‘Thuggery and genius’: Europe’s violent brush with the Mongol empire of Genghis Khan
A new exhibition explores how the Continent came much closer to becoming a colony of the biggest empire in history than many realise
Who’s who in the EU? The state of the union through its 27 leaders
Meet the heads of government navigating domestic anger over living costs, aging populations and other major challenges
Germany shrugs off Stasi concerns as it expands spy agency powers
Bundestag approves sweeping new surveillance, cyber and operational powers for intelligence agencies
Welcome to Lidlville: can one billionaire’s vision revive Germany?
Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is pouring billions into his hometown of Heilbronn, creating a vast ecosystem of education, research and entrepreneurship. Some see t as a model for Germany’s renewal
‘I’m so grateful’: The patient helping scientists move closer to a HIV cure
Thomas Kahlert’s case is helping scientists chart a path towards treatments beyond life-long medication
Kraków gunman described as ‘weird and sad’ loner dies in hospital
Police officer who shot gunman ‘fighting for his life’
Tensions high in Poland as Donald Tusk accused of ‘constitutional coup’
Tusk accuses rivals and head of state of falsifying facts and undermining the rule of law
Too big to ban? Germany wrestles with outlawing its most popular party
A vast leak of internal emails have pulled back the curtain on the AfD’s evolution, fuelling fresh claims that it poses a threat to democracy
Landmark conviction for Polish bishop over failure to report child abuse
Court rejects claim that papal secrecy rules prevented Andrzej Jeż from informing police about allegations against two clerics
Tusk’s race to reform Poland meets wall of political resistance
Prime minister is embroiled in rows over abortion laws and the country’s constitutional court as next election approaches
Germany accidentally hikes cigarette prices by €4 a packet overnight
A bureaucratic blunder has left tobacco companies wondering whether their products are legal to sell
UniCredit close to completing takeover of Commerzbank after ECB green light
The German federal government still holds a 12% stake, a hold-over from the 2009 banking crisis
‘Where is his authority?’ Germany is losing patience with Friedrich Merz
With economic reforms stalled and industry under pressure, the chancellor faces mounting doubts about his ability to reverse the country’s decline
Germany puts Ukrainian ex-officer in the dock over Nord Stream sabotage
German prosecutors say a Ukrainian military officer led the operation that destroyed the Baltic Sea gas pipelines in 2022
Germany’s political centre is not holding. It is tearing itself apart
As the Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party lose support, each accuses the other of flirting with political extremists