to me

These things about the German language still make no sense to me

10 fascinating facts about Beethoven to celebrate his birthday

10 fascinating facts about Beethoven to celebrate his birthday

'No longer fearful': how wild boars are thriving in Berlin

'No longer fearful': how wild boars are thriving in Berlin

Curious things that happen when you have a German name but aren’t German

Curious things that happen when you have a German name but aren’t German

Karlsruhe streets ahead of rest of Germany for car-sharing

Karlsruhe streets ahead of rest of Germany for car-sharing

10 strange questions people are asking about Germany

10 strange questions people are asking about Germany

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Shocked girl finds grandad’s gravestone used as prop at Bavarian theme park

Shocked girl finds grandad’s gravestone used as prop at Bavarian theme park

'People had no prospects here': east German village put on market for €125,000

'People had no prospects here': east German village put on market for €125,000

‘Learn the language fast’: Tips for engineers looking to work in Germany

‘Learn the language fast’: Tips for engineers looking to work in Germany

Everything you need to know about preparing for Christmas like a German

Everything you need to know about preparing for Christmas like a German

Everything you need to know about having a pet in Germany

Everything you need to know about having a pet in Germany

Netflix’s first original German series, a dark thriller, to debut in December

Netflix’s first original German series, a dark thriller, to debut in December

Lonely pensioner flooded with Christmas invites after posting note in supermarket

Lonely pensioner flooded with Christmas invites after posting note in supermarket

Protests and tears: how black musicians perplexed Germans before WWII

Protests and tears: how black musicians perplexed Germans before WWII

'Alter Schwede!': the surprising role of old Swedes in the German language

'Alter Schwede!': the surprising role of old Swedes in the German language

How patients in Germany are still struggling to get cannabis, despite loosening of law

How patients in Germany are still struggling to get cannabis, despite loosening of law

Is Germany the green leader it's hyped up to be?

Is Germany the green leader it's hyped up to be?

Could Frankfurt’s compact 'cube' housing be the student digs of the future?

Could Frankfurt’s compact 'cube' housing be the student digs of the future?

How learning to ski helped me shake off my German winter blues

How learning to ski helped me shake off my German winter blues

12 surprising facts you didn't know about Martin Luther

12 surprising facts you didn't know about Martin Luther

Why are shops in Germany closed on Sundays?

Why are shops in Germany closed on Sundays?

The German spy services and their dubious ties to the neo-Nazi scene

The German spy services and their dubious ties to the neo-Nazi scene

Why some foreigners live in Germany without mastering the language

Why some foreigners live in Germany without mastering the language

Beautiful to unbearable: what life is like for refugees in Berlin's 'Nazi' neighbourhood

Beautiful to unbearable: what life is like for refugees in Berlin's 'Nazi' neighbourhood

How the Rhine river was transformed from grotty marshland to tourist haven

How the Rhine river was transformed from grotty marshland to tourist haven

Here’s a little-known East German vehicle that’s actually amazing

Here’s a little-known East German vehicle that’s actually amazing

10 things you use every day and had no idea were invented by Germans

10 things you use every day and had no idea were invented by Germans

Listen: The Local's new Europe-wide podcast

Listen: The Local's new Europe-wide podcast

Beware the Wolpertinger - Bavaria's legendary hybrid creature

Beware the Wolpertinger - Bavaria's legendary hybrid creature

Exhibition showing preserved corpses finds final resting place in Heidelberg

Exhibition showing preserved corpses finds final resting place in Heidelberg

Police in Bavaria called out to deal with drunk and disorderly racoon

Police in Bavaria called out to deal with drunk and disorderly racoon

German vs British food - which is best?

German vs British food - which is best?

From fleeing Syria to dazzling Merkel in the kitchen

From fleeing Syria to dazzling Merkel in the kitchen

13 German songs you need to listen to before you die

13 German songs you need to listen to before you die

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