Germany votes: ‘I have a bad feeling about this election’Party founded to help workers improve their lives through political action and involvement is struggling amid growing resistance among voters to listen and engageTue Feb 18 2025 - 05:00
European leaders meet over Trump plan for talks to end Ukraine warUS view that Europe should not be part of the negotiations sparks alarm in EU capitalsMon Feb 17 2025 - 06:05
Europeans warn of malevolent ‘spirit of Munich’ as imperfect peace talks loom over UkraineApproach of new Trump administration a necessary ‘cold shower’ for EU, says Czech president Sun Feb 16 2025 - 18:00
Taoiseach rejects Zelenskiy call for ‘armed forces of Europe’Micheál Martin says Ireland continues to stand with Ukraine but ‘a European army isn’t on the agenda’Sat Feb 15 2025 - 16:51
Golden rule of Munich Security Conference goes out window as Vance lectures on ‘enemy within’Czech president says European countries cannot be excluded from Ukraine ceasefire talks if they are to take more responsibility for securitySat Feb 15 2025 - 12:20
The Swiss-based ex-banker who leads Germany’s far right: Alice Weidel plays the long game Party officials feel they can secure a blocking minority in the next Bundestag, the point when Weidel will become Germany’s most uncomfortable and unavoidable politicianSat Feb 15 2025 - 09:00
Zelenskiy says peace deal possible only after plan is agreed with US and EuropeUS vice-president JD Vance says European leaders ‘running in fear of your own voters’Fri Feb 14 2025 - 20:01
Munich car attack: eerie echoes of other violent incidents in GermanySuspect (24) is detained after incident at a trade union demonstration in the cityFri Feb 14 2025 - 08:12
German elections: Olaf Scholz denies his ‘court jester’ jibe was racistBerlin’s culture minister says remarks by chancellor were ‘humiliating’Thu Feb 13 2025 - 18:15
As Dresden commemorates its darkest day, some are hoping to rewrite history Far-right parties are pushing a new approach which casts Germans as the main victims of the second World WarWed Feb 12 2025 - 18:19
The fall and fall of Germany’s liberal Free DemocratsAhead of the February 23rd federal election, the party is on 4 per cent in all polls – one point short of the 5 per cent hurdle to enter the BundestagTue Feb 11 2025 - 13:33
Scholz and Merz leave voters unimpressed after televised debateChancellor fails to make up ground two weeks ahead of election dayMon Feb 10 2025 - 13:13
Irish star conductor David Brophy on his big new job in Germany: ‘You only become competent when you’re 60′The Dubliner is thrilling critics at his new musical home in Cologne but he still finds time to worry about Ireland’s cultural capitalSun Feb 09 2025 - 06:00
Has Friedrich Merz, the man who would be chancellor of Germany, really opened the ‘doors to hell’?As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily basisSat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
After the split, Germany’s Left party goes back to basics in bid to rise againSahra Wagenknecht’s populist BSW alliance falters after its anti-migration programme initially chimed with votersThu Feb 06 2025 - 16:33
Bundestag MPs reject migration bill by Christian Democratic Union and backed by far-right Alternative for GermanyResult was a shock for CDU leader Friedrich MerzFri Jan 31 2025 - 20:44
Eerie silence in Bundestag as far-right AfD sees chink of lightOpposition accepts AfD support for hot-button migration proposalFri Jan 31 2025 - 05:00
As German election nears, Scholz accuses rival of courting populists and far rightChristian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz blames chancellor for ‘law and order’ crisisWed Jan 29 2025 - 19:00
Auschwitz survivors mark 80th anniversary of camp’s liberation‘Last milestone anniversary’ will see political leaders, including Taoiseach Micheál Martin, listening to survivors’ voices rather than making speechesMon Jan 27 2025 - 23:39
Holocaust, the 1978 TV series that helped Germany break the silence about its past As the world remembers the Holocaust, some Germans see a period ahead that echoes the widespread amnesia in the postwar periodMon Jan 27 2025 - 14:50
Auschwitz survivors to visit home of former camp commander Rudolf HössMonday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death campSun Jan 26 2025 - 17:39
Holocaust survivor: ‘I saw normal people in Auschwitz and I saw sadists there who killed people’As Europe faces a new wave of extreme nationalism, one of the last survivors of Auschwitz looks backSun Jan 26 2025 - 07:00
CDU leader signals radical shift on migration policy following killing of toddlerFriedrich Merz promises a swift crackdown on immigration if elected as chancellor next month following a fatal attack that left two dead in Bavarian city of AschaffenburgThu Jan 23 2025 - 18:45
Italy’s first report on Catholic clerical sex abuse finds more than 60 cases Investigators into Catholic clerical sex abuse warn of ‘dark field’ beyond cases examinedMon Jan 20 2025 - 17:57
Are centre-right parties in Europe opening the door to far-right populists?In Austria, Sweden and Finland, conservative parties are making Faustian pacts with their more extreme opponentsSun Jan 19 2025 - 17:09
Trump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning ‘the centre cannot hold’ Liberal democratic leaders out or embattled in office; the right on the rise ... Trump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning that ‘the centre cannot hold’Sat Jan 11 2025 - 06:00
German opposition leader’s hopes of becoming chancellor hang in the balance as economic plan fails to convinceFor long-time Berlin watchers, the most likely electoral outcome is a return to the Merkel era with another CDU-SPD grand coalitionSat Jan 11 2025 - 04:45
Musk says ‘things will get much worse’ for Germany unless voters rally behind far-right partyBillionaire made comments in live-streamed conversation with Alternative for Germany’s co-leader Alice Weidel on XThu Jan 09 2025 - 21:32
Austrian far-right leader demands coalition talks with ‘no tricks’Herbert Kickl says he is ready for talks with centre-right People’s Party, 100 days after his Freedom Party topped polls in electionTue Jan 07 2025 - 19:09
Angry Austrian protests as far-right leader begins coalition talks Reversal of position by Austria’s president sets stage for nationalist, Eurosceptic Freedom Party led by Herbert Kickl to be senior coalition partnerMon Jan 06 2025 - 19:05
Austrian far-right party poised for power after centrist coalition talks collapse Freedom Party led by Herbert Kickl set to be senior coalition partner after poll-topping election winSun Jan 05 2025 - 19:00
Musicals for grown ups: Stephen Sondheim presents ‘life deconstructed and laid bare, in all its confusion and disarray’Queen’s University Belfast academic Richard Schoch says the American composer’s works are high art that explore the human condition with precision, and remain fresh for each new generationSun Jan 05 2025 - 06:00
As Dublin stagnates, Warsaw reinvents itself as a modern European capitalThe Polish capital has metamorphosed from a grey postwar wasteland to a colourful, citizen-friendly city building for the future with public spaces and metro linesWed Jan 01 2025 - 05:00
Magdeburg city authorities and police in blame game over security breach at Christmas marketLeaked security plan shows original emergency entrance used by driver was to be 4m wide and blocked at all times - but in reality it was 6m wideMon Dec 30 2024 - 18:14
The old order of globalisation may be collapsing – and bringing Germany with itGerman car giants, threatened by Chinese rival, employ 7% of total workforce and contribute about 5% of the annual tax takeSat Dec 28 2024 - 06:00
German police facing claims of missed opportunities to collar Magdeburg-attack suspectOfficers unable to locate eventual suspect at workplace, a hospital near Magdeburg, and failed to follow up, according to media reportsMon Dec 23 2024 - 18:58
Flowers, candles and a deathly silence at Magdeburg Christmas market Police holding a ‘completely atypical’ suspect after Friday’s tragedy that killed five people and left many others in critical conditionMon Dec 23 2024 - 06:00
German authorities received multiple warnings over Christmas market attack suspectNine-year-old boy and four women were killed by man who drove car into a market in Magdeburg on FridaySun Dec 22 2024 - 15:52
‘I’ll never forget the trail of bodies’: Magdeburg witnesses recount Christmas market attackAs some waited for news of injured loved-ones, locals at the crash scene struggled to keep up with twists and turns of the storySat Dec 21 2024 - 18:02
German Christmas market attack: Five dead, including child (9), as details of alleged perpetrator emergePolice identify driver in car-ramming incident that killed five and injured 200 as a Saudi doctor who has lived in Germany since 2006Sat Dec 21 2024 - 17:02
Much of what Irish emigrants prize in Australia can be found in Europe, but lazy logic gets in the way Much of what Irish emigrants prize in Australia can be found in continental Europe. The only thing getting in our way is what’s euphemistically called ‘the language barrier’Sat Dec 21 2024 - 06:00
At least two killed, including child, and some 60 injured after car drives into German Christmas marketEyewitnesses say vehicle aimed directly at area of market popular with families in city of Magdeburg with driver arrested at sceneFri Dec 20 2024 - 23:47
Two confirmed dead with 68 injured after car drives into German Christmas market – as it happenedDriver of vehicle arrested after attack which took place in centre of eastern city of MagdeburgFri Dec 20 2024 - 22:57
Volkswagen agrees 35,000 redundancies at German plantsCar maker strikes deal with unions that will also see staff forgo planned wage rise and bonuses as VW tries to lower production costsFri Dec 20 2024 - 19:53
Berlin culture cuts described as ‘death knell’ for city’s future Reductions in expenditure painful but necessary step in light of a dramatic slump in city income, says city mayorThu Dec 19 2024 - 18:38
German chancellor Olaf Scholz brings down government and issues spending promise to votersSnap election expected to take place in late FebruaryMon Dec 16 2024 - 16:35
Paris-Berlin express: New rail link throws down gauntlet to airlines Good prices, low emissions and unlimited luggage allowance of fast train between European powerhouse cities give planes a run for their moneyMon Dec 16 2024 - 14:33
Germany awaits political duel between Scholz and Merz Scholz will use his last Bundestag address to defend his government’s record, matching higher spending on security with more generous welfareSun Dec 15 2024 - 16:32
Polish PM Donald Tusk emerges to take leading role on UkraineAs Poland prepares to inherit European Union presidency, its prime minister is in the EU spotlightFri Dec 13 2024 - 19:15
Third-century ‘sensation’: Tiny silver scroll the oldest written proof of Christianity north of AlpsScroll was held in silver amulet worn by man buried outside Frankfurt between 230 and 270 ADThu Dec 12 2024 - 19:49
