Germany

Police identify driver in car-ramming incident that killed five and injured 200 as a Saudi doctor who has lived in Germany since 2006

Eyewitnesses say vehicle aimed directly at area of market popular with families in city of Magdeburg with driver arrested at scene

Driver of vehicle arrested after attack which took place in centre of eastern city of Magdeburg

Reductions in expenditure painful but necessary step in light of a dramatic slump in city income, says city mayor

Amid criticism of Ireland’s domestic politics making it hard for new ideas to break through, there’s something to be said for ‘same old, same old’

Olaf Scholz looks most unlikely to return to office after February’s election and the shape of the new parliament will be different

Snap election expected to take place in late February

Good prices, low emissions and unlimited luggage allowance of fast train between European powerhouse cities give planes a run for their money

The proud, stubborn and courageous Monaghan man chose a path which led to his premature death

Scholz will use his last Bundestag address to defend his government’s record, matching higher spending on security with more generous welfare

Scroll was held in silver amulet worn by man buried outside Frankfurt between 230 and 270 AD

With populist parties shaping the narrative, Europe’s risky game of border dominoes may topple the historic achievement

Remote work across borders presents challenges, particularly when you have not told your employer what you are doing

Founding member states are chipping away at the original idea - some would say ideal - of Schengen

The next government faces immense challenges that require guile, nerve, judgment and luck

Unexpected 1% fall in output undermines hopes Europe’s largest economy was slowly overcoming malaise

Management, unions and owners face off at Wolfsburg plant in VW heartland against background of financial and reputational hangover from ‘dieselgate’

Left and far right punish PM Michel Barnier for using special constitutional powers to ram part of unpopular budget through parliament

German government looking to Ireland to produce huge amounts of hydrogen from offshore wind farms as it looks to decarbonise its heavy industry

Two-hour stoppages can slow production on hundreds of cars at a time