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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.

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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.

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Germany targets far-right extremists in dozens of raids

Several of those targeted were believed to have links to the Reichsburger movement, an extremist group which rejects the legitimacy of the German republic.

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SPD nominates Schulz to take on Merkel for German Chancellor

Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have nominated Martin Schulz as their candidate to run against Angela Merkel to become chancellor, following Sigmar Gabriel’s decision to stand…

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The Brief From Brussels: MEP Schulz steps back into political limelight

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

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German SPD leader to put forward Schulz to challenge Merkel in election

The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel will put forward former European Parliament President Martin Schulz to challenge conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in the September el

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Schulz eyes bid to become German Chancellor

Former European parliament president Martin Schulz looks set to be the Social Democrat candidate for German Chancellor.

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Germany's Greens go centrist in choice of election leaders

As the parliamentary elections in Germany creep closer, the traditionally left-leaning Green Party has announced two centrists will lead them to the vote.

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German court rules neo-Nazi NPD is no threat to democracy

No ban for Neo-Nazi NPD

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Former German president Herzog dies

The 82-year-old will be remembered for encouraging Germany to embrace economic reform in the 1990s.

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Two years on: young refugee family secure German future after fleeing Syrian conflict

Kawa and Emina fled their home-town of Kobane when ISIL captured hundreds of Kurdish villages in northern Syria.

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Europe's far-right blasts Chancellor Angela Merkel for Berlin lorry attack

Germany’s far-right has blamed Angela Merkel’s open door refugee policy for the Berlin Christmas market attack.

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Berlin Attack: Timeline

A detailed rundown of events surrounding the Berlin truck attack

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German president visits Berlin attack casualties in hospital

Joachim Gauck spent time with victims due to undergo operations and described the lorry attack on a Christmas market as 'an assault on our way of life'.

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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.”

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Germany's CDU reelects Angela Merkel leader with lowest support since she became chancellor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has won reelection as the leader of the Christian Democratic Union.

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What does Schulz's departure mean for EU leadership?

With the departure of Social Democrat Martin Schulz, what next for the EU leadership?

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Martin Schulz, from Bookshops to Berlin?

Martin Schulz has dedicated his life to European politics. He has attempted to inject the European Parliament with a new dynamism in a bid to make politics more relevant.

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Martin Schulz stands down as EU parliament president

There is speculation that Schulz will return to German politics after the grand coalition government backed his party ally, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as Germany's next president.

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Merkel is 'problematic' - EU politicians react to fourth Chancellor bid

Candidate for a fourth term, German Chancellor Angela Merkel could confirm her status as the most influential leader of the European Union again next year.