Brexit: May and Merkel find ‘good reasons’ to talk in Berlin

Leaders hold pre-summit talks as German officials again deny any moves on backstop

Europe confronts problem of returning Isis fighters

Return of up to 4,000 fighters represents a security, political and legal nightmare

Russia commits to more talks on Ukraine in wake of separatist leader’s assassination

Germany and France urge calm amid fears Moscow could abandon diplomacy

Carles Puigdemont to spend Easter in German prison

Former Catalan leader arrested on Sunday on way back to self-imposed exile in Belgium

German car giants funded exhaust fume tests on humans in 2013

Daimler, BMW and VW implicated as politicians react with horror to news of trials

High-flying Merkel under fire over helicopter flight fee discount

German chancellor accused by rival over use of helicopter at ‘knockdown price’

Germany concerned by arrest of human rights activist in Turkey

Angela Merkel under pressure to get tough with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Helmut Kohl’s funeral request divides the nation he reunited

Germany’s late leader asked for a ‘European state ceremony’. Was he settling scores?

EU and neighbouring countries offer Sweden support

Jean-Claude Juncker: An attack on any of our member states is an attack on us all

West criticises Russia for recognising separatist passports

Kiev and Moscow both dismiss ‘secret peace plan’ reportedly delivered to Donald Trump

Merkel reminds Trump of US Geneva Convention obligations

Berlin has vowed to examine consequence of Trump’s executive order for people with dual US-German citizenship

Hospitals in Aleppo overwhelmed by wounded

More air strikes reported in Syrian army offensive as Russia ignores Western pleas

Deutsche Bank shares fall to lowest level since 1980s

Drop at Germany’s biggest financial institution sparks sell-off in European banks

Young Germans will have to work till 69, Bundesbank warns

Central bank counters German government claim retirement age of 67 will be enough

German train attack: minister warns of more ‘lone wolf’ attacks

Angela Merkel criticised as open-door refugee policy linked to axe rampage in Bavaria

Turkey purges police in the wake of failed coup attempt

Ankara demands Washington hand over cleric it holds responsible for the putsch

World leaders call for calm following failed Turkey coup

United States calls on all parties in Turkey to support President Tayyip Erdogan

Berlin cabinet backs military aid in fight against Isis

Opposition has warned the plan is rash and possibly illegal

Netanyahu backtracks on Holocaust remarks after uproar

Israeli leader had blamed Muslim cleric for getting Hitler to carry out extermination of Jews

Ukraine seeks German and French alliance to isolate Russia

Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko in Berlin for talks that exclude Vladimir Putin

Greece and lenders agree on bailout terms

Sources say deal reached on 3rd bailout after all-night talks

Germany cautious ahead of crunch Brussels talks

Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union warns repeated bending of rules will end in ‘chaos’

Greek economy’s fate hangs in balance as euro zone leaders meet in Brussels

No vote deemed to ‘widen the gap’ between Greece and other euro countries

Greek crisis: IMF says it is ready to lend to Greece

Greece government plans to extend closure of banks until Friday

Merkel under pressure over NSA revelations

German foreign intelligence agency accused of processing over 40,000 spy requests from US organisation

Donetsk separatists eye key port of Mariupol as determination grows

Ceasefire still in doubt as clashes continue and artillery stays at frontline

Ukraine accuses rebels of rocket fire on southeast villages

Kiev says it cannot withdraw weapons under truce and fears Mariupol is next big target

Vladimir Putin a ‘tyrant’ over Ukraine - UK foreign secretary

Leaders to hold Minsk summit on Wednesday, says German government spokesman

Moscow talks on Ukraine crisis end without agreement

Putin, Hollande and Merkel meet for five hours amid fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine

Germany rules out debt cut for Greece as AfD revives Grexit demand

German reaction to Syriza’s election victory in Greece ranges from negative to jubilant

German government says Greece’s obligation unchanged by vote

Spokesman: Syriza victory does not change European, German attitudes towards reform

Germany says it is not planning for Greek euro zone exit

Newspaper claims government working on contingency plan for possible ’Grexit’

UK defiant after German warning on EU migration

National interest comes first, says chancellor George Osborne after ‘Der Spiegel’ story

UN holds emergency meeting on Ukraine crisis

Top official tells Security Council ‘no way’ of verifying report of Russian invasion

US and Germany confront Russia over alleged role in Ukraine

Pro-Moscow rebels push back Kiev’s forces as Russia’s secret death toll appears to mount

Germany pledges to arm Kurd forces and ‘set aside taboos’ on Iraq military role

Foreign minister says it is ‘not enough to show disgust’ at murder of journalist

CIA chief in Berlin leaves US embassy over spying row

Germans say ‘deep differences of opinion’ remain

‘Deep differences’ between Berlin and Washington over US double agents

Nothing resolved by Merkel and Obama phone conversation

Germany urges US to explain suspected ‘double agent’ case

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

Ukraine ceasefire in balance as eastern clashes continue

Russia offers access to border posts to monitor for fighters and weapons

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