state of the union Europe's week: Germany's EU presidency, COVID-19 and Eurovision What are the key talking points across Europe this week? 26/06/2020
Germany Merkel warns of 'permanent deep rift' in Europe over COVID-19 response Merkel called on EU member states to compromise in a speech given to the German Bundestag. 18/06/2020
world news Analysis: The COVID-19 crisis and Merkel's last big test As Germany prepares to take over the rotating EU presidency in a month’s time, how the bloc emerges from this latest crisis will be Merkel’s last big test, writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey. 28/05/2020
world news Merkel comes out top in leaders' approval poll for COVID-19 crisis Merkel has broad support of the German people for her handling of pandemic, while less than half of France approves of Macron, according to an exclusive Euronews poll. 28/05/2020
Belgium Angela Merkel says pandemic will be 'stress test' for EU Angela Merkel sets of the role of EU in the aftermath of coronavirus as she prepares to lead the presidency of EU council 28/05/2020
brussels bureau Analysis: Will Europe unite around the EU's coronavirus recovery plan? Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey looks at the splits over the EU's coronavirus recovery plan. 25/05/2020
Germany Lufthansa €9 billion bailout decision expected 'shortly', says Merkel The German government would take up a significant stake in the group threatened by the coronavirus crisis. 21/05/2020
brussels bureau Irish Finance Minister warns of damage to the European project if Merkel-Macron deal obstructed Paschal Donohue says there would be “great difficulty” for the EU if “existing divergences” among member states are “exacerbated” by the impact of COVID-19. 20/05/2020
Germany Merkel says Germany has ‘hard evidence’ of Russian hacking "I can honestly say that it pains me. Everyday I try to build a better relationship with Russia and on the other hand, there is such hard evidence that Russian forces are doing this," the German chancellor told lawmakers. 13/05/2020
Germany Angela Merkel: Coronavirus is biggest challenge for Germany since WW2 'It is serious,' Merkel told the nation, 'take it seriously.' 19/03/2020
Germany Angela Merkel’s CDU to elect new leader in April The centre-right Christian Democrats are in disarray following recent electoral setbacks and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s decision to stand aside. 24/02/2020
Germany Hamburg election: Greens make major gains, AfD support falls The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) may be out of the Hamburg state legislature after failing to gather the required 5% of votes. 23/02/2020
Germany Rallies in east Germany after ruling party votes with far-right party Rallies condemned ruling CDU party after it teamed up with far-right AfD party to vote the leader of the state of Thuringia out of office on February 5th. 15/02/2020
Germany If AKK can't be the next Merkel, who can? Step forward Friedrich Merz After Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer's resignation, the right-wing of Germany's governing CDU party may try to take over the party leadership, Let's take a closer look at one of their likely candidates, Friedrich Merz. 10/02/2020
Germany Germany far-right crisis: what's next after Thuringia governor quits? Even if it was short-lived, the election of a governor with far-right votes is likely to have a longlasting impact in Germany. 07/02/2020
Italy Russia and Turkey push for ceasefire in Libya German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed the ceasefire effort and announced talks would take place in Berlin. 11/01/2020
Russia Merkel and Putin: We'll fight to save Iran nuclear deal Putin said he expected the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to ship Russian gas to Germany to be finished by the end of 2021 despite delays caused by US sanctions. 11/01/2020
brussels bureau EU leaders agree on climate neutrality by 2050, Poland to go 'at own pace' Discussions focused on funds for eastern European states to transition away from fossil fuels, while keeping nuclear power in the mix, but the deadline is a bit more flexible for one country. 13/12/2019
Russia Russia to expel two German diplomats over Berlin murder investigation Tensions have risen between the two countries since a Russian-Georgian man was murdered in Berlin in August. 12/12/2019
France Macron positive after Zelenskiy's first face-to-face with Putin A ceasefire and further prisoner swaps are among the items on the agenda at the summit in Paris. 09/12/2019
Germany Germany's SPD elects new leftist leadership Germany's SPD elects new leftist leadership - raising doubts about the future of ruling coalition 01/12/2019
no comment Germany marks 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall Germany on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe. 09/11/2019
Germany 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, how unified is Germany? The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November, 1990, triggered a process that would see East and West Germany reunified as one country a year later. But today only 38 per cent of Germans in the former East feel that reunification has been successful. 09/11/2019
Germany Watch again: Berlin commemorates 30th anniversary of fall of wall This Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, a historical turning point which changed Germany, Europe and the world. 09/11/2019
World Germany, U.S. defend NATO after Macron brands alliance brain dead Angela Merkel has said the French president was overreacting. 07/11/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: Brexit Breakdown? Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today. 08/10/2019
