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Crisis bred crisis in the Weimar Republic. On the centenary of the turbulent period, two books offer a reminder of the vigilance required to sustain democracy
Netanyahu’s government considers diplomat’s presence in Israeli court an ‘interference’ in its domestic affairs
Central bank says operations susceptible to trade disruption as foreign minister backs Brussels’ electric vehicle probe
Berlin accuses Poland, Hungary and Slovakia of ‘part-time solidarity’ with Kyiv over grain import bans
Co-owner of private bank MM Warburg is on trial for his part in the cum-ex dividend scandal
Berlin seeks to shield some of its smaller companies from EU sustainability obligations
Family businesses turn to nimbler vessels that can operate when water levels are low
Disruptions compound longer-term structural problems including labour shortages and a lack of investment
Berlin says Rome is not meeting its obligations under the EU’s Dublin asylum rules
BP’s chief executive Bernard Looney resigns
Scale of orders poses challenge to interested private equity groups
Specialist in tank gear boxes has benefited from growing insecurity
An antisemitism scandal has derailed Christian Democrat hopes for forthcoming elections
Proportion of construction groups reporting a lack of new orders surged to 44.2% in August
Annette Lehnigk-Emden says agency is pushing back against bureaucracy as part of security overhaul by Berlin
Bundestag approves amended version of plan following public backlash and bruising political row
Berlin’s switch comes after industry warnings but the European Commission remains split
Sharp decline in carmaking drives third consecutive drop, as second-quarter eurozone growth is revised down to 0.1%
Chancellor calls for a pact between government, federal states, municipalities and the opposition
Also in this newsletter: green NGOs denounce the choice of new EU climate commissioner
An imposing building is the latest outpost of the innovative Fotografiska museum group, chaired by Yoram Roth
CSU’s Markus Söder says it would be ‘disproportionate’ to fire deputy over schoolboy leaflets that joked about Holocaust
Rising rates, skills shortages and inflation have pushed developers into insolvency
The ‘sick man of Europe’ label made its debut in 1998 but it seems overdone to apply it today
Prices in Germany rose 6.4% in the year to August, a smaller than expected dip from 6.5% in July
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