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  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    German politics
    Gerhard Schröder draws German ire by keeping faith with Russia

    Former chancellor has held on to posts on boards of state-backed Russian companies

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    German economy
    Germany sets out €16bn aid package to counter soaring energy costs

    Ruling coalition agrees second tranche of relief, including fuel tax cuts and increased use of coal

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    German economy
    Scholz warns immediate Russian energy ban would trigger recession in Europe

    German chancellor’s resistance to instant embargo comes as think-tank cuts country’s growth forecasts

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    ‘Now what?’ German village looks to a future without Nord Stream 2

    The Russian gas pipeline once hailed for bringing employment to poor region has become a local embarrassment

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    ExplainerEU energy
    Can Europe wean itself off its dependence on Russian fossil fuels?

    Ending the reliance on one energy supplier will involve painful adjustments for Germany, Italy and other EU nations

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    European economy
    From pasta shortage to run on iodine pills, panic buying hits Europe again

    Two years on from pandemic shortages, Russia’s war sparks fresh wave of hoarding in parts of Europe

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Zelensky accuses Germany of letting down Ukraine

    President says Berlin has for years put economic ties with Russia ahead of security

  • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
    Europe Express
    Quo vadis Nato after Russia’s war in Ukraine? Premium content

    Militarisation of eastern flank likely to continue no matter how conflict ends

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    Germany
    Germans steel themselves to sever links with Russia

    Business, academic and cultural ties run deep, making the rupture deeply personal for many

  • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia turns to Syria playbook with shifting claims over grounds for war

    Allegations that Ukraine has chemical and biological weapons leave Kyiv fearing ‘false flag’ attempt

  • Saturday, 12 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Military briefing: fear of deployment of chemical weapons in Ukraine

    Biden raises alarm over potential use by Russia as norms against such munitions seem under threat

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    Europe Express
    Versailles summit debates Ukraine membership and EU energy independence Premium content

    Bloc’s unity on Russia still holds but cracks emerge

  • Monday, 7 March, 2022
    Commodities
    Markets rattled by push for Russian oil ban in reaction to Ukraine war

    Crude touches highest level since 2008 and investors dump shares after threat of energy sanctions

  • Monday, 7 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia escalates shelling of cities as land advance stalls

    Ukrainian civilians struggle to flee after Kremlin’s ‘humanitarian corridor’ offer denounced

  • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
    News in-depthGerman politics
    Ukraine invasion nudges Germany towards new security mindset

    Even former pacifists back moves to overhaul defence and increase military spending in face of Russian threat

  • Friday, 4 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Europeans rally to support Ukraine in its hour of need

    From fundraising to providing shelter, people around the continent have been moved to help those fleeing the conflict

  • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    The music stops as Russia’s artists and athletes become cultural pariahs

    From stadiums to opera houses, stars are suffering a wave of cancellations

  • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
    News in-depthGerman economy
    Germany’s defence industry transformed by Scholz’s €100bn response to Ukraine crisis

    Shares in sector soar as huge injection into armed forces raises prospect of a reshaped corporate landscape

  • Sunday, 27 February, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Germany does ‘180-degree turn’ in defence policy following Russian aggression

    Olaf Scholz’s cabinet increases military spending with a €100bn fund in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine

  • Sunday, 27 February, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Germany unveils ‘new era’ in defence policy with big military spending jump

    Scholz announces €100bn in additional military spending in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  • Saturday, 26 February, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Western powers hit Putin and Lavrov with sanctions

    Latest measures from US, EU and UK target Russian president and his foreign minister over Ukraine invasion

  • Thursday, 17 February, 2022
    RWE AG
    RWE raises earnings forecast as energy crisis boosts power prices

    German utility emerges as big winner from soaring cost of gas and electricity

  • Monday, 14 February, 2022
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    Stockpiles of some of the global economy’s most important commodities are at historically low levels

  • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
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    Germany’s Jon Stewart had a pressing question to the FT. Here’s the answer.

  • Tuesday, 8 February, 2022
    FT Investigations
    Women spoke up, men cried conspiracy: inside Axel Springer’s #MeToo moment

    German publisher’s chief Mathias Döpfner fought to protect his top editor from misconduct claims

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