Angela Merkel condemns “hate” towards asylum seekers

German chancellor visits town of Heidenau where mob rioted over arrival of refugees

Ghosts laid to rest as Hitler’s Berlin stadium hosts Jewish games

European Maccabi Games begin in city’s Olympic Stadium, notorious for Nazi links

Merkel lookalike and Ireland’s marriage vote unlikely bedfellows

New magazine aimed at German lesbians starts campaign

Germanwings victim families reject compensation offer

Parents of German children killed criticise Lufthansa offer as ‘insult’ in emotional letter

President Michael D Higgins says Greeks have had ‘distressing’ time

President calls for harmony across Europe as he hosts German president Joachim Gauck

German president says euro crisis is fueling ‘rampant populism’

Joachim Gauck addresses rise of anti-European sentiment ahead of State visit

German president hopes to follow Ireland on marriage equality

Joachim Gauck calls for ‘stronger debate’ on same-sex marriage in Berlin

President Joachim Gauck: a pastor for the German soul

Born into the Third Reich and having lived through hard times in East Germany, Joachim Gauck now presides over the unified federal republic. As he prepares for a state visit to Ireland, the German president talks about his country’s role in Europe at a testing time

Queen Elizabeth warns of divided Europe ahead of EU summit

Monarch says ‘division in Europe is dangerous’ at dinner with Merkel and Cameron

German politicians speak of shock and sadness after Germanwings crash

Among first victims identified is Oleg Bryjak, a bass baritone at Deutsche Opera

Germany’s most popular post-war president dies, aged 94

Angela Merkel describes death of Richard von Weizsäcker as a ‘great loss for Germany’

World leaders visit Auschwitz with remaining survivors

Former prisoners of death camp recall horrors and appeal for past to be learnt from

70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz marked

300 survivors will gather for a commemoration at the site in southern Poland on Tuesday

Election of Die Linke state premier causes stir in Germany

Bodo Ramelow’s good fortune has evoked memory of East Germany’s Stasi regime

United under a European roof

What have been the consequences of German unification for Europe and the world?

Berlin 25: The new German division

Germans have to reconcile how they view themselves with how their neighbours in Europe see them

How the Berlin Wall fell: a chronology

Courage of people far beyond the divided city had already undermined and weakened Europe's most infamous structure

Left Party on course to head state of Thuringia

Successor party to East Germany’s SED shatters another taboo

Merkel vows to fight anti-Semitism at home

Chancellor attends rally at the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin

Gauck accused of ‘pouring oil on the fire’ by criticising Russia

German president told Polish audience that Russia’s actions had ‘effectively severed its partnership’ with Europe

Ukraine says conflict with Russia could spark 'great war'

Polish leader says continent must learn lessons of 1939

Irish/British engagement in the first World War was morally right

German invasion of Belgium ‘completely unjustifiable’

German president condemns his country’s invasion of Belgium in 1914

Joachim Gauck said his country’s invasion had been ‘completely unjustifiable’

President Higgins in Belgium to mark start of first World War

Representatives of some 70 countries will take part in commemorations

French and German leaders commemorate start of WW1

Hollande says peace between countries 100 years later should be a lesson in Gaza conflict

Ukraine crisis an opportunity for Germany to move past reputation for looking inward

A make-or-break moment for Berlin on foreign policy

Berlin welcomes back Joachim Löw’s Lions for Brandenburg Gate celebration

All-night party after Germany’s fourth World Cup win

US gambling on its friendship with Germany

Spy scandal threatens German-US relations

US ambassador summoned to foreign ministry over allegations

Germany urges US to explain suspected ‘double agent’ case

31-year-old employee of BND intelligence agency admits passing documents to US contact

Calendar of Great War commemorations hails military heroism at pivotal battles

Many first World War ceremonies are already mapped out but national roles can raise some historical questions

President Higgins to attend first World War commemoration in Liège

Higgins will join leaders from some of the key powers in the war, including German president Joachim Gauck, French president Hollande, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge representing Britain

Prominent German intellectual dies suddenly

Journalist Frank Schirrmacher sparked and steered public debate

Austerity-weary Greeks seek reparations for Nazi-era crimes

German president dismisses fresh demands for compensation during state visit to Greece

Access to Stasi files keeps the past in the present – and allows for reconciliation

When Germany opened the book on its divisive past, it revealed universal lessons for all, including Northern Ireland

German president urges greater engagement in solving conflicts

Joachim Gauck says time for 'distrust' in German State and society has past

Former SS soldier charged over second World War massacre

Accused faces 25 counts of murder in Oradour-sur-Glane in June 1944

Merkel promises stability ahead of today’s swearing-in for third term

Marathon coalition agreement with SPD signed in Berlin

Hollande urges French to pull together on economy in spirit of first World War effort

President launches commemoration of war with appeal to French public to overcome crisis

Bodybuilder in underpants breaks into Merkel’s plane

Man dances on a wing, uses fire extinguishers and activates the escape slide

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