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In 2008, during the global financial crisis, the German government declared that all deposits in all German banks will be guaranteed by the state. No limits. The official limit before was 100k euros:

> “The state guarantees private deposits in Germany,” Finance Ministry spokesman Torsten Albig said. A second ministry spokesman said the guarantee was unlimited.

https://www.reuters.com/article/financial-germany-deposits-i...