Germany

German politics is now a dysfunctional mess and it’s all Olaf Scholz’s fault. With Trump looming, the timing couldn’t be worse

Germany is issuing licences to groups who will report (what they think is) illegal and detrimental content on social media platforms

If a new novel is to be believed, the former German chancellor retired to the countryside and started solving murders

The art school embodied a renewed liberal spirit in the Weimar Republic but also had complex intersections with the Nazi Party

Graham was one of the most high-profile critics of Reagan’s visit to Bitburg. It was personal

His appointment as England manager has raised eyebrows in Germany, but he is a world-class coach who x-rays his opponents like no one else

The England football team’s new coach is German - and for some that outweighs his winning record and a real coup by the FA

All eyes are on vice-chancellor Habeck as his plans for the party fail to pay off

In Thuringia’s parliament, what should have been standard protocol was turned into a farce, engineered by AfD

EU institutions have got into the nasty habit of making concessions to populists who have spent their lives railing against Brussels

Despite neo-Nazi and antisemitism scandals, the Freedom Party FPÖ won the European elections in June

The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) is finding it hard to keep up with espionage's identity crisis

Scooter have found themselves at the heart of a minor diplomatic incident between Germany and the UK

German voters are not becoming extremists. They are just fed up

Keir Starmer’s trip to Germany and France feels empty without rejoining the scheme

The far right AfD is poised for major wins this weekend’s eastern state elections amid rising discontent

During the singer’s 10-night residency in Munich, she understood exactly what Germans need to hear

Since 2017, Omas gegen Rechts (Grannies against the right) has grown into a national and international force

Brecht lived through some of Europe’s darkest times yet still produced some of the 20th century’s boldest, most influential and epoch-defining theatre

Vadim Krasikov is a free man. Putin wanted his hitman back

The chancellor’s political standing is putting him in danger of having his own ‘Biden moment’

The writer who risked his life to watch his own books burned by Nazis – so he could write about it

How Berlin made the notorious, magnificent Einstürzende Neubauten

East German athletes cheated at three Olympics and won more than 300 medals. But the price they paid was immeasurable

Germany’s Weimar lesson showed democracy must be combative. But banning magazines may not be the best weapon

The playwright’s archives reveal him as a compulsive newspaper clipper and a master of montage

A German-made, Agatha Christie-inspired series depicting Angela Merkel’s crime-solving adventures is proving a hit

A remarkable new documentary sees the son of commandant Rudolph Höss meet a survivor of his father’s murder factory

With the Faragists taking their seats in Westminster, Britain needs to brace for rougher rhetoric

German media outlets relish any chance to make fun of Britain but with Keir Starmer in power their chances may be running out

The common portrayal as a humourless Teuton could not have been further from a man whose work was infused with nuance, warmth and joy

The Ruhrgebiet, Germany’s most densely populated region, is often seen as dirty and decrepit, but it has a rich history and an underrated charm