Germany
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Finance & economics
Germany’s economy goes from bad to worse
Things may look brighter next year, but the relief will be short-lived
Europe
A banking raid in Europe kicks up an unseemly nationalist defence
Der Italian banking job goes down badly in Germany
Europe
Turkey wants the EU to regulate the döner kebab
Germans’ version would not qualify, and they are steaming
Europe
American long-range missiles are coming back to Europe
The German deployment is part of a resurgence of deep-strike weapons
Europe
Germany’s Social Democrats narrowly escape disaster in Brandenburg
The SPD just edges the far-right AfD in a regional election
Europe
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting?
He has strong odds of thrashing Olaf Scholz next year
Europe
Germany’s conservatives choose the country’s probable next leader
Friedrich Merz is in pole position to take over as chancellor at the election in 2025
Europe
Germany’s party system is coming under unprecedented strain
Forming governments after the eastern state elections looks nightmarish
Leaders
How to deal with the hard-right threat in Germany
As extremists win more votes across Europe, forming moderate and effective governments is getting harder
Europe
The hard right takes Germany into dangerous territory
The parties in Olaf Scholz’s coalition are crushed in state polls
Europe
Sahra Wagenknecht is Germany’s rising political star
The anti-immigration leftist with a populist appeal is making the weather in the east
Europe
Why east Germany is such fertile ground for extremists
The Alternative for Germany is set for record-breaking performances in coming state elections
Business
Why Germany’s watchmakers are worried about the AfD
The far-right party threatens the industry’s brand
Europe
The rebuilding of Berlin’s Pergamon Museum is 40 years behind schedule
It’s yet another German construction debacle
Europe
Anti-war parties are set to clean up in eastern German elections
Scepticism about support for Ukraine runs deep in parts of the former communist republic