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  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    Laura Pitel
    German regions debate cost of a liberal refugee policy

    After witnessing the pressures on Turkey, I find it hard to hear of a wealthier nation worrying about integration

  • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
    Germany
    Germany faces repeat of 2015 refugee crisis as 1mn Ukrainians seek safety

    Figure exceeds number of migrants who arrived in the country in 2015-16

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    News in-depth
    ‘Hybrid identities’: why Germany is updating its citizenship rules

    Sponsors of the bill say the idea of having ‘only one homeland is completely outdated’

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    EU immigration
    ‘The system is overwhelmed’: Europe confronts fresh migrant influx

    Surge comes on top of the arrival of millions of Ukrainian refugees

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    News in-depthGlobal migration
    European leaders fear repeat of 2015 crisis with Afghan refugees

    Politicians fear large numbers of asylum seekers could give a boost to rightwing populism

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    FT Wealth
    The German scion who sees it as his duty to house refugees and young offenders

    ‘Property entails obligations,’ says Tobias Merckle, an heir to a pharma fortune who lives in the prison he founded

  • Sunday, 20 September, 2020
    News in-depth
    German towns unite to offer refugees shelter from the storm

    Safe Harbour movement wants to take in more asylum seekers but issue is political minefield

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    EU immigration
    Germany to take in 2,750 migrants from Greek camps

    Merkel set to restart EU debate over relocation of asylum seekers following fire on Lesbos

  • Thursday, 2 April, 2020
    German economy
    Germany lifts coronavirus ban on seasonal workers

    U-turn comes after agricultural lobby criticises move and retailers warn of food shortages

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    News in-depthGerman economy
    Germany’s thirst for workers reveals a paradox in its slowdown

    Labour market remains solid despite economy going into reverse

  • Thursday, 29 August, 2019
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Lingering divide: why east and west Germany are drifting apart

    Economic disappointment and historic grievances fuel anger ahead of crucial elections

  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2019
    Constanze Stelzenmüller
    German radical right threatens the survival of democracy

    Some domestic security agencies appear unwilling or unable to tackle the threat of extremism

  • Monday, 17 June, 2019
    German politics
    Far-right extremism suspected in Merkel ally’s murder

    Shot German politician had urged welcome for migrants in 2015 crisis

  • Saturday, 15 June, 2019
    Germany
    ‘Görliwood’ stars in German far-right political drama

    Celebrities urge voters to reject AfD in town favoured for film sets

  • Sunday, 9 June, 2019
    Germany
    Eastern Germany on the brink of demographic collapse

    Policymakers question whether to pour funds into areas with declining working-age population

  • Monday, 27 May, 2019
    European Parliament elections
    Germany’s ruling parties plan to soldier on despite defeat

    Pressure on SPD, while CDU leader Kramp-Karrenbauer admits failings in election test

  • Thursday, 22 November, 2018
    Merkel’s potential successor questions Germany’s asylum guarantee

    CDU leadership candidate Friedrich Merz says postwar constitution may need to change

  • Saturday, 10 November, 2018
    German politics
    German manufacturers stand up to far-right’s rise

    A watchmaker in AfD’s stronghold is running staff workshops to promote tolerance

  • Thursday, 11 October, 2018
    News in-depthGerman politics
    CSU faces election drubbing in Bavarian stronghold

    Supporters of once dominant German party have been switching to AfD and Greens

  • Tuesday, 9 October, 2018
    News in-depthGerman politics
    Rightwing terror in Europe draws fuel from populism and xenophobia

    Warnings grow that extremists are becoming more sophisticated and more violent

  • Sunday, 7 October, 2018
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Migration: the riddle of Europe’s shadow population

    The number of undocumented migrants in the EU is unknown but some cities are realising that ‘get-tough’ policies do not work

  • Friday, 5 October, 2018
    World
    The Jews who are signing up to Germany’s far-right AfD 

    Supporters see party as defence against an Islamic threat, despite claims of anti-Semitism

  • Monday, 24 September, 2018
    German politics
    Angela Merkel contrite as spy chief furore casts pall over tenure

    Tensions over interior minister Seehofer’s role in coalition strife start to surface

  • Sunday, 23 September, 2018
    German politics
    New political deal over fate of German intelligence chief

    Berlin seeks to end Maassen row by making him special adviser to interior minister

  • Sunday, 23 September, 2018
    German politics
    Merkel battles to avert crisis over spy-chief affair

    Feud among coalition leaders intensifies after Hans-Georg Maassen promoted not dismissed

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