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  • Wednesday, 28 October, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Germany and France impose curbs to slow Covid-19 spread

    Stock markets slide as soaring infection rates stoke alarm across continent

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    German politics
    Germany’s CDU postpones party conference to select next leader

    Contest is crucial because winner will be in pole position to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    House & Home
    How our cities changed when the tourists stopped coming

    FT correspondents report on the residents reclaiming their home towns

  • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
    InterviewGerman economy
    Germany to set out homeworking rights in weeks, says minister

    Early example of how pandemic is changing governments’ approach to job regulation

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    Alexei Navalny
    Alexei Navalny discharged from Berlin hospital

    Doctors say poisoned Russian opposition activist has chance of ‘complete recovery’

  • Sunday, 20 September, 2020
    AnalysisGerman immigration
    German towns unite to offer refugees shelter from the storm

    Safe Harbour movement wants to take in more asylum seekers but issue is political minefield

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    EU immigration
    Germany to take in 2,750 migrants from Greek camps

    Merkel set to restart EU debate over relocation of asylum seekers following fire on Lesbos

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    EU immigration
    Fire at Greek island migrant camp leaves thousands homeless

    State of emergency declared on Lesbos after blaze

  • Monday, 7 September, 2020
    Alexei Navalny
    Alexei Navalny out of medically induced coma, says Berlin hospital

    Poisoned Russian opposition activist is ‘responding to verbal stimuli’

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  • Saturday, 5 September, 2020
    AnalysisCoronavirus pandemic
    Shared beliefs unite factions in Germany’s virus protests

    Demonstrators see themselves engaged in struggle between good and evil

  • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
    Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA
    Bertelsmann joins race to acquire Simon & Schuster

    German media group expresses interest in buying publisher of Stephen King and Joseph Heller from ViacomCBS

  • Wednesday, 19 August, 2020
    Nord Stream 2 AG
    US senators’ Nord Stream 2 letter sparks German outrage

    Sanctions warning sent to port operator heightens tensions over controversial gas pipeline

  • Sunday, 16 August, 2020
    Media
    European media groups should consolidate in streaming era, says Bertelsmann CEO

    Thomas Rabe argues regulators must allow ‘national TV champions’ to take on Netflix and Disney+

  • Friday, 14 August, 2020
    Germany
    ‘Something is ending’: German towns braced for US military exit

    The thought of troops leaving one of the largest overseas American bases in the world brings mixed feelings

  • Tuesday, 11 August, 2020
    Uniper SE
    Germany’s Uniper warns of possible Nord Stream 2 loan write-off

    Energy company was 1 of 5 to lend to Gazprom-led pipeline, now threatened by US sanctions

  • Monday, 10 August, 2020
    German politics
    German Social Democrats pick Olaf Scholz to run for chancellor

    Party hopes finance minister’s record during pandemic will appeal to voters in elections next year

  • Wednesday, 29 July, 2020
    German politics
    Germany tightens abattoir laws following virus outbreaks

    Coronavirus exposed widespread exploitation of migrant labour

  • Tuesday, 28 July, 2020
    Germany
    Germany fears far-right influence in police and security forces

    Recipients of death threats say their names had been searched for on official databases

  • Sunday, 19 July, 2020
    German economy
    German proposals for supply chain law spark fierce debate

    Businesses worry that demand for due diligence will put companies at a disadvantage

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    AnalysisProperty sector
    Big buyers eye Berlin properties despite rent freeze

    Tenants battling gentrification fear recession has sparked bargain-hunting by deep-pocketed investors

  • Wednesday, 1 July, 2020
    Nord Stream 2 AG
    Germany warns new US sanctions endanger Nord Stream 2 pipeline

    Berlin officials call proposed law serious interference in European sovereignty

  • Tuesday, 30 June, 2020
    Germany
    Germany to restructure special forces to tackle far-right leanings

    Defence minister’s announcement comes as Germany works to counter rising rightwing extremism 

  • Friday, 26 June, 2020
    AnalysisCoronavirus pandemic
    German slaughterhouses in spotlight after virus outbreak

    Migrant workers endure conditions scientists say are prime Covid-19 incubators

  • Friday, 19 June, 2020
    Berlin
    Dancing on my own: Berlin clubs struggle to get the party started

    Capital seeks to reclaim its reputation as a destination for hedonism

  • Tuesday, 16 June, 2020
    Coronavirus treatment
    Germany launches coronavirus app to immediate criticism

    Data protection commissioner says privacy changes are needed urgently

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