Category Archives: Germany

The Lost Village of Tannenfeld

Posted on 2026-09-04 by Andreas Moser

The other day, I went for a walk in the German state of Thuringia, not looking for anything specific, except to get away from work for a day. When I was already completely lost, I spotted a little house in … Continue reading →

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Spring, finally

Posted on 2026-03-14 by Andreas Moser

Even Karl Marx looks a bit happier than usual.

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The last sunset of 2025

Posted on 2026-01-03 by Andreas Moser

My father sent this photo from Kastl, a village in Bavaria, not far from where I grew up. It’s actually one of the nicer villages in the area, with an old monastery in Romanesque style, and with ample opportunity for … Continue reading →

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Treating Winter Depression with Expressionism

Posted on 2025-12-14 by Andreas Moser

There are lots of things that people try against winter depression: light therapy, hibernation, drugs, electric shocks.
As a low-level intervention I recommend a visit to the museum. Continue reading →

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Antifa

Posted on 2025-09-23 by Andreas Moser

Whenever someone wants to “ban Antifa”, I have to think of this photo. It shows the liberation of the concentration camp in Mauthausen by the US Army in May 1945. Looking at the banner with which the Spanish prisoners welcomed … Continue reading →

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Historical Ignorance

Posted on 2025-06-30 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. I am always a bit disappointed when my clients show little enthusiasm, as I explain to them that the finely balanced inter- and sometimes counterplay between federal laws, the state judiciary and municipal executive power in Germany … Continue reading →

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FAQ on Military Divorce in Germany

Posted on 2025-06-15 by Andreas Moser

As you know, I am a lawyer in Germany and I specialize in international family law. But did you know how I got into family law in the first place? I grew up in Amberg, which used to have a … Continue reading →

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FAQ on Reclaiming German Citizenship – updated 2025

Posted on 2025-03-08 by Andreas Moser

The FAQ on German Citizenship are the most popular post on my blog. But some aspects are so complicated, they warrant their own list of FAQ, like those on reclaiming German citizenship or German citizenship by restitution. I am a … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (67) Peace Conference

Posted on 2025-02-20 by Andreas Moser

Munich, 1938: A so-called peace conference at which the aggressor receives all the concessions he demands, the victim of the aggression is not represented, and the participants and observers act on the unbelievably naive assumption that world peace can be … Continue reading →

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FAQ on the Untätigkeitsklage for German Citizenship

Posted on 2025-01-02 by Andreas Moser

I never thought that so many people would ask me to write about the Untätigkeitsklage, an obscure type of lawsuit contained in the German Rules of Administrative Court Proceedings. Honestly, I would much rather write about my quest for the … Continue reading →

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