Four missing as residents told to stay indoors due to fears of toxic fumes after blast

99 Red Balloons singer lends voice to those against curbs as Delta takes centre stage

What will happen to Germany and the EU after she departs the scene in September?

Community was subjected to abusive questioning, dismissed from church employment

Oksana Lyniv says her selection, following 92 male conductors, is ‘a symbol for our time’

Amid floods and fatalities, opinion poll reveals no public mood swing on green issues

Outgoing German chancellor urges more action as floods take place

Man (53) arrested man in Frankfurt after he threatened attack using cache of weapons

Frankfurt police arrested man following raid in which range of weapons were discovered

Chancellor promises inquiry into why severe weather warnings were not passed on

In Schuld, and the rest of the Ahr valley, there was reportedly no warning at all

Deike Potzel says Irish-German political and trade relations are at all-time high

Laschet’s ‘laughing’ gaffe ends tacit agreement not to politicise devastating floods

Armin Laschet faces his most serious test amid the country’s once-in-a-century flood

Worsening stand-off with EU courts could lead to far-reaching consequences

Climate change now likely to be high on political agenda ahead of September election

Warsaw ruling comes day before expected far-reaching ruling on judicial reforms

German chancellor and Biden to discuss Afghanistan, Taliban and hacker attacks

Germany in phase ‘where we are still promoting vaccines voluntarily’, chancellor says

The pogrom – and that apology – have been dragged into an emotive culture war

Population stubbornly split down the middle over engagement in long-running conflict

Law intends to prevent ‘outside bodies’ influencing public debate, prime minister says

‘Unsubstantiated insinuations’ made about communist-era judges, says advocate general

Social Democrat had stepped down from position following no-confidence motion

Merkel welcomes proposals to help small farmers survive and improve animal welfare

Four men in child sex ring jailed for imprisoning, drugging and raping children

Government dismisses proposal as no-show rate at vaccination centres jumps to 10%

Former spy chief Maassen suggests public TV news is biased against conservatives

Baerbock blames ‘smear campaign’ for claims of uncredited sources in recent book

Berlin Letter: Like the German capital itself, the ubiquitous linden tree is a great survivor

Sahra Wagenknecht’s criticism of left-wing politics has triggered a bitter debate

Three months to election day, tortured immigration debate back on political agenda

Lofven’s decision after losing confidence motion begins search for new government

At least 150 injured as wind speeds of up to 330km/h reduce area to a ‘living hell’

Departing chancellor says EU states must learn from mistakes in handling pandemic

Armin Laschet pledges ‘modernisation drive for Germany’ and rules out tax increases

Analysts will watch for religious influence in chancellor hopeful’s election manifesto

Frauke Petry’s claims about far-right party have explosive potential ahead of elections

Prime minister under fire for a proposal to drop rent controls in newly built apartments

Fears that Poland is drifting from the principles of human rights, democracy and law were left unsaid by the German president

Nasdaq-traded shares in Tübingen-based firm collapsed by almost half following admission

Nearly 62% want different kind of federal government following September 26th vote

Surge in pandemic puppies in spa town of Baden has created a dog poop epidemic

Opponents attack Greens as elitist party for well-earning urbanites, with some success

Book review: Harald Jähner’s book fills the yawning gap between a growing number of modern German history texts and the oversupply(...)

It is fending off calls for women priests and blessings of same-sex couples amid criticism of its handling of sex abuse cases

Aarhus has been transformed by a citizen-led approach to affordable housing development

Hans-Georg Maassen brings ‘great reset’ views to his Bundestag nomination in Thuringia

Ruling party accused of pushing nationalist identity politics with ‘New Deal’ programme

Friedrich von Bohlen believes equity and incentives can intensify medical innovation

Many observers see ambitious deal as a sign of ruling coalition’s growing nervousness

Jewish organisations say they are facing a wave of hate speech and physical attacks

Sebastian Kurz has hit back at critics in a parliamentary row over alleged cronyism

Berlin Jesuit priest says he is ‘ashamed of my church’s homophobia’

Specific case leads to Strasbourg court ruling Warsaw’s highest legal body to be illegal

Health minister expects all aged 60 and above to have a vaccine by early June

Party is struggling for relevance and has slipped to third in polls behind the Greens

October’s court ruling outlaws abortions even in the case of foetal abnormalities

Rule-of-law tussle between Europe and the Warsaw government intensifies

Problems began via selfie to Instagram account – with a church in the background

Association of medics has removed a ban on the practice from its code of conduct

Merkel cabinet equivocal on Biden plan

Official has been a regular critic of government and country’s ‘anti-democratic’ turn

Austria and Denmark also planning similar relaxation of rules as optimism returns

Berlin Letter: Election candidate must battle rivals in chancellery bid to succeed Merkel

Government does not bear responsibility for large-scale fraud, Bundestag inquiry hears

Officials say move is due to growing supply of jabs and wish to run down ‘vector’ vaccine supplies

More than 8,000 protesters clash with police outside Reichstag over proposed measures

New poll puts CDU/CSU alliance down six points to just 21 per cent, seven points behind the opposition Green Party

Leader of Merkel’s CDU party to head election challenge after Bavarian rival ends bid

Two candidates battle to lead campaign as Germany’s Greens anoint Annalena Baerbock

Leaders Baerbock and Habeck have boosted the Green party’s pragmatic profile and pushed membership to record levels

Author David Safier has reimagined the leader as a sleuth with a dog named Putin

An estimated 330,000 Berliners have been paying reduced rent since last November

Proposed Act would introduce a licensing requirement for trading in such data

Federal health minister Jens Spahn insists he will wait for EMA approval of Curevac, expected in May or June

Markus Söder and Armin Laschet gear up for Merkel succession battle

Move comes after jab’s possible link to very rare blood clot cases, health authorities say

Defence secretary confirms Biden’s commitment to Nato with promise to add 500 personnel

‘Long overdue’ bill will strip the country’s 16 federal states of their competences on health, education and other key areas

Party leader shrugs off opinion polls favouring Bavarian rival Söder for nomination

Party knows that rejecting him would trigger a third leadership battle in as many years

Both leaders of the centre-right parliamentary alliance have announced plans to run

Austrian privacy campaigner says approach is ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’

Decentralised system an impediment to coherent Covid policy, administration argues

Berlin Letter: The distinctive accent survived among east Berliners as a badge of honour

Cracks are developing in the EU’s joint Covid-19 vaccine procurement programme

Liberal reformer Hans Küng wanted to unify Christian faiths and clashed with Pope Benedict

Gernot Blümel accused of donations-for-favours scandal and securing job for friend

German politicians struggle to find the right words to argue for tighter restrictions

The Great Fake asks few awkward questions about patriotism that surrounded Wirecard

Solo vaccine run by political wunderkind Sebastian Kurz sours EU relations with Vienna

Berlin Letter: German obsession with details over bigger picture on display in vaccine rollout

Merkel seeks coherent policy with other state leaders in effort to reduce Covid third wave

Tübingen in southwest Germany has started a pilot project to move beyond lockdown

Decision to loosen lockdown over Easter being reversed due to fears of a third wave

Announcement follows similar decision by Canada amid inquiries into blood clot cases

Armin Laschet urges end to Merkel ‘lockdown logic’ as Markus Söder twists knife

Chancellor demanding complete lockdown over third wave but regional leaders demur

Mid-sized German cities are successfully merging sustainable planning with citizen buy-in