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

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

Ireland’s ties with Germany reach level of intensity previously reserved for London

Covid-19 has returned the euro’s unresolved dilemma – currency union without economic union – to the agenda

Usual military parade and pomp missing because of coronavirus pandemic

Germany warns against nationalism, as UK and France thank war-time generation

Steinmeier warns on efforts to ‘offset the dead of Dresden with the dead of Auschwitz’

Almost 50 world leaders gather in Jerusalem to mark 75 years since Auschwitz liberation

Merkel joins host Macron in mediating summit aimed at restarting peace process

No wall that keeps people out and restricts freedom is so high or so wide that it can’t be broken down

Volodymyr Zelenskiy vows ‘no capitulation. No surrender of Ukraine’s national interest’

Novice leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned of Kremlin ‘traps’ in plan for war-torn east

Taking stock of dark and light legacy of a first experiment in democracy 100 years on

For Ireland, creating time to renew old bonds with Germany was time well spent

‘Mission accomplished’ says smiling Rory Gallagher fan Steinmeier of Higgins’s visit

Whether for inward investment, exports or tourism, Germany is a top five country for Ireland with potential for much more

Michael D Higgins and Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend Other Voices concert in Berlin

President Higgins meets Angela Merkel and Berlin mayor during second day of state visit

Germany and France criticise Italian government over detention of Carola Rackete

NGO ship defied ban on unauthorised migrant arrivals

German chancellor travels to G20 summit as planned and spokesman says she is in good health

Hundreds of politicians and media figures caught in Germany’s biggest data dump

France and Germany have ‘obligation not to let the world slip into chaos,’ president says

French president to meet May, Merkel and Mali president during Alsace-Moselle events

Taoiseach spokesman says he is ‘committed’ to marking Armistice

Move seen as masterstroke in polarising politics as state’s secularists seethe

SPD faces dilemma in seeking fresh elections if grand coalition as likely after poll as now

Even if the chancellor manages a final coup to secure a fourth term, we are entering the twilight of her politcal career

Liberal Free Democrats unexpectedly walk out of ‘chaotic’ talks with CDU and Greens

Germany’s late leader asked for a ‘European state ceremony’. Was he settling scores?

Country can shake off post-war insecurity and ‘give others courage’, says Social Democrat

Germany’s Social Democrat leader has decided to contest chancellorship, says ‘Bild’

Martin Schulz says politicians’ blaming Brussels for joint decisions is a ‘deadly recipe

US secretary of state seeks to calm anxiety over direction of foreign policy under Trump

Setback for Angela Merkel as SPD foreign minister in line for mainly honorary post

Vladimir Putin hopes incoming president can ease ‘crisis’ in US-Russia ties

UK press reacts to high court’s Brexit ruling, with some newspapers criticising judges

Further blow to truce deal as Russia and Syrian government spurn US plea to halt flights

Germany’s top diplomat Steinmeier laments Ukraine deadlock before Russia visit

Moscow deploys air defence system to Black Sea as tension escalates in Crimea