German parties begin their coalition mating ritual

Angela Merkel insists she has options, but her party’s match has already been made

Germany to withhold welfare from foreign EU nationals

Bill strips non-German EU citizens of all welfare claims in first five years unless they had work

Bayern Munich to donate €1 million to help refugees

Club will hold training camps and offer German lessons to those arriving in city

Berlin accused of setting bad example with pension reforms

Opposition and OECD accuse German grand coalition of selling out its younger generations with bizarre reforms

Germany agrees on €8.50 minimum wage for first time

Measure to be introduced in 2015 will not cover minors, trainees and some interns

Merkel promises stability ahead of today’s swearing-in for third term

Marathon coalition agreement with SPD signed in Berlin

Schäuble on course for second term as German finance minister

Postal vote of SDP members expected to back coalition

Germany’s SPD opens door to coalition with Left Party

Strategic move to drop a two-decade-old taboo ups the ante in coalition talks with Angela Merkel

German parties want referenda on major EU decisions

Party leaders yet to approve idea sought by negotiators taking part in coalition talks

SPD places Irish corporate tax rate at centre of coalition talks

‘I am very sorry for Ireland but I am afraid the corporate tax rates are too low’

Second coalition of CDU and SPD looking likely in Germany

Angela Merkel’s talks today with Green Party seen as just a matter of political choreography

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