Germany

German chancellor Angela Merkel, right, speaks with the country’s health minister Jens Spahn (Markus Schreiber/AP)

German vaccine panel approves AstraZeneca jab for over-65s

March 4, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a news conference (Markus Schreiber, Pool/AP)

Germany eases Covid restrictions in some states as lockdown extended

March 3, 2021

Volkswagen sold more electric vehicles (Volkswagen/PA)

Volkswagen reports huge pre-tax profit despite Covid-19 disruption

February 26, 2021

England Under-21 international Jamal Musiala has opted to represent native country Germany at senior level (Mike Egerton/PA)

England Under-21 star Jamal Musiala pledges international future to Germany

February 24, 2021

Two women sit above a deserted beach in Cannes (AP)

Hard-hit French region home to Cannes and Nice faces weekend lockdowns

February 22, 2021

Army personnel helping lorry drivers with their Covid-19 testing (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Lorry drivers on quick trips to UK no longer need Covid test to travel to France

February 21, 2021

A political carnival float depicting Russia’s President Vladimir Putin fighting with opposition leader Alexei Navalny is rolled out to be shown in the streets of Duesseldorf, Germany (Martin Meissner/AP)

Germany ekes some fun out of quiet Carnival

February 15, 2021

Cars and lorries from the Czech Republic wait to enter Germany (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP)

Germany tightens border checks to keep out virus variants

February 14, 2021

A jetty at the Afsluitdijk, a dike separating the IJsselmeer inland sea and the Wadden Sea, in the Netherlands (Peter Dejong/AP)

European deep freeze serves up fun, frustrations and danger

February 11, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Michael Sohn/AP)

Germany did not act quickly enough amid signs of second wave, says Merkel

February 11, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a news conference (Markus Schreiber/AP)

Germany to extend lockdown until March 7 amid concern over variants

February 10, 2021