Wolfgang Schäuble

German politicians were ‘utterly wrong’ about Russia - Wolfgang Schäuble

The memoir of the finance minister who oversaw Germany’s response to the eurozone debt crisis has been published posthumously

Mon Apr 08 2024 - 00:01

Macron calls for strong Franco-German alliance at Schäuble memorial

‘Germany has lost a statesman, Europe a supporting pillar and France a friend,’ says French president in glowing tribute

Mon Jan 22 2024 - 19:33

Wolfgang Schäuble’s achievements and ambivalent fiscal legacy remembered

Former finance minister has died aged 81, while his austerity politics dominates headlines and political agenda

Fri Jan 05 2024 - 17:39

Wolfgang Schäuble, long-serving German politician, dies aged 81

Angela Merkel’s finance minister pulled the strings of Germany’s response to eurozone debt crisis

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 10:19

Germany’s obsession with debt threatens to paralyse its economy

Constitutional court ruling leaves the country’s federal budget in disarray and threatens investment in climate transition projects, rail system upgrades and Intel factory

Fri Nov 24 2023 - 05:00

The Irish Times view on Russia’s western allies: turning a blind eye

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced a reckoning – but Vladimir Putin retains powerful friends in the West

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 19:45

Jam for all promised as Germany enters post-Merkel era

SPD-led coalition promises ‘decade of investment’ but fails to explain who will pay for it

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 05:19

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

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

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 19:00

Europe after Merkel: Goodbye to the woman who has held Europe together

What will happen to Germany and the EU after she departs the scene in September?

Sat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00

Shellshocked Laschet has five months to retool CDU

Berlin Letter: Election candidate must battle rivals in chancellery bid to succeed Merkel

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 20:00

Armin Laschet clinches nomination to run for German chancellor

Leader of Merkel’s CDU party to head election challenge after Bavarian rival ends bid

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 13:22

Jennifer O’Connell: No transparency behind swerve into severe lockdown

Lockdown gloom is permeated with questions as to process that imposed it

Sat Oct 24 2020 - 12:44

Reunited Germany, 30 years on: ‘We have a permanent hullabaloo’

Three decades ago 63 million West Germans and 16 million East Germans reunited

Sat Oct 03 2020 - 05:00

Paschal Donohoe seen as contender for Eurogroup presidency

Minister is ‘very much liked’ in Brussels but availability for post will depend on new government

Wed Jun 10 2020 - 17:00

EU parliament may block fund unless it has grants which do not need to be repaid

Its president says it will block the fund proposed to stem the economic damage of coronavirus unless it is sufficiently ‘ambitious’

Mon May 25 2020 - 20:23

EU divisions laid bare by ‘frugal four’ Covid recovery proposal

Ursula von der Leyen must soothe resentful southern member states and reassure northern hawks

Mon May 25 2020 - 09:49

The Irish Times view on postwar Europe at 75: no end to remembering

Covid-19 has returned the euro’s unresolved dilemma – currency union without economic union – to the agenda

Sun May 10 2020 - 12:47

Donohoe declines to criticise Germany’s role in Ireland’s bailout

Minister says in Berlin he would not support moving to qualified EU majority voting in ‘key economic policy areas’ like taxation

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 20:16

Harsh austerity ‘imposed on Ireland’ by Berlin, says ex-official

Republic caught in crossfire between Germany and other bailout states

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 05:00

Ideology triggered Irish austerity – ex-Berlin finance ministry official

Prof Christian Kastrop attributes German policy to post-war trauma on debt and inflation

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 05:00

Donohoe to meet new ECB president Lagarde on visit to Germany

Minister for Finance’s visit aims to build ties with largest EU member ahead of Brexit

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 04:15

Greek election: Yanis Varoufakis is back in the game

Former finance minister who clashed with policymakers from Athens to Brussels returns to parliament

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 10:50

The Irish Times view on Irish-German relations

For Ireland, creating time to renew old bonds with Germany was time well spent

Sun Jul 07 2019 - 19:02

Germany may leave migrants on the road to nowhere

Berlin's questioning of the principle of free movement in Europe will have a huge fallout

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 06:00

Fronts harden in Berlin-Bavaria refugee row

Fake news tweet causes palpitations in Berlin as hectic weekend of shuttle diplomacy looms

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 17:26

Things are far from grand for Merkel’s latest coalition

Success of Merkel’s fourth term hinges on relationship with SPD figures Scholz and Nahles

Sun Mar 11 2018 - 17:02

Macron and Merkel issue declaration to reaffirm deeper co-operation

France and Germany mark treaty anniversary by calling for a ‘prosperous, competitive, more sovereign, unified and democratic Europe’

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 20:30

Concerns deepen as Germany grapples with coalition talks collapse

SPD faces dilemma in seeking fresh elections if grand coalition as likely after poll as now

Tue Nov 21 2017 - 17:50

Will Macron remain Greece’s only friend in the EU?

Greece Letter: Europe’s changing landscape means more uncertainty in Athens’s relationships

Wed Oct 11 2017 - 01:00

Wolfgang Schäuble warns of another global financial crisis

Outgoing German finance chief says central bank policies risk forming ‘new bubbles’

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 06:48

German parties begin their coalition mating ritual

Angela Merkel insists she has options, but her party’s match has already been made

Sat Sept 30 2017 - 01:00

Wolfgang Schäuble departs from German finance ministry

Veteran politician takes over as Bundestag president at critical juncture in parliament’s history

Wed Sept 27 2017 - 17:33

Schäuble will be elected on Sunday but will he be finance minister?

Price paid by Merkel for coalition may see the flinty politician sidelined in favour of FDP candidate

Wed Sept 20 2017 - 06:52

Government price-hiking policies strangling Greek tourism

Greece Letter: Regulations to eliminate unlabelled wine and olive oil will repel visitors

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 01:00