Germany pledges to arm Kurd forces and ‘set aside taboos’ on Iraq military roleForeign minister says it is ‘not enough to show disgust’ at murder of journalistThu Aug 21 2014 - 01:00
German call for urgent EU-wide solution to boost growthLeading economic institute calls for response through investment bondsSat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Ex-Hypo Real Estate chief Georg Funke faces criminal chargesInvestigation concludes six years after near-collapse of bank’s Dublin subsidiary DepfaFri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
GDP figures not worrying GermanyStatistics involve first use of new methodology to allow greater comparisonFri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
Slowdown in Europe leads to calls for ECB actionPoor figures on growth from leading euro economies Germany and FranceFri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
Berlin: a city in a state of nervous fluxSome Berliners worry the city’s free spirit – and affordable rents – are being eroded by property speculationThu Aug 14 2014 - 01:00
Europe divided over Iraq crisis as hopes of co-ordinated response faltersParis breaks ranks with plan to send arms to help defend YazidisThu Aug 14 2014 - 01:00
Is the Dublin property boom an indicator that Ireland is over the hump?A German newspaper this week it informed its readersof its concerns over property prices in the capitalThu Aug 14 2014 - 01:00
Berlin plays down Israeli call for Germany to lead Gaza missionDuring peace talks, German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier offered to restore an EU presence at the Rafah checkpointFri Aug 08 2014 - 01:01
Man suspected of stealing Schumacher records found deadAir rescue employee accused of offering to sell medical records to media outletsThu Aug 07 2014 - 01:00
More than 20,000 join privacy action against FacebookLawsuit initiated by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems over data protectionWed Aug 06 2014 - 13:56
German court agrees to end Ecclestone bribery case for €75mFormula One boss was on trial accused of bribing ex-banker over sale of stake in F1Wed Aug 06 2014 - 01:00
German police to cut numbers at Bundesliga matchesTight budgets behind standoff as federal states try to meet new deficit targetsTue Aug 05 2014 - 09:08
Anger, kindness, humour: Berlin’s notes a travel guide to the city’s soulThe pieces of paper Berliners leave for each other make for compulsive readingTue Aug 05 2014 - 01:00
Poles bite back over Russian fruit banThousands take to eating apples in Twitter campaignTue Aug 05 2014 - 01:00
Swiss urged to keep open bilateral EU tiesBrussels refuses a rethink on labour movementMon Aug 04 2014 - 01:07
‘The German people have to be ready, fearless and determined to go to war’Countdown to War: euphoria reached Berlin on news of the German Reich mobilisation and even the liberal Berliner Tageblatt’s scepticism began to crumbleSat Aug 02 2014 - 01:00
The man who would be kaiserA century after Kaiser Wilhelm led Germany to war, his great-great-grandson is attempting to revive his family’s fortunesSat Aug 02 2014 - 01:00
Privacy campaigner begins class-action against FacebookMax Schrems is taking the action against the US social network over its data retention practicesFri Aug 01 2014 - 17:02
Austrian cows trample German hiker to deathPolice said the woman was hiking with her dog in the Tyrol’s Stubaital valleyFri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
German opposition threaten action over Snowden asylumBundestag inquiry members split on whether to hear testimony from NSA whistleblowerFri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
German arms boom prompts political bust-up in BerlinCoalition partners disagree on how restrictive German arms exports should beWed Jul 30 2014 - 07:46
German business lobby backs Russian sanctionsManagers join SPD in backing tougher EU stance with Moscow after MH17 crashTue Jul 29 2014 - 01:00
Billionaire Aldi brother kept it simple to the endKarl Albrecht, who died last week, was a symbol of German efficiency and thrift, despite being named as the country’s richest manMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:00
Divisions on German streets over Gaza conflictPro-Palestinian marchers face off with pro-Israeli demonstratorsSat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00
‘The German people will counter the worst possibilities with confidence’Countdown to War: the Vienna correspondent of ‘Berliner Tageblatt’ reported on public jubilation at Austria’s refusal to accept Belgrade’s reply to its demands.Sat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00
Germany to add US and Britain to list of surveillance targetsChange of strategy is direct response to US spying on German governmentFri Jul 25 2014 - 01:00
Bundesbank shifts stance on salary increasesUnions are urged to be more ambitious in looming pay talksTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
Jewish community warns Gaza conflict has triggered hatred against themHead of German Council of Jews calls for condemnation from political leadersTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
Ukraine crisis an opportunity for Germany to move past reputation for looking inwardA make-or-break moment for Berlin on foreign policyMon Jul 21 2014 - 01:00
Back in Bohemia: the sun shines on a return to the SudetenlandThe Trip: German Sudeten Helmut Tauer was expelled from his homeland as a boy in 1946, along with his family. He feels no bitterness on his visit: even though it was taken from him, there is still no place like homeMon Jul 21 2014 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary on Berlin’s tribute to Samuel BeckettA rare outing for a unique workSat Jul 19 2014 - 01:00
CIA chief in Berlin leaves US embassy over spying rowGermans say ‘deep differences of opinion’ remainFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Merkel takes bow as media serenades her with ‘Happy Birthday’ on her 60thGermany cringes as TV correspondent singsThu Jul 17 2014 - 18:58
Merkel may be planning exit strategy as she turns 60Does she want to break Kohl’s 18-year record or will she go before being pushed?Thu Jul 17 2014 - 09:00
‘Deep differences’ between Berlin and Washington over US double agentsNothing resolved by Merkel and Obama phone conversationThu Jul 17 2014 - 01:00
Germany welcomes 'Das Ding' and crowns its World Cup heroes in BerlinHalf a million people make the pilgrimage to the Brandenburg GateWed Jul 16 2014 - 08:18
Berlin welcomes back Joachim Löw’s Lions for Brandenburg Gate celebrationAll-night party after Germany’s fourth World Cup winTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
Team Germany has cast off some of its old anxietiesOpinion: The country is more tolerant, diverse and happy with itself than many realiseTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
Merkel ‘calm but persistent’ over spy claimsGerman chancellor says she will not freeze talks following US spy reportsMon Jul 14 2014 - 01:00
Gulliver travels to GermanyNew tourist attraction turns Baltic Sea resort into LiliputSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Serving two spymastersWith two double agents uncovered in the last week, Germans are wondering how many of the 4,000 foreign intelligence agency employees have more than one paymasterSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Germany defends CIA chief’s expulsion as ‘necessary’Search ordered for other potential cases of US espionage amid ‘breach of trust’Sat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Countdown to war: ‘An enemy of the monarchy . . . has now been carried off’Vienna’s ‘Freie Presse’ led its edition 100 years ago today with the death of Baron Hartwig, the Russian ambassador who encouraged Serbia to stand up to Austria-HungarySat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
ESM not for legacy debt, say Bundestag figuresSenior German politicians dismiss hopes that bailout funds will recapitalise Irish banksFri Jul 11 2014 - 01:00
Germany orders US intelligence chief out of countryChancellor Angela Merkel says spying on allies is ‘a waste of energy’ given other issuesThu Jul 10 2014 - 18:05
Flanagan and Hayes press Juncker on Irish debtMEPs urge incoming European Commission president to honour commitmentThu Jul 10 2014 - 12:13
German boost for Irish hopes of retroactive bank recapitalisationDraft Bill backing principle of ESM covering legacy debt goes to Bundestag for approvalThu Jul 10 2014 - 06:26
Ukraine urged by French and German leaders to restart talks with separatistsPoroshenko encouraged to seek ‘mutual ceasefire’ and a peace planThu Jul 10 2014 - 01:00
German cabinet vote rekindles hopes of retroactive bailout for IrelandAnalysis: leaders now have to convince Bundestag backbenchers to back packageThu Jul 10 2014 - 01:00
