Riccardo Ehrman: Journalist who prompted Berlin Wall to fall dies
Italian journalist Riccardo Ehrman, who will always be remembered for asking the decisive question that led to communist East Germany…
Germany’s Olaf Scholz takes over from Merkel as chancellor
German federal election 2021 Olaf Scholz has been been sworn in as Germany’s new chancellor, formally taking power after…
Yazidi genocide: IS member found guilty in German landmark trial
An Iraqi member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been found guilty of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority…
Germany coronavirus: Record rise prompts warning of 100,000 deaths
By Jenny Hill BBC News Leipzig, Germany Coronavirus pandemic One of Germany’s top virologists has warned that a further…
German far-right group attempt to block migrants
German police have stopped armed members of an extremist right-wing group from blocking migrants crossing the Polish border. More than…
EU leaders give Merkel an ovation at final summit
By Jessica Parker BBC Brussels correspondent Last week I waited in a packed press pen for German Chancellor Angela Merkel…
How Belarus is helping ‘tourists’ break into the EU
By Paul Adams BBC News Belarus has been accused of taking revenge for EU sanctions by offering migrants tourist visas,…
Afghanistan crisis: G20 leaders pledge to avert economic catastrophe
Members of the G20 group of major economies have pledged to avert an economic catastrophe in Afghanistan. German Chancellor Angela…
German elections: ‘Kingmaker’ parties back centre-left coalition talks
German federal election 2021 Ten days after Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats won parliamentary elections, the Greens and pro-business liberals…
German elections: Centre-left narrowly wins against Merkel’s party
By Paul Kirby BBC News, Berlin German federal election 2021 Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have narrowly won the country’s…