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More than two decades after prostitution was legalised in Germany, the issue is once again sparking debate. The conservative opposition in parliament is campaigning to reform the 2002 law that made sex work legal. Former chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party claims that the goal of improving the situation of sex…

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Ukraine's President Zelenskiy highlights the risk of a world war in his plea for Western support regarding the tense situation with Germany.

Wolfgang Schaeuble, a leading figure in German politics for decades and an icon of budgetary rigour in the eurozone, was laid to rest Friday after dying at the age of 81.

The longest-serving parliamentarian in German history, who played a pivotal role in reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall

Farewell to a heavyweight of German politics! Wolfgang Schaeuble, the indomitable ally of Chancellor Merkel, leaves a legacy written in steely determination.

Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of the most important figures in German politics and an icon of budgetary rigour in the eurozone, has died aged 81, the German parliament said Wednesday.

Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort to drag Europe out of its debt crisis more than two decades later, has died

Official says party favours sending refugees to third countries such as Rwanda for application processing

The ‘debt brake’ is enshrined in Germany’s constitution. A month-long crisis shows it’s time to abandon this political myth, says Shahin Vallée of the German Council for Foreign Relations