Macron urges greater European integration in address to BundestagFrance and Germany have ‘obligation not to let the world slip into chaos,’ president saysSun Nov 18 2018 - 20:00
Merkel succession race opens with mild-mannered debateThree contenders for CDU leadership begin contest civilly but looking inwardSat Nov 17 2018 - 05:01
Derek Scally: It pays to court the GermansA sustainable engagement with Germany is a timely investment in a changing Europe, and a wise insurance policy in an uncertain worldFri Nov 16 2018 - 15:28
Strained optimism on Brexit fraying in EuropeAngela Merkel insists alternative to deal agreed this week is disorderly BrexitThu Nov 15 2018 - 19:19
Sweden’s MPs reject centre-right hopeful for PM vacancyVote against Ulf Kristersson a ‘protest against rising tide of right-wing nationalism’Wed Nov 14 2018 - 20:21
‘The Kaiser has abdicated . . . the German republic lives!’ – An Irishman’s Diary on the contested history of a key German speechMon Nov 12 2018 - 18:01
Race to succeed Angela Merkel under wayChancellor admits public dissatisfaction with her grand coalition’s performanceMon Oct 29 2018 - 20:53
Angela Merkel’s withdrawal adds insecurity to EuropeGerman chancellor's announcement is a belated attempt to define her legacyMon Oct 29 2018 - 20:17
Philip Treacy: ‘Celebrity? It means f**k all, to be honest with you’Ireland’s master milliner on Vivid, his huge Berlin revue, and being Irish and gaySat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
On the Poland-Ukraine frontier, ‘frictionless border’ is a jokeThe EU is vigilant about its borders. Brexit negotiators could learn valuable lessons hereSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
EU court orders Poland to suspend contested judicial appointmentsWarsaw says it will study order but is determined to push ahead with reformsFri Oct 19 2018 - 18:14
Volkswagen offers €8,000 scrappage bonuses to German motoristsVW says scheme is incentive to switch to cleaner vehicles and not ‘about selling new cars’Thu Oct 18 2018 - 16:36
Rumours of Angela Merkel’s political demise gather steamGermany’s biggest party faces a leadership crisis that dares not speak its nameTue Oct 16 2018 - 00:47
Merkel’s grand coalition on shaky ground after Bavarian routMore election disaster looms for CDU as chancellor moves into damage-limitation modeMon Oct 15 2018 - 19:08
Super-rich Germany and its supermarket billionairesRich Land, Poor Land: It is Europe’s largest economy, the EU’s biggest donor, and home to 120 billionairesSat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
Polish activist refuses to apologise for remarks on Varadkar’s ‘perversion’Kaja Godek is being sued by 16 LGBTI+ people over comments on the TaoiseachSat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
Election rout looms for Bavarian Merkel alliesA last-minute miracle seems to be the only possibility now for the German chancellorSat Oct 13 2018 - 01:00
Polish supreme court rebel faces down government on reformMalgorzata Gersdorf refuses to leave her job and accuses the government of ‘wanting to be sheriff’Thu Oct 11 2018 - 01:00
Polish group using Varadkar criticism to highlight LGBT issuesDefamation case will decide line between freedom of expression and hate speechThu Oct 11 2018 - 00:58
Varadkar to be a named witness in case taken by 16 lesbian women and gay menKaja Godek in May described Taoiseach’s homosexuality as a ‘perversion’ during television discussionThu Oct 11 2018 - 00:25
Polish clerical abuse film turns mirror on audienceWarsaw Letter: ‘Kler’ church paedophilia and corruption plot points finger at passivityWed Oct 10 2018 - 01:00
Berlin told to ban 200,000 diesel vehicles from city centreHamburg has already imposed bans and Frankfurt and Stuttgart to followTue Oct 09 2018 - 17:32
Bavarian election could be the canary in the mine for MerkelPoor showings for her centre-right alliance could catalyse her transition out of powerSat Oct 06 2018 - 05:01
Dublin's new Goethe-Institut sets an example for Irish cultural policyAfter a multimillion-euro renovation, the arts institute is ready to spearhead a renaissanceThu Oct 04 2018 - 05:00
German carmakers’ final attempt to swerve diesel bansCar bosses urge politicians to back purchase incentives instead of costly recall and refitTue Oct 02 2018 - 04:59
Cristiano Ronaldo dismisses rape allegations as ‘fake news’Portuguese footballer is accused of raping a woman at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009Sun Sept 30 2018 - 20:23
Woman goes public with rape claim against RonaldoJuventus star denies he assaulted 34-year-old American at Las Vegas hotel in 2009Fri Sept 28 2018 - 19:36
Bilateral strains overshadow frosty Erdogan German visitDespite professed goodwill, ‘profound differences’ weigh on Turkish president’s tripFri Sept 28 2018 - 17:35
Ralph who? Unlikely figure ousts Merkel’s Bundestag allyDisgruntled CDU backbenchers send signal to chancellor and further erode her powerWed Sept 26 2018 - 18:45
German investigators left ‘shaken’ by scale of child abuse in Catholic ChurchNew report details cases of 3,677 children abused by clerics over nearly 70 yearsTue Sept 25 2018 - 19:16
Outrage over Austrian attempts to muzzle pressFar-right-controlled interior ministry calls for police to limit dealings with critical mediaTue Sept 25 2018 - 18:21
Swedish PM Lövfen to step down after losing confidence voteAttempts now begin to find new prime minister who can command parliamentary majorityTue Sept 25 2018 - 09:22
Merkel’s fate may hang in the balance as her coalition squabblesLatest government row is frustrating voters and driving support for the far-rightMon Sept 24 2018 - 18:21
Austrian Social Democrats back new woman leader to renew partyPamela Rendi-Wagner has been thrust into a tough role – to revive the country’s ailing centre-leftMon Sept 24 2018 - 17:46
Merkel meets carmakers over threat of diesel vehicle bans in German citiesChancellor reportedly changed her mind to favour retrofitting engines to cut emissionsSun Sept 23 2018 - 19:46
Why I became a Nazi: New book reveals enthusiasm of early party membersUnpublished insights show how fascism swept through inter-war GermanySat Sept 22 2018 - 03:00
Social Democrats slip behind far-right AfD in German pollAlso, Merkel’s alliance slips to 28%, its lowest-ever level of support in the poll’s historyFri Sept 21 2018 - 18:15
Intelligence row exposes mistrust in Berlin coalitionRank-and-file SPD members livid with deal seen as another humiliation for their partyWed Sept 19 2018 - 19:51
Vigilante video ends badly for Germany’s spy chiefHans-Georg Maassen removed from office after playing down far-right role in Chemnitz unrestWed Sept 19 2018 - 01:00
Pope Francis calls emergency meeting on abuseMeeting of bishops in February called as report on abuse by German clerics emergesThu Sept 13 2018 - 06:00
German report details widespread and ongoing clerical child sex abuseStudy finds evidence of nearly 4,000 cases of abuse, and says it ‘continues to take place’Wed Sept 12 2018 - 19:17
Germany’s AfD under attack for supporting far-right protestsParty berated in Bundestag for supporting demonstrations featuring neo-NazisWed Sept 12 2018 - 18:53
Sweden faces new political era as populists thwart traditional alliancesStefan Löfven under pressure to resign as four-party Alliance rejects invitation to talksTue Sept 11 2018 - 07:17
The Swedish election in one word: LagomNo amount of Muslim scare stories could lift far-right above symbolic 20 per cent markTue Sept 11 2018 - 01:25
Further far-right marches in east Germany after man dies in altercationGerman (22) allegedly killed following dispute with two Afghans in KöthenMon Sept 10 2018 - 20:02
Sweden faces hung parliament as far-right makes big gainsSweden Democrats, a party with Nazi roots and anti-immigrant agenda, takes almost 18%Mon Sept 10 2018 - 11:12
New era dawns as far right makes gains in Swedish electionResults indicate that 30-year-old party with Nazi roots has taken almost 20% of voteMon Sept 10 2018 - 00:45
‘Hope, lovin’ and trust’ are in short supply in anxious SwedenSunday’s election hinges on whether Swedes still believe social solidarity defines their countrySat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
Political deadlock looms as Swedes go to pollsAnalysts predict far-right Sweden Democrats will block pure left or right governmentFri Sept 07 2018 - 16:03
Populist politics gain traction as Sweden prepares to voteFar-right Sweden Democrats backed by elements linking rape and violence with migrantsFri Sept 07 2018 - 01:00
