Hamburg police confirm they fatally shot man while responding to family incident

Emergency parliamentary sitting likely to include no confidence vote in chancellor Kurz

Chancellor pulls the plug after video sting involving leader of far-right Freedom Party

CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer adjusts to power-share with Angela Merkel

Irish and Greek reforms ‘proven to be right’ despite ‘considerable’ burden for population

After years of denials, Don’t Tell Anyone forces bishops to face up to weight of cover-ups

German chancellor seems to be warming to proposal for mid-century climate neutrality

‘The inner Hitler was conserved in the east,’ says author and former athlete Ines Geipel

Authorities say 2019 likely to be a record year for measles with cases tripling in three states

Schäuble warns that growing number of MPs undermines voter confidence

Leaders hold pre-summit talks as German officials again deny any moves on backstop

Donald Tusk says ‘little reason to believe’ PM can get deal ratified by end of June

Angry Berliners have a radical solution, while Vienna has housing sussed

On eve of chancellor’s visit to Dublin, German officials underline support for Ireland

Prime minister and Labour leader agree ‘programme of work’ to find common approach

Commission calls for greater research and information campaigns to break taboos

Berlin Letter: Long-term locals who live near Markthalle Neun say they now feel like extras

Poll of 46,000 people finds that many want tighter controls on outer EU borders

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Varadkar to meet Macron in Paris on Tuesday

Germany’s ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia threatens defence co-operation deal

Measles wave across country prompts calls for MMR vaccine to be made obligatory

Two men are convicted over illegal race in Berlin that resulted in death of 69-year-old

German chancellor warns delays to Brexit cannot undermine European elections

Angela Merkel promises to push for orderly Brexit ‘to the last hour’ ahead of EU summit

Suspicion that East Germany’s secret police may have provided logistical support

Mayor of Warsaw rails against ruling party’s scaremongering tactic to shore up support

Down syndrome groups campaign against cover for test they fear will lead to abortions

Berlin march the biggest yet, with support from teachers, parents and leading scientists

Dutch prime minister vows to do ‘absolutely nothing’ until UK outlines departure timetable

Shifting political sands have led some to query Angela Merkel's lingering exit

Kramp-Karrenbauer backs Schengen border security boost and call for ‘renaissance’

Ex-Solidarity chaplain Fr Henryk Jankowski subject of claims of abuse and anti-Semitism

BMW, VW and Daimler face heavy penalties over agreed practices

Up to 750,000 jobs hinge on free trade with fifth most important trading partner, the UK

Berlin Letter: Much-loved street advertising posts to be replaced after 164-year history

The German chancellor laying low, but new CDU leader’s bad jokes getting attention

Sited on former ghetto, Polin Museum is accused of hosting overly political exhibitions

Is the uncharacteristic sangfroid in the face of Brexit based on mistaken assumptions?

Activists say Polish church failed in resolving the country’s problem of sex abuse by clergy

UK foreign secretary uses Merkel’s own arguments to appeal for help in ensuring a deal

Arguably the most influential German man in the world, his life story was his greatest creation

German leader gets standing ovation after airing US grievance list at security forum

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will arrive on stage this Sunday for some straight talking

How the fall of the Berlin Wall began in a beautiful Baltic port city in Poland with the Solidarity movement

Warsaw forum told trade with Tehran threat to sanctions against ‘murderous’ regime

Station says it is making ‘an exception in the case of the widow’ as she is in mourning

Pawel Adamowicz’s sibling believes he was the target of a public media hate campaign

French concerns about reliance on Russia for energy salved as Germany agrees to regulate

Project has taken 11 years to complete, and has been dogged by theft and cost overruns

Relatives of 21 people killed are outraged after judge says there is not enough evidence

Germany’s oldest political party gripped by existential crisis following election disasters

What made many Irish men treat women as badly as they did?

Berlin Letter: Stella Goldschlag dreamed of film stardom, but betrayed her fellow Jews

Gay politician’s new party targets progressive, left-oriented Poles with pro-EU message

David Trimble plans to take UK government to court over backstop agreement

German city trying everything to dodge emissions order banning older diesel vehicles

German chancellor opens up about her political life as a woman and an East German

German far-right party criticises ‘defamatory’ address to Bavarian parliament

Move to revive motor at heart of EU project

Polish foreign minister says London, Dublin ‘playing chicken’ over post-Brexit border

Report is a further stage towards full state scrutiny of far-right party’s leaders and communication

Merkle says she regrets deeply vote result on Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement with EU

Killing is low point in modern Poland and its sundering post-communist consensus

No-deal Brexit could spell chaos for German manufacturers and exporters, study warns

Pawel Adamowicz (53) suffered wounds to heart and abdomen in charity event attack

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer flags tougher line to recover public trust and party voters

Austrian Alps avalanche claims lives of men as region is hit by worst snow in 20 years

Centre-left Social Democrats hit confidence-and-supply deal with centre-right parties

100kg coin worth €3.7 million believed to have been melted down shortly after theft

Party has taken opponents’ hesitation as proof of double standards over political violence

Tim, who had Down syndrome, was adopted by foster parents who became campaigners

Eight people have been killed and others are missing as Austrian civil authorities warn citizens to stock up on supplies

20-year-old student working in bedroom admits being behind huge leak of personal data

Investigators say they have questioned several people in relation to mass data hack

Hundreds of politicians and media figures caught in Germany’s biggest data dump

Stability of euro key to Berlin amid external pressures on EU from China and the US

Tax introduced by SPD-Green coalition led to rise in fuel prices by 20% in first four years

The underestimated easterner steered Germany through crisis. But her pact with voters finally shattered

Country has a shortage of qualified labour

Journalist resigns after flaw exposed in otherwise ‘perfect’ stories – they weren’t true

Law facilitates document to be changed retrospectively if wrong gender first registered

Kramp-Karrenbauer, who wants to win back conservative voters, opposed to law change

However senior officials decline to confirm support would remain in the future

Juncker says there is ‘no room whatsoever’ for renegotiation of the withdrawal treaty

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer must grasp the nettle of migration while building power

Friedberg and Bad Nauheim pedestrian lights reflect memories of the American GI

Dossiers demand surveillance of populist party by domestic intelligence agency

Delegates feel German voters want a new start, clear decisions and long-term strategy

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer might have a testing transition ‘co-habitating’ with Merkel

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s victory puts her in pole position to be German chancellor

Many exporters are looking to Germany for opportunities amid Brexit uncertainty

Kramp-Karrenbauer is in the Merkel mould whereas Merz is seen as a departure

In total 12 people running but a close race likely between Kramp-Karrenbauer and Merz

Wolfgang Schäuble has publicly backed Friedrich Merz in what some see as revenge

Profile: Foiled in 2000, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer now tops polls to lead CDU

At least four relatives of Law and Justice party officials or employees work in its offices in Europe

Relinquishing CDU leadership seems to have freed up the buttoned-down German leader

Inquiry, sparked by Panama Papers revelations, to continue into second day