Hopes for breakthrough on Greece as EU leaders sit down to 11th summitThe Taoiseach arrives optimistic that the euro zone crisis is finally seen as a continental oneThu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Greece hopes for bailout dealGreece hopes euro zone leaders on Thursday can reach a debt deal to secure its funding up to mid-2014 without triggering a selective…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Bidding farewell to last vestige of Austro-Hungarian empireVIENNA LETTER: Amid a colourful and heartfelt ceremony, Otto von Habsburg’s body was laid to rest in the imperial crypt in the…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
All 12 approved as Helaba withdrawsGERMANY: ALL 12 participating German banks passed yesterday’s European stress test after the last-minute withdrawal of the publicly…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Response highlights tensions within euro zone in BerlinANALYSIS: BUNDESBANK PRESIDENT Jens Weidmann has said a “cacophony” of political voices are undermining euro zone rescue efforts…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Beckett's BerlinON A mild summer evening, Erika Tophoven is sorting through her treasures. Hundreds of files fill her Berlin apartmentSat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Berlin alienating other EU members, says think tankANALYSIS: A book of 10 essays explores German views on Europe. Many blame Merkel for disorientationWed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Beijing expresses confidence that euro zone difficulties are 'temporary'CHINA REACTION: BEIJING HAS full confidence in European economic stability and views ongoing euro zone difficulties as “temporary…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Chequered history takes another twist as tourism plan rejectedHELGOLAND LETTER: German interest in its only high-sea island has been rekindled by the keen debate among residents about a …Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Periphery EU states criticised over their debt woesEUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark has criticised euro zone periphery states for not accepting that their…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
'Based in Berlin' a provocation too far for established artistsBERLIN LETTER : The frustrated toddler stomps through the white, shabby-chic exhibition space squealing: “Nothing, nothing, …Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
German E.coli hunt refocused on cucumbersIT’S THE cucumbers again. A week after discounting Spanish cucumbers as the source of Germany’s EThu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Berlin's bailout dilemma a defining Merkel momentANALYSIS: She who hesitates may be lost, but that hasn’t prevented the German chancellor using the ‘Merkel method’ to query …Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Eurovision bloc voting sounds yearly sour noteTO ITS critics, the Eurovision Song Contest is a bad taste tsunami of synthetic fabrics and bum notesThu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Average age of Merkel's cabinet falls in reshuffleTHE AVERAGE age of Angela Merkel’s cabinet has fallen substantially after her ailing coalition partner, the Free Democrats, agreed…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Germany takes hard line on rate cut for IrelandGERMANY HAS insisted that a reduction in the cost of Ireland’s bailout has neither been agreed nor is it connected to separate…Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Berlin diaryWhat did the Germans think of us? Eurozone tensions have sparked some verbal hostilities in Ireland towards Germany, and many…Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
Charismatic leaders winning votes with simple answers to complex problemsAs the continent’s political establishment converges in the centre ground, policy gaps are being filled by opportunistic parties…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Eurosceptic party makes strong gains in Finnish electionEUROPE HAS another EU-critical party to contend with after a record number of Finnish voters backed the populist True Finns party…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Germany reaffirms nuclear retreatA MONTH after her spectacular U-turn on nuclear energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday gave her officials six weeks to formulate…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Trichet insists decision will not hurt IrelandANALYSIS: The ECB president denies interest rate hike will increase pressure on ‘periphery’ statesFri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
ECB rate increase signals end of cheap money eraTHE ERA of cheap money in the euro zone ended just before 2pm yesterday when the ECB made public its anticipated decision to …Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
Forcing investors to pay for crisis 'populist'ECB WARNING: THE EUROPEAN Central Bank has warned Ireland against taking the “populist” step of forcing private bondholders …Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
Merkel feels the pain after defeat in electionCHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel brushed off criticism of her leadership yesterday after what she admitted was a “painful” weekend election…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Summit SnippetsTHERE’S NOTHING like a few daffodils to lighten the mood and so it was for the Irish in Brussels yesterdaySat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Nuclear plants stress tests called forNUCLEAR TALKS: GERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has called for Europe-wide stress tests on nuclear power plants across the continent…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Merkel in U-turn on nuclear reactor life extensionsGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has conceded that the lifespan of Germany’s nuclear reactors may be shortened in response to …Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Berlin's way will lead to US-style capitalism, 'Red Sahra' warnsBERLIN LETTER: Germany’s government are the last people who have a moral justification to dictate how things should go now, …Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Providing a surprising snapshot of working life in GermanyWILDGEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: Mel Lynam, Finance director, Rapid EyeFri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Film buffs help keep Nazis on the dark side of the moonSMALL PRINT: IMAGINE THE film studio pitch: “It’s Spaceballs meets The Producers ,” says the sweaty auteur to the stoney-faced…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Let go of preconceptions and discover Europe's best-kept secretWILD GEESE/Nick Barniville, Director of MBA programmes at Berlin’s ESMT business school: NICK BARNIVILLE couldn’t believe the…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Germany's ECB loss: Weber clarifies decisionOUTGOING Bundesbank president Axel Weber decided last May against heading the European Central Bank (ECB) because, he said, his…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Bringing Ireland and Germany together in business and in lifeWILD GEESE: Emigrant business leaders on opportunities abroad - Susan Walsh , Dean of Globe Business College, MunichFri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Going for gold at Berlin department storeMistrust the capital markets? Buying a little nugget means you can hedge your betsFri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryOF GERMANY’S many wonders, its octogenarians are in a class of their ownThu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
German movie industry mourns loss of EichingerGERMANY’S FILM world is reeling from the death of influential mogul Bernd Eichinger, producer of the Hitler biopic Downfall and…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Polish PM accuses Kaczynski of making capital out of brother's deathPOLISH PRIME minister Donald Tusk has accused opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski of making a “political game” out of the fatal…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Property drama becomes a crisisAn Irish firm’s plans to redevelop a run-down shopping centre in Berlin face fierce oppositionSat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Don't take Berlin. Try DüsseldorfEmigration Nations: The German capital is an appealing city to live in, but if you want a job, try Frankfurt, Munich or Düsseldorf…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
German hearts bleed for the hungry horses of the Green IslandBERLIN LETTER: The media have picked on an odd image to illustrate Ireland’s economic misfortunesFri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Few seeing the benefit of Germany's new austerityGermany’s welfare reforms in 2005 were supposed to help the economy, but instead they’ve helped create a jobless underclass…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Berlin focuses on reform of euro zone rulesWORLD VIEW: Merkel tries to play to the markets while keeping the German voter reassuredSat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Whistle in the darkCan the Irish aversion to whistleblowing be overcome by some simple online software? The experience in Germany suggests it can…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Piracy trial under way in Hamburg, first in 400 yearsAFTER A 400-year hiatus, Hamburg’s first modern piracy trial got under way in the port city yesterday.Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Poles expected to back ruling party in votePOLISH VOTERS were expected to back the ruling Civic Platform (PO) in local elections yesterday in the last test of public opinion…Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Theologian says much of clergy is gayWIDESPREAD HOMOPHOBIA in the Catholic Church stems from its large number of closeted priests, a German theologian has said.Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Neutral Austria mulls changeover to a professional armyVIENNA LETTER: Austrians are likely to face a referendum next year on whether the current regime of national military service…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Outpouring of grief in Germany at death of Helmut Schmidt's wife LokiFOR 68 years, Loki Schmidt matched her chain-smoking husband Helmut cigarette for cigarette.Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Bishops threaten Polish MPs over IVF fundingPOLISH BISHOPS have threatened to excommunicate MPs who support state funding for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), a procedure they…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
'Culture of hate' behind Polish attackPOLISH OPPOSITION leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has blamed a “culture of hate” for a fatal knife and gun attack at a regional office…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
