Joachim Gauck

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Former East German rights activist says people can never be happy in a dictatorship

Bavarians pressure Angela Merkel to shift on migration

German chancellor tells allies that European solution still best answer to crisis

Migrants told Germany cannot provide ‘infinite refuge’

German president Joachim Gauck says refugee crisis is EU’s ‘biggest ever test’

Davos 2016: Refugee crisis ‘biggest ever test’ for EU

German president warns that limit on arrivals in Germany will be introduced

Refugee crisis overshadows German celebration of unity

Pressure grows for Merkel to reverse open-door policy on inward migration

Angela Merkel condemns “hate” towards asylum seekers

German chancellor visits town of Heidenau where mob rioted over arrival of refugees

Ghosts laid to rest as Hitler’s Berlin stadium hosts Jewish games

European Maccabi Games begin in city’s Olympic Stadium, notorious for Nazi links

Merkel lookalike and Ireland’s marriage vote unlikely bedfellows

New magazine aimed at German lesbians starts campaign

Germanwings victim families reject compensation offer

Parents of German children killed criticise Lufthansa offer as ‘insult’ in emotional letter

President Michael D Higgins says Greeks have had ‘distressing’ time

President calls for harmony across Europe as he hosts German president Joachim Gauck

German president says euro crisis is fueling ‘rampant populism’

Joachim Gauck addresses rise of anti-European sentiment ahead of State visit

German president hopes to follow Ireland on marriage equality

Joachim Gauck calls for ‘stronger debate’ on same-sex marriage in Berlin

President Joachim Gauck: a pastor for the German soul

Born into the Third Reich and having lived through hard times in East Germany, Joachim Gauck now presides over the unified federal republic. As he prepares for a state visit to Ireland, the German president talks about his country’s role in Europe at a testing time

Queen Elizabeth warns of divided Europe ahead of EU summit

Monarch says ‘division in Europe is dangerous’ at dinner with Merkel and Cameron

German politicians speak of shock and sadness after Germanwings crash

Among first victims identified is Oleg Bryjak, a bass baritone at Deutsche Opera

Germany’s most popular post-war president dies, aged 94

Angela Merkel describes death of Richard von Weizsäcker as a ‘great loss for Germany’

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