Deal would separate group’s media assets from its digital classifieds operation
Axel Springer payouts come after job losses threaten to heighten tensions with editorial staff
The two nations have opposing ideas about atomic energy, threatening the EU’s transition away from fossil fuels
Operator of the country’s largest network urges authorities across Europe to do more to protect key assets
New head of entertainment network accedes to longstanding Italian request for more pan-European co-operation
Markus Krebber urges British government to heed warnings from developers to avoid jeopardising climate targets
Disruptions compound longer-term structural problems including labour shortages and a lack of investment
BP’s chief executive Bernard Looney resigns
Annette Lehnigk-Emden says agency is pushing back against bureaucracy as part of security overhaul by Berlin
Bundestag approves amended version of plan following public backlash and bruising political row
Berlin’s switch comes after industry warnings but the European Commission remains split
Sharp decline in carmaking drives third consecutive drop, as second-quarter eurozone growth is revised down to 0.1%
Chancellor calls for a pact between government, federal states, municipalities and the opposition
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CSU’s Markus Söder says it would be ‘disproportionate’ to fire deputy over schoolboy leaflets that joked about Holocaust
Thomas Rabe says companies must not be ‘burdened with bureaucracy’ at time of angst for national economy
Housing costs have skyrocketed in a city once known as ‘hip and cheap’
Deal comes after fresh flare-up between Green and FDP partners with long history of infighting
Old tanks, ageing recruits and a lack of competent interpreters complicate Berlin’s efforts
Foreign service failed to foresee Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, deputy chancellor says
Agreement marks truce in bitter dispute that had clouded efforts to move on from sexual harassment claims
Deputy chancellor urges stricter controls on overseas groups’ operations in critical sectors such as semiconductors and AI
Compromise would allow ‘cannabis clubs’ to grow and distribute marijuana to their members
EU start-ups attract less than half the funding of US counterparts since IRA was unveiled
Annalena Baerbock said aircraft malfunctions were ‘more than annoying’