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
Armin Laschet clinches nomination to run for German chancellorLeader of Merkel’s CDU party to head election challenge after Bavarian rival ends bidTue Apr 20 2021 - 13:22
CDU leader Laschet in final push to secure party’s chancellor nominationTwo candidates battle to lead campaign as Germany’s Greens anoint Annalena BaerbockMon Apr 19 2021 - 20:23
Streamlined Greens breathing down neck of feuding CDU/CSULeaders Baerbock and Habeck have boosted the Green party’s pragmatic profile and pushed membership to record levelsFri Apr 16 2021 - 19:00
‘Miss Merkel’ goes from chancellory to murder mysteryAuthor David Safier has reimagined the leader as a sleuth with a dog named PutinFri Apr 16 2021 - 17:53
Court rules Berlin rent cap ‘void in its entirety’An estimated 330,000 Berliners have been paying reduced rent since last NovemberThu Apr 15 2021 - 18:21
US Senate to debate limiting foreign states’ access to citizens’ dataProposed Act would introduce a licensing requirement for trading in such dataThu Apr 15 2021 - 18:07
Berlin dismisses plan to issue emergency permit for German-made Curevac jabFederal health minister Jens Spahn insists he will wait for EMA approval of Curevac, expected in May or JuneThu Apr 15 2021 - 17:35
CDU/CSU at odds over election campaign leadershipMarkus Söder and Armin Laschet gear up for Merkel succession battleWed Apr 14 2021 - 19:10
Denmark stops using AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine entirelyMove comes after jab’s possible link to very rare blood clot cases, health authorities sayWed Apr 14 2021 - 14:25
US reverses Trump-era troop withdrawal from GermanyDefence secretary confirms Biden’s commitment to Nato with promise to add 500 personnelTue Apr 13 2021 - 18:30
Merkel pulls rank with new emergency Covid-19 rulebook‘Long overdue’ bill will strip the country’s 16 federal states of their competences on health, education and other key areasTue Apr 13 2021 - 18:25
Laschet gets CDU backing in race to succeed Merkel as chancellorParty leader shrugs off opinion polls favouring Bavarian rival Söder for nominationMon Apr 12 2021 - 22:04
Rejecting Laschet now would mean yet another leadership battleParty knows that rejecting him would trigger a third leadership battle in as many yearsMon Apr 12 2021 - 19:00
Söder declares ambition to succeed Merkel as German chancellorBoth leaders of the centre-right parliamentary alliance have announced plans to runSun Apr 11 2021 - 19:48
Irish approach to data protection ‘Kafkaesque’, says SchremsAustrian privacy campaigner says approach is ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’Fri Apr 09 2021 - 17:31
Merkel overrides regional autonomy to enforce centralised lockdownDecentralised system an impediment to coherent Covid policy, administration arguesFri Apr 09 2021 - 17:26
The Berlin snout: A salty, humourous dialect with origins lost to timeBerlin Letter: The distinctive accent survived among east Berliners as a badge of honourThu Apr 08 2021 - 20:00
Germany in preliminary talks with Russia to secure Sputnik vaccineCracks are developing in the EU’s joint Covid-19 vaccine procurement programmeThu Apr 08 2021 - 16:18
