Persistent problem across Europe, even in ‘efficient’ Germany

After years of warning signs, Germany’s weaknesses are now converging into a full‑scale economic reckoning. Can it change direction?

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill visits Berlin’s Virchow Clinic to learn about its pioneering work into endometriosis

Daniel Tatlow-Devally in prison since last year after break-in at German subsidiary of Israel’s largest arms company

Valentino Garavani, Vivienne Westwood and Madame Grès are among designers showcasing in Madrid, Rome, Berlin and elsewhere

From rent to Big Macs, we add up the costs of everyday life in Dublin and other major cities

Irish creatives abroad: Jennifer O’Donnell moved to Germany 11 years ago

Country has in recent years found creative ways and means to silence those with views it finds problematic

Baden-Württemberg is home to Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Bosch

What began as an academic text on the Enlightenment-era philosopher morphed into an epistolary novel that playfully mirrors 21st-century communication

Wild Geese: Denis Madden, Berlin

Director Grant Lee takes Silver Bear for movie featuring Newry actor Valene Kane, with screenplay by Mark O’Halloran

These pronouncements from a Turkish exile would have appeared overly pessimistic a few years ago. Now they seem prescient

I once knew Dublin inside out, but cities are not known for standing still. A new generation of Dubliners owns the city now

From slippery pavements to a fumbling official, winter has become the latest entry under Germany’s myth of efficiency

Engine of Europe faces stiff challenges to revive economy

There’s plenty to spice up a city break across Europe in the first six months of the year

Is the economic order under which we live even capable of providing us with basic necessities?

From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking

Our correspondent chose an unassuming, family-run restaurant and found a mouth-popping experience