Germany

The novel’s protagonist, Florian Herscht, writes and rewrites a letter to Angela Merkel about what he believes to be an existential threat to the world

Chancellor is open to moving poll date forward to January, but some fear early vote will bring high risks for smaller parties

Wines for the Weekend: This Reisling and Pinot Noir are the ones to go for when on promotion

German chancellor morphs from soft-spoken lawyer into Scholzilla on live TV, saying there is ‘no basis of trust for further co-operation’

European Union leaders sound alarm over weak governments in Germany and France

Chancellor accuses FDP leader Christian Lindner of ‘egotism’, but will wait until January to call snap election

Osborn family believe killing of son resulted from excessive police force

‘It’s part of military operations,’ says adviser to Lithuanian president amid concern sabotage nearly caused air disaster

Prosecutors say members 'share a fundamental renunciation of the free democratic order' of the German state

Onshore wind developments can take up to 10 years for a development to become operational in Ireland, from planning to grid connection and construction

When prices in Ireland began to surge in the 2000s, we looked to the German housing market as a more stable, affordable exemplar. Not any more

Francesco Lotoro’s research is unclear and ignores how music-making in the Nazi camps was sometimes a form of torture

German economics minister Robert Habeck argues country trapped in vicious circle of low growth and a tight fiscal corset

Chancellor under pressure amid sluggish economy and opposition leader’s popularity

Neubrandenburg’s town council has voted to ban the LGBT+ rainbow flag from its train station

US president in Germany to hold talks with Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer

The party is calling for a temporary closure of the country’s borders to asylum claimants

Legal and ideological concerns including claims of genocide influence Berlin as it calibrates its supply of weapons in the context of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon

Polish man Czeslaw Kukuczka was shot in the back as he tried to escape to West Germany

In the country of the Holocaust, pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian camps have spent the last year facing off on a daily basis

Parties of two alpha females of German politics now attract nearly 30% of national support in opinion polls

Presiding judge Uta Engemann has been criticised for her lack of sensitivity and empathy with Hazel Behan. She asked questions that prompted regular gasps from the public gallery

Recreational drug legalised in April, but promised licensed shops have not materialised, while cannabis clubs are still waiting for permits

Just before the second World War broke out, in 1938 the New Industries (Development) Act sought to lure employers to the North. It helped some escape the evil of the Nazis

Far-right AfD’s collapse of inaugural sitting of Thuringia state parliament provides timely backdrop to new play in which populist governor sparks constitutional crisis

Man who finally became CDU leader in 2022 hosts event to belatedly mark Merkel’s 70th birthday

Green leadership steps down in Germany three days after party ejected from new Brandenburg state parliament in Potsdam after polling just 4%

German government has no plans to sell remaining stake in Commerzbank

Key members of cartel, including three Kinahans, sourced multiple passports in Ireland and Britain

Currency area’s latest pmi data points to downward slide in activity across the bloc

Chancellor has lost his three-year-old hero factor in recent elections. He has even been dropped from SPD posters

German and French economic activity retreats

Holocaust survivor Christian Pfeil says ‘it’s important to remind society again and again that this actually happened’, especially at a time when right-wing extremism is growing across Europe

Polls say the far-right party will get another big win in Tuesday’s state election in Brandenberg, further weakening the position of chancellor Olaf Scholz

Site-clearing had already begun at giant new site for the troubled chipmaker

Centre-right opposition leader gets CDU and CSU backing in shift towards tougher line on migration

Interior minister Nancy Faeser said decision to temporarily set aside open-border measures was due to security risk posed by the numbers of irregular arrivals

Developers are seeking planning permission for large-turbine wind farms as people from Louth to Wexford say they are worried about more than visual intrusion

Academics sign letter backing students’ ‘right to peaceful protest’ in wake of Israel’s invasion of Gaza

Stretch of Carola Bridge fell into the river Elbe on Wednesday