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Current conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza (now spreading across the Middle East), have placed Germany in a difficult position, forcing it to reconsider its role in the world. A uniquely German sense of guilt and shame for the Holocaust “inseparably” ties the Israel-Palestine conflict to “Germany’s unquestionable solidarity with Israel”,…

President approves date agreed by leading Social Democrats and opposition conservatives

Germany is expected to hold a snap election in February after Chancellor Olaf Scholz reportedly agreed a deal with opposition politicians for an early vote.

Germany marked 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities on Saturday under the theme "Preserve Freedom!", against the somber backdrop of war in Gaza and Ukraine, and fears that democracy is under attack around the world.

The German dream of centrist, stable government has been dashed by geopolitical forces and the cult of balanced budgets, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Germany marks 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities from Saturday under the theme "Preserve Freedom!"

Olaf Scholz’s sacking of his finance minister has plunged Europe’s largest economy into considerable uncertainty

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz opposes timetable laid out by chancellor in news conference

In east Germany, our history is shrouded in lies and silence. Until we break their hold, support for extremism will flourish, says academic and author Ines Geipel

Populist groups capitalising on costly environmental policies that affect farmers by offering them support

A state parliament debate about the design movement shows how fear of ‘un-German’ ideas is being revived for the 21st century, says Katja Hoyer, a German-British historian and journalist