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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.

Economists say EU countries hardest hit by 2010s debt crisis now in stronger position than France and Germany

Five people died and 200 people were injured when a man drove a car at speed through a market in Germany last Friday.

The coming 12 months can’t promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the world’s population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections throughout the year – and many of the themes persist: the impact of…

YouGov survey finds negotiated end to war with Russia is preferred option in four out of seven countries

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Sylvia Perkins, 88, started writing to Lisa Kull in Germany when she was 12 years old.

In Germany Fanprojekte play a crucial social-work role with football fans but a court case in Karlsruhe is threatening their existence

The new direct daytime route, via Strasbourg, sweeps through enchanting landscapes from vineyards to forests. But some say it needs to be quicker still if the train is to be more attractive than flying

Germany’s “traffic light” coalition is no more; but when it comes to cannabis, its legacy is here to stay.