Turbulence likely for Merkel as rival elected presidentTWO DECADES after unification, Germany has a head of state to complement its chancellor from the former East GermanyMon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Court orders return of rare art stolen by Nazis from Jewish ownerJUDGES HAVE ordered the German Historical Museum (DHM) in Berlin to hand over a rare poster and graphics collection worth an …Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Everyone joins in Berlin paradeThe instructions were simple for Berlin’s second annual St Patrick’s Day in the capital’s alternative Kreuzberg neighbourhood…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Regional election threatens to weaken Merkel coalitionDESPITE HER business-as-usual manner German chancellor Angela Merkel knows her political fate depends on a snap state election…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Curse of fame strikes again as earless rabbit is crushedTHE CURSE of German animal celebrity struck again this week when a baby rabbit born without ears was accidentally killed by a…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Surprise poll gives Merkel chance to regain power in most populous stateVoters in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, will head to the polls in a snap election after yesterday’s …Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Wandering Irish 'outsider' stumbled upon site for Swiss city of St GallenWEARING GREY felt slippers, the visitors pad along the polished parquet floor, pass through the heavy door and shudder in the…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
German bank chief dismisses euro claimsBUNDESBANK PRESIDENT Jens Weidmann has dismissed as “absurd” claims that internal imbalances in the euro payments system has …Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Financial deal tax sought by nine EU member statesGERMAN FINANCE minister Wolfgang Schäuble and eight EU colleagues are pushing for a tax on financial transactions before the …Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Dole rights of migrants to Germany cut by regulationLAST YEAR, an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel remarked – somewhat controversially – that a crisis-wracked Europe was once again…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
ECB cash injections 'a risk to stability'GERMANY’S BUNDESBANK has warned the European Central Bank that its low-interest liquidity injections to stabilise cash-starved…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Germany's approach to crisis lost in translationAMERICA’S FIRST Nobel Prize winner for economics, the late Paul Samuelson, was fond of saying that God gave economists two eyes…Thu Mar 01 2012 - 00:00
Captor of girl in cellar may have had helpA NEW investigation into the Natascha Kampusch case has suggested her kidnapper did not act alone and may have been murdered …Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Merkel asks forgiveness from relatives of neo-Nazi victimsCHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel has asked forgiveness from the relatives of Turkish and Greek men killed by an underground neo-Nazi …Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
FDP outwits Merkel in race to select new presidentCHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel’s struggling coalition partners claimed a rare victory over the German leader yesterday after apparently…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
German president quits amid scandalGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has vowed to find a consensus German head of state to limit the political fallout from losing…Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
Greece should reform as East Germany did, says SchäubleIN BERLIN last month, Michael Noonan summed up his meeting with his German counterpart simply: “Wolfgang talks a lot of sense…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
ECB will not give Greek concessions to IrelandTHE ECB has said it will not extend any concessions it may make on its Greek bonds to Ireland or other bailout countries.Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Europe's deep freeze: death toll mountsTEMPERATURES PLUNGED below -30 degrees in eastern Europe last night as the winter freeze claimed its 300th victim.Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Security conference ends with mutual finger-pointing over stance on AssadDIPLOMATIC GRAPPLING over Syria dominated the Munich Security Conference yesterday, with Arab attendees denouncing the failed…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
International court ruling: immunity for Nazi-era war crimesTHE UN’s highest court has confirmed German immunity from prosecution over cases involving Nazi-era war crimes.Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Munich forum considers Berlin leadership roleAFTER A draw in Davos, round two of Europe’s public austerity-or-stimulus row got under way yesterday at Munich’s annual Security…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Sarkozy dismisses watchdog for GreeceFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy has dismissed as “undemocratic” Berlin’s call to appoint an EU “budgetary commissioner” to Greece…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Tech giant Cisco to expand Irish operationELECTRONICS AND communications giant Cisco is planning to expand its Irish operations in GalwayMon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Topless protest wraps up Davos forumTHE BUTTONED-DOWN World Economic Forum ended with a bare-breasted blow-out after it had debated the crisis in capitalism, the…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
O'Brien hails Irish pledge to Haiti's reconstruction effortBUSINESSMAN DENIS O’Brien has praised Ireland’s commitment to Haiti’s reconstruction efforts two years after its devastating …Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
'To be here in your 20s is a huge opportunity'TO UNDERSTAND what Davos is all about, Mike Fitzgerald is a good place to start.Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Contentious Kenny remarks perceived as tough but truthfulThe Taoiseach’s take on our boom to bust saga fits a strategy where denial is not an optionSat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Kenny a calming voice among hills alive to the sound of squabblingANALYSIS: FOR FORUM veterans, Davos is the snowy Magic Mountain where invitees are expected to abide by the Swiss rules of collective…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Nobel economist criticises Irish bondholder paymentsNOBEL PRIZE-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has described the continued payments by the Government to unsecured bondholders…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Ireland should get over 'hang-up' of Ministers travelling overseasFORMER MINISTER for State Conor Lenihan described Ireland’s return to Davos this year as a “very wise decision”, and urged Ireland…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Ireland 'should not be test ground' for austerity 'experiment'US ECONOMIST Nouriel Roubini has called for Ireland’s bank debt to be cut, warning of long-term social consequences if the country…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
44 years after student's death, finger of blame pointed at West BerlinONE BULLET was all it took to change the course of German historyWed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
EU faces '1930s moment' unless bigger fund is agreedIMF WARNING: EUROPEAN LEADERS face a “1930s moment” unless they agree an even bigger bailout fund, further fiscal integration…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Germany: Four-person water charge in Berlin is €349 per yearGERMAN HOMEOWNERS have a long list of bills to pay every month, starting with water and refuse charges and ending with bills …Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Greens could yet get into bed with Merkel as old certainties fade in a changed GermanyGERMANY’S OPPOSITION Green Party would be “stupid” not to enter coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel if the opportunity presented…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Minister avoids crystal ball and sticks to the scriptNo predictions from a seasoned politicianThu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Euro zone inflation falls more than expectedCONSUMER PRICES in the euro zone fell more than expected in December, the start of a retreat from a November peak that should…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Decision on Austria 'a wake-up call'AUSTRIA’S DOWNGRADE has divided the ruling coalition, with Social Democrat (SPÖ) chancellor Werner Faymann calling it a “wrong…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Germans still big spenders as retail sales hit seven-year highGerman retail sales hit a seven-year high in 2011, new data show, with a slight spending drop in November likely to be overtaken…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
German president Wulff carries on tradition of gaffes or scandalsBERLIN LETTER: Most German presidents seem to have strayed a little too close to controversyThu Jan 05 2012 - 00:00
Flaws in the 'well-oiled orderly wonderland' that is GermanyBERLIN DIARY: THE EURO zone crisis has breathed new life into Europe’s rich collection of national cliches, foremost among which…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Investors still look to Germany but have their eyes on bundsThe big demand for German bonds shows protecting an investment outweighs the yieldMon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Ball is in the court of EU leaders, ECB makes clearANALYSIS : Mario Draghi insists national and EU reforms must take precedence over ECB measuresFri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Scathing reaction from German oppositionGERMAN OPPOSITION parties have said Franco-German EU summit proposals contribute nothing to solving the immediate euro zone crisis…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Claims about dominance are absurd, says MerkelGERMANY: THE GERMAN chancellor has dismissed as “absurd” claims that Berlin is using the euro zone crisis to cement German dominance…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Joxer goes to Poznan~: a long-overdue trip to the Catholic cousins in PolandThe luck of last night’s draw could make things difficult for Ireland at Euro 2012 – all the more reason for fans to make the…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Merkel's pragmatic allies offer hope of new outlookYoung economists may show far greater flexibility in their reading of Germany’s economic rulebookMon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Warm start turns chilly as Kenny's golf chatter hints at new hardball approachTHE TAOISEACH’S first official visit to Germany began well, on a sunny if chilly Berlin morning.Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Poland working overtime with the goal in sightIT’S A decade since my first and last visit to Warsaw’s national stadiumThu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
