UniCredit close to completing takeover of Commerzbank after ECB green light
The German federal government still holds a 12% stake, a hold-over from the 2009 banking crisis
‘Where is his authority?’ Germany is losing patience with Friedrich Merz
With economic reforms stalled and industry under pressure, the chancellor faces mounting doubts about his ability to reverse the country’s decline
Germany puts Ukrainian ex-officer in the dock over Nord Stream sabotage
German prosecutors say a Ukrainian military officer led the operation that destroyed the Baltic Sea gas pipelines in 2022
Germany’s political centre is not holding. It is tearing itself apart
As the Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party lose support, each accuses the other of flirting with political extremists
The astonishing fall of a German spymaster
Espionage, state secrets and foreign agents: the case engulfing former head of Germany’s intelligence reads like a spy thriller
Germany arrests former spy chief over alleged spying
August Hanning served as president of federal intelligence service from 1998 to 2005
AfD passes milestone with first parliamentary speaker post in Saxony-Anhalt
Far-right party’s election manager Tobias Rausch elected to key role on 48 votes, with 29 opposing and five abstentions
Beer at €16 a litre? Oktoberfest drinkers cannot get enough
Even with super-premium prices and a cost-of-living crisis, visitors drank a record 6.7m litres
Merz is on the ropes. Could Sunday’s regional elections deliver a knock-out blow?
While the chancellor struggles and his centre-right CDU bickers, its SPD rival has come out in attack mode
Swedish voters deliver cliffhanger general election outcome
Exit polls suggest change of government to be led by Social Democrats
Sweden’s election puts hardline migration overhaul under scrutiny
As voters head to the polls on Sunday, Sweden’s transformation from humanitarian haven to asylum hardliner is under scrutiny
Swedes to decide if its government takes a further leap to the right
Opposition leader Magdalena Andersson has been clear on the dangers of a new coalition featuring the Sweden Democrats
Germany’s past crashes into the present
The AfD is not a Nazi Party 2.0, as many claim. But it wants to end decade-long efforts to understand Nazi crimes, which it claims are a ‘guilt cult’
Germany’s far-right earthquake leaves Merz reeling with ‘existential shock’
AfD’s historic victory sets clock ticking on Germany’s postwar constitutional order, chancellor warns
Germany’s far-right AfD seeks support to rule after state election win
Party trying to form government in Saxony-Anhalt after falling three seats short of a majority