Germany Merz confirmed as Germany's CDU leader as party moves on from Merkel Some 95% of party delegates voted for Merz, already assured of leading the CDU after being backed by party members in December. 22/01/2022
View Women leaders in Europe are always (from the) right | View Roberta Metsola's appointment to President of the European Parliament is the latest in a long-observed pattern. From Marine le Pen to Angela Merkel, why, asks College of Europe professor Costanza Hermanin, are female holders of real executive power always right-wing? 21/01/2022
Spain Leaders of Germany, Spain meet to align left-wing agendas German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid to plan how to boost progressive policies in the 27-nation European Union. 17/01/2022
Germany East German Stasi kept records on Scholz during 1970s, 80s East Germany's secret police kept extensive records on Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he was a senior member of the West German Social Democratic Party’s youth wing in the 1970s and 80s, German tabloid Bild reported. 13/01/2022
Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier set for second term as Germany's president All three parties in Germany's coalition have now endorsed Steinmeier to serve for another five years until 2027. 04/01/2022
Health Cannabis start-ups blooming as Germany eyes legal recreational use German start-ups growing cannabis for medical use - legal in the country since 2016 - are booming. What impact will a move to recreational use have? 03/01/2022
Germany Germany shuts down three of its six nuclear power plants However, the full phase-out will not be over for a long time, as the post-operational phase and the gradual dismantling of the plants, under the responsibility of operators, is expected to take many more years. 31/12/2021
The Cube Euronews' biggest misinformation debunks of 2021 Misinformation about #COVID, vaccines, elections and other major events have spread in 2021. Here are five of Euronews' best debunks from the last 12 months. 27/12/2021
World These eight stories helped shape Europe in 2021 From COVID to Brexit and Kyiv to Berlin, here are the stories that helped shape Europe's 2021. 27/12/2021
Green News China proposes green co-operation with Germany, including clean energy President Xi says the world's second and fourth-largest economies should realise the growth potential of trade in services. 21/12/2021
Germany Germany: Merkel's CDU party chooses conservative Merz as leader Members of Germany's centre-right Christian Democratic Union have chosen prominent conservative Friedrich Merz as party leader. 17/12/2021
Uncovering Europe What is a European Council summit and how does it work? Everything you wanted to know about EU summits but were afraid to ask. 16/12/2021
Uncovering Europe Was Russia behind the killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili? Russia has always denied any involvement in the killing, which has escalated tensions between Berlin and Moscow 15/12/2021
View Germany coalition tests political will for climate protection | View Throughout her tenure as chancellor, Angela Merkel's green initiatives were hampered by Germany's powerful car and coal industries. With the Greens and the FDP at loggerheads on climate, will the new coalition fare better? asks activist and researcher Isabel Schatzschneider. 14/12/2021
Germany Germany's Social Democrats elect top three party leaders Party delegates from Germany's centre-left Social Democrats elected three top officials on Saturday just days after its candidate, Olaf Scholz, became Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor. 11/12/2021
Culture news Angela Merkel reportedly planning a political autobiography One of Germany's longest serving leaders has not yet made her future plans clear, but one close adviser says a book documenting her premiership's highs and lows is a priority. 10/12/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Scholz inauguration and French EU presidency Germany's first socialist-led government in 16 years finally got to work on Wednesday. 10/12/2021
