Germany

Germany

Merkel's party holds secret talks with the SPD

Angela Merkel pins her hopes of a fourth term as chancellor on the SPD as talks begin to try to form a government

14/12/2017

Germany

German intelligence warning of Chinese LinkedIn spying 'groundless' –

Germany's spy agency says China has been using fake social media profiles to try to infiltrate German politics and business.

12/12/2017

Germany

Merkel condemns recent anti-Semitic incidents in Berlin

Following recent demonstrations in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her conservative party unanimously condemned anti-Semitic acts such as burning of Israeli flags.

12/12/2017

Germany

Want to live the dream and buy your own Alpine village? Here's how...

The tiny German village of Alwine in Domsdorf goes under the hammer this weekend

09/12/2017

Cinema

European Film Awards: May the best movie win!

Final preparations are underway in Berlin for Saturday's 30th edition of the awards

09/12/2017

Germany

How Germany has clamped down on migrant fraud

08/12/2017

Germany

Karl Lagerfeld's homecoming

08/12/2017

Germany

SPD votes to open German coalition talks

The centre-left party has given the green light for the start of negotiations with Chancellor Merkel's conservatives, as leader Martin Schulz made an impassioned speech calling for a United States of Europe 'by 2025'

07/12/2017

Germany

Would you support a United States of Europe?

Germany politician Martin Schulz has called for a new treaty to make Europe more federal.

07/12/2017

Germany

Euroviews. Germany's 'crisis' is something other countries should envy: View

To understand the significance of the political manoeuvrings in Berlin look beyond the headlines to the economy, writes Charles Lees.

06/12/2017

Germany

Dozens injured in a train collision in Meerbusch, Germany

Firefighters struggle to get to the injured due to broken power cables after a passenger and freight train collide

05/12/2017

Germany

Germany: nail-filled package could be extortion-related

German police say a suspicious, nail-filled package, sent to an address in Potsdam, is being investigated in an extortion inquiry.

03/12/2017

Germany

German SPD urged to join coalition by EU leaders

The head of Germany's Social Democrats has said that he has been urged by France's Emmanuel Macron to form a ruling coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party

03/12/2017

Germany

German far-right AfD celebrates new leadership duo

At a congress in Hannover, the anti-immigrant party re-elected Jorg Meuthen, while delegates also gave their backing to hardliner Alexander Gauland who has said Germans should be proud of what their soldiers achieved in two World Wars

03/12/2017

Germany

Patrols at Potsdam Christmas market after bomb scare

Police are still trying to figure out who delivered a package full of wires and nails to a pharmacy on the same street as the outdoor market.

02/12/2017

Germany

Protests delay German far-right AfD party congress

The anti-migrant, anti-Islam party, now the third biggest group in parliament, is meeting in Hanover this weekend to elect a new leadership.

02/12/2017

Germany

Germany: police have evacuated the Christmas market in Potsdam

The suspicious package prompted authorities to clear out a Potsdam Christmas market

01/12/2017

Germany

Germany's SPD says grand coalition 'not automatic'

"We have a lot of options for building a government," says Martin Schulz.

01/12/2017

Germany

EU objection to phosphate 'threatens' Germany’s beloved kebabs

German politicians went into damage control amid outcry over media reports that the food additive, which is used in kebabs, may be banned.

30/11/2017

Germany

Terror charges dismissed against German soldier who posed as refugee

Franco Albrecht will still face justice after falsely claiming asylum benefits.

30/11/2017

Germany

German mayor in knife attack

The mayor of a small town in Western Germany has survived a knife attack possibly linked to his liberal immigration policies.

28/11/2017

Germany

Pro-refugee mayor stabbed in 'politically motivated' attack

Conservative mayor known for his liberal migrant policy stabbed in the neck

28/11/2017

Germany

Merkel presses SPD over joining new German coalition

Angela Merkel has reached out to the Social Democrats in a bid to create a new coalition without calling fresh elections.

27/11/2017

Germany

Founder of Germany phamarcy chain Schlecker given suspended sentence

27/11/2017

Germany

Germany coalition talks may not start until 2018

27/11/2017

Germany

SPD debates rejoining ‘grand coalition’ with Merkel

The top leadership of Germany’s Social Democrats are debating whether party leader Martin Schulz should reconsider forming another coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.

24/11/2017