Artists join historical debate before Berlin Wall anniversary‘The inner Hitler was conserved in the east,’ says author and former athlete Ines GeipelSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
Brandenburg introduces first mandatory state-wide measles lawAuthorities say 2019 likely to be a record year for measles with cases tripling in three statesFri Apr 12 2019 - 19:05
Attempt to slim down bursting Bundestag meets CDU resistanceSchäuble warns that growing number of MPs undermines voter confidenceWed Apr 10 2019 - 18:34
Brexit: EU leaders due to grant delay but might seek longer extensionDonald Tusk says ‘little reason to believe’ PM can get deal ratified by end of JuneTue Apr 09 2019 - 21:21
Brexit: May and Merkel find ‘good reasons’ to talk in BerlinLeaders hold pre-summit talks as German officials again deny any moves on backstopTue Apr 09 2019 - 16:01
Housing crisis: The Berlin solution and the Vienna modelAngry Berliners have a radical solution, while Vienna has housing sussedSat Apr 06 2019 - 06:00
Merkel says Border is question of war and peaceOn eve of chancellor’s visit to Dublin, German officials underline support for IrelandThu Apr 04 2019 - 01:00
Commons approves Bill urging May to seek long delay to BrexitPrime minister and Labour leader agree ‘programme of work’ to find common approachThu Apr 04 2019 - 00:30
German society failed to protect children, abuse commission saysCommission calls for greater research and information campaigns to break taboosWed Apr 03 2019 - 19:33
Revolt hangs in the air in real-life gentrification gameBerlin Letter: Long-term locals who live near Markthalle Neun say they now feel like extrasWed Apr 03 2019 - 01:00
EU citizens most concerned about outer borders and migrationPoll of 46,000 people finds that many want tighter controls on outer EU bordersMon Apr 01 2019 - 16:00
Merkel plans flying visit to Dublin to discuss Border concernsVaradkar to meet Macron in Paris on TuesdayFri Mar 29 2019 - 12:59
Merkel seeks Varadkar solutions to squaring the Brexit circleAnalysis: German chancellor will use Ireland visit to express solidarity and discuss danger that Taoiseach’s backstop insistence could result in hard borderFri Mar 29 2019 - 10:25
Arms war in Berlin triggers tensions with FranceGermany’s ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia threatens defence co-operation dealThu Mar 28 2019 - 17:23
Non-vaccinated children may be excluded from German state schoolsMeasles wave across country prompts calls for MMR vaccine to be made obligatoryWed Mar 27 2019 - 20:36
German car racers found guilty of murder for the second timeTwo men are convicted over illegal race in Berlin that resulted in death of 69-year-oldTue Mar 26 2019 - 18:00
Brexit: Merkel praises May’s resilience but says Britain must decide pathGerman chancellor warns delays to Brexit cannot undermine European electionsSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:01
No-deal Brexit would cost Irish people €720 each annually, says German studyAngela Merkel promises to push for orderly Brexit ‘to the last hour’ ahead of EU summitThu Mar 21 2019 - 18:49
Poland’s conservatives focus on gays and equality agendaMayor of Warsaw rails against ruling party’s scaremongering tactic to shore up supportWed Mar 20 2019 - 19:48
Stasi link to 1988 Lockerbie air disaster examined by policeSuspicion that East Germany’s secret police may have provided logistical supportWed Mar 20 2019 - 19:32
Germany mulls insurance cover for prenatal Down syndrome testDown syndrome groups campaign against cover for test they fear will lead to abortionsTue Mar 19 2019 - 18:15
German unions sound alarm at Deutsche and Commerzbank merger talksMonopoly body fears plan could create a too-big-to-fail institutionMon Mar 18 2019 - 17:26
Irish schoolchildren join German climate marchBerlin march the biggest yet, with support from teachers, parents and leading scientistsFri Mar 15 2019 - 20:29
UK warned to stop ‘whining’ and present Brexit planDutch prime minister vows to do ‘absolutely nothing’ until UK outlines departure timetableFri Mar 15 2019 - 18:59
Merkxit: The new debate convulsing BerlinShifting political sands have led some to query Angela Merkel's lingering exitThu Mar 14 2019 - 01:00
German leader in waiting gives cool response to Macron vision for EuropeKramp-Karrenbauer backs Schengen border security boost and call for ‘renaissance’Sun Mar 10 2019 - 18:09
Gdansk councillors vote to remove statue of controversial priestEx-Solidarity chaplain Fr Henryk Jankowski subject of claims of abuse and anti-SemitismSun Mar 10 2019 - 16:43
EU readies anti-cartel fines of up to €1bn each for German car giantsBMW, VW and Daimler face heavy penalties over agreed practicesFri Mar 08 2019 - 12:57
German firms undecided and unprepared for Brexit risksUp to 750,000 jobs hinge on free trade with fifth most important trading partner, the UKFri Mar 08 2019 - 01:00
Pillars of Berlin society face uncertain futureBerlin Letter: Much-loved street advertising posts to be replaced after 164-year historyThu Mar 07 2019 - 20:06
Angela Merkel slips off the political stage for dramatic effectThe German chancellor laying low, but new CDU leader’s bad jokes getting attentionWed Mar 06 2019 - 20:12
Warsaw museum intensifies debate around anti-SemitismSited on former ghetto, Polin Museum is accused of hosting overly political exhibitionsFri Mar 01 2019 - 01:00
Dead calm: Brexit not in top 10 of German businesses’ prioritiesIs the uncharacteristic sangfroid in the face of Brexit based on mistaken assumptions?Mon Feb 25 2019 - 01:19
Polish protesters topple statue of Solidarity priest accused of abuseActivists say Polish church failed in resolving the country’s problem of sex abuse by clergyThu Feb 21 2019 - 19:00
Hunt appeals for greater Brexit leadership from BerlinUK foreign secretary uses Merkel’s own arguments to appeal for help in ensuring a dealWed Feb 20 2019 - 20:23
Karl Lagerfeld, fashion legend, has died aged 85Arguably the most influential German man in the world, his life story was his greatest creationTue Feb 19 2019 - 11:44
Merkel criticises US drift from global multilateral solutionsGerman leader gets standing ovation after airing US grievance list at security forumSun Feb 17 2019 - 19:04
Gretel to propose a German political clean-upAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will arrive on stage this Sunday for some straight talkingSat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00
A political battle over history now grips Poland’s proudest memoryHow the fall of the Berlin Wall began in a beautiful Baltic port city in Poland with the Solidarity movementSat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00
US berates EU over continued Iran tiesWarsaw forum told trade with Tehran threat to sanctions against ‘murderous’ regimeThu Feb 14 2019 - 20:06
Polish public television sues critics after mayor stabbingStation says it is making ‘an exception in the case of the widow’ as she is in mourningWed Feb 13 2019 - 18:40
‘We’re back to communist times, he feared being bugged,’ says murdered Gdansk mayor's brotherPawel Adamowicz’s sibling believes he was the target of a public media hate campaignWed Feb 13 2019 - 01:00
Franco-German alliance reaches agreement on Russian gas pipelineFrench concerns about reliance on Russia for energy salved as Germany agrees to regulateFri Feb 08 2019 - 20:02
Mockery greets Berlin’s ‘megalomaniacal’ new spy HQProject has taken 11 years to complete, and has been dogged by theft and cost overrunsFri Feb 08 2019 - 18:00
Love Parade stampede cases are struck outRelatives of 21 people killed are outraged after judge says there is not enough evidenceWed Feb 06 2019 - 21:54
SPD propose welfare reforms to halt its dramatic slideGermany’s oldest political party gripped by existential crisis following election disastersWed Feb 06 2019 - 19:32
Let’s talk about Ireland’s missing Magdalene menWhat made many Irish men treat women as badly as they did?Wed Feb 06 2019 - 01:30
A legal battle breaks out over the legacy of a notorious Nazi collaboratorBerlin Letter: Stella Goldschlag dreamed of film stardom, but betrayed her fellow JewsWed Feb 06 2019 - 01:00
Robert Biedron is latest political hope of Poland’s leftGay politician’s new party targets progressive, left-oriented Poles with pro-EU messageMon Feb 04 2019 - 17:46
Brexit: Merkel suggests ‘creative’ approach on the BorderDavid Trimble plans to take UK government to court over backstop agreementMon Feb 04 2019 - 17:32
