Germany

German public broadcasting has gone beyond a public service and has become excessive and expensive

Scholz's convenient “memory loss” about his involvement in the Cum-Ex scandal not only tarnishes his own image, but harms trust in Germany's political system

If he'd only made Das Boot, a place in the movie pantheon would still be his. But there was so much more to the man who became the ideal studio director

The country has a lack of digital infrastructure. Germany is a fax republic

Are decisions about firing nuclear weapons best left to error-prone humans? Scientists want reform of the launch protocols, which are 70 years old

Electricity costs in Germany have been much higher than the rest of Europe for years, but now they are exploding

Humiliated over its Ukraine response, the country is again debating its position in Europe and the wider world

Why Germany is swaying to the sound of a controversial hit

The question for the Tories' new leader and prime minister is if a Post-Johnson-Britain is ready for a bit more boredom. The answer to which should be yes

A new Netflix show about tech-bro chaos and indulgence is topical and current. It's also completely played out

Organisers wanted to shake up a German contemporary art show. They did that, all right

As Brussels’ frustrations mount over the Protocol, influential MEP Anna Cavazzini is preparing for anything - including trade war

Heilung's ancient-sounding music has slotted neatly into pop culture’s current enthusiasm for a bloody and merciless northern European past

As with most of Europe, abortion is treated very differently from any other aspect of healthcare in Germany. Pro-choice activists are fighting to change this

He wrote fantasy, horror and crime, invented music criticism.. and had time for a day job too

Now even AfD does not wish to be tainted by any UK Vote Leave association. Don't mention ze Brexit

Hamburg’s £740m concert hall went wildly over budget – but it is an overwhelming hit with visitors and locals

The 1954 West Germany captain will always be remembered for the Miracle of Bern but an earlier game was far more important

German local transport emulates a system from the 19th-century. It desperately needs updating and these tickets could be a step in the right direction

Our columnist hopes that digitising Holocaust archives in a new government project will help people “never forget” the horrors of the Nazi genocide

In a climate change landmark case, a quiet Peruvian mountain guide and farmer is taking on a German company over its role in melting the Palcaraju glacier

Germany’s latest general elections brought about hyper-expansive change to parliament... literally

War has broken out among Germany's self-appointed intellectual literary elite

The war in Ukraine is seeing the reputations of Olaf Scholz's two immediate predecessors reassessed, and not for the better

The party looks trapped on a downhill path, straight towards the fate of a radical East German fringe party

She may have been at least as gifted, if not more so than her illustrious brother but Fanny was a woman, making any kind of career in music off limits

The Europa League final represents the night of a lifetime for Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers fans, but the cost of getting there will be a challenge

Years of pacifist policy are over in Germany as military spending rises. But what happens if conflict comes home?

A family story shows how our government’s treatment of refugees – including Ukrainians – mirrors 1930s attitudes to Jews fleeing conflict and persecution

Complaining about the country's train operator Deutsche Bahn is a national sport. This week our columnist found good reason to do so

We need a prime minister who isn't driven by a competitive spirit and has a desire to work out what is best for the country. We are unlikely to find those characteristics in a sportsperson

Olaf Scholz's change of heart came overnight. So fast that the chairman of his own SPD parliamentary group missed it