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The German chancellor has her faults. But the right question in politics is always to ask ‘compared to what?’
German chancellor tries to sprinkle stardust on preferred successor ahead of Sunday’s poll
Germans are richer, women have more jobs, but the country failed to prepare for a greener, digital future
Chancellor’s departure brings potential for further disputes with France over integration and economic policy
Germany’s finance minister has a handy lead in the polls but some are sceptical and are yet to be convinced about what he would do in government
Germany must shoulder more of the burden of defending an open international system
The outgoing chancellor remains far more popular than those hoping to succeed her
Chancellor uses Bundestag speech to warn of dangers of a leftwing government
As Merkel prepares to step down after almost 16 years in power, what do young Germans make of her legacy?
Laschet, Baerbock and Scholz spar over tackling global warming as race to be chancellor remains too close to call
Armin Laschet’s weakness as CDU candidate has left campaign wide open
CDU’s Laschet under pressure after survey shows centre-left Social Democrats pulling ahead
Germany chancellor seeks to calm Ukrainian concerns over the nearly completed $11bn pipeline
Russian president also stands firm on Navalny sentencing after talks with German chancellor
As Europe’s elder stateswoman steps down as German chancellor, what will be her legacy?
US president says he will have an answer soon as German chancellor makes final visit to Washington
Biden and German chancellor to discuss Nord Stream 2, China, Russia and Nato
Johnson pressed German chancellor to drop stance of requiring two weeks quarantine
PM to thank German chancellor for ‘years of service to global diplomacy’ at Chequers
Boris Johnson’s government is still obsessed with Brexit, but its erstwhile EU partners have other priorities
Rejection of proposal casts a shadow over one of the German chancellor’s last EU summits
Black Sea clash highlights the tensions with a disruptive Kremlin
Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, an assertive China and revanchist Russia have shattered the nation’s dreams
Surprise initiative follows Biden summit with Putin but catches allies unawares
Merkel and Draghi speak out as fears rise over the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant in England
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