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Wednesday, 26 February, 2020

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Tuesday, 25 February, 2020

Christian Democratic Union Germany

Armin Laschet in pole position to head Germany’s CDU

Merkel ally wins support of conservative rival Jens Spahn in leadership race

Monday, 24 February, 2020

Christian Democratic Union Germany

Germany’s wounded CDU to pick new leader in April

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announces vote in wake of poll drubbing in Hamburg

Sunday, 23 February, 2020

Hamburg gives SPD rare electoral success

Far-right AfD predicted to barely reach threshold to gain seats in city-state’s parliament

Sunday, 23 February, 2020

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Rightwing terrorism is a threat for democracies

Killings in the German city of Hanau highlight the dangers of fanaticism

Friday, 21 February, 2020

Terrorism in Germany

Hanau residents mourn victims of extremist gunman

Shocked locals call for solidarity with flowers and candles but fear copycats

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Hamburg SPD point way for party’s national revival

Sunday’s poll offers glimmer of hope for long-suffering Social Democrats

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Philip Stephens

Merkel and Macron: Europe’s missed chance

German and French leaders’ hesitation could be fatal

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Social Media

Germany set to force social media to report hate speech

Cabinet approves legislation requiring companies to flag offensive content

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Tuesday, 18 February, 2020

Analysis

Merkel pressed to step down early to ease CDU crisis

Choice to remain chancellor lies at heart of her party’s leadership puzzle, say critics

Sunday, 16 February, 2020

Wolfgang Münchau

Merkel’s successor must confront Germany’s decline

Investment strategies have failed to prepare the country for the technology shock

Friday, 14 February, 2020

Germany’s CDU in turmoil over working with extremists

German history weighs on Merkel’s party as it wrestles with rise of far-right

Thursday, 13 February, 2020

Von der Leyen tries to contain fallout over consultants

Issue casts shadow over European Commission president’s legacy at German defence ministry

Thursday, 13 February, 2020

Instant InsightMartin Sandbu

Isabel Schnabel’s welcome defence of the ECB

For too long, the central bank has not known how to respond to unfair charges from Berlin

Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

Huawei Technologies

Germany’s CDU stops short of Huawei ban in 5G rollout

Merkel’s party backs proposals to curtail role of ‘untrustworthy’ suppliers

Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

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Germany and Europe need a revitalised CDU

Leader’s departure reopens tussle over the party’s future direction

Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

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Sprint T-Mobile, Trump budget cuts, AKK stands down

Federal judge clears T-Mobile’s takeover of Sprint

Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

Merz ready to lay fresh claim to Merkel’s job

Darling of German conservatives goes from fringe to forefront in CDU leadership race

Monday, 10 February, 2020

Race to succeed Merkel thrown open as heir apparent steps aside

Kramp-Karrenbauer quits as CDU leader after regional party sided with rightwing AfD

Monday, 10 February, 2020

Instant InsightTony Barber

Merkel’s heir departs and reveals deep problems in German politics

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s authority collapsed amid fragmentation of political system

Thursday, 6 February, 2020

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Germany’s anti-far right taboo is under pressure

The AfD’s role in Thuringia sends a worrying signal about the state of politics

Thursday, 6 February, 2020

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Free Democrats play with fire in Thuringia

The far-right AfD’s role as kingmaker could threaten Germany’s ruling coalition

Thursday, 6 February, 2020

State leader at centre of German political crisis resigns

Thuringia election sparked outrage after far-right became kingmaker

Wednesday, 5 February, 2020

Far-right party becomes German regional kingmaker

Votes to help Thuringia leader take office end consensus over shunning nationalist AfD

Tuesday, 28 January, 2020

Germany

German army improvement drive stalls despite budget rise

Report highlights bed shortages, unfilled posts and mouldy barracks

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