German conservative leader predicted to be next chancellor rejects retaliatory tariffs
After the collapse of Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition, follow our live-updating polling data and discover other possible coalitions ahead of February vote
Wave of bankruptcies hits key European market as double-digit growth rate slows
Staff shortages lead to frequent emergency closures, with working mothers struggling to cope
From Berlin to New York, clubbers in the world’s party capitals are heading home earlier
Centre-right bloc forecast to win February elections may end grants to replace gas boilers
CDU leader and other politicians criticise media group Axel Springer over publication of opinion piece
Projects that pass muster with insurers will get added credibility and reduced risk
Architect of tight controls on German money supply had four-decade career in central banking
One of Europe’s most vibrant cultural capitals is reeling over plans to slash subsidies
Europe’s most populous country sees fertility rates fall below crucial threshold of 1.4
Pledge comes after it emerged authorities received several tips over man charged with attack that killed 5 people
Big parties propose sharply diverging plans to revive fortunes of Europe’s largest economy
Five people killed and more than 200 injured after car ploughed into busy Christmas market
The FT’s departing correspondent on the city’s transformation over the past decade
Police detain Saudi national in Magdeburg after what regional prime minister calls a catastrophe for city, state and country
Billionaire entrepreneur wades into election campaign by reposting criticisms of frontrunner Friedrich Merz
A programme of retro architecture in Hungary’s capital reflects nostalgia for a country at the peak of its power
Big Four firm handed mandate by biotech group Qiagen despite ban on taking on listed German companies
Chancellor Olaf Scholz goes on offensive against conservative rival Friedrich Merz ahead of snap February poll
Opposition CDU and governing SPD offer starkly competing visions as they prepare to unveil election manifestos
A new report imagines a transition where technology allows us to use all the energy the earth has available
Swedish energy minister Ebba Busch prepared to move on Hansa PowerBridge project if Berlin overhauls electricity market
Parliamentary defeat marks end of fractious coalition and start of election campaign
Ankara and Gulf states also criticise goal to ‘expand borders’ in annexed territory after Syria rebels toppled regime
