Olaf Scholz

The left knows how to fight austerity and centrists, but it has so far failed against the far right. Europe's future rests on its ability to learn

Politicians like Starmer and Scholz govern while looking over their shoulders. Rightists like Trump are more adept at concentrating power and using it

German elections are set for February after the chancellor forced a confidence vote to end political paralysis

As the coalition falls, the chancellor was pushed to call an election earlier than he planned

German politics is now a dysfunctional mess and it’s all Olaf Scholz’s fault. With Trump looming, the timing couldn’t be worse

German voters are not becoming extremists. They are just fed up

Keir Starmer’s trip to Germany and France feels empty without rejoining the scheme

The chancellor’s political standing is putting him in danger of having his own ‘Biden moment’

Younger voters are being heavily courted by the far-right ahead of the European elections

During their party conference, the AfD wallowed in self-pity but it was entirely self-inflicted

Scientists cannot provide evidence that homoeopathic treatment works, but the Greens’ fandom is too ingrained to ‘follow the science’

The CDU Party has already announced it will scrap the law if it wins next year’s election

Alienating Britain and France is a catastrophe for European security, but could this allow the chancellor to gain ground at home?

The AfD’s flirtations with leaving the EU are helping the far right attack the union from within

The country’s state of military readiness is laughable to other nations

Too many Germans see support for AfD as an eastern phenomenon but the party’s vote share is growing in the west

Rising tensions over the Mediterranean migrant crisis threaten to sour the special relationship between Germany and Italy

The UK would do well to learn from and adapt the successes of countries like Germany for its own betterment

Brexiteers are looking at the country’s crisis with glee. But their schadenfreude might just be misplaced

The AfD’s recent electoral victory is set to cause chaos in the country

Don’t expect a kitchen photo-op from Olaf Scholz and his wife, Britta Ernst, any time soon

Does the German chancellor think he’s the smartest guy in the (war-)room?

Quiet, a bit boring and he rose without trace – but is the German chancellor turning out to be quite good?

Germany and France have spent decades falling out and making up. But new isolationism in Berlin and decline in Paris make their latest feud serious

Years of pacifist policy are over in Germany as military spending rises. But what happens if conflict comes home?

Olaf Scholz's change of heart came overnight. So fast that the chairman of his own SPD parliamentary group missed it

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

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

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

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

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