Germany’s traffic-light coalition was doomed from the start
Germany’s ruling traffic-light coalition – which has looked shaky since it was formed three years ago – has finally collapsed.…
When will Germany’s economy bounce back?
Germany was once the powerhouse of Europe; for decades, its economy has helped drive the continent’s growth. No longer. Berlin’s…
Germany’s plot to face off Chinese car tariffs has failed – for now
Germany has voted to oppose a proposal by the European Commission to introduce additional tariffs on electric cars imported from…
Will AfD voters ever return to the mainstream?
For the second time in three weeks, the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has received a significant percentage of the…
Germany’s border crackdown is a gamble
From next week, Germany will enforce controls at its borders once again. The decision, announced by interior minister Nancy Faeser,…
Could Germany resurrect Britain’s Rwanda migrant scheme?
When Keir Starmer became Prime Minister he immediately dumped the Tories’ Rwanda deportation scheme. The Labour leader said the £310…
What the AfD’s ‘historic victory’ means for Germany
Alternative für Deutschland’s success in east German state elections marks a major blow to the government in Berlin. The AfD…
Will Germany’s ‘Rwanda-style’ migrant plan ever materialise?
Germany’s chancellor is cracking down on asylum seekers – but he is not doing so willingly. The country’s federal government…
Will Germany’s new left-wing party challenge the AfD?
Sahra Wagenknecht, a pivotal figure of the German left, has decided to go up against her former party by launching…
Why Germans are going wild for King Charles
King Charles III is going down a storm in Berlin. Hundreds of wellwishers have turned out to greet the King…
How anti-lockdown protesters are outwitting German police
As Germans marked the new year last night, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s message was somewhat muted: ‘It’s clear to all of us: the…
Merkel's radical lockdown plan could quickly backfire
In its flailing response to the Covid crisis, the German government appears to have finally given up on federalism. Angela…
Merkel's blundering lockdown U-turn
During her 16 years in office, Angela Merkel has produced a couple of memorable sentences that will be imprinted into…
Merkel declares a 'new pandemic' as Germany locks down again
A year on from the onset of the Covid crisis, Angela Merkel had grim news for Germans this morning: our…
The mask scandal threatening to destroy Merkel’s legacy
In Germany, masks have been one of the least controversial elements of this pandemic. Most people have accepted that they…
Germany is regretting its criticism of the Oxford Covid jab
Germany’s fridges are filled with Oxford jabs. But there’s a problem: 80 per cent of the 735,000 doses delivered to Germany…
Are Germans losing faith in the European project?
Germans are increasingly losing faith in the European Union due to its bungled handling of the vaccine roll-out. Germany and…
Germany's border controls risk an EU rupture
On Sunday, Germany halted most travel for those moving between the country and its neighbouring Czech Republic and Austria. After the…
Who is Merkel's successor, Armin Laschet?
Armin Laschet is the new chairman of Germany’s Christian Democrats – the party that was led by Angela Merkel for…
The EU is taking a gamble with China
It took Brussels and Beijing seven years to agree an investment deal. A deal that, until its conclusion a few…
Why a row about the rise of Hitler has erupted in the German press
A debate is playing out in the German-speaking media about whether inflation or deflation was behind the rise of Adolf…
Germany is in the grip of a Covid crisis
Germany’s ‘lockdown light’ strategy has failed: the country, which has been widely-praised for its response to the pandemic, recorded a daily…
Angela Merkel’s executive power-grab
Germany’s Social Democrats have remained quiet for months as their coalition partner, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats, have tackled this pandemic.…
Germany's growing Covid revolt
Germany is edging towards revolt. Twelve of the country’s 16 federal states have brought in ‘accommodation bans’, forbidding travellers in high-risk areas from…
Germany's second wave puts an end to the party
Berlin’s partygoers are being told to stay at home by health experts and politicians amid rising new coronavirus cases. Researchers say that clubs and restaurants have…
