David McWilliams: Germany under pressure to reinvent itself for a post-carbon world

Industrial Germany is a carbon addict, and the CDU is wedded to the carbon economy that has served Germany so well for 50 years

Refugee issue dominates informal talks ahead of EU summit

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

Michael Walker: Ruminations on the World Cup week that was

O’Neill trusts footballers to do what’s necessary because he was one and knows the drill

Nicky Kelly still seeks answers for Sallins train robbery arrest

State’s most notorious miscarriage of justice case has yet to be explained, 40 years on

Syrian crisis overshadows summit on Ukraine conflict

Timetable for Minsk accords delayed as local elections put on long finger

EU Parliament committee chair backs bailout compensation

“All possibilities for relief should be explored” as economic recovery in Europe picks up

‘Selfish’ Merkel phrase reveals French rift with Germany

Row over leaked document threatens Franco-German relations

Ecofin pushes back debt repayments