Neo-Nazi gunman gets life sentence for killing pro-immigration German politicianWalter Lübcke was shot in the head outside his house in June 2019Thu Jan 28 2021 - 14:45
Thousands protest in Poland as near total abortion ban becomes lawPro-choice campaigners vow to fight on as government publishes October rulingThu Jan 28 2021 - 10:39
Danish ‘sex consent’ app sparks derision and amusementDigital contract between sexual partners replaces passion with ‘too much jurisprudence’Wed Jan 27 2021 - 19:22
New CDU leader faces first stand-off with Angela MerkelArmin Laschet wants to restore Germany’s debt brake, eased off during the pandemicWed Jan 27 2021 - 18:55
‘We have not pulled out’: AstraZeneca will meet EU to discuss vaccine delivery delaysEU Commission had earlier said the pharmaceutical company was refusing to attendWed Jan 27 2021 - 13:47
Getting to know the neighbours: Germany and FranceBook review: Peter Millar explores diverse Germany; and Ollivier Pourriol surveys French insoucianceWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:00
EU decision on AstraZeneca due on Friday but age restriction possibleDepending on evidence, vaccines can be approved for use for certain age groups onlyTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:22
Germany mulls complete air travel ban to deal with virus ‘powder keg’Merkel demands ‘tougher border regime’ to limit dangers of coronavirus mutationsTue Jan 26 2021 - 19:40
Berlin state library reopens to acclaim and criticismBerlin Letter: Limited access a frustration as library reopens following €470m renovationMon Jan 25 2021 - 20:00
Merkel calls for common EU strategy to halt coronavirus mutationsGerman chancellor warns of border closures unless bloc acts as ‘one epidemiological region’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 20:15
Taoiseach to brief EU leaders on State’s Covid-19 situationIreland’s shift from one of Europe’s least affected to global hotspot caused deep concernThu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00
Germany’s AfD rushes to embrace immigrants ahead of intelligence probeFar-right party began as an opponent of EU bailouts but pivoted to an increasingly racist platformWed Jan 20 2021 - 16:59
Germany to extend lockdown into February amid new restrictionsNew leader of Merkel’s ruling party puts together his own team to advise on Covid-19Tue Jan 19 2021 - 21:39
Number’s up: Bundestag belatedly bins 8,000 fax machinesGermany’s government has been slow to embrace new technology – such as emailsTue Jan 19 2021 - 17:40
Laschet promises to unite CDU as busy election year loomsNew leader reaches out to conservatives in effort to unite party in post-Merkel eraMon Jan 18 2021 - 18:19
Armin Laschet becomes leader of Angela Merkel’s CDU partyContinuity candidate wins run-off vote against conservative-liberal rival Friedrich MerzSat Jan 16 2021 - 15:27
Who has what it takes to become the next German chancellor?Battle for CDU leadership also a popularity contest for chance to succeed Angela MerkelFri Jan 15 2021 - 19:09
Merkel urges new restrictions amid German alarm on Irish infection ratesIreland’s coronavirus experience described as a ‘cautionary tale’ for policymakersFri Jan 15 2021 - 17:42
CDU leadership race goes online in latest bid to move past MerkelParty grandee Armin Laschet is the frontrunner, but the outcome is far from clearFri Jan 15 2021 - 01:00
Schrems criticises Irish data regulator after Facebook case breakthroughPrivacy campaigner still awaiting response to complaint submited to DPC in 2013Wed Jan 13 2021 - 20:55
Germany’s hairdressers cry foul over soccer players’ miraculous lockdown cutsA month after salons were ordered shut, football haircuts spark furious responseWed Jan 13 2021 - 19:17
Polish court rejects complaint against remarks about VaradkarComplainants says court ‘stated plainly’ that pro-life campaigner’s comment was ‘unacceptable’Tue Jan 12 2021 - 18:23
German Covid vaccine rollout gathers pace – and prompts ethical debatePossibility of obligatory jabs for medical, care staff raised amid high vaccine scepticismTue Jan 12 2021 - 18:05
Germany makes last push to purge Nazi-era anti-Semitic lawsSurprising remnants include name-change provision with basis in Nuremberg LawsMon Jan 11 2021 - 19:27
Washington riot reminds Germans of century-old mythStolen election theory as vague and elastic for Trump supporters’ needs as the stab-in-the-back myth that facilitated Hitler’s riseSat Jan 09 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Germany imposes new rules on travel from IrelandAir passengers from Ireland will be refused entry without a negative Covid test resultThu Jan 07 2021 - 22:55
Russia sees US at ‘rock bottom’ as allies condemn Washington violenceMoscow lambasts ‘archaic’ American democracy while Merkel ‘furious’ at scenesThu Jan 07 2021 - 17:52
Row brews in Germany’s ruling coalition over roll-out of Covid-19 vaccineSPD demanding to know why country is not getting more doses of BioNTech vaccineTue Jan 05 2021 - 19:48
Lockdowns extended across Europe amid sustained high infection ratesFumbled start to vaccination in Germany has triggered blame-game among officials in Berlin and the state capitalsMon Jan 04 2021 - 19:05
Fabled Nazi-era brothel Salon Kitty finds new lifeBerlin Letter: New book about alleged Nazi collaborator sparks interest of NetflixWed Dec 30 2020 - 01:00
German town lures back Polish emigrants from Brexit BritainWith its dwindling population, Görlitz seeks to exploit an unexpected opportunitySun Dec 27 2020 - 20:00
German crematorium struggles with Covid body backlogEastern city of Zittau a virus hotspot as nation records a record 962 coronavirus deaths in 24 hour periodWed Dec 23 2020 - 14:45
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine likely to be effective against UK mutation‘The immune response elicited by our vaccine has always inactivated all forms of the virus’ says BioNTech CEOTue Dec 22 2020 - 19:45
Germany: Man who attacked synagogue convicted of murderStephan Balliet broadcasted attack in city of Halle live on a popular gaming siteMon Dec 21 2020 - 13:59
Humboldt Forum opens doors amid ongoing pandemic confusionWalking around the building is a remarkable experience, it’s hard to know where to beginSat Dec 19 2020 - 05:01
Swedish monarch suggests state’s Covid-19 strategy a failure‘A large number have died ... it is a traumatic experience not to be able to say a warm goodbye’Thu Dec 17 2020 - 18:22
Austrians stay away from Covid-19 mass test programmeTests had identified an additional 4,200 cases with half showing no symptomsWed Dec 16 2020 - 17:03
Germans throng shops ahead of pre-Christmas lockdownFears that rush before non-essential shops close on Wednesday may increase infectionsMon Dec 14 2020 - 11:42
German stores brace for stampede as non-essential shops close from WednesdayState leaders agree lightning lockdown of schools and shops until January 10thSun Dec 13 2020 - 18:46
Small-state politics undermines response to Covid in GermanyBad organisation has plunged the country into a hard Christmas lockdown as daily death rates top 600Sun Dec 13 2020 - 16:07
Final effort on Brexit deal amid growing pessimism over prospectsGovernment preparing special measures to support Irish food exportersSat Dec 12 2020 - 04:28
Coveney confident the EU and UK can avert failure of trade talksMinister urges sides to focus on common ground, not differencesFri Dec 11 2020 - 18:45
Germany facing pre-Christmas lockdown as Covid-19 cases soarState leaders to hold emergency meeting on Sunday with severe restrictions on wayFri Dec 11 2020 - 12:43
Merkel heads into final years as indispensable leader without visionCritics point to chancellor’s short-term approach to crises and lack of road map for EUWed Dec 09 2020 - 19:00
Night trains to make comeback on European networkIntercity rail links seen as rival to airlinesTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:27
New Berlin U-Bahn line salvages German engineering reputationGiant mechanical caterpillar key to elaborate project that added six stations to undergroundTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:00
Germany facing renewed lockdown as Covid-19 numbers stallFive-week partial lockdown seen as failure for having stabilised but not cut infectionsMon Dec 07 2020 - 18:31
German churches keep the Christmas music playing on otherwise silent nightsChurch music has proven a lifeline for many Germans as a trying year draws to a closeSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
Austria tightens borders and imposes ski restrictions for ChristmasStricter measures come amid figures showing record level of 2,431 deaths in one weekThu Dec 03 2020 - 21:44
German town of Trier in mourning after SUV driver kills fiveSuspect (51) appears before judge after car mowed down pedestrians, with baby among deadWed Dec 02 2020 - 17:57
