A German’s view of subdued Ireland exposes raw nervePointing out our failure to learn from painful past continues to enjoy an enduring appealSun Apr 17 2016 - 20:00
Merkel criticised on migration crisis by predecessor KohlEx-chancellor sides with Hungarian leader Orbán who he is meeting on TuesdaySun Apr 17 2016 - 19:18
Poland marks 1,050 years of ChristianityCritics denounce ruling party’s ties to church and brazen trampling on rule of lawSat Apr 16 2016 - 01:00
Angela Merkel decision could see satirist Jan Böhmermann facing jailChancellor accepts Turkish request to seek prosecution over poem that ‘insulted’ ErdoganSat Apr 16 2016 - 01:00
Germany agrees to Turkish request to allow investigation of TV satiristJan Böhmermann could face jail time for insulting Turkish president Recep Tayyip ErdoganFri Apr 15 2016 - 14:02
No joke for Angela Merkel as satire row with Turkey escalatesGerman comedian under police guard two weeks after reading poem insulting ErdoganWed Apr 13 2016 - 20:41
Former Polish first ladies criticise proposed abortion banOpen letter calls for retention of status quo of relatively restrictive abortion legislationWed Apr 13 2016 - 20:30
Germany set to lift ban on domestic army deploymentsDefence ministry proposal to loosen rules comes in face of ‘security-political threats’Tue Apr 12 2016 - 19:21
Turkey demands German action over TV satiristMerkel’s migration deal hangs in balance as Ankara angered by poem insulting ErdoganMon Apr 11 2016 - 21:00
Syrian asylum seeker in Germany admits arson attackThe man admits setting refugee accommodation on fire and spraying swastikas on a wallMon Apr 11 2016 - 19:31
No age barriers to cycling in CopenhagenVolunteer-driven ‘Cycling Without Age’ has been a huge success and has taken off worldwideSun Apr 10 2016 - 11:00
Derek Scally: Warning that EU has declined into bloodless, technocratic creationNo one wants to take credit for it, nor does anyone know how to deal with itSat Apr 09 2016 - 01:00
Germany’s SPD party slumps to historical low in election pollNarrow margin separates Social Democrats from right-wing AfD partyFri Apr 08 2016 - 19:14
Francois Hollande says Franco-German relations strongAhead of joint cabinet meeting French president warns against unilateral moves on migrant crisisThu Apr 07 2016 - 01:00
Nazi-linked art to be exhibited in Bern and BonnPolice found and seized about 1,500 major artworks at Cornelius Gurlitt’s Munich homeTue Apr 05 2016 - 19:30
First migrants arrive in Turkey from Greece under EU planEuropean Commission welcomes ‘logical’ system as human rights bodies criticalMon Apr 04 2016 - 19:53
Helmut Kohl criticises ‘unilateralist actions’ in EUFormer German chancellor’s essay appears to refer to migrant strategy of Angela MerkelMon Apr 04 2016 - 14:15
Police use water cannon during far-right protest in BrusselsMayor ‘outraged’ at incident as more arrests made across Belgium over terror attacksSun Mar 27 2016 - 17:50
Belgian authorities believe second attacker on the runFifth suspect may have taken part in attack on metro station, officials believeFri Mar 25 2016 - 01:00
Brussels attacks: Nerves strained as more victim stories emergeCity dwellers return to their routines slowly, still fearful after the massacresThu Mar 24 2016 - 21:35
Poland announcement causes cracks in EU migrant dealBrussels attacks used by prime minister to backtrack on plans to take in 7,000Thu Mar 24 2016 - 20:09
Brussels attacks: ministers offer to resign over security lapsesDeath toll may rise above 31 with over 60 people still critical after metro, airport blastsThu Mar 24 2016 - 16:22
Scale of injuries from Brussels attacks shocking, say doctorsMedical personnel in Belgium warn that the death toll is likely to increaseThu Mar 24 2016 - 01:00
Brussels attacks: Turkey says Belgium ignored warnings over suicide bomberIbrahim el-Bakraoui identified as airport attacker, brother Khalid targetted metroWed Mar 23 2016 - 19:28
Brussels attacker note: ‘He that waits risks ending up in a cell’Police in Belgium continue to hunt third suspect in airport attackWed Mar 23 2016 - 18:03
Brussels residents hold minute’s silence at Place de la BourseHistoric stock market square in the city becomes a multi-coloured makeshift shrineWed Mar 23 2016 - 12:53
Brussels attacks: Strike at EU fuels defensive reflexPopular opinion wrestles with difference between refugees and terrorists, writes Derek ScallyTue Mar 22 2016 - 22:00
Former German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle dead at 54Country’s first openly gay minister was one of most gifted political orators of generationFri Mar 18 2016 - 15:19
Copycats aim to bite into Kerrygold share of German butter marketIrish butter giant Ornua’s premium brand is feeling the heat from no-name competitorsFri Mar 18 2016 - 05:00
Berlin car bomb killing suspected to be gangland hitMan (43) murdered in city centre when explosive device detonated as he drove carTue Mar 15 2016 - 17:48
German elections bad for Angela Merkel but could have been worseSuper Sunday verdict loaded with paradox for chancellor and political establishmentMon Mar 14 2016 - 13:55
Germany faces political ‘shake-up’ after state electionsThe so-called “Super Sunday” election was super only for the right-wing AfDMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:01
Right-wing AfD the big winner in German state electionsVoters punished Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union in all three electionsSun Mar 13 2016 - 18:25
Gains expected for right-wing AfD in German state electionsUncertainty and anger at migrant crisis has boosted populist party for Sunday’s electionsFri Mar 11 2016 - 14:00
Angela Merkel’s migration policy at stake in ‘Super Sunday’ electionsGermany’s regional politicians are on the front lines of the migration crisisThu Mar 10 2016 - 14:04
Those fascinating, maddening Berlin IrishThe modern Irish in Berlin do not conform to the stereotype of an insular, GAA shirt-wearing displaced Irish village, although lately there have been signs of a coming-togetherThu Mar 10 2016 - 13:00
Polish reform Bill for highest court rejected by judgesConstitutional tribunal effectively declares war on conservative PiS governmentWed Mar 09 2016 - 15:58
Angela Merkel emphasises EU progress on migration crisis‘Considerable step forward’ made in fight against traffickers, German chancellor saysTue Mar 08 2016 - 19:13
More VW executives knew about diesel fraud, newspaper claimsClaim contradicts VW’s version blaming engineers and exonerating managementMon Mar 07 2016 - 19:49
Germanwings pilot battled depression before Alps crashAndreas Lubitz’s diary raises new questions about why he was allowed to flyMon Mar 07 2016 - 11:08
Efforts to build world economy limited by lack of languagesConference told thousands of vacancies not being filled by Irish because of lack of German and other languagesMon Mar 07 2016 - 07:15
Lack of migration plan could be German chancellor’s downfallMerkel under pressure to secure agreement with EU colleagues on measuresSun Mar 06 2016 - 22:30
Design democracy, from Dublin to BerlinOnce Stephen Molloy stopped swotting in Dublin, he discovered the fun and ownership design bringsSat Mar 05 2016 - 05:00
Donald Tusk tells migrants not to come to EuropeEuropean Council president vows not to strand Greece on the front line of the crisisThu Mar 03 2016 - 22:30
Commission proposes new migration aid rules to help GreeceEuropean Commission proposes €700m package for struggling member statesWed Mar 02 2016 - 19:49
Germany launches second bid to ban far-right NPDNPD’s xenophobic policies pose threat to Germany’s democratic order, court toldTue Mar 01 2016 - 18:08
European models of coalition: what lessons can Ireland learn?FF and FG are not willing bedfellows, but rivals work well in neighbouring countriesTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
German chancellor not for turning on migrant strategyOn Sunday night the German chancellor channelled her inner Margaret ThatcherTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
Sweden still traumatised by Olof Palme’s murder 30 years onInvestigation into prime minister’s killing still operational but mystery may never be solvedSat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
Austria adopts provocation as a risky migration strategyVienna’s slashing of asylum applications by a third was a first step to force changeSat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
