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  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    German economy
    Germany to provide €100bn in loans to energy groups hit by Ukraine war

    ‘Shock absorber’ measures will offer some relief to companies struggling with higher costs

  • Saturday, 19 February, 2022
    InterviewWar in Ukraine
    Germany warns of Russian gas retaliation if war breaks out

    Finance minister highlights need to diversify energy supplies and stick to EU’s fiscal rules

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    ExplainerGerman politics
    The challenges facing Olaf Scholz’s new German government

    From the Ukraine crisis to a fourth Covid wave, the incoming coalition faces an expanding in-tray

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    Eurozone economy
    New German finance minister signals openness on EU fiscal rules

    Christian Lindner says stability should be combined with ‘growth and investment’

  • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
    Europe Express
    Political frenemies jostle for power in next German government Premium content

    Two rivals who became kingmakers are both eyeing Berlin’s finance ministry

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    ExplainerGerman election
    Germany’s post-Merkel era: the coalition options and what they mean

    Accord between Greens and liberal FDP will determine who governs the eurozone’s largest economy

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    German election
    Greens and FDP emerge as kingmakers in bid to succeed Merkel

    Traditionally dominant SPD and CDU/CSU must woo smaller parties to determine who becomes chancellor

  • Friday, 24 September, 2021
    German election
    Olaf Scholz leads by whisker in last hours before German election

    Final rallies by chancellor hopefuls eclipsed by crowds at climate protests as race to succeed Merkel tightens

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    Europe Express
    Frugal politician eyes finance ministry in next German coalition

    Liberal leader Christian Lindner has strong views on fiscal probity

  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
    German election
    German liberal leader signals bumps on road to ‘traffic-light’ coalition

    Conditions set by FDP’s Christian Lindner likely to be hard for SPD and Greens to accept

  • Thursday, 1 February, 2018
    Global InsightGuy Chazan
    Germans long for Macron’s brand of political vitality

    Young leaders in France and Austria accentuate frustration with the old guard in Berlin

  • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
    Philip Stephens
    A coalition will be the end of Angela Merkel

    Surpluses and a pro-EU agenda could tempt the SPD as the Merkel era nears its close

  • Sunday, 26 November, 2017
    Wolfgang Münchau
    Germany’s coalition woes reveal the failing centre

    Lindner’s decision to walk out of the talks heralds a fracturing future

  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2017
    German politics
    FDP calculates the political odds with talks walkout

    Refusal to join Merkel-led government is partly the result of bitter experience

  • Monday, 20 November, 2017
    German politics
    Merkel refuses to resign despite breakdown of coalition talks

    Chancellor’s future in balance as German president calls on parties to end impasse

  • Monday, 20 November, 2017
    The FT ViewGerman politics
    Angela Merkel’s intimations of political mortality

    The collapse of coalition talks leaves Germany’s chancellor few options

  • Monday, 20 November, 2017
    German politics
    German coalition talks collapse as FDP pulls out

    Euro rallies after falls in Asia trading on political uncertainty and prospect of fresh elections

  • Monday, 20 November, 2017
    Markets
    Fast Europe Open: Poland PPI, retail sales
  • Tuesday, 17 October, 2017
    German politics
    Germany’s FDP tells Merkel to give up finance post in coalition

    Party leader rejects Macron reforms and suggests push in Eurosceptic direction

  • Monday, 25 September, 2017
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    Germany’s ‘Jamaica’ option an arduous route for coalition hopefuls

    To form a three-way government Merkel must bring together parties with opposing views

  • Friday, 15 September, 2017
    German politics
    Germany’s political kingmakers see chance of power

    Lindner set to lead FDP back into parliament after 4 years in wilderness

  • Monday, 10 July, 2017
    German politics
    Germany’s FDP sets out plan to win share of power

    Lindner hopes to lead party back into Bundestag and gain coalition role

  • Sunday, 21 May, 2017
    German politics
    Free Democratic leader revives Germany’s liberal party

    Christian Lindner sets sights on return to national stage in parliamentary elections

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