Coronabond debate shifts Berlin from caution to pragmatismMerkel ready to show solidarity but Italy’s proposals raise the hackles of German votersWed Apr 22 2020 - 20:00
Covid-19: Merkel faces her nightmare as decision time looms on lockdown and bondsBerlin Letter: German chancellor has begun delicate manoeuvres amid coronavirus crisisWed Apr 22 2020 - 01:00
Merkel frets as German regional leaders race to ease lockdownChancellor says Germany at the start of the pandemic and ‘not over the hill’Mon Apr 20 2020 - 18:56
Coronavirus: German tensions over extended religious service banAs small shops and certain schools re-open in Germany, places of worship remain closedFri Apr 17 2020 - 19:30
Poland moves to tighten abortion laws amid pandemic restrictionsClaim Warsaw statistics of about 1,000 abortions yearly downplay ‘reality’ of 150,000Thu Apr 16 2020 - 19:47
Germany agrees cautious liberalisation of lockdownShops with floor space up to 800sq m can reopen next Monday, Merkel announcesWed Apr 15 2020 - 18:31
Coronavirus: Angela Merkel urges Germans to stay at home over EasterChancellor under increasing pressure to outline exit strategy on lockdown measuresThu Apr 09 2020 - 20:56
German town’s famous passion play hit by coronavirus as history repeats itselfTradition that arose in Oberammergau due to one plague is disrupted by anotherThu Apr 09 2020 - 20:09
After getting ahead in Covid testing, Berlin now hopes to get ahead in recoveryGermany has mobilised every reserve and cranked up every economic generator to insulate business from worst economic shocksThu Apr 09 2020 - 10:31
Coronavirus: Sweden to enact crisis powers but hold them in reserveStockholm approaching Covid-19 control more liberally than European neighboursTue Apr 07 2020 - 18:57
Merkel says ‘unwise’ to lift German lockdown as Austria signals moveAustrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz says ‘resurrection after Easter’ is possibleMon Apr 06 2020 - 19:31
Eccentric Thai king’s flying visits ensure a colourful German lockdownMaha Vajiralongkorn was given permission to self-isolate with a 20-member harem in BavariaMon Apr 06 2020 - 18:10
Coronavirus crisis sees speculation of fifth term for MerkelSome are suggesting CDU should give way in next year’s elections to its Bavarian sister party the CSU and its leader Markus SöderFri Apr 03 2020 - 17:28
Coronavirus: Austrian supermarket mask rule divides expertsSome doctors are concerned that few will heed the golden rules of wearing a maskThu Apr 02 2020 - 18:03
Polish Catholic Church liable for sex abuse compensation claimsSupreme court ruling gives clear signal to survivors and religious for future casesWed Apr 01 2020 - 18:42
Coronavirus tales confirm – and shatter – German stereotypesBerlin Letter: A piano is better than passive aggression for reinforcing new social rulesWed Apr 01 2020 - 01:00
German coronavirus response rests on early testing and long-term investmentCountry’s death toll is below global average and intensive care bed numbers are well aboveMon Mar 30 2020 - 18:07
Coronavirus: No dramas as German theatres produce protective masks‘We checked if we were allowed, then got straight to work’ says head of wardrobeFri Mar 27 2020 - 17:59
German firm Bosch to cut coronavirus test time ‘to 2½ hours’Engineering giant says automated system will boost country’s already high test rateThu Mar 26 2020 - 16:25
German politicians back €156bn emergency budget‘No blueprint’ as spending boosted to aid economy and healthcare amid Covid-19 crisisWed Mar 25 2020 - 19:48
Sweden resists mandatory coronavirus measuresScandinavian state registers more than 2,500 cases by Wednesday and 42 fatalitiesWed Mar 25 2020 - 18:09
German packages to cushion against Covid-19 now collectively worth €1 trillionBerlin determined to use ‘all we have’ to limit looming economic crisisMon Mar 23 2020 - 19:37
Coronavirus: Angela Merkel in quarantine after her doctor tests positiveGerman chancellor had earlier announced tighter measures on public gatheringsSun Mar 22 2020 - 18:42
Coronavirus: Bavaria imposes total ban on movementTwo-week ban followed by southwestern state SaarlandFri Mar 20 2020 - 21:51
‘Ibiza of the Alps’ ski resort blamed for spread of coronavirusHundreds of cases across Europe linked to ‘party machine’ on Austrian slopes of IshglThu Mar 19 2020 - 20:35
German politicians threaten curfew on party peoplePolice in Germany’s major cities are hard-pressed to tackle impromptu parties in parksThu Mar 19 2020 - 19:38
Coronavirus greatest challenge since second World War, Merkel says‘This is serious. Take it seriously,’ German chancellor says in rare broadcast to nationWed Mar 18 2020 - 18:26
Panic-buying of gold as Germany goes into coronavirus lockdownBerlin Letter: ‘At times like this you need to diversify ... gold is always a safe investment’Wed Mar 18 2020 - 16:00
Coronavirus: German vaccine developer rejects US buy-up bidDonald Trump is reportedly trying to gain exclusive access to German firm’s reseachMon Mar 16 2020 - 12:26
Ireland should beware the perils of a grand coalitionFianna Fáil and Fine Gael must heed the lessons of Germany’s 15-year coalitionMon Feb 17 2020 - 00:48
Germany warns against undermining western multilateral orderMunich security conference told US, China and Russia are sharing a short-sighted goalFri Feb 14 2020 - 18:22
European Commission president denies defence irregularitiesVon der Leyen denies squandering hundreds of millions as German defence ministerThu Feb 13 2020 - 20:02
Propaganda battle overshadows Dresden fire-bombing memorialSteinmeier warns on efforts to ‘offset the dead of Dresden with the dead of Auschwitz’Thu Feb 13 2020 - 19:09
Germany’s CDU party bickers over leadership race timetableSenior party officials question outgoing leader’s timetable for appointing successorWed Feb 12 2020 - 19:07
Germany: Christian Democratic Union faces identity crisisSearch for leader underway after Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer resigns amid pressure from fringesTue Feb 11 2020 - 19:46
Merkel future hangs in balance after surprise resignationResignation of CDU leader after 14 months in role triggers speculation about snap electionMon Feb 10 2020 - 20:37
AKK announces departure with swipe at MerkelKramp-Karrenbauer resigns as CDU leader triggers debate about party divisionsMon Feb 10 2020 - 20:00
AKK departure is a humiliation for Angela MerkelGerman chancellor’s plan to stay in office until fourth term ends next year is now in doubtMon Feb 10 2020 - 16:34
Angela Merkel’s successor as CDU party leader to stand downAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will not seek German chancellorship after regional election debacleMon Feb 10 2020 - 10:36
CDU support slumps after far-right alliance with AfDResignations follow Thuringia deal with extremists and Kramp-Karrenbauer is taintedFri Feb 07 2020 - 20:23
Thuringia outcome echoes dangers of Weimar republicRight-wing extremist backing for liberal Thomas Kemmerich nods to demons of pastThu Feb 06 2020 - 19:41
German state leader elected with help of far right stands downGerman chancellor Angela Merkel hits out at ‘unforgiveable’ alliance amid outcryThu Feb 06 2020 - 19:39
Germany has suffered a political earthquake. What happened?Far-right AfD becomes kingmaker in regional election, sending tremors through BerlinThu Feb 06 2020 - 15:18
AfD support for state premier triggers uproar in GermanyParliamentary sitting in Erfurt takes a taboo-breaking turn with far-right party’s helpWed Feb 05 2020 - 18:10
Siemens agm picketed over Australian mine contractUnder-fire departing chief executive Joe Kaeser dismissed concerns as ‘irrelevant’Wed Feb 05 2020 - 17:20
Holocaust deniers targeting German concentration camp memorialsRise in swastika graffiti in camps and disturbances to tours by far-right supportersTue Feb 04 2020 - 18:45
Berlin artist ‘hacks’ Google Maps to cause fake traffic alertSimon Weckert uses 99 smartphones to create a virtual tailback on tech giant’s 15th birthdayTue Feb 04 2020 - 18:22
German regulator says Irish data protection commission is being 'overwhelmed'Kelber says Irish regulator’s ‘go-slow’ approach to Facebook similar to Germany’s ‘dieselgate’ scandalMon Feb 03 2020 - 05:27
Indifference dehumanises us – An Irishman’s Diary on how Auschwitz shames us allMon Feb 03 2020 - 00:01
Europe’s rail renaissance hoping to leave red tape behindClimate concerns and more overnight travel have boosted passenger numbers but standardising railway systems is still trickySat Feb 01 2020 - 10:00
