Angela Merkel receives peace prize for her refugee policy

BERLIN – Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has received a UN award for her 2015 decision…

Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands to send at least 100 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine

Berlin – Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands plan to deliver at least 100 Leopard 1 tanks…

Ursula von der Leyen’s climate vision is now an existential minefield

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When Ursula von der Leyen…

Money, power, turf: German government fights over security strategy

Berlin – Germany’s first national security strategy was to create a more united foreign policy. So…

The fiscal debates set to dominate European politics

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Return ticket to Berlin? German interior minister faces backlash for running in regional election

BERLIN – German Interior Minister Nancy Feiser’s decision to remain in office while campaigning in a…

Germany’s Scholz seeks to placate Italian concerns over EU state aid changes

BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday defended plans to relax European state aid rules…

German government backs €49 public transport ticket

The government of Olaf Scholz decided on Wednesday that a €49 transport ticket valid throughout Germany…

Scholz doubles down on refusal of fighter jets for Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated his rejection of demands by Kiev to supply Ukraine with fighter…

Scholz’s tanks for your assistance — EU finance chief Mairead McGuinness: Crypto is like ‘a religion’

Our Politico team has insider information on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s long-awaited decision to send 2…