Germany Last chance for German coalition talks to begin Chancellor Angela Merkel says her conservative bloc and the Social Democrats still had difficult obstacles to clear before they could agree to enter coalition talks 11/01/2018
Germany Germany's SPD urged to drop opposition to joining "grand coalition" Key ally of Chancellor Merkel urges SPD to change mind to ensure stable government after collapse of coalition talks 23/11/2017
Germany Merkel says she is prepared to call fresh elections Germany's Angela Merkel says she is prepared to call a snap election after coalition talks fail 20/11/2017
Germany Cracks appear in Germany's AfD The party has lost two senior figures just days after its success in Germany's federal election 26/09/2017
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 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 A real alternative?: the rise of the far right in Germany The AfD looks set to become the third party in the Bundestag after the forthcoming German federal elections: but why is it doing so well? 19/09/2017
Germany German Election 360° - can a new government do more to encourage renewable energy? Green energy is creating jobs in rural areas, but voters say the government should do more to help 08/09/2017
Germany German Elections 360: Voters hoping for change in Bremen Inequality is one of the issues dividing voters in one Germany's poorest states 06/09/2017
Germany German Election 360°: enough is enough after 12 years of Merkel Germany goes to the polls for the federal elections on September 24 where the country elects deputies in the lower house. 30/08/2017
Germany German Election 360°: Profile of a migrant In the first of nine profiles in the run up to Germany's election in September, we talked with an Afghan migrant. 28/08/2017
Germany Erdogan in war of words with Merkel The Turkish President describes Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats party as an "enemy of Turkey" 21/08/2017
Germany State win for Merkel huge boost ahead of German election Sunday's triumph in North Rhine-Westphalia marked the third regional victory this year for Merkel's Christian Democrats, a strong sign that she has regained her popularity. 15/05/2017
world news German anti-immigrant AfD party moves more to the right The nationalist, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party has voted for a new campaign leadership ahead of elections in September. 23/04/2017
View Dutch election shows how EU is at its best in a crisis: View By Sylvester Eijffinger, Professor of Financial Economics at Tilburg University, Netherlands Last week, Dutch voters dealt a blow to far-right 21/03/2017
Germany Germany's SPD elects Schulz as Merkel's challenger Germany’s centre-left SPD has confirmed Martin Schulz as the party’s new leader and candidate to take on Chancellor Angela Merkel in upcoming elections. 19/03/2017
Germany Merkel gets party backing to fight Germany's election Germany's centre-right political parties have agreed to nominate Angela Merkel as their candidate to run for chancellor in the country's election in September. 06/02/2017
Germany Schulz: "a stronger Europe means a stronger Germany" The former president of the European Parliament has been nominated to lead Germany's centre-left Social Democrats into the country's upcoming election. 30/01/2017
world news German Chancellor Merkel calls for a ban on the burka German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a ban on the burka in public life “wherever possible.” 06/12/2016
Germany Four more years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to stand for re-election in 2017 Angela Merkel has thrown her hat in the ring, announcing she will stand for re-election, ending months of speculation. 20/11/2016
Germany Berlin elections loom, but is another setback on the horizon for Angela Merkel? Berlin is set to vote on Sunday in Germany’s second regional elections in as many weeks and all signs are pointing to another blow for Chancellor Angela Merkel. 16/09/2016
Germany Germany's AfD - a flash in the pan or here to stay? For insight into the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany, euronews spoke to Jean-Michel De Waele, Professor of Political Science at the Free University of… 05/09/2016
Germany Merkel resists pressure to change refugee policy The German chancellor admits she is unhappy about the results of Sunday's regional election. But which way now for the CDU? 05/09/2016
Moldova Moldova decides to go east or west Moldova goes to the polls on Sunday in what is being seen as a broad choice between closer ties with the EU or with Russia. The similar identity 30/11/2014
Germany Merkel triumphs but falls just shy of absolute majority Angela Merkel’s conservatives look set to fall just short of an historic absolute majority – despite their strongest performance in a German national 22/09/2013
Insight Merkel's election promises may beef up support The Chancellor is offering tax breaks for an eventual third term. Angela Merkel has not promised a clear figure on this in her electoral programme 24/06/2013
