Refugees in Germany and elsewhere are in ‘wait and see’ mode after fall of Assad regime
After the collapse of Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition, follow our live-updating polling data and discover other possible coalitions ahead of February vote
Eva Menasse’s sprawling bestseller, set in the run-up to the fall of the Berlin Wall, confronts a nation with its murky past
Also in this newsletter: How Rachel Reeves’ pitch to Brussels went down
IG Metall chair Christiane Benner addresses thousands of VW workers striking over planned closure of several plants
Fall of Assad regime prompts immigration rethink in Europe
Franziska Brantner open to post-election coalition despite CDU blaming ecological party for country’s stagnation
Olaf Scholz tries to depict conservative and Green candidates as warmongers ahead of February snap vote
Call comes amid discontent with Germany’s ruling coalition ahead of snap election in February
German central bank president Joachim Nagel urges Berlin to relax rules to address defence and infrastructure shortfalls
Snap February poll comes as Europe’s largest economy faces its toughest challenges for decades
A failure to respond to Russian, Chinese and Syrian aggression helped to create the unstable world of today
FDP politicians resign after internal plans made public
Done the wrong way, it can have awkward effects
What she does not say about Moscow is as significant as what she does say
Brussels calls out some fiscal hawks for veering from bloc’s spending limits for member states
The former German chancellor’s remarkable story is undermined by a failure to admit mistakes — though she does not pull her punches on Putin and Trump
Former chancellor’s memoirs back reform of borrowing cap that she introduced into constitution
Acute vulnerability to a trade conflict could push struggling economy into recession, analysts warn
A key indicator has fallen below zero for the first time as market braces for higher German borrowing
Boris Pistorius said speculation over who would be the party’s main candidate was damaging its campaign prospects
Ignoring Vladimir Putin’s opposition to 2008 proposal would have risked ‘playing with fire’, writes Germany’s ex-chancellor
German chancellor under pressure from own party to mirror US president and drop out of election race
While it loses sympathy abroad, the country faces political uncertainty at home
Swedish investigators looking into movements of bulk carrier travelling from Russia to Egypt
