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Germany

Germany's CDU backs Armin Laschet as candidate to replace Merkel

Laschet, the 60-year-old premier for North Rhine-Westphalia was picked over Markus Soder, the popular leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union.

Germany

Greens pick Annalena Baerbock as their candidate to replace Merkel

The Greens — in opposition nationally but in 11 of the country's 16 state governments — could hold the key to forming the next government.

Germany

Germany commemorates 80,000 COVID-19 victims with national ceremony

Chancellor Angela Merkel and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended a morning mass on Sunday morning before taking part in a televised ceremony.

Germany

Merkel calls for uniform set of COVID restrictions across Germany

"The situation is serious, very serious, and we need to take it seriously," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told lawmakers. She is trying to pass a bill that would force regions to implement a uniform set of coronavirus restrictions.

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Ukraine

We must act fast to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine's president has told Euronews there is no time to lose in resolving tensions in the east of the country.

Germany

Merkel bids for powers to impose a nationwide COVID lockdown

If MPs pass the legislation, restrictions will be automatically introduced in regions with a spike in COVID-19 infections.

Germany

Germany's COVID-19 cases top 3 million amid calls for tighter rules

The number of confirmed cases in Germany passed the three-million mark as federal and state politicians struggled to agree on tougher coronavirus rules.

Germany

Germany: Far-right AfD attempts to bridge rifts ahead of key election

The AfD is holding a two-day congress this weekend ahead of Germany's September federal election, which will mark the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel's era.

Ukraine

Ukraine: Merkel demands Russia withdraw troops near border

The deployment of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine has raised concerns that the conflict could escalate once more.

Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel urges German states to issue tougher measures

Merkel criticised some of her country's regional states for not issuing tougher virus restrictions and says Germans need to be a little more flexible.

My Europe Series

German election: Six months ahead of the vote, where do things stand?

Two key things make this election remarkable: Chancellor Angela Merkel is bowing out after 16 years in office and, perhaps even more significantly, the fact that no one can really predict what is going to happen now after years of certainty.

World News

Slow vaccine rollout tops agenda as European leaders meet virtually

Three months after vaccination campaigns started, fewer than 5% of the EU's 450 million residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Germany

Germany extends lockdown until mid-April amid third wave of infections

Restrictions previously set to run through March 28 will now remain in place until April 18, with public life largely shut down over Easter.

Germany

Germany poised to extend coronavirus restrictions amid third wave

Chancellor Merkel was due to relax restrictions at a meeting with regional leaders on Monday but a surge in infections has upended those plans.

Germany

Merkel's centre-right party defeated in two German state elections

Sunday's elections were viewed as a key test to determine what voters think of the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine what they think of Merkel's successor.

World

Germany 'super election year' starts with state and regional ballots

On Sunday two German states with a combined population of over 15 million people will elect new regional governments. It's the start of the so-called 'super election year' culminating with federal elections in September.

Germany

Former press officer for Angela Merkel convicted of spying for Egypt

Federal prosecutors said he had begun spying in July 2010 on instructions from the Egyptian embassy in Berlin.

Germany

German MP resigns amid claims he used pandemic to enrich himself

It was claimed that a company run by Löbel had earned commissions of €250,000 for brokering face mask contracts between manufacturers and German authorities.

The Cube

Angela Merkel did not "refuse" the AstraZeneca vaccine

Newspapers claimed the German Chancellor refused to have the vaccine. However, she wasn't offered it because she is above the age threshold.

Switzerland

COVID origin probe to continue despite lack of results from WHO team

As countries roll out vaccine programmes amid worries over new COVID variants, the WHO says there is still no definitive answer to the origins of the pandemic