“The past few years under the responsibility of a commission led by Ursula von der Leyen have been lost years for competitiveness.”

Lena-Meryem Wielandt is a young and enthusiastic Muslim convert from Germany who speaks about the story of her conversion and her active role in the Muslim community.

Climate activists sprayed on the columns of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate to push demands for a stop to the use of fossil fuels by 2030.

A German court refuses the extradition of an Albanian man to the UK, citing "inadmissible" conditions at Britain’s detention facilities.

Russia has released new video footage showing captured German-made Leopard tanks and US Bradley vehicles in Ukraine being inspected by Russian troops.

An independent German journalist is facing a criminal probe in her home country for reporting on crimes committed by Ukrainian forces against civilians in the eastern Donbass region of the war-ravaged country.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Germans to "stick together" amid the rising cost of living.