Merkel
German voters set for a tense night
The German elections have turned out to be an unexpected nail-biter. Since the exit polls were released earlier this evening…
Feted abroad, dismissed at home: will Germans really miss Merkel?
As Angela Merkel finally steps down, the verdict on her leadership – at least from overseas – appears to be…
Why won't German politicians talk about migration?
For a country with a reputation for being staid and predictable, the election campaign that closes the Merkel era in…
The sad circus of the German election
The German election campaign has been entirely lacking in substance. Laschet, Baerbock, Scholz: none seem to grip the public’s attention.…
How Germany's Free Democratic party capitalised on the AfD's misfortunes
One of the most remarkable stories to come out of Germany in the last year has been the rise of…
Merkelism is here to stay – and that's bad news for German politics
When Angela Merkel leaves office after Bundestag elections next month, she will have forever changed the course of German history.…
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…
Could the Sputnik vaccine end Russia’s rift with the West?
Accounts differ. But it would appear that during a wide-ranging conference call earlier this week, the leaders of France and…
Are Germans losing faith in the European project?
Germans are increasingly losing faith in the European Union due to its bungled handling of the vaccine roll-out. Germany and…
Spain and Italy have been abandoned by the EU
If ever there was a time for the EU to show the benefit of belonging to an economic bloc with…
Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel’s optimistic press conference
When Theresa May held press conferences with European leaders over Brexit, they were often a painful affair – with her…
If the migrant crisis goes on like this, there may be no EU for Britain to leave
Imagine if Nigel Farage declared that police should be ready to shoot migrants trying to make it from Calais to…
Letters: In defence of firefighters; Shipman and assisted dying; Lord Chatterley’s useless gamekeeper
What firefighters do Sir: Leo McKinstry’s vicious, misleading article ‘Out of the ashes’ (12 September) shows that he has no…
