Official issues controversial warning amid surge in anti-Semitism in Germany

Hans-Georg Maassen criticised coalition’s ‘naive’ immigration policy in speech

Exit polls show Christian Social Union bleeding votes to Greens and far-right

Poor showings for her centre-right alliance could catalyse her transition out of power

Fears of more anti-immigrant tensions as two Afghans detained

Chancellor wants ‘fairer’ burden-sharing to more evenly distribute refugees in Europe

Agencies based in ‘anchor centres’ to take hardline approach, state premier says

Horst Seehofer warned European Commission of security risks posed by its Brexit stance

EU fears grow that if Vienna closes border with Italy Schengen zone will unravel

Chancellor’s legacy tied forever to refugee hand she played on principled hunch

Vienna rejects proposal to pass asylum seekers back over Austrian border

Germany’s interior minister offered to resign over EU deal to tackle immigration

Never-ending crises take toll on Merkel as gloss comes off football team and economy

EU members at summit agree on processing centres for refugees and to bolster Frontex

German chancellor under increasing pressure to secure comprehensive EU-wide deal

Observers suggest CSU demands on German chancellor may be running out of steam

France calls for penalties for countries rejecting migrants with proven asylum status

SPD leader claims they will oppose coalition partner’s crackdown against Merkel’s wishes

Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia to skip EU mini-summit on migration

Issue bringing bitter political divisions to a head in Europe and United States

Angela Merkel’s coalition partner has given her an ultimatum that could collapse their government

Chancellor denies CDU allies in Bavaria blackmailing her to back tougher asylum rules

The border question in Germany remains unresolved since the refugee crisis

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

US president’s torpedoing of G7 summit on Twitter was ‘sobering and a bit depressing’

Dozens of cultural and political associations plan to counter-protest at right-wing AfD

Interior minister says asylum process will be speeded up after ‘scandalous’ incident

The bloc must actively defend its core values if it is to secure its future

Across central and eastern Europe, systemic problems pose grave threats to the European Union and the western liberal order

Landslide win divides EU opinion as election monitors raise concerns

Result of postal vote to determine if party will support new agreement is due on Sunday

Bavarian allies may cause headache for Merkel after rise of dress-up fan Markus Söder

Challenges at home and in Europe make it ‘desirable to form government very quickly’

German leader tries to forge a new government as support for her alliance plunges

Politicians will give car executives chilly reception at emergency ‘diesel summit’

Germany’s transport minister investigating whether VW Touareg using ‘defeat’ software

German politicians call for stiffer fines for ‘gawper’ drivers who blocked emergency vehicles

Chancellor says relationships forged since second World War ‘are to some extent over’

German chancellor predicts ‘the most difficult election that I have experienced to date’

Suspect under surveillance for several months over potential plan to buy weapons