Germany’s family-reunification freeze: 1,500 hardship visa requests, zero approvals after three months
SPD and Greens call for redeploying 4,000 border-police officers from internal borders to railway stations
400 flight delays and multiple cancellations snarl business travel at five major German hubs
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Clocks go back: Germany’s switch to winter time triggers timetable, payroll and compliance checks
Germany set clocks back one hour at 03:00 on 26 October, marking the start of CET. The change affects transport schedules, payroll calculations and compliance systems—issues that global-mobility and travel teams must address even as 70 % of Germans tell pollsters they want to scrap the seasonal time shift.
Powerful Autumn Storm Grounds Flights and Snarls Rail Traffic Across Germany
Hurricane-force winds on 25 October forced German airports to cancel scores of flights and prompted Deutsche Bahn to run an emergency timetable. The disruption highlights the need for robust, multi-modal contingency planning for business travellers and assignees.
First Weeks of EU Entry/Exit System Trigger Long Queues at Düsseldorf and Pilot Tests for Frankfurt
Two weeks into the EU’s new biometric border regime, Düsseldorf is experiencing hour-long waits and Frankfurt warns of delays as it prepares to switch on EES on 29 October. The early bottlenecks underline the importance for companies to brief non-EU travellers and monitor 90/180-day compliance.
Deportations From Germany Rise Nearly 20 % — Turkey and Georgia Top Destination List
Germany removed nearly 18,000 people in the first nine months of 2025, a 20 % jump year-on-year, with Turkey and Georgia the main destinations. The tougher stance increases compliance risk for employers of short-term non-EU staff.
Royal Jordanian Adds Fourth Weekly BER–Amman Rotation to Capture Winter Demand
Royal Jordanian will add a Sunday BER–Amman flight, lifting frequency to four per week and improving connectivity for German leisure and business travellers to Jordan and the wider Middle East.