The fixation with balanced budgets over everything else will be overcome
Christian Lindner wrote to colleagues warning he will reject fresh military assistance requests
From philanthropy to the public purse, classical music institutions are in search of new sources of money
Before being prohibited last month, few Germans had heard of Compact. Now it claims ‘everyone wants a copy’
The sector’s green transformation is a threat to competitiveness
Move reflects heightened concern that Russia may be plotting violent acts across Europe
Government parties and mainstream opposition face a dire set of results in three state elections next month
Germany’s biggest defence group to acquire Michigan-based military vehicle parts maker Loc Performance
Undersea infrastructure that transported gas from Russia to Germany was destroyed in 2022 blasts
While most policymakers think pay increases will not drive up inflation, some economists are worried
Big falls in sentiment in bloc and Germany boost case for more ECB rate cuts, say economists
Politicians warn of rising geopolitical tensions but country’s carmakers stick with Chinese manufacturing
Most complex east-west exchange in decades was almost scuppered by death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny
Berlin says Beijing behind 2021 hack on precision mapping agency
Rapidly expanding Bundestag prompts Olaf Scholz’s coalition to try to cap members of parliament in the lower house
Outstanding singing in ‘Tristan und Isolde’ made up for a ropey production, while ‘Parsifal’ featured AR glasses
Dip in readings signals eurozone’s two largest economies are heading for a downturn
Leader has dire approval ratings after coalition infighting but remains convinced over ‘turning things round’ in time for 2025 election
Islamic Centre of Hamburg accused of backing ‘totalitarian rule’ and Lebanese militant group Hizbollah
Purchasing managers’ poll hits 5-month low on weak growth in services and steep falls in manufacturing
Sacked ‘whistleblowers’ launch California court action against Europe’s biggest bitcoin-miner-turned-AI-datacentre-builder
Move addresses growing concerns that far-right parties might seek to undermine body’s independence
The possibility that a new administration could weaken security guarantees and increase tariffs on US imports is causing angst in Berlin
Heller Tools exported machinery to entities linked to a covert FSB smuggling network
Political upheavals in France and the US are causing anxiety in Berlin
