Poland marks 80th anniversary of Jedwabne pogromThe pogrom – and that apology – have been dragged into an emotive culture warTue Jul 13 2021 - 18:07
Germany ambivalent on legacy as Afghanistan mission endsPopulation stubbornly split down the middle over engagement in long-running conflictMon Jul 12 2021 - 18:15
Poland media ownership Bill threatens US-owned TVN channelLaw intends to prevent ‘outside bodies’ influencing public debate, prime minister saysFri Jul 09 2021 - 17:32
Europe’s top court criticises Polish court on judicial case‘Unsubstantiated insinuations’ made about communist-era judges, says advocate generalThu Jul 08 2021 - 18:32
Sweden’s Stefan Lofven returns as PM a week after resigning from roleSocial Democrat had stepped down from position following no-confidence motionWed Jul 07 2021 - 18:25
German report signals agrifood revolutionMerkel welcomes proposals to help small farmers survive and improve animal welfareWed Jul 07 2021 - 05:22
German child pornography perpetrators jailedFour men in child sex ring jailed for imprisoning, drugging and raping childrenTue Jul 06 2021 - 19:05
Germany debates fines for vaccination no-showsGovernment dismisses proposal as no-show rate at vaccination centres jumps to 10%Mon Jul 05 2021 - 18:07
CDU faces calls to dismiss Bundestag hopeful for requesting checks on journalistsFormer spy chief Maassen suggests public TV news is biased against conservativesMon Jul 05 2021 - 17:40
German Green Party leader hits back at plagiarism claimsBaerbock blames ‘smear campaign’ for claims of uncredited sources in recent bookWed Jun 30 2021 - 18:58
Berliners celebrate the arrival of summer and the 'Berlinden' perfumeBerlin Letter: Like the German capital itself, the ubiquitous linden tree is a great survivorWed Jun 30 2021 - 01:00
Germany’s Left Party convulsed by effort to expel internal criticSahra Wagenknecht’s criticism of left-wing politics has triggered a bitter debateTue Jun 29 2021 - 20:00
Germany grapples with framing of extremist attacks after three women stabbed to deathThree months to election day, tortured immigration debate back on political agendaMon Jun 28 2021 - 18:46
Sweden’s prime minister resigns but warns against snap electionLofven’s decision after losing confidence motion begins search for new governmentMon Jun 28 2021 - 16:40
Freak tornado in Czech Republic devastates towns and leaves five deadAt least 150 injured as wind speeds of up to 330km/h reduce area to a ‘living hell’Fri Jun 25 2021 - 12:04
Merkel avoids end-of-era nostalgia in final Bundestag addressDeparting chancellor says EU states must learn from mistakes in handling pandemicThu Jun 24 2021 - 17:37
CDU/CSU promise to continue Merkel-era evolution over revolutionArmin Laschet pledges ‘modernisation drive for Germany’ and rules out tax increasesMon Jun 21 2021 - 19:25
Catholic views shape politics of German CDU leader LaschetAnalysts will watch for religious influence in chancellor hopeful’s election manifestoSun Jun 20 2021 - 20:00
Germany’s AfD accused by former leader of selling out to moneyed elitesFrauke Petry’s claims about far-right party have explosive potential ahead of electionsFri Jun 18 2021 - 20:00
Swedish government could fall over rent controls rowPrime minister under fire for a proposal to drop rent controls in newly built apartmentsFri Jun 18 2021 - 18:13
Berlin gives gentle warning to mark 30 years of modern relations with WarsawFears that Poland is drifting from the principles of human rights, democracy and law were left unsaid by the German presidentThu Jun 17 2021 - 19:00
Curevac shares slump as Covid vaccine reports 47% efficacyNasdaq-traded shares in Tübingen-based firm collapsed by almost half following admissionThu Jun 17 2021 - 09:26
German election campaign boards the sleeper car to polling dayNearly 62% want different kind of federal government following September 26th voteWed Jun 16 2021 - 19:07
Austrian mayor takes lead with plan for DNA testing on dog poopSurge in pandemic puppies in spa town of Baden has created a dog poop epidemicTue Jun 15 2021 - 16:51
Bild tabloid leads anti-Green campaign ahead of German electionOpponents attack Greens as elitist party for well-earning urbanites, with some successMon Jun 14 2021 - 18:45
Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich – A welcome translationBook review: Harald Jähner’s book fills the yawning gap between a growing number of modern German history texts and the oversupply of Nazi studiesSun Jun 06 2021 - 00:00
German Catholic Church's survival may hinge on facing down RomeIt is fending off calls for women priests and blessings of same-sex couples amid criticism of its handling of sex abuse casesSat May 29 2021 - 06:00
A Danish city housing model where the residents decide what's bestAarhus has been transformed by a citizen-led approach to affordable housing developmentSat May 22 2021 - 06:00
Former German spy chief’s candidacy a problem for Merkel’s CDUHans-Georg Maassen brings ‘great reset’ views to his Bundestag nomination in ThuringiaFri May 21 2021 - 20:00
Poland’s new history syllabus to frame EU as an ‘unlawful entity’Ruling party accused of pushing nationalist identity politics with ‘New Deal’ programmeThu May 20 2021 - 21:00
Curevac investor sees bright future for German vaccine makerFriedrich von Bohlen believes equity and incentives can intensify medical innovationWed May 19 2021 - 05:00
Poland presents new spending package to boost post-Covid growthMany observers see ambitious deal as a sign of ruling coalition’s growing nervousnessMon May 17 2021 - 18:07
Germany struggles to contain anti-Semitism slurs at Israel protestsJewish organisations say they are facing a wave of hate speech and physical attacksMon May 17 2021 - 16:52
Austrian chancellor who declared war on sleaze facing perjury chargesSebastian Kurz has hit back at critics in a parliamentary row over alleged cronyismThu May 13 2021 - 19:01
German priests defy Rome ban on same-sex blessingsBerlin Jesuit priest says he is ‘ashamed of my church’s homophobia’Tue May 11 2021 - 19:08
Germany makes J&J vaccine available to all adultsHealth minister expects all aged 60 and above to have a vaccine by early JuneMon May 10 2021 - 20:19
Wild boar triggers legal earthquake in PolandSpecific case leads to Strasbourg court ruling Warsaw’s highest legal body to be illegalMon May 10 2021 - 19:45
Germany’s SPD begins break from Merkel era for election campaignParty is struggling for relevance and has slipped to third in polls behind the GreensSun May 09 2021 - 18:43
Polish women's groups work to circumvent new abortion regimeOctober’s court ruling outlaws abortions even in the case of foetal abnormalitiesSat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Polish constitutional tribunal illegal, says European rights courtRule-of-law tussle between Europe and the Warsaw government intensifiesFri May 07 2021 - 18:40
Prince Charming shatters priesthood fairy tale for gay seminarianProblems began via selfie to Instagram account – with a church in the backgroundFri May 07 2021 - 16:28
Vote by Germany’s doctors paves way for assisted suicideAssociation of medics has removed a ban on the practice from its code of conductThu May 06 2021 - 17:45
Berlin under pressure to follow Washington on vaccine patentsMerkel cabinet equivocal on Biden planThu May 06 2021 - 17:18
Poland’s president accuses departing ombudsman of being ‘anti-Polish’Official has been a regular critic of government and country’s ‘anti-democratic’ turnWed May 05 2021 - 17:58
Germany loosens restrictions for vaccinated people as Covid cases fallAustria and Denmark also planning similar relaxation of rules as optimism returnsTue May 04 2021 - 18:55
Shellshocked Laschet has five months to retool CDUBerlin Letter: Election candidate must battle rivals in chancellery bid to succeed MerkelMon Apr 26 2021 - 20:00
German finance minister Olaf Scholz rejects blame for Wirecard scandalGovernment does not bear responsibility for large-scale fraud, Bundestag inquiry hearsThu Apr 22 2021 - 20:06
Germany to liberalise vaccination programme for allOfficials say move is due to growing supply of jabs and wish to run down ‘vector’ vaccine suppliesThu Apr 22 2021 - 17:08
German states face pandemic dilemma as they prepare to cede power to BerlinMore than 8,000 protesters clash with police outside Reichstag over proposed measuresWed Apr 21 2021 - 19:30
Laschet and CDU damaged by leadership battle ahead of German electionNew poll puts CDU/CSU alliance down six points to just 21 per cent, seven points behind the opposition Green PartyTue Apr 20 2021 - 19:09
