German court delivers historic verdict on Syrian torture regimeFormer secret police agent (44) sentenced for aiding crimes against humanityWed Feb 24 2021 - 17:42
Limerick man flees Sweden over criticism of his Covid-19 campaignKeith Begg set up an online group critical of Swedish policy but he suffered a backlashTue Feb 23 2021 - 21:00
Hitler family letters reveal a complex early home lifeAdolf’s father, Alois, was the source of his son’s least attractive features, letters suggestMon Feb 22 2021 - 19:33
German schoolchildren return amid debate on new virus benchmarksFears grow that third wave is building just as Merkel eyes new graduated reopening modelMon Feb 22 2021 - 18:38
Dublin and Berlin bound by new spirit of energetic goodwillIreland’s ties with Germany reach level of intensity previously reserved for LondonSat Feb 20 2021 - 01:00
Biden repudiates Trump foreign policy in forceful Munich speechUS president banishes predecessor’s threats, insisting US is ‘fully committed’ to NatoFri Feb 19 2021 - 19:25
German police investigate after Lidl letter-bomb explosionThree injured, one seriously, when package opened at Neckarsulm administrative centreThu Feb 18 2021 - 17:16
German renegade royal sues son to get castle backPrince Ernst August of Hanover wants to revoke gift of Marienburg Castle and offer it to stateThu Feb 18 2021 - 16:32
Munich Security Conference: Will Biden bring US back into the fold?President expected to focus on repairing damage to US-EU relationship under TrumpThu Feb 18 2021 - 16:00
German leaders criticise Berlin pandemic approach in Ash Wednesday ralliesFumbled response to Covid case numbers sees politicians across spectrum vent criticismWed Feb 17 2021 - 17:11
John Buckley McQuaid: ‘Ireland’s silence is a comfort zone’The expat artist’s new album tackles the omertà over his home country’s recent pastWed Feb 17 2021 - 05:00
German businesses left waiting for pandemic paymentsDespite financial pledges, half of SMEs deprived of Covid-19 funds for month or moreTue Feb 16 2021 - 19:54
Germany ready to extend border closures to keep out Covid-19 mutationsTough travel restrictions on five countries, including Ireland and the UK, to be extendedTue Feb 16 2021 - 18:15
Reimagined Christiane F drama brings heroin addiction to a new generationBerlin Letter: Mini-series shows story of a life gone wrong has lost none of its shock valueMon Feb 15 2021 - 19:00
EMA expects Johnson & Johnson to file for vaccine approval within daysNew BioNTech production site will have capacity to produce 750m doses annuallyFri Feb 12 2021 - 21:26
Germany closes Austrian and Czech borders as Covid anxieties riseUnilateral move to stop spread of variants highlights difficulties posed by SchengenFri Feb 12 2021 - 18:10
German Catholic charity admits ‘massive deficits’ in founder’s behaviourWoman alleged late priest Werenfried van Straaten attempted to rape her in 1973Thu Feb 11 2021 - 19:26
Covid-19: Merkel warns of mutations amid push for looser lockdownReopening hair salons only point of agreement between chancellor and state leadersThu Feb 11 2021 - 19:00
Two alleged Nazi war criminals aged 95 and 100 face trial in GermanyThe cases are the latest in a series that has recast ideas of responsibility in Nazi eraWed Feb 10 2021 - 20:28
Olaf Scholz lays out case for SPD leading next German governmentChancellor hopeful speaks of post-Covid socially just and carbon-neutral digital planTue Feb 09 2021 - 20:56
Northern Europe brought to standstill by extreme blizzardsRegion’s worst snowstorm in a decade sees up to 40cm fall in parts of GermanyMon Feb 08 2021 - 18:31
Sweden continues U-turn on pandemic as death toll risesStockholm seals borders after consistent light-touch policies and hypocrisy of leadersFri Feb 05 2021 - 16:59
Covid-19: EU unprepared for vaccine production, delivery challenges, says von der LeyenEuropean Commission president fails to explain why Article 16 of North protocol was citedFri Feb 05 2021 - 10:05
Germany rejects claims it sought triggering of Northern Ireland protocolIdea Merkel and von der Leyen plotted on vaccines a misreading, Berlin officials sayThu Feb 04 2021 - 20:05
Navalny ripple effect: Pressure builds on Berlin over Russian gas pipelineNavalny-Kremlin clash moves 15-year Nord Stream 2 drama into end gameWed Feb 03 2021 - 18:20
Germans refusing vaccination may face penalties, Merkel saysChancellor defends EU vaccine rollout and suggests potential use of Russia’s Sputnik VTue Feb 02 2021 - 20:51
Sex club becomes Covid-19 test centre as lockdown freezes German cultureBerlin Letter: City stuck in winter limbo as shuttered venues sink into pandemic debtTue Feb 02 2021 - 17:10
Priests urge Cologne cardinal to resign in sexual abuse report crisisDecision to suppress a critical report opposed by over 30 priests in the archdioceseSun Jan 31 2021 - 15:10
Covid-19 pandemic reverses pied piper effect as Germans flee to towns like HamelinLower Saxony lures Covid-weary workers to region with promise of better lifestyleSat Jan 30 2021 - 05:01
Germany imposes effective travel ban on Ireland from SaturdaySecond time in three weeks Irish travel restrictions have been imposed at short noticeFri Jan 29 2021 - 19:11
German financial regulator departs over Wirecard falloutWirecard collapsed last year with €1.9bn missing from its balance sheetFri Jan 29 2021 - 19:01
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine wins approval from EU regulatorEMA approves use in all adults despite German caution on giving drug to older peopleFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:34
EU agrees export controls in row over Covid vaccine contractCommission president says contract undermines AstraZeneca position on supplies from UKFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:22
‘Insufficient data’ prompts German advice to limit AstraZeneca jab to under-65sShares in pharma group slip 2% on newsThu Jan 28 2021 - 16:07
Neo-Nazi gunman gets life sentence for killing pro-immigration German politicianWalter Lübcke was shot in the head outside his house in June 2019Thu Jan 28 2021 - 14:45
Thousands protest in Poland as near total abortion ban becomes lawPro-choice campaigners vow to fight on as government publishes October rulingThu Jan 28 2021 - 10:39
Danish ‘sex consent’ app sparks derision and amusementDigital contract between sexual partners replaces passion with ‘too much jurisprudence’Wed Jan 27 2021 - 19:22
New CDU leader faces first stand-off with Angela MerkelArmin Laschet wants to restore Germany’s debt brake, eased off during the pandemicWed Jan 27 2021 - 18:55
‘We have not pulled out’: AstraZeneca will meet EU to discuss vaccine delivery delaysEU Commission had earlier said the pharmaceutical company was refusing to attendWed Jan 27 2021 - 13:47
Getting to know the neighbours: Germany and FranceBook review: Peter Millar explores diverse Germany; and Ollivier Pourriol surveys French insoucianceWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:00
EU decision on AstraZeneca due on Friday but age restriction possibleDepending on evidence, vaccines can be approved for use for certain age groups onlyTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:22
Germany mulls complete air travel ban to deal with virus ‘powder keg’Merkel demands ‘tougher border regime’ to limit dangers of coronavirus mutationsTue Jan 26 2021 - 19:40
Berlin state library reopens to acclaim and criticismBerlin Letter: Limited access a frustration as library reopens following €470m renovationMon Jan 25 2021 - 20:00
Merkel calls for common EU strategy to halt coronavirus mutationsGerman chancellor warns of border closures unless bloc acts as ‘one epidemiological region’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 20:15
Taoiseach to brief EU leaders on State’s Covid-19 situationIreland’s shift from one of Europe’s least affected to global hotspot caused deep concernThu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00
Germany’s AfD rushes to embrace immigrants ahead of intelligence probeFar-right party began as an opponent of EU bailouts but pivoted to an increasingly racist platformWed Jan 20 2021 - 16:59
Germany to extend lockdown into February amid new restrictionsNew leader of Merkel’s ruling party puts together his own team to advise on Covid-19Tue Jan 19 2021 - 21:39
Number’s up: Bundestag belatedly bins 8,000 fax machinesGermany’s government has been slow to embrace new technology – such as emailsTue Jan 19 2021 - 17:40
Laschet promises to unite CDU as busy election year loomsNew leader reaches out to conservatives in effort to unite party in post-Merkel eraMon Jan 18 2021 - 18:19
Armin Laschet becomes leader of Angela Merkel’s CDU partyContinuity candidate wins run-off vote against conservative-liberal rival Friedrich MerzSat Jan 16 2021 - 15:27
