Angela Merkel

Like other European countries, France will see muted celebrations to mark the last night of the year.

The authorities have been struggling to control a growing number of infections and deaths.

The car had messages, including one criticising "globalisation politics", written on its sides.

The German leader voices concern after top economic powers promise a fair distribution of vaccines.

Germany and France reintroduce strict measures amid dire warnings over rising Covid-19 cases.

Trump has singled out Berlin for repeated criticism, but some say it was a much needed wake-up call.

Ex-leader Gerhard Schröder refused to blame the Russian state over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.

The controversial pipeline could be at risk after Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned.

It comes after specialists said a Novichok nerve agent was used on the Russian opposition figure.

The use of a nerve agent tends to point the finger of suspicion at the Russian state, Frank Gardner writes.

The centre-left finance minister fires the first salvo in the race to succeed Angela Merkel.

Syrian refugees are found guilty over an attack that fuelled anti-foreigner sentiment.

A compromise on the Covid-19 recovery fund is now on the table, at an often testy Brussels meeting.

The video summit focused on the distribution of €750bn of aid to help revive stricken economies.

The one-off payment is part of a series of measures to boost an economy hit by the coronavirus crisis.