Euro zone reforms delayed by German domestic politics as chancellor visits Paris

For the first time since the early 1960s, the far-right will have a presence in the Bundestag

Far-right party enters parliament for the first time in over 50 years

The birthday girl’s warnings have become the finance equivalent of Samuel Beckett’s Godot

The German chancellor is increasingly vulnerable amid backlash to her migration policy

German chancellor hardens position amid growing opposition to open-door policy

Helmut Schmidt: December 23rd, 1918 - November 10th, 2015

British monarch’s family tree means many Germans view her as one of their own

Football is never truly important, but the Miracle of Bern in 1954 is probably as close as it gets

Berlin Letter: Divisions over pension reforms and Ukraine are testing the CDU-SPD relationship

Bundestag vote means German ‘grand coalition’ can be sworn in later today

Chancellor sees scale of election triumph as endorsement of her euro zone strategy

Many hope vote will bring softening of austerity approach pursued since crisis began

Adenauer wanted a rebuilt Germany to strive for European unity and reconciliation

Opinion: ‘Grand coalitions’ have advantages, but don’t always tackle difficult issues

Chancellor says instability likely unless she secures third term

The idea that classical music ought to be ‘nice’ has gained an alarming currency. Thank goodness, then, for ‘uneasy listening’ numbers performed at the Summer Baroque Festival

A new book offers some plausible explanations on the patchy rate of economic success across Asia

He was first a businessman, then a diplomat and finally the moving spirit behind the creation of a political Europe

Single currency is polarising continent, says party’s Bernd Lucke

Analysis: The appetite for euro-critical debate is growing in German newspapers