Germany
The beauty of wine from the Rhine
In an apparently benign — almost prelapsarian — setting, the Rhine is an epitome of the human condition. Scenery is…
The EU is failing to stand up for eastern Europe
Will the EU stand up for eastern Europe? This question is now being asked by Ukraine following the announcement of…
How will Merkel cope with retirement?
Retirement sounds pretty nice. The ONS says that pensioners spend an average of seven hours and ten minutes a day on…
Could Germany's flood disaster have been prevented?
As the floods which have devastated homes and caused over 150 deaths recede in the Rhineland, three types of political…
Is climate change to blame for Germany’s flooding?
Greta Thunberg has declared the floods in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands to be the product of man-made climate change,…
The rule of law is breaking down in the EU
There are 27 member states in the EU. Two have now declared they are not bound by EU law. Based…
The uninspiring choice facing German voters
The gloves are off in Germany’s electoral race. As personal insults are traded and skeletons dragged from their closets, even…
What's the problem with Gareth Southgate's 'war talk'?
War analogies are a cherished football tradition. From chants of ‘Stand up if you won the war’ to the Daily…
Angela’s ashes: Merkel is leaving the EU in chaos
Merkel is leaving the EU in chaos
The German takeover of the EU is accelerating
Vetoes should no longer be allowed. Smaller countries should not be able to block the will of the ‘majority’. And…
Why the far-right flourishes in East Germany
A spectre is haunting Germany — the spectre of the AfD. Having come to prominence on a wave of anti-migrant…
The Dickensian delights of London in lockdown
I’m blessed by the fact that I live almost smack-bang in the middle of old London, a pebble’s toe punt…
'Germans thought we couldn't play': Irmin Schmidt, of Krautrock pioneers Can, interviewed
Krautrock pioneer Irmin Schmidt talks to Graeme Thomson about taking risks, playing badly and ignoring the Brits
How Denmark helped America spy on Sweden
A large, investigative collaboration between Scandinavian public service outlets and European newspapers such as Le Monde and Süddeutsche Zeitung has…
Germany's growing extremism problem
On 2 June 2019, a German politician was found lying in a pool of blood outside his home in Hesse.…
France needs Britain more than ever
‘What is grave about this situation, Messieurs, is that it is not serious’, was how General de Gaulle addressed his…
Putin’s on manoeuvres – are we ready?
‘What follows plague?’ I asked a medieval historian at the start of the pandemic. ‘War,’ he replied. In recent days,…
Is Germany about to go Green?
Could Annalena Baerbock decide Germany’s future?
Ghosts of the past: The Field, by Robert Seethaler, reviewed
Give dead bones a voice and they speak volumes: George Saunders’s Lincoln in the Bardo was clamorous with the departed…
Britain is in danger of repeating its post-war mistakes
What we can learn from Britain’s rationing mistakes
Merkel's radical lockdown plan could quickly backfire
In its flailing response to the Covid crisis, the German government appears to have finally given up on federalism. Angela…
Biden's backhanded bid to kill Nord Stream 2
Washington, D.C. is universally known as a town divided, a place where compromise and dialogue are often sacrificed at the…
Berlin has been bounced into accepting Sputnik
Munich has had enough of the vaccine chaos in Berlin and Brussels. In a surprise announcement on Wednesday, Bavaria’s minister…
Merkel's blundering lockdown U-turn
During her 16 years in office, Angela Merkel has produced a couple of memorable sentences that will be imprinted into…
Merkel declares a 'new pandemic' as Germany locks down again
A year on from the onset of the Covid crisis, Angela Merkel had grim news for Germans this morning: our…
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