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Europe’s southern states, often chastised for fiscal laxity, have defied expectations in the Ukraine crisis

The Irish Times view on German foreign policy: nein, nein, ja

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has broken with the small-steps caution of Angela Merkel, often accused of doing the right thing at the wrong time

The Irish Times view on Emmanuel Macron: Europe’s de facto leader

If Macron’s presidency is to be truly transformational, he himself must change

Berlin energy crisis may be opportunity for Dublin

Cantillon: Irish wind energy could be sold to energy-hungry German industrialists

Bono receives major US award for work tackling poverty, injustice

U2 singer awarded Fulbright Prize for International Understanding

Armchair generals hold forth on Ukraine from cosy cafe bunkers

London Letter: The moral certainty in the air contrasts with government’s feeble response

Why the Ukraine crisis is so bad for western populists

Politics: Central to the appeal of populism is the idea of the effective strongman. Recent events are showing us the fumbling strongman

Fintan O’Toole: West needs to think carefully about endgame in Ukraine

Shock of Al-Qaeda’s attacks on the US in 2001 led to some catastrophic responses

EU is not at the table when it comes to dealing with the crisis in Ukraine

World View: Europe’s major powers are bystanders in what is a straight fight between the US and Russia

World View: If this is war, Putin may already be winning

The threat of conflict has been enough to unsettle neighbours and win concessions

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Solidarity and its limits: The Irish Times view on the world in 2021

There are yawning gaps between the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations in high- and low-income nations

Fintan O’Toole: 2021 – a year of miracles and disappointments in a new Age of Reason

Triumph of science is the big story this year, but we still struggle with the truth

Germany’s unresolved relationship with Russia is first test for Scholz coalition

New German chancellor faces three Russian challenges as tensions rise over Ukraine

Chanel’s advent flop, Holmes on the stand and Bambi the finance minister

Planet Business: Dreaming of a steel Christmas

Macron and Scholz agree to mediate in Ukraine border crisis

German chancellor and French president look to ‘Normandy format’ to reduce tensions

Biden promises eastern Europeans support in event of Russian attack on Ukraine

Russia keeps up barrage of hostile rhetoric as Putin compares Ukraine war zone to genocide

Olaf Scholz elected German chancellor as Merkel reign ends

New leader takes office as Germany battles Covid-19 surge and faces series of geopolitical challenges

Germany considers mandatory Covid vaccinations as new curbs announced

Vaccine holdouts will be denied access to most shops, restaurants and cultural venues

WHO deploys surge team to South Africa to tackle Omicron variant

Germany has imposed restrictions on unvaccinated amid Covid surge

Germany set to ban fans from Bundesliga games in bid to to contain coronavirus

Meeting on Thursday could see return to empty stadiums as country struggles with fourth wave

Jennifer O’Connell: Monstering the unvaccinated is satisfying but not helpful

Misplaced fear and distrust of authority must be addressed in clear Covid messaging

European shares end four-day losing streak

Oil majors and Telecom Italia lead gains

UK boosted by third-jab success as infections surge in much of Europe

Former French health minister says UK ‘acted sensibly’ by moving early with vaccine boosters

Poland’s border guard say Belarusian forces still ferrying migrants to frontier

Migrant crisis could be prelude to ‘something much worse’, Polish prime minister warns

Covid-19: First known case was Wuhan market vendor, says US researcher

World wrap: Japan announces €434bn economic stimulus as EMA reviews Pfizer pill

Lukashenko says his troops may have helped refugees reach Europe

Belarusian leader tells BBC refugees ‘not coming to my country, they’re going to yours’

Germany’s response to soaring Covid cases stymied by political row

Top public health official warns that Germany is heading for ‘a very bad Christmas’

Poland agrees deal with UK to erect wall on Belarus border

Pressure begins to ease at border as migrants brought to Belarusian-run warehouse

Polish forces turn water cannon on migrants at Belarusian border

Lukashenko to hold second call with Merkel amid migrant crisis

‘We were told we had to cross the border’: A migrant funnelled through Belarus

An Iraqi says Belarusian police became aggressive once they got to the EU border

The Irish Times view on Covid-19 in Germany: The fourth wave

Fear of making timely decisions has spread like virus through German domestic politics

Derek Scally: Will post-Merkel Germany shift from drift to drive?

Berlin’s wish for continuity set to collide in Bundestag with calls for change

Joe Biden’s trouble? He overestimated the clamour for change

US Politics: President was elected for narrow purposes – retire Trump and give Americans a breather

The Irish Times view on the EU leaders’ summit: kicking the can down the road

A debate on energy and soaring gas prices revealed fundamental differences that saw leaders only able to agree a package of short- term measures

EU leaders bid to talk down Poland from challenge to legal order

Ireland outspoken on issue as fellow member states try to de-escalate row

Writing was on the wall for Bundesbank president and ECB hawk Jens Weidmann

Bank chief saw himself as out of step with likely new German government

The EU wants a rule of law battle it can win in row with Poland

Polish court’s bombastic ruling rejecting supremacy of EU law has politics at its heart

‘Implosion’: CDU plays blame game after German election disaster

Centre-right party begins search for third leader in three years

Moderate face of Germany’s AfD steps down as party shifts further right

Jörg Meuthen increasingly at odds with other senior figures over direction of far-right party

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