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Germany extends border controls for six months
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday announced that Germany will extend controls along all its borders by six months past their planned expiry date in mid-March.
Orban hosts German AfD leader as he seeks far-right unity
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was due to host one of the leaders of Germany's main far-right party on Wednesday, two weeks before Germans head to the polls.
Germany investigates suspected warship sabotage
German police were investigating the potential sabotage of a brand-new warship after several dozen kilograms of metal shavings were dumped into its engine system, according to a German media report.
German election rivals Scholz and Merz trade blows on immigration
Germany's centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday accused his conservative election rival of planning an immigration crackdown that would "bury Europe".
Germany braces for the first Trump tariffs
The US President signalled over the weekend that tariffs on steel and aluminium imports would soon be announced. German business leaders are calling for a coordinated European response.
Berlin film festival hopes to keep politics at bay
Berlin's Film Festival Berlinale, which begins this week, is set for a challenge faced by the entire Western arts industry: how to stop politics from taking over the conversation.
Scholz and Merz clash over the far right in German election debate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament during a TV debate on Sunday.
New anti-far-right protest draws 250,000 in Munich
Fresh protests against the extreme right drew massive crowds in Germany on Saturday, including 250,000 people in Munich, authorities said, as the country heads for clutch elections.
German election favourite urges quick coalition talks
Germany's conservative opposition leader, the favourite to be the next chancellor, said on Saturday a new government should be in place within two months of federal elections on February 23.
Germany's Scholz vows support for 'free and safe' Syria
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday told Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa that Berlin was ready to support the transition to a "free and safe" future after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
Germany logs record trade surplus with US amid Trump tariff fears
Germany logged a record trade surplus with the United States last year, data showed Friday, news that could stoke tensions with US President Donald Trump as he threatens the EU with tariffs.
Tesla sales fall in Germany as Musk backs far right
Tesla sales plunged in Germany last month, official data showed Wednesday, after billionaire owner Elon Musk waded into the country's election campaign by vocally backing the far right.
Former German chancellor Merkel urges parties to calm pre-election 'turmoil'
Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month after her centre-right CDU party sparked uproar by accepting the far right's support.
Historic German rail plant to build tanks under defence deal
Franco-German defence group KNDS will turn an old train factory in eastern Germany into a production plant for tanks and other military vehicles under a deal sealed Wednesday.
Germany's conservatives gather after protests over far-right help
Germany's conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz was set to outline his plans on immigration and the economy at a party congress Monday after a weekend of mass protests against him, and with less than three weeks to go until national elections.
'Protect this democracy': At least 160,000 rally in Berlin against the far right
Demonstrators descended on Berlin Sunday to protest last week's decision by Germany's conservatives to make overtures to the far right ahead of this month's legislative election, drawing at least 160,000 people, according to police.
Scores expected in Berlin to protest against far right
Berlin on Sunday braced for scores of demonstrators to converge on the German capital to protest against the country's conservatives' norm-shattering overtures toward the far right.
Horst Koehler, German ex-president and IMF chief, dead at 81
Germany's former president Horst Koehler, who also once headed the International Monetary Fund and was a strong backer of Africa, died Saturday aged 81 after a brief illness.
X, TikTok and others in EU 'stress test' ahead of Germany's vote
Germany's digital regulator and the European Commission said on Friday they carried out a simulation exercise with major platforms like X and TikTok to test their capacity to counter disinformation ahead of national elections.
German conservatives bet on far-right support but lose key vote
Germany's conservatives doubled down on allowing the far-right AfD to back their pre-election push to restrict immigration on Friday, but failed to pass a contentious bill after a day of jeers and high drama in parliament.
German Bundestag rejects immigration bill pushed by conservatives and far right
An immigration bill from Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz and backed controversially by the far-right AfD has failed to make it through German parliament.
German inflation unexpectedly slows in January
German inflation unexpectedly slowed in January in its first decline for several months, official data showed Friday, bolstering the case for further eurozone interest rate cuts.
Germany's Merkel criticises own party leader over far-right support
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday criticised her successor as leader of the conservative CDU party for relying on far-right support to pass a parliamentary motion demanding tougher immigration rules.