In a year of crises for Europe, from the Ukraine war to Greece's debt turmoil to the historic refugee influx, Germany's Angela Merkel emerged as the continent's de facto leader, drawing more praise and fire than ever.
An annual survey showed on Wednesday that the German public are increasingly afraid of the future, prompting some to warn of a return to "German Angst" – the country's pre-2000s tendency to jump at shadows.
Angela Merkel continued her balancing act between her party and her principles in a speech to MPs on Wednesday as she attempted to reassure parliament that she had the refugee crisis under control.
The head of the European Union's border agency told Bild on Wednesday that more than 800,000 people had entered the EU illegally since the beginning of 2015.
Britain continued its charm offensive in Berlin on Tuesday, as Chancellor George Osborne told business leaders that the two countries' interests in EU reform are aligned.
A new study published on Tuesday showed that while Germany is doing better on social justice than others in Europe, it still has a long way to go to help many of its young people.
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced Thursday that it may continue buying eurozone governments' bonds into 2016, hoping to free up banks' cash to invest in business. The German stock market reacted excitedly – but economists aren't convinced.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that she would not be turned from her course in the refugee crisis by headwinds in the polls or rumours of rebellion in her own party, repeating her insistence that Germany can weather the storm.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees among EU countries was far from what was needed to resolve the continent's biggest migrant crisis since the Second World War.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned Thursday that the wave of mostly Muslim refugees coming to Europe threatens to undermine the continent's Christian roots - an idea rejected by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The Berlin hotel hosting the international basketball teams playing in the 2015 European championships matches here have extended their beds to 2.50 metres in order to accomodate the giant players.
After another record-breaking half year of tourism, Berlin is now Europe's third most popular destination behind London and Paris. But it seems there's still some work to be done if Berlin wants to catch up with its rivals any time soon.
UPDATE: Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on Friday that there would be no quick release of bailout funds to Greece after the country's referendum on whether to accept its creditors' terms on Sunday.
Tabloid Bild continued its campaign against bailouts for Greece on Friday by calling its own "referendum", asking readers to fill out a poll on whether Germany should keep stumping up. German politicians were divided on how the Greek vote would affect Europe.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Wednesday crisis-hit Greece was sending mixed signals in debt talks and called on its government to "clarify its position" before negotiations with creditors can resume.
With 'Grexit' (Greek exit from the euro) looking increasingly likely on Monday, Germany remained at the centre of efforts to keep it in the single currency. Catch up on a day of dramatic action here.
Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Thursday that talks between Greece and its creditors were losing ground as a final deadline for avoiding the country's bankruptcy approaches.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a fresh round of eurozone leaders' negotiations on Monday night that she believed a deal to keep Greece in the single currency might be reached this week.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and other EU heads of government will gather in Brussels on Monday for last-ditch talks over the Greek crisis, after Thursday's meeting of eurozone finance ministers failed to make any progress.
Germany's finance ministry said on Monday it is now up to Greece to make proposals to reach a deal with its creditors that will save it from default in down-to-the-wire talks.
The leaders of Greece, Germany and France agreed Thursday to intensify efforts for a bailout deal after late night talks aimed at preventing Athens from going bankrupt ended without a breakthrough.
