Germany
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‘Welcome to the Labour conference where comradeship is scarcer than BP unleaded’
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‘Let the poker game begin’: who will lead Germany?
Today's Big Question Social Democrats claim narrow election victory over Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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What next for Angela Merkel?
In Depth The second-longest serving chancellor in German history will remain in post until new government is formed
By The Week Published
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‘Radical solutions’: what Angela Merkel’s departure means for the EU
In Depth Survey suggests Europeans want German chancellor’s replacement to ditch consensus-building approach
By The Week Staff Published
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Could Germany’s Social Democrats be poised for a surprise election victory?
In Depth Surge in support for centre-left party could make Olaf Scholz chancellor
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Boris Johnson will be quite happy to ride out the storm over Dominic Raab’
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Nazi trial: 100-year-old former concentration camp guard to face trial in Germany
In Depth Centenarian up in court on ‘thousands of counts of being an accessory to murder’
By The Week Staff Published
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Germany floods: what led to this ‘once-in-a-century’ disaster?
Speed Read Nearly 200 people died in Germany and Belgium; hundreds are still unaccounted for
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Germany sidelines eastern European fears to strike US deal on Nord Stream 2
Under the Radar Joe Biden accused of ‘total surrender to Putin’ over controversial gas pipeline
By The Week Staff Published
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Frontrunner to replace Angela Merkel on back foot after Germany flood ‘sniggering’
Speed Read Catastrophic extreme weather may hand boost to rival Green Party campaign
By The Week Staff Published
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Why Namibian chiefs have rejected Germany’s €1bn ‘apology’ for colonial genocide
In Depth Ethnic leaders are demanding €440bn in reparations for killing of up to 75,000 people
By Joe Evans Last updated
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German intelligence turns spotlight on Covid conspiracy theorists
In Depth Security services target ‘Querdenker’ movement behind violent anti-lockdown protests
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Maskentrottel: Germany coins 1,200 new Covid words
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Is Germany on the verge of electing its first Green chancellor?
In Depth Polls put the left-wing party just behind Angela Merkel’s CDU
By Joe Evans Last updated
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