Chancellor’s plan to pause arms exports to Israel splits coalition and shocks Germany’s Jewish community
Friedrich Merz said move taken in protest at Israel’s plan to occupy all of Gaza
Poland’s new pro-Trump president brings nation into uncharted waters
Karol Nawrocki promises to block any attempts by the EU to ‘take away Poland’s powers’
Tariff deal will result in ‘considerable negative repercussions’, German industry warns
Companies in Germany’s critical automotive sector are reportedly beginning their own direct trade talks with Washington
Deportation flights signal Germany’s pivot to hardline stance on migration
Radical policy shift a response to series of fatal attacks and to rise of far-right AfD
Merz announces German plan for humanitarian airlift for Gaza via Jordan
‘Israel has to end the suffering of the civilian population,’ says German chancellor
Germany train crash which killed three ‘caused by landslide’
Investigation suggests train ran into mass of earth which fell on tracks following heavy rain
Germany says Israel ‘violating law of war’ in Gaza but refuses to sign ceasefire letter
Foreign ministers of 28 countries have signed joint statement calling for end to war
Some people knew about the Magdalene Laundries, some didn’t - but the silent majority knew not to know
In a fourth universe, those who knew insist no ordinary people had any agency to take on the Church and the State
Berlin LGBTQ refuge carries ‘psychological burden’ as homophobic attacks rise
One owner of queer cafe-bars has filed 45 police complaints in the last 18 months, all linked to homophobic violence
Berlin presents proposals to seize corporate property holdings
Residents have backed grassroots plan to force landlords with more than 3,000 flats to sell their holdings to the city
Tariffs an unwelcome shock to a German economy already battling an exports slowdown
New Merz government promises to slash red tape to incentivise companies but Trump tariffs could render those plans moot
Berlin rejects EU sanctions against Israel over Gaza
Germany chancellor says Israel ‘is defending itself against attack’
Poland’s chief rabbi rejects memorial to wartime pogrom as ‘disgrace’
Plaque denies Polish involvement in murder of Jews at village of Jedwabne, instead blaming a German unit
German chancellor insists coalition ‘not in crisis’ after second Bundestag calamity in two months
Row over judicial appointment hands far-right opposition another political stick to beat the government
Germany might have solved Ireland’s urban EV charging problem
Developed by German group Rheinmetall, the charger sits flush with the kerb and has just gone into mass production after successful pilots