Modest response to Varadkar news in a Europe used to gay MPs‘In many countries it would be a news brief but in Catholic Ireland it is headline news’ – SpiegelMon Jan 19 2015 - 19:15
Review: East German Intelligence and Ireland 1949-90This efficient, seemingly thorough trawl through old Stasi files reveals no Irish Kim Philbys – or, for that matter, little real East German interest in Ireland North or SouthSun Jan 18 2015 - 16:59
Pegida rallies a conduit for anger at local politics as well as anti-migrant factionsGermans frustrated at remote governance are marching with extremist groupsSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Angela Merkel warns of ‘pure hate’ behind Pegida campaignChancellor insists she will not allow Germany to be dividedFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
German legal dilemma looms if ECB bond-buying backed by European Court of JusticeEyes on Luxembourg to see if court tries to incorporate some concerns of German colleagues in final rulingThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Leaders appeal for tolerance at Brandenburg Gate Muslim vigilAngela Merkel says anti-Islam movement ‘reprehensible’ after Pegida marchTue Jan 13 2015 - 19:52
German anti-Islam group Pegida presents six-point plan on immigration rulesAt 12th Monday-night march, an estimated 20,000 people march with Pegida through DresdenMon Jan 12 2015 - 22:04
Germany braced for weekly anti-Islam marchSome 35,000 Dresdners turn out in protest against Pegida claim of creeping ‘Islamisation’Sun Jan 11 2015 - 18:30
Why are people in Dresden marching against ‘Islamisation’?Protests by Pegida, a group focused on European patriotism, are attracting more followers each weekSat Jan 10 2015 - 02:00
East German Stasi archive goes onlineA quarter century after it was rescued from destruction, multimedia material documents secret police methodsSat Jan 10 2015 - 01:04
Germany’s AfD party opens door to co-operation with Islam-critical PegidaMainstream German politicians see bid to put Muslims under ‘suspicion’ as ‘disgusting’Fri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Anti-Islam marches split Germany along old fault linesGrowing number of public figures condemn Pegida movement as racist and intolerantTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
Germany will not be ‘blackmailed’ into renegotiating Greek rescueEuro hits 9-year low after report Berlin no longer opposed to Athens exiting currency blocMon Jan 05 2015 - 12:19
Elizabeth Shaw: unknown in Ireland but fondly remembered in GermanyBelfast-born artist’s story encompasses Churchill, communism and children’s booksSat Jan 03 2015 - 13:56
Cologne Letter: Magic of Magi in cathedral not about proof, but beliefA collection of bones has become a big draw for pilgrims, but is it real or a hoax?Wed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
Merkel says Berlin has nothing to fear from tax investigationCountry’s ostensibly strict system does not bar competition between cities and regionsMon Dec 22 2014 - 06:00
Dublin-based Depfa sold to German ‘bad bank’ for €320mBank will continue to operate in Dublin but will not take on any new businessSat Dec 20 2014 - 01:00
Depfa saga ends but at what cost to Germany?The bank’s fall is a fascinating story, but the jobs of its Irish employees should be safeFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:40
Juncker turns tax debate away from Luxembourg and on to entire EUDebate on multinational tax avoidance widensFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Enda Kenny welcomes extension of tax inquiry to all 28 EU statesIreland’s corporate tax rate a matter of national competence, says TaoiseachFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Juncker urges states to top up EFSI fundCommission president says contributions will not be counted in EU deficitsFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
EU imposes tough new sanctions on CrimeaMove targets investment, property, exports and travel to annexed peninsulaFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach asks Mario Draghi to intervene on bank inquiryEnda Kenny says he raised issue of ECB attending inquiry at EU summitThu Dec 18 2014 - 23:52
Ex-SDP politician testifies on his use of child pornographySebastien Edathy says purchase over internet was wrong, but legalThu Dec 18 2014 - 22:45
Fresh scrutiny for Irish tax regime as EU leaders meetSome member states have led push to put aggressive corporate tax planning on agendaThu Dec 18 2014 - 09:01
Germany insists stimulus be led by private sectorMerkel officials concerned Juncker investment plan will be politically ledThu Dec 18 2014 - 01:00
Germany may face €500m Hypo Real Estate compensation billMunich court finds HRE falsified accounts and misled investors during financial crisisTue Dec 16 2014 - 01:01
Germany’s infrastructure rusts as politicians fiddleBudget curbs and decades of neglect causing structural meltdown in industrial heartlandSat Dec 13 2014 - 08:12
Dolly Parton and Angela Merkel: what’s the difference?Comparing the Backwoods Barbie to the pastor’s daughter might seem a stretch, but they have a lot more in common than you’d thinkFri Dec 12 2014 - 16:00
German arms manufacturer fined €37m for Greek bribesRheinmetall bribed officials over Greek army defence contractThu Dec 11 2014 - 19:18
Merkel cheered for stinging criticism of coalition partnerNo show for Nicholas Sarkozy at CDU event after he was persuaded to stay awayWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:02
Primark to take over Karstadt stores in GermanyPrimark cracks one of Europe’s toughest retail marketsTue Dec 09 2014 - 07:24
How a former IRA man ‘saved’ Germany’s ‘anti-Christ financier’German financier Florian Homm went from wolf of Wall Street to repentant lamb after discovering the Virgin Mary in prison, with Irish helpMon Dec 08 2014 - 02:00
German retail site sold by Ballymore as Nama applies pressureKudamm Karree shopping centre sold for €150 million to a Munich developerSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Election of Die Linke state premier causes stir in GermanyBodo Ramelow’s good fortune has evoked memory of East Germany’s Stasi regimeFri Dec 05 2014 - 22:19
Munich debate over plaques for Holocaust victims continuesSupport has grown for the city’s ‘Stolpersteine’ campaignFri Dec 05 2014 - 08:09
Berlin backs fiscal council’s austerity stanceGermany underlines need to reduce public and private debtThu Dec 04 2014 - 09:50
Sweden faces snap election after budget failsFar-right Sweden Democrats topple minority government after three months in officeWed Dec 03 2014 - 20:19
Eon denies focus on renewables is bid to siestep bill for nuclearPoliticians fear reorganisation is an attempt to create a multi-billion risk for taxpayers on nucelar waste storageTue Dec 02 2014 - 21:38
Juncker plan needs focus and speed to boost economies – Franco-German meetingSPD leader calls for less talk and more action as he looks to replicate post-unification plan to deliver growth for EuropeTue Dec 02 2014 - 21:29
Europe’s ‘Merkozy’ duo to be reunited in CologneFormer French premier looking at re-election bid after topping poll to head UMP partyTue Dec 02 2014 - 19:34
Berlin? Verboten? That sounds funIrish blogger Ciarán Fahey visits ‘forgotten Berlin’ – Nazi bakeries, boarded-up breweries, abandoned U-boat bunkers – then photographs and writes about itSat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Germany’s foreign-nationals give more than they take, says reportImmigrants contributed €22 billion more to the German welfare system in 2012 than they received in supportSat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Fujitsu aims to play a bigger and better role in all our futuresThe Japanese giant claims to be putting people at the heart of its technologyThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:50
Swiss museum to put recovered artworks on displayBerne museum accepts art from controversial Gurlitt family collectionTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
Facebook says those in lawsuit ‘not legally capable’Some 25,000 users involved in Austrian caseMon Nov 24 2014 - 19:58
Nazi past lingers ambiguously in culture of Bavarian capitalMunich has been accused of not quite coming to terms with Hitler’s legacyMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00
Don’t blame Germany for Ireland’s economic woesOpinion: The suggestion that German banks had a kamikaze fascination with Ireland touches an Irish victim button but stems from confusion over the German banks with interests in IrelandWed Nov 19 2014 - 12:59
Merkel issues stark warning to Russia over UkraineKey to solving conflict lies in preserving strong Russian-German relations, says PutinTue Nov 18 2014 - 07:59
Food city: Luther’s shadow hangs over dining in BerlinGiven all the historical and religious baggage, it’s perhaps no surprise that Berliners have a complex, often contradictory relationship with their foodTue Nov 18 2014 - 06:00
