For good or ill, September 2015 was the making of Angela Merkel
A gripping docudrama on German TV recounts the chancellor’s handling of the refugee crisis
Asylum applications fall but Germany still under pressure
Refugee requests are down almost 80% from peak of 890,000 two years ago
German Christmas market closed after suspicious package found
Police in Potsdam say ‘unconventional explosive device’ was incapable of exploding
Dortmund bus attack: man in custody as terror link ‘likely’
Police study letters found at scene of Borussia Dortmund team bus explosions
Germany sees two-thirds drop in asylum seekers in 2016
‘Federal government and European measures have kicked in’, bringing down numbers
Victims of Berlin attack: 12 dead, some to still be identified
Of 48 injured, 12 in hospital with serious injuries, including one in medically induced coma
Berlin attack suspect released as Isis claims responsibility
German security on high alert as ‘armed perpetrator’ believed to be at large
12 dead after truck driven into Christmas market in Berlin
At least 48 injured, police arrest man and confirm second man found dead in truck cab
German police under fire after terror suspect dies in prison cell
Jaber al-Bakr was arrested on Monday when allegedly planning to bomb a Berlin airport
Derek Scally: Who could replace Angela Merkel?
The German chancellor is increasingly vulnerable amid backlash to her migration policy
Germany: terror attacks increase pressure on Angela Merkel in her own CDU party
Strong whiff of populism in new laws proposed by state security ministers
Germany targets radical Islamists in crackdown
Merkel mulls series of security proposals, including reported ban on burkas
German authorities find Isis videos on phone of Ansbach attacker
News agency close to terror group says a soldier of Islamic State carried out attack
Ali David Sonboly spent a year planning Munich attack
German police arrest an Afghan youth on suspicion of a connection to the killings
Munich shooting: What we know so far
Q&A: German teenager killed nine people and himself in attack on Friday night
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 poised to take first migrants back from Greece
EU pins hopes on controversial ‘swap’ scheme despite warnings from rights groups
Brussels attacks death toll is ‘likely to rise’
Turkey claims Belgium ignored warning as police continue to search for suspect
Schengen area could collapse over refugee crisis – ministers
Athens recalls its ambassador to Austria and issues veto warning amid tensions
Germany urges Pakistan and others to take back asylum seekers
Berlin’s tougher stance on migration criticised in report by Amnesty International
Grenade attack marks rise in German anti-migrant violence
Ruling grand coalition agree new immigration Bill to tighten border controls
German politicians promise new laws to tackle criminal asylum seekers
Number of complaints of attacks filed by women in Cologne reaches 516
Merkel condemns Cologne new year’s attacks on women
About 90 complaints lodged by women who passed through group of 1,000 men in city
Uncertainty over Munich attack plot amid terrorism jitters
Train stations in city reopen as German police say they are unsure if suspects even exist
Dutch PM proposes ‘mini Schengen’ amid calls for new Fortress Europe
Mounting pressure from right-wing parties recasts refugee debate as security concern
Belgium raises terror alert and heightens security
Seven people detained and soccer match cancelled as search for suspects widens
Germany match cancelled after ‘concrete indications’ of threat
Cancellation took place hours after large-scale anti-terror operation in Aachen
Critic of Angela Merkel is rebuked for linking attacks to refugees
Bavarian politician criticised for attacking chancellor and trying to boost public image
Heightened security at Wembley for England-France clash
England players and fans to demonstrate their solidarity with the visitors
Migrant crisis: Austria and Slovenia to erect border fence
Tensions build between EU member states as the refugee and migrant plight rumbles on
Migrant crisis: EU looking further afield for solution
November’s Malta summit seen as chance for talks with Africa on root causes of migration
Austria considering building border with Slovenia
European Commission ‘not informed’ of plans as concerns over future of Schengen grow
Refugee from the Taliban, said to be aged 110, reaches Bavaria
Family carry relative from Afghanistan through 12 countries on ‘hell of a journey’
German police call for segregated refugee shelters
After fights in emergency accommodation police seek separation on religious lines
Merkel let refugee crisis go ‘out of control’, says German minister
Thomas de Maizière criticises decision to suspend EU rules on asylum applications
Berlin coalition tensions build over refugee crisis
Interior minister’s comments ahead of summit contradict Merkel’s offer of asylum to all
Suzanne Lynch: European unity falters in the face of refugee crisis
The European Commission may drop its proposal for mandatory quotas next week
Germany’s moment of truth as migrants provoke identity crisis
Mastering the crisis forces Germany, after decades of evasion, to face certain questions
Migrant crisis: Refugee quota system likely to be voluntary
Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald calls on EU states to show solidarity
Germany to introduce temporary border controls
Munich ‘stretched to limit’ as flow of migrants continues while 28 drown off Greece
Mixed feelings as German town hall houses asylum seekers
Many show solidarity with newcomers but ask why Germany bears brunt of crisis
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
Tunisia: Ministers gather in Sousse to remember victims
British, French, German and Tunisian ministers condemn Islamic State
Ireland to become privacy regulator for 300m Twitter users
DPC says it plans to hold talks with Twitter over implications of move
French investigators find Germanwings data recorder
Co-pilot Lubitz may have researched cockpit security measures and suicide
Co-pilot’s dream of flying turns into air crash nightmare
Locals in Lubitz’s home town struggle to reconcile the man they knew with perpetrator of Germanwings tragedy
Ireland in top three EU countries for undermining data privacy
Leaked Brussels documents show State is just behind Germany and UK in watering down legislation
Germany’s AfD party opens door to co-operation with Islam-critical Pegida
Mainstream German politicians see bid to put Muslims under ‘suspicion’ as ‘disgusting’
Merkel faces dilemma over revelations about double-agent
German chancellor faces challenge of demanding intelligence concessions from US
Germany urges US to explain suspected ‘double agent’ case
31-year-old employee of BND intelligence agency admits passing documents to US contact
German report dismisses welfare tourism claims
Tighter rules and additional assistance promised by Berlin
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