Europe

The former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has been remanded in custody in northern Germany pending a decision on extradition proceedings brought by Spain. The German authorities have 60 days in which to reach a decision on the extradition...

A memorial service has been held for the four victims of the terrorist shooting spree and supermarket hostage-taking in southern France, as police continued to question two teenagers about the gunman, who claimed allegiance to Islamic State. The...

Theresa May has welcomed the decision by European Union leaders to wholeheartedly back the UK’s condemnation of Russia over the Salisbury attack, after Brussels recalled its ambassador to Moscow. Speaking as she departed from an EU summit...

More than £140m has been wiped off the value of the fashion retailer Ted Baker after it warned that challenging trading conditions had been compounded by the recent heavy snows. The shares tumbled 13% on Thursday...

Brexiteers hailed the decision to reintroduce the pre-1988 dark blue passport as symbolic of Britain’s newly regained sovereignty. The EU doesn’t require member countries to issue passports of any particular color. Supporters of Britain’s planned exit...

As interior minister, Horst Seehofer is responsible for defending both Germany’s constitution and its religious freedom. However, his recent remarks show he may not understand those tasks, says Michel Friedman. Horst Seehofer did not say that...

The opposition dismissed the changes as “a lie” and warned the EU against accepting the “cosmetic changes.” The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party had resisted any concessions for months before Thursday’s announcement. Poland‘s ruling Law...

To celebrate Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic milestone from 1968, the German Film Museum is presenting an exhibition devoted to the masterpiece that explored the themes of artificial intelligence and existentialism. “The most dazzling visual happenings in the...

Could you name 10 off the top of your head? DW walks you through some breeds whose origins are very much German, even if their names might suggest otherwise. They’ve since become famous around the world....

From nationalism to NATO spending, the trans-Atlantic relationship under US President Donald Trump is worse than it has been in decades. But, note practitioners and scholars, it doesn’t have to stay that way. No American president...