Nord Stream saga shows German leaders’ magical thinking and economical approach to the truth
German media investigation raises questions about Angela Merkel’s role in Nord Stream 2 project
Merz vows to defend Nato territory as German troops deploy in Lithuania
Chancellor tells Baltic states of Germany’s soft stance on Putin: ‘I assure you, that time is over’
Germany increases border checks: Alexander Dobrindt oversees radical policy shift
Federal interior minister is sheriff in mainstream political Germany’s last-chance saloon
Poland election cast as ‘battle to side with Europe’s democracies or troublemakers’
First-round presidential vote sees Donald Tusk’s candidate finish only 1.5 points ahead of populist rival
Margot Friedländer’s family were murdered in Auschwitz. She returned to Berlin at 88 with a message
Worldview: She would travel to schools to tell children there was “no Christian, Jewish or Muslim blood, just human blood. People killed millions of people because they didn’t see their victims as people”
Poland’s prime minister warns of Russian interference before election that could change European landscape
Sunday brings the first round of Poland’s presidential election, which will determine the country’s defence policy and EU path for years to come
Merz vows to build the strongest army in Europe and revitalise Germany’s fortunes
Armed forces will get ‘all the financial resources required’, new chancellor tells German parliament
Self-styled ‘King of Germany’ arrested and his far-right group banned
Kingdom of Germany ‘underpins supposed claim to power with anti-Semitic conspiracy narratives’, warns interior minister
Germany’s new leadership may be having second thoughts about supporting Netanyahu’s war
Amid the deteriorating situation in Gaza, pro-Israel chancellor Friedrich Merz is learning a hard lesson in Middle East realpolitik
Broken Republik: The Inside Story of Germany’s Descent into Crisis
Bloomberg journalists Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes provide timely, brutal diagnoses of the hollowed-out promises of modern Germany
German intelligence service report on AfD faces claims of political interference
Extremist designation of Alternative for Germany paused pending court decision
German president tackles uncomfortable statistic: every second German favours ‘drawing a line’ under Nazi past
Survey last year found just one in five Germans know how many Poles were killed during the Nazi wartime occupation
Merz’s first day: Berlin back in business and interested in new ‘push for Europe’
New German chancellor steps up efforts to bring peace to Europe
Friedrich Merz confirmed as chancellor after humiliation exposes Germany’s shrunken centre
Some in new coalition government did not support Merz in first round of Bundestag voting
Profile: Friedrich Merz known for impulsive shifts and rhetorical sharpshooting
Ex-chancellor Angela Merkel has announced she will attend Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony in Berlin