Men Also Have Trouble Juggling Work and Family

According to research published online in the Journal of Applied Psychology by the American Psychological Association, women and men report similar levels of work-family conflicts, both in the form of work interfering with family and family interfering with work.

The main motive of the study was to...

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Stolen Dachau KZ-gate Now on Display

Dachau Concentration Camp
The historic main gate of the former concentration camp at Dachau was stolen in November 2014 and recovered at the end of 2016 in Norway. The perpetrators are still unknown.

Since last Thursday it is now part of the permanent exhibition of the...

Oktoberfest 2017 Updates Security

Oktoberfest 2017
Safety precautions for the Wiesn are being further expanded in 2017. For the first time police will patrol the festivities equipped with bodycams. This is intendend to prevent crimes as well as facilitating their investigations afterwards. Police...

Eisbach Claims Second Victim in two Weeks

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

Again the accident happened near the surfer wave in English Garden where the victim stepped into the water and was carried away by...

Germany Looks to the East

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Germany on Wednesday evening, hours prior to Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. As well as discussions on US protectionism and global climate concerns, talk also hinged around trade and the North...

Cycling Survey Results for Munich

Munich Cyclists
Munich still has to improve a lot when it comes to bicycle friendliness. That is the result of a survey conducted by the German bicycle club (ADFC). Around 120.000 people in more than 500 cities in Germany gave their opinions on the bicycle...

Munich Airport 25th anniversary

Munich Airport
25 years ago, on May 17th 1992, Munich's Franz Josef Strauss airport went into operation. The anniversary will be celebrated with a varied programme of events. Being one of Europe´s most important aviation turnstiles (and the only European airport in...

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...

Munich OEZ Mall Attack: crazed gunman right-wing minded

Munich OEZ Mall Attack
According to the official inquiry report into the Munich OEZ mall attack on July 22nd 2016, the gunman - 18 year old David S. was extremely right-wing minded.
The investigators concluded that from the fact that the young man with Iranian roots was a...
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...

Stammbach Crash leaves many dead

As many as eighteen people are reported missing after a coach crash on the A9 motorway near Stammbach. The tour bus was...
Munich Hauptbahnhof

Municipal security guards for Munich

Following a city council decision from 2016, the Kreisverwaltungsreferat (department of district administration) submitted a...

Unterföhring Shooting Update

Police and the public prosecutor's office are still investigating the details of the Unterföhring incident. According to the...

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...
Airbus Munich jobs may be affected

Qatar Boycott worries Airbus and Boeing

Several Arabic countries have cut their connections with Qatar, accusing the emirate of supporting terrorism. Although Qatar...

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...
Coffee Cup Waster Munich

Coffee-to-No-Go Campaign

The municipal committee of Munich has unanimously voted for an extensive campaign against the usage of disposable paper...
FC bayern Munich City Hall

FC Bayern München Celebrates Victory

FC Bayern München is yet again the German championship Bundesliga winner for the 27th time - and the 5th time in a...
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...

Amazon Lockers for Munich

Amazon plans to become more and more independent from the classical parcel services business model. Therefore the online...
Chinese Language in Bavaria

Chinese Finals is a First

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

During the...
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...