(German: “The Times”), weekly newspaper published in Hamburg, a review of the week in politics and public affairs as they affect Europe and especially Germany. Die Zeit includes a weekly newsmagazine that gives extended treatment to major economic, political, and cultural topics beyond the coverage of related subjects in the newspaper itself. The paper's editorial position is moderate, and its contributors are drawn from the first ranks of German journalists and authors. It is generally regarded as one of the leading weekly reviews in Germany.