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The CDU leader, now in pole position to take over as German chancellor, wants to see a return to the orthodoxies of the pre-pandemic world
US president moves to repair relations with Germany that had cooled during the Trump years
Christian Democrats should resist drawing conclusions from Saxony-Anhalt race, say analysts
Opposition report lambasts finance minister and describes chancellor as “too naive”
Win is boost for Christian Democrat Armin Laschet and his bid to become next chancellor
German chancellor’s refusal to halt Nord Stream 2 encourages Putin to act with impunity
Germany’s Conservative, Green and Social Democrat candidates differ over Nord Stream
Centre-left party at risk of dwindling into irrelevance as rival surges in polls
France and Germany back Brussels in pushing for more vaccine exports from rich countries
German leader warns loosening trade rules threatens production of Covid-19 therapies
German chancellor defends 2019 lobbying in China on behalf of payments company
Baerbock’s candidacy shows the party is serious about holding power
Berlin recognises that more uniform rules are required as infection numbers surge
Chancellor attacks reopening of regional economies and raises prospect of nationwide curfew
Austrian chancellor leads criticism of plans for allocating extra BioNTech/Pfizer doses
U-turn comes as public dissatisfaction with German government’s handling of pandemic grows
Brussels rejects London’s claim of contractual right to supply from AstraZeneca plant in Netherlands
Rising infections and new lockdown measures prompt cuts to hopes for growth
Germany’s centre-right is in trouble six months before Bundestag elections
Pandemic procurement scandal comes at a difficult time for new CDU leader Armin Laschet
Country lags far behind UK and US while jab strategy and technology underpinning it draw fierce criticism
US president’s call to arms against authoritarianism challenges German chancellor’s business-first approach
Germany’s Social Democrats block reappointment of Lars Feld as chair of powerful economic council
Social Democrats chart risky path in seeking to distance themselves from Merkel’s CDU over pandemic
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