Regrets, feminism, and Trump’s ‘fascination’ with Putin: key takeways from Merkel’s memoir
Freedom by Angela Merkel review – settling scores with silence
Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU
Angela Merkel expresses ‘huge concern’ at Elon Musk’s US government role
Merkel: I mistook Trump for ‘someone completely normal’
Clashes over budget could push Germany’s ailing coalition to collapse
September 2024
Anti-immigration mood sweeping EU threatens its new asylum strategy
Nerves rise over AfD threat as state elections in eastern Germany begin
July 2024
Angela Merkel chooses privacy over publicity as she celebrates turning 70
Once seen as the world’s most powerful woman, the former German chancellor is now immersed in the arts – and not only as an admirer
May 2024
Angela Merkel memoirs to be published in November
Freedom: Memories 1954-2021 will cover Merkel’s childhood, political rise and 16 years as German chancellor
March 2024
What’s ‘wrong’ with east Germany? Look to its long neglect by the wealthy west
Katja Hoyer
The far-right AfD is leading the polls in former GDR regions – and longstanding bias in German media and politics is partly to blame, says German-British historian Katja Hoyer
February 2024
Are older, richer voters really against big spending? Maybe not as much as Labour fears
Starmer desperately wants to win back the trust of a crucial, and famously cautious, demographic. But support for public investment is growing, writes economics editor Philip Inman
December 2023
Wolfgang Schäuble obituary
The longest-serving parliamentarian in German history, who played a pivotal role in reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall
October 2023
The Audio Long Read
The trials of Robert Habeck: is the world’s most powerful green politician doomed to fail? – podcast
A year ago, Germany’s vice-chancellor was one of the country’s best-liked public figures. Then came the tabloid-driven backlash. Now he has to win the argument all over again
September 2023
The long read
The trials of Robert Habeck: is the world’s most powerful green politician doomed to fail?
The long read: A year ago, Germany’s vice-chancellor was one of the country’s best-liked public figures. Then came the tabloid-driven backlash. Now he has to win the argument all over again
August 2023
‘Shameful’ Nicolas Sarkozy under fire for defending Putin
Former French president criticises EU and US support for Ukraine in his latest memoirs
April 2023
Angela Merkel awarded Germany’s top order of merit despite criticism of legacy
‘I’m all for climate change’: Axel Springer CEO faces heat over leaked messages
February 2023
For years, Putin didn’t invade Ukraine. What made him finally snap in 2022?
Anatol Lieven
This war is Russia’s fault. But European nations rebuffing Russia during the noughties did not help, says Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
November 2022
Angela Merkel says she lost influence over Putin as a lame duck leader
Germany’s former chancellor defends her actions amid barrage of accusations since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
