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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition suffered a stinging defeat at the European elections Sunday, all three parties in his government trailing the conservatives and the far right, preliminary results showed.

Freedom: Memories 1954-2021 will cover Merkel’s childhood, political rise and 16 years as German chancellor

Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots, but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament

The 1949 Basic Law is a source of national pride – but is it still enough to protect the country from the rise of populism? asks author John Kampfner

With national leaders facing war, political division and economic crisis, backing the EU chief for a second term is their best hope of unity, say Catherine De Vries of Bocconi University and Isabell Hoffmann of the Bertelsmann Stiftung

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In letter vice-chancellor requested committee not publish joint submission by two academics and redact parts of second submission ‘unfairly’ critical of CDU

German Cannabis Association celebrates legalisation of recreational cannabis in Berlin, sparking debate and new regulations in Germany.

European Commission defends appointing adviser Markus Pieper after selection process is questioned

More than two decades after prostitution was legalised in Germany, the issue is once again sparking debate. The conservative opposition in parliament is campaigning to reform the 2002 law that made sex work legal. Former chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party claims that the goal of improving the situation of sex…

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