Jürgen Habermas lived to see a return of the fascist ghosts he once helped exorcise
The German philosopher, who has died aged 96, was young enough to carry no culpability for the Nazi era yet old enough to carry lifelong scars
Removal of German bookshops from prize list calls a minister’s actions in question
Country has in recent years found creative ways and means to silence those with views it finds problematic
Economy tops election agenda in Germany’s engineering hub
Baden-Württemberg is home to Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Bosch
Vote at Tesla Germany plant sees main union fall short in works council vote
Elon Musk had urged keeping operation ‘free from external influences’
Elon Musk and German car union IG Metall lock horns over influence at Tesla
But smaller unions accuse larger rival of aggressive tone and retrograde stance with management
Merz sides with Trump over US-Israel war on Iran with no talk of strike legality
Chancellor becomes first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump, four days after Israel and the US launch strikes on Iran
Trump says US-Israel attack on Iran was pre-emptive
US president speaks of ‘mutual affinity’ with Germany during joint press conference
Merz abandons Germany’s moral certainties as he aligns with Trump on Iran
Berlin’s traditional caution gives way to realpolitik as chancellor seeks influence with Trump and navigates an unstable world
Irish-UK biopic of jazz pianist Bill Evans wins prestigious award at Berlin Film Festival
Director Grant Lee takes Silver Bear for movie featuring Newry actor Valene Kane, with screenplay by Mark O’Halloran
Germany’s Friedrich Merz says Europe’s freedom depends on its ability to defend itself
German chancellor told party delegates ‘what counts is strength – military as well as economic’
Climber found guilty of manslaughter after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s highest mountain
Thomas Plamberger was ‘galaxies away’ from his partner Kerstin Gurtner in terms of climbing condition, says judge
Pressure mounts on Germany’s ruling CDU to move from promising to delivering big-bang reform
While Friedrich Merz tries to get his house in order at home, the chancellor is struggling with key European relationships
Poland divided over relations with Trump administration
Marco Rubio praises Trump-friendly leaders of Hungary and Slovakia, while Warsaw wrestles with internal tensions over US ties
Europe ponders its future: embrace an ally, submit to a bully or go it alone?
The world came to the Munich Security Conference over the weekend for an ideological showdown
Trump-friendly Hungary and Slovakia ‘key components’ of US-EU relations, says Rubio
‘Woke, decadent Europe not facing civilisational erasure,’ says European Union foreign policy chief