Germany
Explore our coverage of Germany’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
Leaders
Is Germany once again the sick man of Europe?
Its ills are different from 1999. But another stiff dose of reform is still needed
Europe
Support for the hard-right AfD is surging in Germany
Immigration and alienation are the themes it bangs away on
Europe
Germany’s new national security strategy is strong on goals, less so on means
Olaf Scholz unveils a long-delayed review
Business
It is make or break for Intel’s giant bet on Germany
The American chipmaker’s capital spending would constitute the biggest foreign direct investment in German history
Europe
Costly climate rules are turning Germans away from the Greens
The enviros are now less popular than the far-right Alternative for Germany
Europe
A generation after Germany reunited, deep divisions remain
Extremists are now polling well in the former East Germany
Culture
Was Charlemagne’s base really in Italy rather than Germany?
The eccentric question has a serious point: locating the heart of Europe
Business
The conundrum of Germany’s business ties with China
Europe’s largest economy may be less dependent on China than generally assumed
Business
EY gets banned from new audit business in Germany
The penalty comes atop the beleaguered accountancy’s other problems
Europe
Germany is at last tackling its long-standing economic weaknesses
Can Olaf Scholz turn things around?
Europe
Germany is letting a domestic squabble pollute Europe’s green ambitions
A fight over cars turns ugly
The Economist explains
What makes Germany’s Leopard 2 tank the best fit for Ukraine?
It is easier to run than America’s Abrams—and in plentiful supply in Europe
Europe
France and Germany stifle their spats to celebrate a 60-year friendship
The war in Ukraine puts a testy partnership under stress
Business
German companies fret about a new supply-chain law
Monitoring human-rights and environmental standards across their suppliers could have perverse consequences
