Germany

Explore our coverage of Germany’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video


Leaders

Germany’s failure to lead the EU is becoming a problem

A weak chancellor and coalition rows are to blame

Europe

The Germany-shaped void at Europe’s heart

Olaf Scholz’s government is punching below its weight in Brussels

Europe

Germany’s debt brake and the art of fantasy budgeting

The country is tiring of its self-imposed fiscal straitjacket

Culture

How Germany’s football is tied to its politics

Lessons in government from Julian Nagelsmann and his team

Business

Panic rooms and private bunkers are all the rage in Germany

Everyone from tycoons to typical middle-class families seeks shelter

Culture

The döner kebab has a meaty role in German society

It is a diplomatic tool as well as a tasty, cheap meal

Europe

Hard-right parties are entering government across Europe

Germany is among a dwindling number of holdouts

Europe

Beyond France, the European elections will deliver more of the same

Outside France and Germany, the centre has largely held

Europe

Germany is thinking about bringing back conscription

But the chancellor is reluctant

By Invitation

Emmanuel Macron has done Europe a favour, reckons Germany’s opposition leader

But Friedrich Merz insists that the continent has “no time to die”

By Invitation

Olaf Scholz on why Vladimir Putin’s brutal imperialism will fail

Germany’s chancellor says Europe needs more military muscle

Europe

Germany’s government is barely holding together

The mood in the country is miserable—and it is getting worse

Europe

Espionage scandals are hurting Germany’s far right

Charges of Chinese and Russian influence mar Alternative for Germany’s European campaign

International

Beware, global jihadists are back on the march

They are using the war in Gaza to radicalise a new generation

Europe

The German chancellor’s awkward meeting with China’s boss

It is time for Xi Jinping to accept that Germany isn’t America’s puppet

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