Germany

Merkel 'agrees' refugee cap with allies

Progress in coalition talks in Germany - deal over refugee numbers 'agreed' between Merkel's CDU and Bavarian allies

09/10/2017

Germany

German chancellor in crunch coalition talks

Immigration is high on the agenda as Germany's Angela Merkel holds crunch coalition talks with her Bavarian conservative sister party, the CSU.

09/10/2017

Economy

View: Window of opportunity for EU reforms has already closed

Reform agendas laid out by Merkel and Macron require the buy-in of a German electorate that is moving in the opposite direction, writes Hans-Helmut Kotz

06/10/2017

Germany

Germany drops mass US, UK spying probe

The decision comes four years after whistle-blower Edward Snowden accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of bugging Chancellor Angela Merkel's private cell phone and massively spying on citizens of allied countries.

05/10/2017

Europe News

EU hosts first summit fully focussed on digital stakes

Estonia is hosting the gathering which has brought together EU heads of state and government

28/09/2017

Europe News

Macron seeks to reboot France-Germany ties

27/09/2017

Germany

Germany - "a coalition deal by Christmas"

Germany is potentially facing months of tough coalition talks.

25/09/2017

Economy

Euro slips after German election results

25/09/2017

Germany

Five takeaways from Germany’s election

What did we learn from the country's election on Sunday?

25/09/2017

Germany

Angela Merkel's 'hollow victory'

CDU supporters celebrate win in German election but do some soul searching amid far-right surge

25/09/2017

Germany

German SPD vows to rebuild after election slump

Germen SPD supporters look to the future and vow to rebuild while in opposition

24/09/2017

Germany

Historic election for Germany's far-right AfD

Far-right AfD set to enter German parliament for first time.

24/09/2017

Germany

Going fourth: how Angela Merkel went from Kohl's girl to global leader

What do we know about Germany's four-time chancellor?

24/09/2017

Germany

Polls open in Germany

Polling stations have opened this morning to the 60 million people registered to vote in the German elections.

24/09/2017

Germany

German voters 'undecided' hours before polls open

Germany’s candidates campaign for one final time, as polls suggest a third of the electorate is still undecided over who to vote for in Sunday's general election.

23/09/2017

World News

Euroviews. View: Could Merkel’s Germany fill the global leadership void?

Will Angela Merkel’s Germany ensure that great-power cooperation does not deteriorate beyond the point of no return in the Trump era?

23/09/2017

Germany

Merkel, Schulz reach out to undecided voters as far-right surge looms

The German Chancellor and her Social Democrat challenger say every vote counts, as the Alternative for Germany (AfD) looks set to become the most far-right party in parliament for 60 years.

22/09/2017

Germany

Youth uninspired by Social Democrats and 'the Schulz Effect'

These young people are campaigning outside a shopping mall in the Neukölln district of Berlin.

22/09/2017

Germany

Merkel gets ahead of the pack by targetting postal voters

A large fraction of Germany's electorate is choosing to vote early by mail, potentially changing the political landscape ahead of Sunday's federal elections.

20/09/2017

World

German election: what's at stake

Germany’s election on September 24 is not just about who will become chancellor – it will influence the future design of the European Union.

19/09/2017