As German election nears, Scholz accuses rival of courting populists and far right
Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz blames chancellor for ‘law and order’ crisis
Bundestag
Germany’s leaders are struggling to deliver stable government, healthy economy and secure social order
With old political certainties withering and new populist parties surging, the 75th birthday party for German parliamentary democracy is a festival of strange bedfellows
German court backs reforms to reduce number of Bundestag seats
Ruling ends lengthy stand-off between Berlin and constitutional court in Karlsruhe
Bitter split on left on show in seat of German government
Icy welcome from former colleagues for new party in Bundestag
AfD regional win rips up German political rulebook
Sonneberg district victory for party candidate Robert Sesselmann will compel other political parties to work with Alternative für Deutschland
‘People don’t want to look back because they don’t want to grapple with their younger selves’
Evelyn Zupke describes herself as a ‘model socialist child’ until teenage rebellion kicked in and she realised that the grand promises of German socialism were false
King Charles praises Germany’s military support for Ukraine in Bundestag address
British monarch says the UK and Germany have shown ‘vital leadership’ as Europe’s largest military aid donors to Ukraine
Olaf Scholz bows to pressure on tanks and shatters another German post-war taboo
Air of weary resignation as chancellor decides to send Leopards to Ukraine
German coup planners approached hundreds for armed militia
Far-right movement had advanced plans to ‘arrest and execute’ enemies as part of alleged coup
Irish Freedom Party leader rejects ‘nazism and nuttery’ after links emerge to German far-right judge
Birgit Malsack-Winkemann spoke alongside IFP leader Hermann Kelly on two occasions
German coalition at odds over liberalised citizenship rules
Plans to liberalise German citizenship laws have divided Berlin’s ruling coalition just as it marks its first year in office
Just like a season of Dallas, was the last year in Berlin politics all just a dream?
With the city-state’s September 2021 election declared invalid, a former politician claims non-elected candidates are just ‘playing at parliament’
Schroder steps down as Rosneft chair after Ukraine backlash
Former spy Matthias Warnig also quits board of oil giant after controversy in Germany
Schröder to be stripped of ex-chancellor privileges over Russian stance
Former leader a pariah in Germany after refusing to condemn Putin over Ukraine
The Irish Times view on German foreign policy: the Scholz transformation
Whether the Scholz administration can retain political and public support for what is to come depends on finding a compelling narrative of necessity
Ukraine: 130 people rescued from bombed Mariupol theatre but more may be trapped
China’s Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden that conflicts such as Ukraine are in no one’s interests
Germany berated for inaction by Zelenskiy in Bundestag address
Ukrainian president calls on country to match words with more decisive deeds
Former German chancellor should resign from Russian firms, Scholz says
Gerhard Schröder is a long-time friend of Putin and sits on two Russian boards
Ukraine: Several killed in rocket strikes as US warns Russian forces may try to encircle Kyiv
Ukrainian delegate says ceasefire talks with Russian side on Monday were difficult
The Irish Times view on Europe and Ukraine: Putin’s miscalculation
Germany and other EU states are breaking taboos with their response to Putin’s aggression
Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert as Ukraine defends key cities
EU to buy arms for Kyiv and aim sanctions at banks, media, air travel and oligarchs
Berlin boosts military spending to combat Putin’s ‘war of aggression’
Chancellor Olaf Scholz presents radical rethink of German foreign and energy policy
Data protection regime tarnishing Ireland’s image, Germany says
SPD’s Zimmermann makes comment in advance of Taoiseach’s official visit to Berlin
Leader of Germany’s AfD quits over party’s drift to radical right
Jörg Meuthen says AfD’s heart ‘beats very far to the right’ with ‘echoes of totalitarianism’
Why radicals went quiet on Europe
Far right and left parties have quietly been dropping their hardest eurosceptic policies
Olaf Scholz elected German chancellor as Merkel reign ends
New leader takes office as Germany battles Covid-19 surge and faces series of geopolitical challenges
WHO deploys surge team to South Africa to tackle Omicron variant
Germany has imposed restrictions on unvaccinated amid Covid surge
Germany’s response to soaring Covid cases stymied by political row
Top public health official warns that Germany is heading for ‘a very bad Christmas’
Derek Scally: Will post-Merkel Germany shift from drift to drive?
Berlin’s wish for continuity set to collide in Bundestag with calls for change
‘Implosion’: CDU plays blame game after German election disaster
Centre-right party begins search for third leader in three years
Moderate face of Germany’s AfD steps down as party shifts further right
Jörg Meuthen increasingly at odds with other senior figures over direction of far-right party
Knives come out in Merkel’s party as Germans vote for change
Analysis: Centre-left SPD wins election with snappy campaign and clear messaging
SPD leader Scholz calls for coalition talks after German election win
Angela Merkel’s CDU suffers slump in support, leaving centre-rivals with ‘visible mandate’ to govern
Germany tilts towards centre-left victory as SPD edges ahead in election
Ruling CDU heads into post-Merkel era with fiasco as support slides eight points
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