Unterföhring Shooting Update

Police and the public prosecutor's office are still investigating the details of the Unterföhring incident. According to the current state of knowledge and US media reports, the man who seriously injured a policewoman by shooting her in the head last Tuesday, and injured two more persons, was...

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Unterföhring Incident Leaves Four Injured

During a routine police check at Unterföhring S-Bahn station, a man snatched a policeman's gun and tired to push his male colleague onto the rail line, then opened fire at a policewoman and two other citizens standing nearby. No fatalities are...

Qatar Boycott worries Airbus and Boeing

Airbus Munich jobs may be affected
Several Arabic countries have cut their connections with Qatar, accusing the emirate of supporting terrorism. Although Qatar condemns the breaking of the diplomatic relations as unjustified and based on false claims, nevertheless Qatar citizens have...

Coffee-to-No-Go Campaign

Coffee Cup Waster Munich
The municipal committee of Munich has unanimously voted for an extensive campaign against the usage of disposable paper coffee cups.

Environmentalists nationwide are worried about the immense amount of garbage that is caused by disposable cups....

FC Bayern München Celebrates Victory

FC bayern Munich City Hall
FC Bayern München is yet again the German championship Bundesliga winner for the 27th time - and the 5th time in a row. Reason enough to celebrate with the fans! Therefore the football team will present themselves on the town hall balcony at...

Chinese Finals is a First

Chinese Language in Bavaria
For the first time ever seven Bavarian students are about to take their high school diplomas (Abitur) in Chinese.

During the five years of learning the language, the students also had the opportunity to take part in two exchange programs with Taiwan.

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Is Munich going to explode?

Regionale Wohnungsbaukonferenz
Munich is growing faster than expected. According to the newest demographic report, the number of inhabitants in the city of Munich might rise up to 1.8M by 2030 - that is 100.000 people more than the last prognosis showed. At the beginning of May...

Engineering Jobs Fair in Munich

Munich engineering recruitment fair
The Association of German Engineers (VDI) is hosting an engineering recruitment fair on the 17th November in Munich. The day-long event commences at 11am and continues to 5pm, providing both novice and experienced engineers alike with the chance to...

Axe attack on Wurzburg Train

Axe attack in Wurzburg
Four people have been injured, three seriously, by an axe-wielding assiallant. The incident took place on a train operating between Wurzburg-Heidingsfeld and Ochsenfurt. The attacker was reportedly shot dead by police while trying to escape. In...
Eisbach drowning

Eisbach Claims Second Victim in two Weeks

Only two weeks after the drowning of a teenage girl, a 35-year-old male tourist from India has suffered the same fate.

Again...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang

Germany Looks to the East

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Germany on Wednesday evening, hours prior to Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate...

Teenage girl drowns in Eisbach

The surfing-wave in English Garden is a popular highlight with both tourists and locals. A reminder of Munich's relaxed...
Oktoberfest 2017

No beer price break for Oktoberfest 2017

Oktoberfest 2017 (locally referred to as the Wiesn) will take place from September 16th till October 3rd. This year,...
Anti-vaccine Movement to be fined

German Vaccinations to be Enforced

Recently, Italian legislators cracked down on parents who have deliberately refused to vaccinate their children, and next...
Munich Cyclists

Cycling Survey Results for Munich

Munich still has to improve a lot when it comes to bicycle friendliness. That is the result of a survey conducted by the...
Munich Airport

Munich Airport 25th anniversary

25 years ago, on May 17th 1992, Munich's Franz Josef Strauss airport went into operation. The anniversary will be celebrated...
Siemens Jobs

Siemens to Cut 1700 Jobs

As part of a major efficency drive, the German technology and engineering conglomerate Siemens, is to cut 1700 jobs over the...
Munich Jobs

Munich Jobs - a recruitment agency for engineers

Munich has long been an attractive destination for major companies to open a German or European branch. Many large and...

Amazon Lockers for Munich

Amazon plans to become more and more independent from the classical parcel services business model. Therefore the online...
SBahn weekend closures

S-Bahn Weekend Maintenance Closures

Starting on Friday, May 12th 2017 at 10:45pm and ending on Monday, May 15th 2017 4.30am, the S-Bahn Stammstrecke (main line)...

British citizen dies in Maxvorstadt incident

A 24 year old British citizen has been found seriously injured on the pavement of Max-Joseph-Straße in the early hours of...
Munich OEZ Mall Attack

Munich OEZ Mall Attack: crazed gunman right-wing minded

According to the official inquiry report into the Munich OEZ mall attack on July 22nd 2016, the gunman - 18 year old David S....
Munich Disney Store

Disney Store Rumours Abound

The Disney entertainment group reportedly plans to come back to Munich after 15 years of absence. According to the Immobilien...
Tollwood 2016

Tollwood 2016

Artistics at its best with Cirque Eloize's "Saloon". The Tollwood Winter Festival takes place from 23rd of November to 31st...

Munich OEZ Mall Attack

 HOTLINE for concerned relatives or enquiries about missing people: 0800 7766350 UPDATE (01:30): police issue statement to...