As weapons production ramps up in the face of the Russian threat, assembly lines in Görlitz are switching from rail carriages to battle tanks

Once dismissed as obscene, Helga Goetze’s street sermons on sex and pacifism are being reappraised as the city confronts its radical past

‘He didn’t take the Belgian resistance seriously,’ says one observer of chancellor’s approach to EU summit

The chancellor had previously said it was possible to foresee German soldiers helping maintain a peace agreement

Daniel Tatlow-Devally (32) faces up to five years in prison for his alleged role in a break-in

Chancellor did not renew his invitation for Israeli PM to visit Germany

Chancellor Friedrich Merz held his coalition together to see a controversial pensions vote pass in parliament

German far-right party, which is leading opinion polls, has rebooted its youth wing but conference begins in fascist vein

A vote on state pensions could decide how soon the chancellor is nudged into political retirement

As museums showcase the country’s comedic past, contemporary laughter struggles to find its place

Attitudes sour over history of occupation and contemporary security pressures overshadow latest rapprochement

Rheinmetall chief executive Armin Papperger on what rearmament means for Germany and Europe

Might Merz, by sharing his family history and encouraging others to engage with their family past, help prevent Germany from sliding again into political extremism?

Europe’s highest court indirectly extends marriage equality across the bloc and creates a grave political dilemma for Poland’s divided coalition

Merz retains plenty of goodwill, but even friends and allies admit coalition leaves him in a bind