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Germany Endures First Recession Since COVID on Consumers

By Alexander Weber / Bloomberg

German Police Detain Greta Thunberg at Protest

By Sanya Mansoor

How Germany Is Preparing for a Looming Energy Crisis

By Emily Schultheis

Germany Warns of Lehman-Like Contagion From Russian Gas Cuts

By Arne Delfs and Vanessa Dezem / Bloomberg
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Germany to Bring Back Coal Power Plants If Russia Cuts Gas

The government meanwhile is also calling for coal to be phased-out by 2030

By ARNE DELFS/BLOOMBERG

Exclusive: Chancellor Olaf Scholz on a New Era for Germany

After decades of embracing pacifism to atone for two world wars, Germany now stands to emerge as a true global power—with a military to match

By Lisa Abend and Naina Bajekal/Berlin

Germany Rolls Back Environmental Rules To Boost Domestic Crops Threatened by Russia's War in Ukraine

Germany will allow farmers to sow crops for feed in previously ecologically protected areas as Russia's war in Ukraine impacts supply

By IRINA ANGHEL/BLOOMBERG

Ransomware Attack in Germany Tied to Colonial Pipeline Hackers

The attacks come amid heightened tensions in the region as Russian troops are massed on the Ukrainian border

By Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg

Olaf Scholz Elected by Parliament to Become German Chancellor

Olaf Scholz was elected chancellor by Germany’s parliament, clearing the way for the Social Democrat to take charge of tackling a brutal Covid-19 outbreak and a raft of geopolitical challenges including the standoff over Ukraine....

By Patrick Donahue and Arne Delfs / Bloomberg

How Germany's New Government Plans to Be the Greenest One Yet

"We have a whole roadmap for a post-fossil future based on renewable energy"

By Ciara Nugent

How Activists Are Radically Interrogating Berlin’s Colonial Past—and Reshaping Its Future

A group of activists, artists and educators is working to draw attention to Germany's dark history of colonialism through mapping, exhibitions, walking tours and more

By Suyin Haynes

Germany's Election Produced No Clear Winner. What Happens Next?

Now the coalition building begins

By Eloise Barry

Can Annalena Baerbock Change Germany?

Green chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock is trying to bring voters around to her sweeping change platform ahead of Sept. 26 elections.

By Ciara Nugent / Dachau, Germany

Germany Recognizes Colonial-Era Atrocities

The German government formally recognized colonial-era atrocities against the Herero and Nama people in modern-day Namibia for the first time, referring to the early 20th century massacres as “genocide” on Friday and pledging to pay...

By Suyin Haynes

Chancellor Merkel's Party to Decide on New Leader

Here's who's in the running

By Madeline Roache

Germany Takes to the Streets Against Racism

It may be the largest demonstrator turnout outside of the United States

By Billy Perrigo and Mélissa Godin

Germany Produces Record Solar Power as Skies Clear in Lockdown

Coronavirus lockdowns are accelerating market trends that spell doom for the dirtiest fossil fuel

By William Wilkes and Rachel Morison / Bloomberg

Germany Set to Order U.S. F/A-18 Fighters for Luftwaffe

Germany will order 30 F/A-18 Super Hornets and 15 EA-18G Growlers

By Ian Rogers / Bloomberg

How Many Mass Shootings Will It Take for Germany to Confront Its Far-Right Problem?

Even after the Hanau massacre, it’s hard to see much evidence of Germany waking up to the deeper threat of white supremacism and racist violence

By Can Dündar

How Germany's Election Will Affect the E.U.

On Feb. 10, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the head of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU)--and presumptive heir to the chancellorship--announced that she would be resigning as party leader, a position she narrowly won just over a...

By Ian Bremmer
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