Armin Laschet

The most interesting points of difference between the two candidates to replace Angela Merkel are their plans for the EU

CDU steps up attacks on SPD in federal election campaign as final Merkel term nears end

Voters are keeping the politicians guessing – which is no bad thing

EU defence and security officials critical of US decision to send home its 2,500 troops

French president promises to protect those ‘most threatened’ by Taliban insurgency

Comapany has pushed back opening after local resistance over environmental concerns

Johnson will hope to reopen the Northern Ireland protocol with her successor

Macron set to become the uncontested leader of Europe with German chancellor’s exit

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

Exit of the EU's great deal-maker raises prospect for new configurations of power

State cannot send messages to citizens partly due to experience of surveillance under Hitler’s Nazi regime

Chancellor says governments have to get better and faster at tackling climate change

More than 1,300 unaccounted for south of Cologne, Belgium declares day of mourning

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

Heavy flooding in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands sees thousands evacuated

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