Germany Battle is on to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel Two frontrunners have emerged with opposing visions for the Christian Democratic Union 30/11/2018
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 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 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°: 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 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 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
