Germany to scrap 'supervised drinking' of beer and wine from 14

NAMPA / DPA
2026-03-30
Berlin (dpa) - Germany is set to scrap a decades-old law permitting 14- and 15-year-olds to legally drink alcohol in their parents' company. A draft bill seen by dpa on Monday sets out to ban "supervised drinking" of beer and wine from the age of 14. Germany has comparatively lax laws on underage drinking, with the consumption and purchase of beer, wine and sparkling wine legal from the age of 16. The regulation on supervised drinking from the a......
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