Key Takeaways German States Ranked by Naturalizations Federal State Number of Naturalizations Realized Naturalization Potential Residents of at least 10 years Residents of at least 6 years North Rhine-Westphalia 68,705 […] The post Naturalizations in...

Key Takeaways Germany recognizes six main paths to citizenship This guide covers the paperwork and process for descent via the standard descent-confirmation route. This means BVA confirms that you already […] The post How to Apply for German Citizens...

Key Takeaways The Netherlands ranks 2nd globally for press freedom. Greece ranks 86th. Both are EU member states. The 33-point gap between them reflects a split inside the EU that […] The post Which EU Country Has the Most Press Freedom? appeared fir...

Key Takeaways Healthy Life Years and Life Expectancy Across EU Countries Country Healthy Life Years at Birth Life Expectancy at Birth Malta 70.2 (p) 82.4 Italy 67.4 82.8 Greece 67.0 […] The post Which EU Country Has the Most Healthy Life Years? appea...

Key Takeaways Employed Persons Usually Working From Home Across EU Countries Country Employed persons usually working from home 2006 (%) 2025 (%) Change (pp) Finland 9.3 20.9 +11.6 Ireland 7.1 […] The post Which EU Countries Work From Home the Most?...

Key Takeaways EU Countries Ranked by PISA Reading, Mathematics, and Science Scores Country PISA Scores Mathematics Reading Science Estonia 509.9 511.0 525.8 Netherlands 492.7 459.2 488.3 Ireland 491.6 516.0 503.8 […] The post Which EU Countries Have...

The Bundestag passed the Packaging Law Implementation Act (Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz, VerpackDG) on June 11, 2026. The law replaces the existing Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz, VerpackG). It also implements the EU Packaging and […] The p...

Key Takeaways Extra-EU Exports by EU Member State Country Extra-EU Exports (In billion euros, % of total EU exports) 2014 2025 Germany 555.6 (30.9%) 689.2 (26.1%) Italy 201.0 (11.2%) 313.0 […] The post Germany Accounts for Over a Quarter of EU Extra-...

The German Cabinet approved a draft law on June 10, 2026 to modernise the rules governing arbitration proceedings (Schiedsverfahrensrecht). The draft law amends the Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung, ZPO). […] The post Germany Modernizes I...

Germany recorded 85,837 politically motivated crimes (politisch motivierte Kriminalität, PMK) in 2025. It is the highest total since the statistics began in 2001. The number of crimes rose approximately 2% […] The post Politically Motivated Crime in...