Germany

Why can't politicians be more like Jürgen?

Germany has had quite a yield of resignations recently. Our columnist explains why it looks like one more is soon to go in Olaf Scholz's new cabinet

Zeitenwende is a big word. Our columnist is not yet convinced Germany will live up to it

Becker obviously owes a lot of money to a lot of people. As a country, however, Germany owes him so much more

The horse, who has been put down after contracting skin cancer, gained fame for her daily strolls while wearing a halter that read, “My name is Jenny. I’ve not escaped, just taking a walk”

Our columnist explains why the world is prejudice towards some of the country's dishes, except for their bread

The establishment, where the Russian leader developed a liking for German beer, has now also taken down its shrine to the president

The only brutal thing about Aldi and Lidl's expansion is the cut-price competition

From politicians unwelcome reception at the Salon de l’Agriculture trade fair to a woman in Berlin claiming she is in a relationship with a model plane - weird news you may have missed form Europe

The German version of Netflix's hit makeover series looks cheaper and more like a world I can recognise, says MEGAN NOLAN

All the while, the UK is still wallowing in its misguided lesson that countries are stronger when they stand alone

News from across Europe you might have missed, including reality hitting Italian TV contestants and a surprising find in a mop bucket

The same day Putin's invasion began, Karneval was due to start, and it did. But, it soon changed into Germany's largest demonstration for Ukraine so far

Our columnist explains how the country has finally woken up after years of hesitation

News you might have missed from across Europe

Putin must be seen by the world to lose. But, how this will happen and how long it will take remain difficult questions

Our columnist explains that when women in Germany make it to the top, they earn more money than their male counter parts. So, really, they don't need a free lunch

After activists glued their hands to the Autobahn, our columnist explains why a well-run information campaign would do more for climate change than performative protests

Olaf Scholz is moving at last, but energy dependency and World War II guilt lie behind what could prove a fatal apathy

What is the best way to portray the Holocaust to children? The film struggles to find an answer to this but it's a reminder that Anne Frank's diaries have

The ‘Corvid Cleaning’ trial in Södertälje will determine whether the project will be rolled out across the rest of the nation

Our columnist explains why former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has become, to some, a bit of an embarrassment

Our columnist explains why there is controversy in Germany about the way children are taught in primary school.

The blue-and-yellow business complex will gradually come down over the next two years. The Mayor of Kahramanmaraş hopes this means the city's reputation will then go up.

The children in these photographs, Frieda, Silvain and Claude, were among those murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

According to newspaper Il Giornale, the case symbolises a giant clogging of the country's judicial system.

Our columnist explains why, despite Ukraine's pleas for help, Olaf Scholz is desperately trying to ignore rising tensions at the border.

It was promised that Brexit would "give the Westminster elite a good kicking". One reader wonders why instead we have seen the breaking of lockdown rules, nepotistic Covid deals and corrupt funding for fancy furnishings.

A legal bid by McDonald’s to build a drive-through in close proximity to some ruins in Rome has been ended by Italy's highest court.

Dinner for One popularised the catchphrase "same procedure as every year". Now it's synonymous with Germany's Covid policy, writes TANIT KOCH.

Our columnist argues how the timing of Germany's nuclear phase-out is irresponsible.

The president's wife is starting legal proceedings over a conspiracy theory that she is transgender.