International donors have pledged $6bn to help conflict-torn Syria this year, a senior European Union official has confirmed.

The incumbent seemed a certainty for re-election, until the ruling party of his own country, Poland, turned against him, writes Slawomir Sierakowski.

France and Germany have formed a united front in the face of US president Donald Trump’s halt in the US refugee programme, saying it "can only worry us".

Germany's highest court has rejected calls from opponents of a European Union-Canada trade deal for an injunction that had the potential to spell an end to the pact.

France’s trade minister said the US hasn’t offered anything substantial in negotiations with the EU on a free-trade deal and that talks should come to an end.

Brexit: Early days, but global uncertainty and blow to consumer confidence are already doing some damage.

Too many other Nato countries rely on the US to defend them without making a full contribution of their own to the alliance’s budget, writes Josh Cohen

Supporters of a major free trade deal aimed at boosting trade in goods and services between the US and EU find themselves on the defensive following another big leak of secret documents.

A nationalist, anti-migration party has powered into three German state legislatures in elections held amid divisions over chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal approach to the refugee crisis.

Germany’s interior ministry dismissed remarks from a populist politician who called for police to be given powers to use firearms against illegal migrants, pointing out such shootings would be illegal.

Behind its strategic manipulations and sham alliance to tackle the likes of IS, a purported ally of the West’s official ideology forms the heart of the terrorist creed, writes Brahma Chellaney

Bavarian allies cranked up pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday to reverse her “open-door” refugee policy, saying the deadly attacks in Paris underlined the need for tougher measures to control the influx of migrants.

German prosecutors have carried out searches as part of their investigation into the Volkswagen emissions scandal, seeking material that would help clarify who was responsible for the cheating.

‘Poor old Germany,’ said Kissinger. ‘Too big for Europe, too small for the world.’ That maxim is still proving true today, writes Wolfgang Ischinger

Thousands now expected to flood into Sweden to seek asylum.

Violent far-right protests outside a refugee shelter in Germany have been condemned by the country’s government.

US president Barack Obama’s administration sent a nuclear agreement with Tehran to congress yesterday.

“A Grexit would be traumatic enough that it would help scare the rest of Europe into giving up more sovereignty to a stronger banking and fiscal union. The argument was that letting Greece burn would make it easier to build a stronger Europe with a more credible firewall.”

Jubilant Greeks celebrated their democracy last night as they voted overwhelmingly against the austerity of the past five years but insisted that it is a vote for Europe.

Germany gave its most explicit warning yet that Greece may eventually leave the euro as EU officials try to hammer out a last-minute deal over bailout funds.

One in three Germans feels deceived by chancellor Angela Merkel regarding a row over spying on Germans, but almost half are not very interested in the whole affair, a poll showed.

German conservatives warned their Social Democrat (SPD) partners not to score points in a row over the activities of the BND intelligence agency after an attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel by the SPD chief threatened unity in the coalition.

European officials are preparing to assess Greece’s third set of economic policy proposals with German chancellor Angela Merkel urging prime minister Alexis Tsipras to do what is needed to qualify for aid.

Alexis Tsipras is visiting Germany for the first time since becoming Greece’s prime minister.

Greece committed itself to seven pages of reforms from streamlining tax and Vat systems to alleviating poverty through non-pecuniary measures such as food stamps.

Greece’s leftist-led government said it will today submit a request to the eurozone to extend a “loan agreement” for up to six months, raising prospects of a last-minute deal to keep the heavily indebted country afloat.

EU lawmakers have overwhelmingly backed a motion urging antitrust regulators to get tough on Google and other search engines and consider breaking them up.

Eurozone economic growth ground to a halt in the second quarter as Germany’s economy shrank and France’s stagnated.

Prime minister Matteo Renzi said he is planning three years of legislation to end Italy’s economic stagnation and cited Germany in 2003 as his inspiration.

The EU, supported by Germany, is working to meet an Italian demand to shift focus from austerity towards growth in a deal that could help cement Jean-Claude Juncker as the next European Commission president.

Germany’s Angela Merkel expressed regret populist parties had done well in EU elections and said it was up to governments in countries like France to win back voters with policies that foster growth, jobs, and competitiveness.

Germany’s economy minister says Google may have such a dominant market position that a break-up of the company “must be seriously considered”.

Europe must get a grip on energy prices to protect growth and stop its industry from fleeing abroad, according to two top lawmakers.

German chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a coalition deal with the Social Democrats yesterday that preserved Berlin’s strict approach towards struggling European partners.

In his first speech since agreeing to coalition talks with Angela Merkel’s conservatives, the leader of the Social Democrats delivered an impassioned defence of European bailouts, saying Germany’s own success hinged on that of its neighbours.

Germany’s education minister resigned today after a university decided to withdraw her doctorate, finding that she plagiarised parts of her thesis – an embarrassment for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government as it prepares for elections later this year.

Germany's opposition leader said today that Chancellor Angela Merkel has accepted the need to add a separate set of measures promoting growth to the European Union's treaty enshrining fiscal discipline.

The head of Germany's main opposition party has announced he is taking leave over the summer to care for his newborn daughter.

A special assembly of the German parliament will vote on March 18 for a successor to former president Christian Wulff, who resigned abruptly on Friday over growing allegations that he had received favours from friends.

LEADING German business groups called for joint eurozone bond issuance, despite their government’s opposition, and the European Central Bank showed its intent to defend Italy and Spain.