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Berlin gets creative over how to cut carbon while abiding by stringent debt rules
Where can you get a 2 per cent return in this day and age? Possibly Berlin.
The benefits of integration carry a price tag. German voters have never been required to understand this bargain
Years of fiscal prudence would allow Berlin to deploy billions of euros, says Olaf Scholz
Joe Kaeser advocates infrastructure investment over strict ‘schwarze null’ policy
Votes for the far-right party are votes to supplant liberal democracy and openness
Bruno Le Maire says spending required to boost growth in Germany and eurozone
Cross-party calls for chancellor to get tough on Beijing over treatment of protesters
Far-right party’s strong showing in regional polls leaves CDU and SPD struggling to form coalitions
Mainstream parties wane but set to cling to power in polls in Brandenburg and Saxony
Impact of Alternative for Germany has been to hasten unravelling of established parties
German president Steinmeier seeks Polish forgiveness for Nazi ‘tyranny’
Free beer, barbecues and warnings over xenophobia have struck a chord with voters
Economic disappointment and historic grievances fuel anger ahead of crucial elections
Manufacturing heartland retools as gulf fuels surge in political discontent
As the economy flirts with recession, Angela Merkel is under pressure to boost spending
Germans say UK media has misinterpreted chancellor’s stance on Irish backstop
Policies to internationalise teaching and research are starting to pay off
German chancellor says UK must come up with solution to vexed issue of Irish border
Regional elections sharpen dilemma over keeping far-right party out of power
Party has been scarred by infighting and hemmed in by its commitment to coalition with CDU
Politicians and economists plead for end to balanced budget approach
The hard-right party is well placed to gain regional seats but faces a power struggle between moderates and extremists
Kramp-Karrenbauer argues government should stick to ‘Schwarze Null’ policy
Its posturing as a self-righteous pacifist is unconvincing
