Merkel’s allies urge EU to break Brexit deadlock

Ahead of Irish trip, CSU pledges support for Ireland in all Brexit scenarios

St Kilian festival a joyous occasion to celebrate German-Irish links

‘Mission accomplished’ says smiling Rory Gallagher fan Steinmeier of Higgins’s visit

Ursula von der Leyen profile: Who is proposed new EU Commission president?

German defence minister (60) is seen as a liberal and reliable pair of hands

UN office urges Hungary to stop depriving migrants of food

More erstwhile European allies criticise Viktor Orban's nationalist drift

Orbán and Salvini call for anti-immigration surge in EU elections

Hungarian leader to work with Italian despite warnings from centre-right allies

EU clarifications could help May sell withdrawal deal, says Varadkar

Report says 1,000 police officers will be sent to North in case of no-deal Brexit disorder

Who is Manfred Weber, potential next head of European Commission?

Pragmatic 46-year-old Bavarian and EPP leader is close ally of Angela Merkel

German former spy chief loses role after lambasting Merkel government

Hans-Georg Maassen criticised coalition’s ‘naive’ immigration policy in speech

Merkel’s conservative allies humbled in Bavarian state poll

Exit polls show Christian Social Union bleeding votes to Greens and far-right

Bavarian election could be the canary in the mine for Merkel

Poor showings for her centre-right alliance could catalyse her transition out of power

Protesters gather following man’s death in German town

Fears of more anti-immigrant tensions as two Afghans detained

Bavarian asylum camps open their doors

Agencies based in ‘anchor centres’ to take hardline approach, state premier says

Hungary says Austria is the key to migration deal with Germany

Migration policy likely to dominate Orban-Merkel talks on Thursday

Austria and Italy react to German border control plan

Vienna rejects proposal to pass asylum seekers back over Austrian border

Merkel to meet allies in last attempt to avoid rupture

Germany’s interior minister offered to resign over EU deal to tackle immigration

Mood darkens in Germany as economic warning signs mount

Never-ending crises take toll on Merkel as gloss comes off football team and economy

Merkel’s coalition in the balance as allies row over migration

CSU yet to accept EU proposals while minister pledges to begin turning back migrants

Fear stalks German borders as police face renewed wave of migration

High-stakes stand-off in Berlin as Merkel’s Bavarian allies decide on support for EU deal

Merkel in bid to save German coalition with asylum-seeker deal

EU members at summit agree on processing centres for refugees and to bolster Frontex

Future of EU hinges on solving migration issue, says Merkel

German chancellor under increasing pressure to secure comprehensive EU-wide deal

CSU pressure on Merkel over refugees has harmed party, poll shows

Observers suggest CSU demands on German chancellor may be running out of steam

EU leaders gather for emergency migration summit

Informal meet seen as lifeline for Merkel amid bitter dispute over refugee policy in Germany

Central European states say border security must be EU migration priority

Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia to skip EU mini-summit on migration

EU states to meet on Sunday to tackle growing migration rifts

Issue bringing bitter political divisions to a head in Europe and United States

Merkel given two weeks to come up with migrant solution

Chancellor denies CDU allies in Bavaria blackmailing her to back tougher asylum rules

Questions and Answers: why is Germany’s coalition under threat?

The border question in Germany remains unresolved since the refugee crisis

Fronts harden in Berlin-Bavaria refugee row

Fake news tweet causes palpitations in Berlin as hectic weekend of shuttle diplomacy looms

Angela Merkel warns Trump that Europe ‘won’t be had’ again

US president’s torpedoing of G7 summit on Twitter was ‘sobering and a bit depressing’

‘Kruzifix!’ Bavaria decrees public buildings must display cross

Move seen as masterstroke in polarising politics as state’s secularists seethe

Anger in Germany after migrants attack police and free deportee

Interior minister says asylum process will be speeded up after ‘scandalous’ incident

German parliament elects Merkel to fourth term as chancellor

Vote puts an end to nearly six months of political drift in Europe’s biggest economy

German SPD minister ‘positive’ as coalition vote result looms

Result of postal vote to determine if party will support new agreement is due on Sunday

Does Germany have a problem with criminal refugees?

After 100 days in limbo Angela Merkel begins talks on forming a government with the centre-left Social Democrats. Top of the agenda: refugees

Poland and Hungary set to reaffirm stance against Brussels

Budapest vows to shield allies in Warsaw from any EU punishment over reforms

German coalition talks may suffer from CSU power shift

Bavarian allies may cause headache for Merkel after rise of dress-up fan Markus Söder

Merkel faces uncertain future as coalition talks collapse

Liberal Free Democrats unexpectedly walk out of ‘chaotic’ talks with CDU and Greens

German party rejects Irish loan repayment plan that could save €150m

Social Democratic Party pushing for Bundestag to block Ireland’s early repayment plan on loans worth €5.5 billion

German parties begin ‘constructive’ coalition negotiations

Angela Merkel’s CDU set to lead new government but talks could take several months

German parties begin their coalition mating ritual

Angela Merkel insists she has options, but her party’s match has already been made

Merkel wins German election despite dramatic shift to right

Far-right party enters parliament for the first time in over 50 years

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