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Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots, but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament

The 1949 Basic Law is a source of national pride – but is it still enough to protect the country from the rise of populism? asks author John Kampfner

European Commission defends appointing adviser Markus Pieper after selection process is questioned

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…

Exclusive: Time is ripe for challenge to growing far-right support, says former Bundestag president

Ursula von der Leyen on Monday announced her intention to seek a second term as president of the European Commission, the most powerful institution in Brussels.

CDU politician, elected to role in 2019, will have to negotiate the Spitzenkandidaten process after EU elections in June

Former head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency, Hans-Georg Maassen, is now under scrutiny for his alleged involvement in right-wing extremism.

The far-right AfD party suffered a narrow electoral defeat on Sunday after huge protests swept across Germany against the anti-immigration group over revelations of debates about mass expulsions of immigrants.