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Nine suspected members of the "terror group" behind the planned coup will be in the dock from May 21, the court said.

As an outsider, I’m delighted by the continent’s local rituals – and their sense of a collective identity that’s more complex than we assume, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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

In its search for sorely needed talent, German chipmaker Infineon is looking as far as Guatemala, but the rise of the far-right at home risks making the move unappealing and harming the industry.

Voters are frustrated with Olaf Scholz’s caution – and a resurgent AfD is filling the void, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Tom O’Grady

Images of huge crowds of protesters in several towns in Germany have been circulating widely online since early February – but with false and misleading captions. Posts on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram claim that the protests were held in support of a ceasefire in Gaza, as Israel continues…

Exclusive: Time is ripe for challenge to growing far-right support, says former Bundestag president

European Commission president seeks a second term and says there’s no place for ‘Putin’s friends’ in bloc

This week's Berlin international film festival is wrestling on- and off-screen with the weight of the Nazi past and the menace of a resurgent far right.