Merkel’s fate may hang in the balance as her coalition squabblesLatest government row is frustrating voters and driving support for the far-rightMon Sept 24 2018 - 18:21
Austrian Social Democrats back new woman leader to renew partyPamela Rendi-Wagner has been thrust into a tough role – to revive the country’s ailing centre-leftMon Sept 24 2018 - 17:46
Merkel meets carmakers over threat of diesel vehicle bans in German citiesChancellor reportedly changed her mind to favour retrofitting engines to cut emissionsSun Sept 23 2018 - 19:46
Why I became a Nazi: New book reveals enthusiasm of early party membersUnpublished insights show how fascism swept through inter-war GermanySat Sept 22 2018 - 03:00
Social Democrats slip behind far-right AfD in German pollAlso, Merkel’s alliance slips to 28%, its lowest-ever level of support in the poll’s historyFri Sept 21 2018 - 18:15
Intelligence row exposes mistrust in Berlin coalitionRank-and-file SPD members livid with deal seen as another humiliation for their partyWed Sept 19 2018 - 19:51
Vigilante video ends badly for Germany’s spy chiefHans-Georg Maassen removed from office after playing down far-right role in Chemnitz unrestWed Sept 19 2018 - 01:00
Pope Francis calls emergency meeting on abuseMeeting of bishops in February called as report on abuse by German clerics emergesThu Sept 13 2018 - 06:00
German report details widespread and ongoing clerical child sex abuseStudy finds evidence of nearly 4,000 cases of abuse, and says it ‘continues to take place’Wed Sept 12 2018 - 19:17
Germany’s AfD under attack for supporting far-right protestsParty berated in Bundestag for supporting demonstrations featuring neo-NazisWed Sept 12 2018 - 18:53
Sweden faces new political era as populists thwart traditional alliancesStefan Löfven under pressure to resign as four-party Alliance rejects invitation to talksTue Sept 11 2018 - 07:17
The Swedish election in one word: LagomNo amount of Muslim scare stories could lift far-right above symbolic 20 per cent markTue Sept 11 2018 - 01:25
Further far-right marches in east Germany after man dies in altercationGerman (22) allegedly killed following dispute with two Afghans in KöthenMon Sept 10 2018 - 20:02
Sweden faces hung parliament as far-right makes big gainsSweden Democrats, a party with Nazi roots and anti-immigrant agenda, takes almost 18%Mon Sept 10 2018 - 11:12
New era dawns as far right makes gains in Swedish electionResults indicate that 30-year-old party with Nazi roots has taken almost 20% of voteMon Sept 10 2018 - 00:45
‘Hope, lovin’ and trust’ are in short supply in anxious SwedenSunday’s election hinges on whether Swedes still believe social solidarity defines their countrySat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
Political deadlock looms as Swedes go to pollsAnalysts predict far-right Sweden Democrats will block pure left or right governmentFri Sept 07 2018 - 16:03
Populist politics gain traction as Sweden prepares to voteFar-right Sweden Democrats backed by elements linking rape and violence with migrantsFri Sept 07 2018 - 01:00
Integration and immigration key battlefield for Swedish electionFar-right party blames migration for social problems but the reality is more complexThu Sept 06 2018 - 01:00
Sweden struggles to contain rising extremism ahead of electionNeo-Nazis rally in Stockholm amid attacks by migrants on Jewish communitiesWed Sept 05 2018 - 01:00
Chemnitz riots reveal new German migration fault lineBetween two camps – neo-Nazis and anti-fascists – stood 700 nervous policeSat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00
German city reels from far-right violence after fatal stabbingPolice struggle to contain clashes in Chemnitz after two migrant suspects arrestedTue Aug 28 2018 - 17:45
EU can be imaginative in Brexit talks, says Simon CoveneyTánaiste hopes Border backstop will not be required but it is an ‘insurance mechanism’Tue Aug 28 2018 - 17:15
Germany is obsessed with its own shortcomingsBerlin Letter: There is an endless German appetite for critical comment from outsidersMon Aug 20 2018 - 01:00
Merkel and Putin may seek a detente amid the Trump effectThe two are due to discuss Syria, Ukraine and Nord Stream 2 at a crucial summitSat Aug 18 2018 - 05:00
Row deepens over Germany’s deportation of Tunisian‘Clearly illegal’ sending home of Sami Aidoudi raises questions about rule of lawThu Aug 16 2018 - 18:02
Afghan asylum seeker not gay enough for Austrian authoritiesMan’s application rejected as authorities say he did not walk, dress or act like he was gayWed Aug 15 2018 - 15:00
Germany shrugs off Brexit fears and trade threats to grow 0.5% in second quarterWarning that unresolved trade concerns and Turkish currency crisis could change things quicklyTue Aug 14 2018 - 19:55
Youths set fire to cars in organised attacks in Swedish citiesApparently co-ordinated attacks began on Monday in Gothenburg and nearby townsTue Aug 14 2018 - 11:38
Storm after Germany deports alleged Osama bin Laden bodyguardTunisian Sami Aidoudi says he was ‘kidnapped’ by Germany and faces torture at homeTue Aug 14 2018 - 01:00
Merkel rejects call to open CDU to Left PartyThe Left Party has spent almost three decades on Bundestag opposition benchesMon Aug 13 2018 - 20:56
Merkel eyes reform of ‘dysfunctional’ EU migration agreementChancellor wants ‘fairer’ burden-sharing to more evenly distribute refugees in EuropeSun Aug 12 2018 - 17:28
Weather extremes and food shortages grip continental EuropeFarmers at wits’ end with crops that have struggled to grow since last substantial rain in MaySat Aug 11 2018 - 05:00
Radicalising AfD seeks to ban tell-all book by former memberFranziska Schreiber’s exposé claims party plays on fears in drift towards extremismFri Aug 10 2018 - 18:29
Reviving obligatory service divides opinion in GermanyBerlin Letter: Military or civil service was abolished in 2011 – and some want it backFri Aug 10 2018 - 01:00
German woman convicted of selling son for sex onlineMother’s partner also sentenced to 12 years for repeatedly raping boy (10)Tue Aug 07 2018 - 18:58
Merkel holiday mystery preoccupies much of German mediaChancellor’s break from predictable vacation pattern sparks rash of speculationSun Aug 05 2018 - 17:16
Swiss vintage plane dropped vertically before crash that killed all 20 on boardIncident involving Junkers Ju-52 comes hours after family of four dies in separate Swiss crashSun Aug 05 2018 - 15:03
German centre faces new pressure from political fringesStability coming under pressure of hard right- and left-wing movementsFri Aug 03 2018 - 18:11
German city planners go back to the future with medieval makeoverFrankfurt Letter: ‘New old town’ installed as urban regeneration threatens communitiesFri Aug 03 2018 - 01:00
Derek Scally: What if Trump is right about Germany?The US has not invented new problems but has pointed out inconsistencies in Germany’s trade, foreign and defence policiesThu Aug 02 2018 - 03:38
Bavarian asylum camps open their doorsAgencies based in ‘anchor centres’ to take hardline approach, state premier saysWed Aug 01 2018 - 20:30
German farmers demand €1bn in aid amid continued droughtGermany may face crop shortfalls as farming body warns of ‘worst harvest of the century’Tue Jul 31 2018 - 21:15
Austrian politician calls for kosher and halal meat buyers to be registeredProposal by regional leader of far-right Freedom Party condemned by Jewish groupsTue Jul 31 2018 - 19:18
Swedish opera singer attacks #metoo mob mentalityAnne Sofie von Otter blames her country’s cultural herd mentality for husband’s suicideSun Jul 29 2018 - 15:27
Mesut Özil: Is it because I’m a Muslim?Arsenal star’s shock retirement from international football has Germany talking about race and identity in an era of rising nationalismSat Jul 28 2018 - 06:00
Is Berlin’s gay population experiencing a backlash?As city stages pride march, fears mount that tolerance is yielding to violence and uneaseSat Jul 28 2018 - 05:01
Neo-Nazi gang member jailed for life in Germany after troubling trialBeate Zschäpe sentenced in case that exposed police racism and staggering incompetenceWed Jul 11 2018 - 15:40
German Jewish groups demand action after attacksTen detained after Jewish man from Syria wearing Star of David is beaten up in BerlinMon Jul 09 2018 - 18:46
Merkel ‘livid’ over interior minister’s Brexit interventionHorst Seehofer warned European Commission of security risks posed by its Brexit stanceMon Jul 09 2018 - 17:15
