CDU leader rules out far-right co-operationAfD’s success has reshuffled Germany’s coalition arithmetic for mainstream partiesMon Sept 02 2019 - 19:07
Berlin zoo announces birth of twin panda cubsPanda couple, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, produce first panda cubs born in GermanyMon Sept 02 2019 - 14:59
Germany’s far-right party AfD leaps into political prime timeElection shows greater changes are underway in Germany’s wider political systemMon Sept 02 2019 - 13:04
German regional elections produce far-right surgeExit polls put AfD finishing second with 27.5% in Saxony and 22.5% in BrandenburgSun Sept 01 2019 - 20:47
German president asks Poland’s forgiveness for Nazi tyrannyEvents held in Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of second World WarSun Sept 01 2019 - 17:36
Weekend regional elections set to reshape German politicsOne key frustration is the growing fatigue with Merkle and her liberal migration legacyFri Aug 30 2019 - 20:00
‘Boris the dictator’: World’s press reacts to suspension of British parlimentMost papers sternly opposed to move but more right-leaning outlets more supportiveThu Aug 29 2019 - 07:59
Rent cap proposal divides Berlin city coalitionProposal would see rent for 100sq m apartment reduced to maximum of €800 a monthTue Aug 27 2019 - 19:58
Former Volkswagen boss Ferdinand Piëch dies at 82Gifted but ruthless engineer built German car maker into a 12-brand empireTue Aug 27 2019 - 08:33
Historic gate will be Berlin Philharmonic’s backdropNew conductor Kirill Petrenko will front free open-air concert – for one night onlyFri Aug 23 2019 - 18:43
Poland’s justice ministry allegedly used dirty tricks against reform blockersClaims obscene postcards to supreme court president were sent by PiS-affiliated judgesFri Aug 23 2019 - 17:43
Germany’s golden economic run of the Merkel era may be overStrong consumer spending not enough to counter weakening industrial productionFri Aug 23 2019 - 05:30
Brexit: Merkel gives Johnson 30-day deadline to avoid no-deal‘Irish peace is European peace,’ says Macron ahead of visit to Paris from British PMThu Aug 22 2019 - 02:07
Johnson’s efforts to control talks rebuffed by MerkelBritish PM visit fails to dent Brexit deadlock as German support for Ireland appears solidWed Aug 21 2019 - 21:12
Boris Johnson’s ‘hot air’ derided by German press ahead of Berlin visitGerman newspapers universally scathing of British PM and supportive of Irish concernsWed Aug 21 2019 - 13:19
Merkel to urge Johnson to break Brexit deadlockGerman leader rebuffs UK attempts to make her officially negotiate on EU withdrawalWed Aug 21 2019 - 01:00
Scholz does U-turn to run for SPD leadershipFederal finance minister enters race amid unpopular coalition and looming recessionMon Aug 19 2019 - 18:33
Germany seeks to reclaim Weimar Republic from fascism that followedTaking stock of dark and light legacy of a first experiment in democracy 100 years onMon Aug 12 2019 - 01:00
The British are deluded about Germany’s fear of a no-deal BrexitWe are letting the British media make us doubt the strength of Berlin’s supportSat Aug 10 2019 - 00:53
AfD invoking 1989 slogans and spirit, German activists claimFar-right party paints itself in poll campaign as heir to protests that brought down wallFri Aug 09 2019 - 20:00
Forest death 2.0: Why Germany’s love for trees ain’t easyBerlin Letter: Forests are a cultural touchstone, so climate change’s effects have hit hardThu Aug 08 2019 - 16:30
Left alliance mooted in Germany, shattering long-held tabooSPD interim co-leader says party’s ambition is to lead alliance with Left Party and GreensThu Aug 08 2019 - 15:58
Berlin may stub out pollution with cigarette butt deposit planPetition seeks 20 cent charge per cigarette to be returned on proof butt is not discardedWed Aug 07 2019 - 17:27
Polish archbishop compares LGBTI community to ‘red plague’‘Rainbow disease’ remarks and communist era comparison add to clerics’ anti-LGBTI rhetoricFri Aug 02 2019 - 14:45
Poland remembers Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupationThe 1944 uprising remains a touchstone in Polish cultural memoryThu Aug 01 2019 - 17:52
Germany rejects US request to join Persian Gulf missionBerlin disagrees with Washington’s policy of ‘maximum pressure’ on IranWed Jul 31 2019 - 19:02
Former Audi chief executive facing trial over diesel fraudProsecutors in Munich charging Rupert Stadler with a number of offencesWed Jul 31 2019 - 08:48
Complaint about loss of German sovereignty to ECB dismissedKarlsruhe court rules banking union of 2014 does not contradict German lawTue Jul 30 2019 - 20:31
Man accused of pushing boy in front of Frankfurt train had ‘psychological problems’Suspect, who lived in Switzerland, had no apparent motive for the attackTue Jul 30 2019 - 17:43
The life and tragic death of Trinity graduate and writer Sophie HingstThe 31-year-old German blogger had denied claims that she invented 22 Holocaust victims in her familySat Jul 27 2019 - 06:00
Polish campaigners fear renewed homophobic violenceLeading magazine could face fine over ‘LGBT-free zone’ sticker in its latest editionFri Jul 26 2019 - 17:18
Hard-drive affair hangs over Austrian conservativesSebastian Kurz aide brought hard drives to be destroyed at specialist company in ViennaThu Jul 25 2019 - 17:05
AKK urges more military engagement by GermanyCDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer sworn in as new defence ministerWed Jul 24 2019 - 14:16
High Noon on the Brenner Pass over traffic volumesGermany calls crisis summit as Austria threatens further action against motoristsTue Jul 23 2019 - 17:40
Polish government inciting ‘pogrom mood’, say LGBT activistsClaims PiS and church ‘directly responsible’ for hooligan attack on regional pride paradeMon Jul 22 2019 - 18:54
Merkel calls for fresh thinking to negate need for Border backstopEU-UK withdrawal agreement not up for renegotiation, German chancellor insistsFri Jul 19 2019 - 16:22
Merkel celebrates 65th birthday with another coupChancellor surprises everyone with choice to succeed Von der Leyen as defence ministerWed Jul 17 2019 - 17:00
The fall of the House of HohenzollernKaiser Wilhelm II’s family is fighting with German state for return of valuable propertyMon Jul 15 2019 - 00:01
Angela Merkel gets new neighbour on Museum IslandOne critic calls freshly opened James Simon Gallery ‘Berlin’s most expensive cloakroom’Fri Jul 12 2019 - 18:13
Irish talent boosts Berlin’s status as technology capitalHigh cost of living in Dublin is only part of the reason why young Irish are giving it a go in Germany’s capitalFri Jul 12 2019 - 16:46
Renewed putsch looms in Germany’s far-right AfD partyOver 100 members warn that party in danger of being hijacked by regional chief Björn HöckeFri Jul 12 2019 - 13:20
Bundestag report reopens Greek Nazi compensation claimGerman position ‘justifiable but by no means mandatory’, report saysThu Jul 11 2019 - 19:00
Germans shaken by series of violent immigrant attacksConviction of Ali Bashar for rape and murder of 14-year-old sparks fresh round of debateWed Jul 10 2019 - 18:52
Angela Merkel brushes off health concerns after third tremorGerman chancellor says she is ‘doing fine’ after another shaking spell with Finnish PMWed Jul 10 2019 - 15:49
Flat-pack bully? Ikea and Poland in furious ‘homophobia’ rowRetail giant faces boycott calls after it fired employee for online comments about gaysWed Jul 10 2019 - 10:50
EU’s highest court asked to invalidate main Facebook data channelTransatlantic channel allows US to spy on EU citizens Data Protection Commission allegesTue Jul 09 2019 - 18:21
A uniquely Irish affair debuts in front of a packed audienceAll rise for round two in the long-running legal action between Facebook, Max Schrems and the Data Protection CommissionerTue Jul 09 2019 - 16:58
Irish watchdog’s case against Facebook to be heard in Europe’s highest courtData Protection Commissioner action could have major impact on firm’s business modelTue Jul 09 2019 - 05:13
‘Berlin is not Munich’: What Ireland can learn from BavariaIrish people based in the sprawling German region offer advice on the CSU visitMon Jul 08 2019 - 19:51
Merkel’s allies urge EU to break Brexit deadlockAhead of Irish trip, CSU pledges support for Ireland in all Brexit scenariosMon Jul 08 2019 - 18:51
