Germany

Our columnist (who worked for his rival during the German elections) says Angela Merkel’s successor is a pragmatist, not an entertainer.

Olaf Scholz's in-tray is bulging, and Germany is braced for change. But can a cautious chancellor deliver it?

Umberto Bombana secured the product known locally as Truffle of the White Madonna.

Our columnist looks at “only in Berlin” syndrome and at how the country’s capital fails its democracy.

Scholz doesn't do charisma. True to form, he delivered his address seriously and without needless bumbling or theatrics.

Our columnist steers a steady course to bring us up to speed on a debate raging on Germany's roads

The posturing of Putin and Lukashenko on the Poland-Belarus border risks lives while leaving Europe on the brink of erecting walls.

The German writer was one of Europe's greatest literary talents, even if she did sleep through the fall of the Berlin Wall

News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.

After working on Armin Laschet’s bid to become chancellor, our columnist returns to explore the relationship between her country and Poland

The country has a reputation for doing things better. But Berlin’s disastrous new airport shows that given a chance, it can stuff things up just as badly as everyone else.

There are different kinds of anger - some good and some bad. The right kind of anger can be valuable.

The country's curious election has changed everything.. we just have to wait to see how it has changed.

News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.

Lauded abroad but not always loved at home. What will be the legacy of the chancellor who has ruled Germany since 2005?

A 22-year-old from Frankfurt has become one of TikTok’s biggest stars. SOPHIA DEBOICK explains the simple charm behind his success.. and what it says about his country.

The country has a reputation for being tech- and risk-averse. But a new generation of entrepreneurs are proving that is no longer the case.

The country is usually seen as a force for stability and symbol of solidity on the international stage. But is that actually so?

How Germany's influence has grown in the world since the end of World War II.

Post-war Germany has been characterised by good governance and solid leadership. But as the country goes to the polls to replace Angela Merkel, Germans – and the wider world – fear its good run is coming to an end.

News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.

Angela Merkel has taught Germans to crave stability... but they are still turning away from her party.

Two of Germany’s candidates for Chancellor are running in the same constituency – home to the super rich and celebrities.

News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.

Gerd Müller, who died earlier this month, was not only a Bayern Munich icon but a man who gave Germans their pride again. So when he fell, club and country helped pick him up By ROB HUGHES

More weird news from Europe, including a fake Kanye West gig in a field near Paris, a cow-riding German and the Austrian punk singer who vaccinates his own fans

Esther Loewy lied when she told an orchestra conductor she could play the accordion, and it was a lie that saved her life, writes SOPHIA DEBOICK

A mission to archive fanzines, flyers, badges and the ephemera of punk, techno, hip-hop and more is underway in Berlin. By DANIEL SCHNEIDER

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on his first reading of one of the most important books of the 20th century

A vaccination centre in Sonneberg, central Germany, southern Thuringia, increased its footfall by nearly 80 per cent by offering a free bratwurst with each jab

SUNA ERDEM reports on a sleepy area of Germany, devoid of big cities and obvious structural advantages, whose economic success is defying orthodoxy and attracting attention as a model for levelling up left-behind regions

Otto Lilienthal was drawn to the sky by his idealism and his experience of war. It was ultimately a fatal attraction