Puigdemont urges Madrid to 'start political dialogue' in Catalonia row

Catalonia's Puigdemont leaves German jail on bail

Eight members of the far-right extremist 'Freital Group' accused of attacking refugee homes have been handed sentences of up to 10 years in prison by a Dresden court

German cabinet approves to increase more than 300 troops for Afghanistan

Germany charges Vietnamese man in ex-oil executive kidnapping

Germany's outgoing cabinet has agreed to extend six military missions - including ones in Mali, Afghanistan and against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - in which 2,600 Bundeswehr soldiers are involved

Far right @afd MPs shake hands with Syrian cleric who has threatened Europe with „suicide attackers ready to strike" in front of Assad portrait. „Private" trip is publicity stunt to demonstrate how „safe" Syria is - sees @AfD close ranks with Assad supporters in Damascus

Germany and EU are threatening tit-for-tat import tariffs to retaliate against @realDonaldTrump's plan to impose a 25-percent duty on EU steel. The EU is aiming to tax Harley Davidsons and Bourbon whisky

Tuesday evening meeting of German politicians from #AfD party with Dr. Ali Haidar, Minister of National Reconciliation. Over 100,000 former enemy fighters have returned to civilian life after being granted amnesty. Reintegrated more than 100 communities and cities peacefully.

Germany to examine Turkey's request for extradition of Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim. "We will send this request, as always, to the justice ministry and they will examine it on constitutional ground," said German FM @SigmarGabriel after meeting his Turkish counterpart

German politicians of the AfD (political party) by the Grand Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic Dr. Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoum in Damascus. He is convinced that 70% of Syrian refugees will return to Syria. He calls on all Syrian refugees to return to their homeland.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she doesn't see the need to change the lyrics of the national anthem amid reports of a proposal to make the song more gender-inclusive. Merkel is "very happy" with the traditional form of the anthem, spokesman @RegSprecher said

Turkey asks Germany to arrest and extradite former PYD co-chair Salih Muslim

Germany to start work on trade, China, Syria war: Merkel

Seven german politicians are on visit in Damascus Syria @UdoHemmelgarn @thomasroecke @HaraldWeyel_AfD @ChristianBlex @juergenpohl Frank Paarmann and Steffen Christ, all from AfD political party "Alternative for Germany"

German President Steinmeier to propose Merkel as chancellor

Germany will have a new government by March 14

Macron calls new German government 'good news for Europe'

Interim leader of Germany's Social Democrats @OlafScholz welcomes members' "Yes" vote to grand coalition with Merkel. "The vast majority of SPD members followed the party leadership's suggestion We have clarity: the SPD will join the next German government."

Merkel has congratulated the Social Democrats after 66% of SPD members voted in "Yes" to another GroKo with her. "I congratulate the SPD on this clear result and look forward to continuing to work together for the good of our country," she said on her party's Twitter feed

Chief NoGroKo campaigner and @Jusos leader @KuehniKev: "First of all: disappointment. Criticism of GroKo remains. SPD needs to be more like in recent weeks and less like in the last few years. The youth wing will take care of this - no SPD renewal without us. It starts tomorrow."

"Now to work. Germany and Europe" tweets Merkel's fellow CDU member and soon-to-be German Economy Minister Peter Altermaier

GroKo: Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel will get a fourth term after her junior partners, the SPD, voted for a coalition deal. The new government could be in place in less than two weeks' time, ending months of uncertainty

GroKo: 66% of rank-and-file @spdde members voted in favor of coalition deal with Angela Merkel's Conservatives, while 33.89% opposed it. Level of voter participation was 78.3%

Germany's Social Democrats @spdde confirm their referendum result approving the coalition with Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU, more than five months of post-election uncertainty

Members of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) vote in favour of entering a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, local media reports

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) running 15 minutes late with the result of members' vote on GroKo

German state minister says diesel bans unlikely before 2020

People are protesting in Berlin against military operation in Afrin

SPD parliamentary group leader and pro-GroKo campaigner Andrea Nahles is still optimistic of a "Yes" result in the party members' vote