Francis Ledwidge commemorated in day to mark battle that cost 500,000 casualties

Sigmar Gabriel comments ratchet up tensions after arrest of rights activists

Chinese dissident’s last words to his wife Liu Xia were ‘Live on well’

Critics say Baltic project would boost Kremlin influence in eastern Europe

Gulf state isolated by neighbours after ‘hacking operation aimed at discrediting emir’

Macron focuses on demonising his rival as Le Pen caught plagiarising Fillon in speech

Israeli PM acts after Sigmar Gabriel refuses to call off talks with human rights groups

Concerns that Turkish president may bring back death penalty after referendum victory

On Merkel’s watch, German view of itself has become one of vainglorious victimhood

German imports from and exports to China rose to €170 billion last year

Country can shake off post-war insecurity and ‘give others courage’, says Social Democrat

Former European Parliament president Martin Schulz steps in as lead challenger

Marine Le Pen urges European voters to ‘follow the example of Americans’

Germany’s Social Democrat leader has decided to contest chancellorship, says ‘Bild’

Spending crisis sees bridges slip from needing serious repairs to being public danger

Chief suspect in rape and murder of Maria Ladenburger (19) is asylum seeker (17)

Irish MEP declares candidacy after news that incumbent Martin Schulz will not run

Setback for Angela Merkel as SPD foreign minister in line for mainly honorary post

Democrat says she hopes Trump ‘will be a president for all of the US’ in concession speech

As Germany benefits from openness, it fears China’s supply chain will devour its technology

Fine Gael MEP seen as leading contender to succeed Martin Schulz as president

Move puts hurdle in way of €670 million purchase by Chinese investment fund

German constitutional court sets number of conditions for treaty to go through

Plan could see revival of Deutschland AG postwar network of mutual cross-holdings

Sigmar Gabriel accuses John Cryan of hypocrisy over bank’s growing financial problems

Deal unlikely before Obama leaves office, hears Bratislava meeting of EU trade ministers

EU officials concede TTIP likely to be parked until new US administration is bedded in

Demonstrators protest against TTIP ahead of trade ministers’ meeting in Bratislava

Pressure on German chancellor to halt slippage as far-right AfD wins 10th state election

Calls for policy change after AfD win in chancellor’s home turf of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

It would be unwise for European politicians to push policies to liberalise global trade and finance even further

In foreign policy address, French president also seeks to impose deadline for Brexit

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations ‘have failed’, says Germany

Labour spokesman compares triggering article 50 to powers of a Tudor monarch

Little progress on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, says minister

Concerns about how to integrate migrants into the labour market are now rife

Commission president says he wants UK’s divorce papers on his desk ‘immediately’

Angela Merkel calls for European unity after after ‘calm and confident’ analysis

Juncker seeks backing for trade talks amidst growing criticim from some leaders

Economy grew by 0.7% in the first three months, the highest rate since early 2014