Germany

The Guardian view on Alexei Navalny: such bravery needs backing | Editorial
Editorial: The Russian opposition leader’s decision to return from Germany to Moscow was an act of remarkable courage
Editorial
18, Jan, 2021 @7:13 PM

Germany weighs up mandatory FFP2 masks in shops and on transport
Respiratory masks already compulsory in Bavaria over fears of coronavirus mutations
Philip Oltermann in Berlin
18, Jan, 2021 @4:49 PM

Merkel's successor faces uphill struggle to unite his party
Analysis: centrist Armin Laschet, the new leader of Germany’s CDU, will need to deliver on promises of reconciliation
Kate Connolly in Berlin
17, Jan, 2021 @3:43 PM

Poison squad stalked Alexei Navalny on 40 flights, says Bellingcat investigator
As Russian opposition leader returns to Moscow, flight records show how Kremlin agents have been following him for years
Shaun Walker in Vienna
17, Jan, 2021 @7:15 AM

German Covid vaccine officials play name game to comply with data privacy laws
Authorities in Lower Saxony accused of overzealous interpretation of data privacy laws
Philip Oltermann in Berlin
15, Jan, 2021 @2:41 PM

German economy shrank by just 5% in 2020 amid Covid-19
Manufacturing and ‘decisive’ fiscal action behind smallest anticipated fall in Europe
Richard Partington Economics Correspondent
14, Jan, 2021 @5:32 PM

Alexei Navalny ordered to be detained on return to Russia, say officials
Opposition politician has been in Germany since August following suspected poisoning by FSB
Andrew Roth in Moscow
14, Jan, 2021 @5:13 PM

Berlin airport's baggage handlers suffer electric shocks in latest mishap
About 60 cases recorded of workers being hurt recorded at airport, which has been plagued with problems
Kate Connolly in Berlin
14, Jan, 2021 @4:34 PM

Coronavirus variant from UK 'must not get out of hand' warns EU
EU health commissioner says bloc will assist members with genomic sequencing to help curb mutation
Jon Henley, Daniel Boffey and Sam Jones
13, Jan, 2021 @6:02 PM

Wilhelm of Prussia proclaimed the first German emperor - archive, January 1871
On 18 January 1871, Friedrich Wilhelm I of Hohenzollern was crowned as the first emperor of a united Germany in Versailles. See how the Guardian reported events
compiled by Richard Nelsson
13, Jan, 2021 @11:50 AM

'People are traumatised and scared': Germany's student-run law clinics for refugees
Over 30 drop-in law clinics have sprung up across Germany to help refugees apply for asylum
Abby Young-Powell in Berlin
13, Jan, 2021 @7:00 AM

Simon Rattle is leaving London. Is this a taste of the capital's future? | Charlotte Higgins
A new role in Germany means the ‘world-class concert hall’ planned for the capital has lost its champion. Is that so terrible? asks the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins
Charlotte Higgins
13, Jan, 2021 @7:00 AM
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