German chancellor's announcement is a belated attempt to define her legacy

US president’s broadside at Germany continues trend of antagonising allies

Wagenknecht and Lafontaine woo AfD working-class voters with #fairLand

SPD leader urges closer EU integration and describes Ireland as ‘accomplice’ in Apple tax case

German chancellor accused by rival over use of helicopter at ‘knockdown price’

Transport minister pulls permits for 22,000 new Porsche Cayennes with cheat software

Germany’s late leader asked for a ‘European state ceremony’. Was he settling scores?

Country can shake off post-war insecurity and ‘give others courage’, says Social Democrat

Hitler anniversary sees US president walk similar line between leadership, seduction, entrapment

Germany’s Social Democrat leader has decided to contest chancellorship, says ‘Bild’

Angela Merkel is under intense pressure as Austria imposes new border restrictions

Cap on numbers and plan to only accept migrants if they plan to apply in Germany

Sigmar Gabriel, leader of the junior coalition party, took a harsh line towards Greece

Chancellor under pressure to state if and when she was aware of BND spying for US

Reports and cause of split ‘private matters’, says ex-chancellor’s office

Merkel condemns Pegida “for their hearts are cold and often full of prejudice, and even hate”

Key to solving conflict lies in preserving strong Russian-German relations, says Putin

What have been the consequences of German unification for Europe and the world?

In new book, Germany’s ‘unity chancellor’ says successor made two ‘disgraceful’ decisions

German foreign minister warns Angela Merkel not to tinker with European election formula

Former chancellor welcomes Russian president to 70th birthday celebrations in St Petersburg

Martin Schulz says EU deficit rules are outdated and more flexibility is needed

Former German chancellor describes Russian actions in Crimea as ‘perfectly understandable’

Chancellor’s stance on Putin has provoked claims of ‘Russia-bashing’

Berlin desnies restraint is appeasement

Cabinet agrees to let German workers retire at 63 without penalties

Chancellor’s chief-of-staff poised to accept €1 million position with state-owned train company

SPD grassroots likeyl to back alliance with Merkel via postal vote

Donation from Quandt family was made two weeks after federal election

What happens in the German capital affects us more than the goings-on inside the Washington Beltway or even Whitehall’s square mile. Ahead of Germany’s federal election tomorrow, it’s a good time to stroll through the heart of the Berliner Republik

Undecideds set to decide the federal election

Poll puts three centre-left parties neck and neck with Merkel’s outgoing coalition

Former chancellor is critical of Greece’s admission to the euro zone

Chancellor stars as poster girl even in campaigns of rivals

Opinion: ‘Grand coalitions’ have advantages, but don’t always tackle difficult issues

Merkel challenger denies his party opened the door to surveillance a decade ago

Influential economist says ‘Germany can exist without the euro’

A decade on, disagreement persists about former chancellor’s economic legacy

Irish payments exceed those of Britain, Germany, Spain and Greece