Most complex east-west exchange in decades was almost scuppered by death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny
Berlin says Beijing behind 2021 hack on precision mapping agency
Rapidly expanding Bundestag prompts Olaf Scholz’s coalition to try to cap members of parliament in the lower house
Outstanding singing in ‘Tristan und Isolde’ made up for a ropey production, while ‘Parsifal’ featured AR glasses
Dip in readings signals eurozone’s two largest economies are heading for a downturn
Leader has dire approval ratings after coalition infighting but remains convinced over ‘turning things round’ in time for 2025 election
Islamic Centre of Hamburg accused of backing ‘totalitarian rule’ and Lebanese militant group Hizbollah
Purchasing managers’ poll hits 5-month low on weak growth in services and steep falls in manufacturing
Sacked ‘whistleblowers’ launch California court action against Europe’s biggest bitcoin-miner-turned-AI-datacentre-builder
Move addresses growing concerns that far-right parties might seek to undermine body’s independence
The possibility that a new administration could weaken security guarantees and increase tariffs on US imports is causing angst in Berlin
Heller Tools exported machinery to entities linked to a covert FSB smuggling network
Political upheavals in France and the US are causing anxiety in Berlin
Despite Chinese interest, president says he is ‘loyal’ to EU as he hosts German chancellor in Belgrade
Its hostility to debt is folly or hypocrisy. It should use more of its surplus savings at home
Federal authorities are proposing to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
Rheinmetall chief Armin Papperger says German government providing ‘great level of security’
Hamburg’s massive flak tower has been planted with thousands of trees and relaunched as a hotel, concert hall and ‘gastronomy hub’
Comedy portrays former leader, once Europe’s most powerful politician, solving murders in her retirement
German telecoms groups to remove Huawei and ZTE components by 2029
French Europhile president will be distracted by domestic problems and less inclined to shake things up
Alternative for Germany fell out with Marine Le Pen’s party but found other lawmakers to set up new faction
Boris Pistorius’s criticism comes on eve of Nato summit in Washington
Package includes measures to boost corporate investment, tax incentives for R&D and plans for longer working hours
Following the England team in Germany, Gideon Rachman watches new football stars emerge in the shadow of war and a resurgent far right