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Berlin recognises that more uniform rules are required as infection numbers surge
Chancellor attacks reopening of regional economies and raises prospect of nationwide curfew
Austrian chancellor leads criticism of plans for allocating extra BioNTech/Pfizer doses
U-turn comes as public dissatisfaction with German government’s handling of pandemic grows
Brussels rejects London’s claim of contractual right to supply from AstraZeneca plant in Netherlands
Rising infections and new lockdown measures prompt cuts to hopes for growth
Germany’s centre-right is in trouble six months before Bundestag elections
Pandemic procurement scandal comes at a difficult time for new CDU leader Armin Laschet
Country lags far behind UK and US while jab strategy and technology underpinning it draw fierce criticism
US president’s call to arms against authoritarianism challenges German chancellor’s business-first approach
Germany’s Social Democrats block reappointment of Lars Feld as chair of powerful economic council
Social Democrats chart risky path in seeking to distance themselves from Merkel’s CDU over pandemic
Ursula von der Leyen calls for US to join clampdown on Big Tech
German chancellor says relief at new US administration should not stop Europe assuming more responsibility
Challenges facing next chancellor of Europe’s biggest economy
Armin Laschet’s win signals continuity but losing a longtime leader will weaken the party
Under the chancellor the party turned into a well oiled election-winning machine but lost some of its identity
Aide grilled over recommendation that German chancellor lobby for disgraced payments company on China trip
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny echoes criticisms levelled by German chancellor’s spokesman
Instead of the rocklike stability of the past, its political parties are in even more flux than usual
Unprecedented travel ban among raft of measures agreed by Merkel and leaders of 16 federal states
Our pick of the people who captured the key moments and trends of the year
Candidates vie to head country’s biggest political party ahead of general election next year
Beijing has offered concessions on market access in hurry to seal accord
PM rejects enforcement through ‘automatic’ trade sanctions as Merkel remains hopeful of deal
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