Germany

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

The advent of sound signalled the end of the silent movie star's career

A retrospective opens in Munich of the drawings, films and kinetic sculptures of German artist Rebecca Horn

If doner meat thrust chaotically into fluffy bread is a surefire way to encourage sobriety in the UK, it is almost a religion in Berlin

Not one single asylum seeker has been deported there, but the UK’s ‘plan’ is seemingly now also an option for Germany

The German-American science writer had an ability to straddle effortlessly the worlds of advanced engineering and mass popular culture

Majorities are increasingly difficult to come by. However, the worst is yet to come this autumn

Ingrid Bergman said the German possessed more charm in his little finger than most men had in their whole body