Comapany has pushed back opening after local resistance over environmental concerns

Johnson will hope to reopen the Northern Ireland protocol with her successor

Macron set to become the uncontested leader of Europe with German chancellor’s exit

99 Red Balloons singer lends voice to those against curbs as Delta takes centre stage

Exit of the EU's great deal-maker raises prospect for new configurations of power

State cannot send messages to citizens partly due to experience of surveillance under Hitler’s Nazi regime

Chancellor says governments have to get better and faster at tackling climate change

More than 1,300 unaccounted for south of Cologne, Belgium declares day of mourning

Armin Laschet faces his most serious test amid the country’s once-in-a-century flood

Heavy flooding in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands sees thousands evacuated

Climate change now likely to be high on political agenda ahead of September election

Country will reinstate debt brake in 2023, he says

Governing party buoyed by Saxony-Anhalt win as Germany prepares for autumn election

Huge boost for Armin Laschet in Saxony-Anhalt in bid to become German chancellor

Hans-Georg Maassen brings ‘great reset’ views to his Bundestag nomination in Thuringia

Berlin Letter: Election candidate must battle rivals in chancellery bid to succeed Merkel

Leader of Merkel’s CDU party to head election challenge after Bavarian rival ends bid

German politicians struggle to find the right words to argue for tighter restrictions

Germany in the pandemic

Merkel seeks coherent policy with other state leaders in effort to reduce Covid third wave

A year into the pandemic, Germany’s strong performance in the first wave is a memory

Two MPs from Merkel’s parliamentary bloc resign ahead of important regional elections

EU approval is likely to come around the middle of the year

Newly-elected CDU leader Armin Laschet takes office amid a pandemic, with all the related uncertainties, as the most influential party in Germany – and Europe – faces a busy election year

Continuity candidate wins run-off vote against conservative-liberal rival Friedrich Merz

The next CDU leader faces an unenviable task: establish himself in the party – and with the public – ahead of an election already fixed for September 2021

Gütersloh region, with 370,000 people, faces new measures days before official holidays

Chancellor under increasing pressure to outline exit strategy on lockdown measures

Conservatives urge Social Democrats to stick with coalition agreement

Delegates feel German voters want a new start, clear decisions and long-term strategy

German chancellor's announcement is a belated attempt to define her legacy

Fake news tweet causes palpitations in Berlin as hectic weekend of shuttle diplomacy looms

German government’s bridging loan will last airline until mid-November

Right-wing party accused of abusing Islam to tap into fears arising from terrorist attacks

Chancellor’s stance on Putin has provoked claims of ‘Russia-bashing’

Bavarian voters oust her FDP coalition partners as CSU takes almost 50% of vote