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Russia calls for Germany ‘reset’ as far-right AfD deputies visit Moscow
- Europe
- December 8, 2020, 18:06
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has welcomed a delegation from Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) to Moscow and told them th(...)

Covid-19: Merkel faces her nightmare as decision time looms on lockdown and bonds
- Europe
- April 22, 2020, 01:00
Angela Merkel has struggled with decisions all her life. As a 12-year-old, she spent an entire swimming lesson shivering on a diving board until, just(...)

Bavarian election could be the canary in the mine for Merkel
- Europe
- October 6, 2018, 05:01
It’s 11am at Munich’s Oktoberfest and, inside the vast Schottenhamel tent, the beer is flowing freely. In between slugs from their one-litre beer mugs(...)
Germany: A menu of bad options
- Editorial
- November 30, 2017, 00:02
Angela Merkel had a bad election, and her party’s efforts to form a coalition have not gone much better. The result of September’s poll left Merkel we(...)

Young woman’s killing in Germany stokes row about refugee policy
- Europe
- December 5, 2016, 14:28
Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been accused of using the rape and killing of a 19-year-old woman to stir up fears abo(...)

Merkel’s crown slips after party’s local election defeat
- Europe
- September 5, 2016, 15:42
Even a month ago, it seemed merely a matter of time before Angela Merkel announced she was running for a fourth term in next year’s election. But afte(...)

Germany attacks: extra security promised as shock remains
- Europe
- July 28, 2016, 01:00
In Munich’s famous Hofbräuhaus beer hall, waiters perform their impressive choreography as always – weaving between the crowds to serve beer and roast(...)

Germany’s populist AfD steps up anti-Muslim policies
- Europe
- April 18, 2016, 14:57
Germany’s leading Muslim organisation has likened the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) to the Nazis for demanding a total ban on burkas, mos(...)

Right-wing AfD the big winner in German state elections
- Europe
- March 13, 2016, 18:15
Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has raised its presence to half of the country’s 16 federal states - including t(...)

Study warns of ‘new irrationalism’ in German politics
- Europe
- February 23, 2015, 19:15
One in five Germans believe revolution and not reform is the best way to preserve living standards, according to a new study warning that Germany’s po(...)