Berlin’s mayor fails to get to grips with wintry conditions
From slippery pavements to a fumbling official, winter has become the latest entry under Germany’s myth of efficiency
Berlin
Art to travel for: From Rothko in Florence to David Lynch in Berlin and Abramović in Copenhagen
There’s plenty to spice up a city break across Europe in the first six months of the year
I want my children to be able to stay in this country – that shouldn’t be too much to ask
Is the economic order under which we live even capable of providing us with basic necessities?
A €120 dinner for two in Beijing, Berlin, Damascus and Odesa? Our correspondents couldn’t spend their money
From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking
What’s the best meal Derek Scally can find in Berlin for €120?
Our correspondent chose an unassuming, family-run restaurant and found a mouth-popping experience
Berlin’s Muslims push back against ‘being viewed only as a security problem’
Many German Muslims say they face a new level of hostility in post-October 7th Germany, and a young imam is leading a plan to clean up the city’s mess on New Year’s Day
Berlin, sex and the afterlife of a 1968 awakening
Once dismissed as obscene, Helga Goetze’s street sermons on sex and pacifism are being reappraised as the city confronts its radical past
Peace process for Ukraine closer than at any time since start of Russian invasion, says Merz
European leaders say proposed security guarantees agreed with US include a Ukrainian peacetime army of 800,000 troops and European-led military support force
European Union facing a ‘make-or-break’ moment on Ukraine support
Failing to produce the goods on huge package of financial aid to Kyiv would be hugely damaging for Europe
Berlin and Warsaw try yet another reboot as German-Polish relations hit new low
Attitudes sour over history of occupation and contemporary security pressures overshadow latest rapprochement
France and Germany to bring back military service as Russia threat looms
Paris and Berlin latest to reintroduce measure to strengthen forces as US steps back from Continent
The Dinner Party revels in exposing what lies beneath
Full of misery, and peopled by characters unable to distinguish their true desires, Viola van de Sandt’s debut novel makes for uneasy reading
‘The naked party was joyful and relaxed’: End of an era as legendary Berlin queer club closes
In the post-pandemic years the club faced rising costs and fewer patrons, especially younger ones
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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