SPD rules out deal on banks’ legacy debtSpokesman for Angela Merkel’s likely coalition partner says it was a ‘mistake’ to raise possibility of retrospective recapitalisationFri Nov 15 2013 - 09:50
Experts trade blows over issue of Germany’s record surplusMost Germans believe other businesses and economies should be more competitive, not that Germany should throttle its booming exportsFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:20
KfW is a public bank providing development loans at lower interest than commercial ratesIn 65 years since its foundation KfW has provided €1.3 trillion in loansFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:00
German bank to make loans to Irish businessesInitiative agreed during phone conversation between Taoiseach and Angela MerkelFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:00
Noonan to brief EU on bailout exit strategySenior euro zone sources stress it is ‘economically viable’ for Ireland to exit without precautionary credit lineThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
German economic advisers attack ‘spendthrift’ incoming coalitionAdvisers warn against ‘watering down or rolling back reforms’Thu Nov 14 2013 - 00:01
EU confirms investigation of Germany’s trade surplusNew EU rules allow in-depth review of member states to identify imbalancesWed Nov 13 2013 - 13:47
Germany’s SPD opens door to coalition with Left PartyStrategic move to drop a two-decade-old taboo ups the ante in coalition talks with Angela MerkelWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Germany publishes details of 25 lost art works onlineBavarian authorities promise taskforce to expedite provenance research of 1,400 worksWed Nov 13 2013 - 00:00
Europe watches while Merkel plays the waiting game in coalition talksPost-election negotiations are not expected to finish before DecemberTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:01
Germany under fire over trade surplus as exports hit new highBerlin urged to push domestic demand and boost exports from crisis-hit neighboursSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
‘Disgraceful’ Irish report on Kristallnacht goes on displayCharles Bewley’s 1938 report ‘demagogic and nasty’, says Jewish exhibition directorSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
Germany's duty: a damning portraitWhether they are a legitimate collection or a stolen hoard, the paintings found stashed in the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt raise the contested question of Germany’s duty to return assets taken from Jews under the NazisSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
Ireland a ‘prolific source of tax loopholes’, says transparency watchdogSwiss top ‘secrecy index’ where, despite criticisms, Ireland is among the better states surveyedFri Nov 08 2013 - 01:00
Bavarian police criticised for silence on Munich art findInvestigators have no contact with elderly man who hoarded 1,400 priceless art works for decadesWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Billion-euro Munich art haul reveals historical Nazi theftThe 1,500 works found in squalid apartment include pieces by Picasso, Matisse and RenoirTue Nov 05 2013 - 09:51
German police seize €1bn hoard of modern art looted by NazisWorks by artists including Picasso, Chagall and Matisse were seized in MunichMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00
Dial M for Merkel: Angela’s next moveRelations between the US and Germany are straining after news leaked that the NSA has been eavesdropping on the chancellor’s phone calls. What difference might Edward Snowden’s offer to reveal all to a Bundestag investigation make?Sat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Snowden ready to testify on NSA in BerlinWhistleblower testimony conditional on resolution of his asylum situationSat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Snowden has ‘no regrets’ about exposing surveillanceFormer defence contractor claims US government is out to ‘destroy’ himFri Nov 01 2013 - 20:44
Snowden indicates willingness to testify before BundestagContents of letter to Merkel to be revealed at press conference todayFri Nov 01 2013 - 06:47
Google and Yahoo user data tapped - SnowdenGoogle and Yahoo user data accessed by US and Britain, says NSA whistleblowerThu Oct 31 2013 - 07:23
SPD seeks ‘link’ between ESM support and financial taxMerkel’s Christian Democratic Union agrees to push financial tax at EU levelThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Greenwald backs calls for Snowden to testify in GermanyInvestigative journalist promises further NSA spying revelationsWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:01
Clean-up begins as St Jude storm claims at least 13 livesMillions of euro worth of damage caused to buildings and infrastructure across EuropeWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:00
Obama under pressure over Merkel phone tap allegationsGerman magazine claims US has been spying on chancellor’s mobile phone since 2002Mon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Discrimination against Roma traced back to Middle AgesFrom their earliest days in Europe, Roma were suppressed and excludedSun Oct 27 2013 - 23:08
Angela Merkel demands progress on no-spy deal between Europe and the USGerman chancellor continues to use Nokia 6210 phone allegedly tapped by NSASat Oct 26 2013 - 01:01
Bugging of Merkel’s phone may finally push EU’s debate on data protectionRevelations that the chancellor’s phone was targeted by US marks a new lowFri Oct 25 2013 - 10:36
US spy activity in EU jeopardising trade talksMerkel tells Obama ‘spying on friends is not acceptable at all’Fri Oct 25 2013 - 08:53
Road works in Poland lead to dead end for Siac and SiskLittle did Irish construction giants think the winning of multimillion euro tenders to build motorways and bridges would end in disasterFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:00
US spying allegations set to dominate EU summitKenny condemns ‘appalling’ alleged bugging of German leader’s phone callsThu Oct 24 2013 - 13:11
Pope suspends German ‘bling bishop’ pending investigationExpensive residence renvoation under investigation by German bishopsThu Oct 24 2013 - 06:59
Berlin ready to compromise on ESMPproposals circulating in Berlin do not foresee any element of retrospective recapitalisationThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
US intelligence services alleged to have tapped Angela Merkel’s phoneGerman leader demands clarification from US president Barack ObamaThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
Prayers to riches tale of ‘bling bishop’ puts German church in spotlightThe new pope’s approach to wealth may not be compatible with his German churchWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:08
Bundestag opposition warns of grand coalition influenceTalks on a new CDU-SPD government commence immediatelyTue Oct 22 2013 - 18:26
Bundesbank alert over rapid property price risesBank warns of ‘possible overvaluation’ in desirable German citiesTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:07
Scandal-hit German bishop meets popeBishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst given 20-minute audience to explain €31m residenceTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:00
Merkel aims for further EU treaty change in third termGerman chancellor is pushing for even tighter EU oversight of national budgetsMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
The battle for Germany’s finance ministry beginsAlthough the SPD has designs on the ministry, Merkel’s CDU is determined Shäuble will stay putSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:09
Germany economists warn on ESM bank recapitalisationContinued high debt levels leave Ireland “vulnerable”Fri Oct 18 2013 - 01:01
Germany poised for another grand coalitionCDU and SPD agree to open talks next week for a second allianceFri Oct 18 2013 - 01:00
CDU-Greens coalition talks end in BerlinDoor between parties ‘is not nailed shut’ as Merkel withdraws to consider optionsThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
Noonan to continue seeking bank recapitalisationGovernment to negotiate on all fronts for debt relief, says MinisterThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
Family that controls BMW gave €690,000 to Merkel’s partyDonation from Quandt family was made two weeks after federal electionWed Oct 16 2013 - 01:00
SPD places Irish corporate tax rate at centre of coalition talks‘I am very sorry for Ireland but I am afraid the corporate tax rates are too low’Tue Oct 15 2013 - 06:48
Lavish spending forces German bishop to seek audience with popeLimburg renovation included a reported €15,000 spent on a bathTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:23
