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German political crisis: a cause for concern, or an opportunity for Europe?

Germany's political situation has worried some European leaders, but should it be seen as an opportunity, rather than a cause for concern?

Germany

Germany's president urges Green and FDP leaders to restart coalition talks

Germany's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has met with Green and FDP leaders to urge them to restart coalition talks

Germany

German president urges political "responsibility" after collapse of coalition talks

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier gave a statement after talks on forming a coalition government in Germany collapsed

Economy

German stocks edgy but not spooked by political crisis

Confidence about the outlook for the global economy and the euro zone has apparently helped investors brush off worries about the risk of new elections.

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World News

Germany looks headed for snap election

Coalition talks collapse thrusting Germany into a political crisis

Germany

Germany announces ban on children's smartwatches

The German telecommunications regulator has asked parents to destroy children's smartwatches over privacy concerns

Germany

Mixed verdict on COP23 climate summit

The UN talks in Berlin made progress on climate goals but critics say a sense of urgency was lacking

Germany

Dude where’s your car! Man forgets where he parked car, finds it 20 years later

This is why you should never forget where you parked your car.

Germany

Merkel's migrant crisis stalls coalition talks

Efforts to forge a coalition deal look likely to drag on into the weekend

Economy

Green finance under the spotlight at Bonn COP23 talks

The issue of business and industry investment in the fight against climate change is one of the key points of the Bonn discussions at COP23

Turkey

German LGBT film festival banned in Turkish capital

A statement by Turkish authorities cited "public safety and terrorism risks" as the causes

Germany

German teen with down syndrome changes the term on her disability ID card

Germany

Euroviews. View: Merkel’s greatest achievement

Marcel Fratzscher says the German chancellor’s most consequential achievement is not economic

France

Karl Lagerfeld evokes Holocaust when criticising immigrants in Germany

The Chanel designer said on French television that migrants are Jews' "worst enemies"

Germany

German pharmacist: an ice-cold killer?

A German pharmacist from the city of Bottrop has gone on trial, accused of diluting the medication of 1,000 cancer patients

Germany

Germans to collect unemployment benefits at supermarket checkouts

The new system will allow those entitled to benefits to directly collect cash at tills, rather than using distributors at job centres.

Germany

Watch: Cologne's 'foolish' season begins

It's carnival time in Cologne in Germany for what locals call the "foolish" or "crazy" season

France

France commemorates Armistice day

French president Emmanuel Macron lays a wreath before the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the end of World War One.

France

France & Germany open new WWI memorial

Site commemorates start of hostilities and key objective that cost tens of thousands of lives.

Germany

A joint effort: investors help businessman set up marijuana research lab in Cold War bunker

Christoph Rossner hopes to use the bunker's unique facilities to conduct research into cannabis' medical applications.