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Curfews in Berlin, Hamburg and Brandenburg to prevent crowds

Merkel seeks coherent policy with other state leaders in effort to reduce Covid third wave

Germany’s CDU rocked by pandemic procurement scandal

Two MPs from Merkel’s parliamentary bloc resign ahead of important regional elections

Vaccine scepticism among medics sparks alarm in Europe and US

German poll finds 50% of surveyed nurses shy of vaccination and 25% of doctors

German stores brace for stampede as non-essential shops close from Wednesday

State leaders agree lightning lockdown of schools and shops until January 10th

Stand-off in Europe over plan to ban ski season due to Covid-19

Austria rejects proposals by Germany, France and Italy to postpone ski season

German banks say no to proposed negative rates charge ban on retail depositors

Idea of prohibiting the passing on of costs has been gaining political traction in Berlin

UN office urges Hungary to stop depriving migrants of food

More erstwhile European allies criticise Viktor Orban's nationalist drift

Orbán and Salvini call for anti-immigration surge in EU elections

Hungarian leader to work with Italian despite warnings from centre-right allies

AfD MPs walk out on Holocaust survivor’s speech

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

Bavarian election could be the canary in the mine for Merkel

Poor showings for her centre-right alliance could catalyse her transition out of power

Bavarian asylum camps open their doors

Agencies based in ‘anchor centres’ to take hardline approach, state premier says

CSU pressure on Merkel over refugees has harmed party, poll shows

Observers suggest CSU demands on German chancellor may be running out of steam

Merkel given two weeks to come up with migrant solution

Chancellor denies CDU allies in Bavaria blackmailing her to back tougher asylum rules

‘Kruzifix!’ Bavaria decrees public buildings must display cross

Move seen as masterstroke in polarising politics as state’s secularists seethe

German coalition talks may suffer from CSU power shift

Bavarian allies may cause headache for Merkel after rise of dress-up fan Markus Söder

Merkel’s refugee policy under pressure after shock defeat

Calls for policy change after AfD win in chancellor’s home turf of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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