Focus : Germany

German finance minister enters race to lead Social Democrats

Opinion polls shows far-right AfD overtaking Merkel’s CDU in eastern Germany

European Commission approves aid for Germany to reduce pollution from municipal vehicles

France and Germany renew their diplomatic vows and commitment to the EU

Details of hundreds of German politicians and celebrities hacked, published online

Yanis Varoufakis to run for European parliament seat in Germany

Horst Seehofer to step down as head of CSU

Angela Merkel to step down as Chancellor after current term

Chemnitz murder suspect released from custody in Germany

German intelligence director ousted amid row over migration

Manfred Weber, conservative leader in the EU Parliament, announces bid for Commission President

Afghan teen who stabbed two American tourists was “motivated by terrorism”, say Dutch police

Third night of far-right protests in German city of Chemnitz

Golden sculpture of Turkish leader removed from German city after provoking clashes

Alleged Nazi war criminal living in New York deported to Germany

Spanish and German governments agree on returning migrants

Mesut Ozil quits German team amid racism row

German neo-Nazi sentenced to life for multiple murders, bank robberies

Audi CEO arrested in relation to dieselgate scandal

Deutsche Bank to cut 7,000 investment banking jobs