‘They are stupid people for stupid times’: Cate Blanchett on presidents, prime ministers and power
The Oscar-winner plays a scheming German chancellor in Rumours, Guy Maddin’s raucous, phantasmagorical comedy about the G7
Read the latest news, analysis, and features on former German chancellor and CDU politician Angela Merkel, who led Germany from 2005 to 2021
The Oscar-winner plays a scheming German chancellor in Rumours, Guy Maddin’s raucous, phantasmagorical comedy about the G7
Brake back in spotlight after Angela Merkel came out in favour of reforming the spending rule
Reluctance to elaborate on the personal and political was key to the chancellor’s political longevity. It is a trait she struggles to escape in her book Freedom
Defence minister Boris Pistorious looks set to become the party’s most influential figure
In her new memoir the German former chancellor writes that Trump seemed to find Vladimir Putin ‘very fascinating’
The novel’s protagonist, Florian Herscht, writes and rewrites a letter to Angela Merkel about what he believes to be an existential threat to the world
The party is calling for a temporary closure of the country’s borders to asylum claimants
France now finds itself the sick child of Europe, so what would the French president give for a François Hollande figure to step forward?
Man who finally became CDU leader in 2022 hosts event to belatedly mark Merkel’s 70th birthday
However, State sold shares accumulated during 2008-2010 banking crisis to bidder in auction
Centre-right opposition leader gets CDU and CSU backing in shift towards tougher line on migration
Germany is gearing up for elections in 2025, and the CDU leader plans to come out on top
Many questions linger as Germany marks the 75th anniversary of the Basic Law - das Grundgesetz - signed on May 23rd, 1949
The memoir of the finance minister who oversaw Germany’s response to the eurozone debt crisis has been published posthumously
The choice confronting voters will be whether the attraction of change outweighs the stability and general prosperity offered by the Government parties
Angela Merkel’s finance minister pulled the strings of Germany’s response to eurozone debt crisis
Russian embassy denies involvement in hoax video call
Constitutional court ruling leaves the country’s federal budget in disarray and threatens investment in climate transition projects, rail system upgrades and Intel factory
Berlin Letter: The conflict in Gaza has led both to a rise in anti-Semitism and accusations of excessive crackdowns on expressions of support for Palestine
Merkel suggested Israel’s security was Germany’s Staatsräson (raison d’etre) but how far, and how unconditional, is that support in these challenging times?
How the country's main opposition leader tackles the increasingly popular Alternative für Deutschland will go a long way to determining whether he gets an opportunity to become chancellor
Ukraine’s wish to join the alliance is at the top of the agenda at the Nato summit in Vilnius next week, but there’s no clear consensus on how Nato should respond
Move prompts criticism in Berlin over the ex-chancellor’s mixed record on energy security and Russia
Billionaire Mathias Döpfner’s messages denounce Merkel’s politics and pray for Trump’s re-election
British monarch says the UK and Germany have shown ‘vital leadership’ as Europe’s largest military aid donors to Ukraine
Former German chancellor turns crime-solver in a fictionalised series that has split critics but tickled many viewers
In era of identity politics, it is not clear what Merz will do about others in party who share Maassen’s views
Former German chancellor accepts she did not respond adequately to Moscow’s aggression before invasion of Ukraine
Former German chancellor says she had hoped to convene talks with Russian leader before Ukraine invasion
Europe Letter: ‘Moral hazard’ cited by Berlin during financial crisis of 2008 looms large during likely gas restrictions
Russian leader is left shifting his weight and pulling uncomfortable faces in front of cameras for nearly a minute
Analysis: The German chancellor insisted the G7 contribution of €4.5bn towards the fight against world famine was ‘a very important building block for the total task’
Politics: German leader’s gradualism on Russia proved to be its own kind of dereliction
Former German chancellor tells interviewer she does not believe her actions contributed to Ukraine war
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