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The ‘Moskau Connection’ recounts Gerhard Schröder and other politicians’ all-too-trusting approach to Putin
Schröder was stripped of his parliamentary privileges amid anger over his continued friendship with Putin
Critics of former German chancellor fail in bid to expel him over his close ties to Putin
Former chancellor’s privileges removed by Bundestag committee after furore over his Russia links
Germany ex-chancellor defends friendship with Vladimir Putin after trip to Moscow
Former spy Matthias Warnig also quits board of oil giant after controversy in Germany
Move by governing parties comes as anger grows over former chancellor’s refusal to distance himself from Kremlin
Former chancellor has held on to posts on boards of state-backed Russian companies
Proposed appointment to Kremlin-controlled group comes as tension rises over Ukraine and gas supplies in Europe
The former German chancellor deepens his relationship with Russia’s energy industry
Merkel’s Christian Democrats try to exploit public unease by turning fire on Schulz
Former German chancellor has close ties with Russia’s energy sector
Their inevitable failure can lead to the rise of the very worst type of extremists
Traditional two-party systems are crumbling as anti-establishment feeling grows, writes Tony Barber
How leader’s strong stance on eurozone and refugees has shaped a bolder Germany
Those seen as, essentially, apologists for the Russian president are finding life is complicated
In European brinkmanship the Germans always give in – until they don’t, writes David Marsh
France is as much in need of reform as the rest of Europe, writes Josef Joffe
Socialist challenger’s ‘war’ on finance may just be bluster
Rajoy’s raising of his government’s deficit target has caused dismay
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