It’s almost hard to believe that Germany is currently in the middle of a national election. Although the campaign season is in its heiße Phase, or “hot phase,” reminders of the looming vote are rare and subtle: unobtrusive posters and billboards of candidates and a few lingering canvassers. Even in …

No European country does more than Germany to confront right-wing extremism—namely xenophobic, anti-democratic movements that perpetrate or extoll violence. Since the end of World War II, against the backdrop of the Nazi regime’s crimes, the country has battled far-right extremism in a vast array of ways: using the security apparatus, …

The company has rejected an opportunity to book extra transit capacity through Ukraine and Belarus for the third month running, even as it starts to boost supplies. Gazprom has rejected an opportunity to book extra transit capacity on pipelines to Europe for the third month running, as the energy squeeze …