Merkel’s grand coalition on shaky ground after Bavarian routMore election disaster looms for CDU as chancellor moves into damage-limitation modeMon Oct 15 2018 - 19:08
Super-rich Germany and its supermarket billionairesRich Land, Poor Land: It is Europe’s largest economy, the EU’s biggest donor, and home to 120 billionairesSat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
Polish activist refuses to apologise for remarks on Varadkar’s ‘perversion’Kaja Godek is being sued by 16 LGBTI+ people over comments on the TaoiseachSat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
Election rout looms for Bavarian Merkel alliesA last-minute miracle seems to be the only possibility now for the German chancellorSat Oct 13 2018 - 01:00
Polish supreme court rebel faces down government on reformMalgorzata Gersdorf refuses to leave her job and accuses the government of ‘wanting to be sheriff’Thu Oct 11 2018 - 01:00
Polish group using Varadkar criticism to highlight LGBT issuesDefamation case will decide line between freedom of expression and hate speechThu Oct 11 2018 - 00:58
Varadkar to be a named witness in case taken by 16 lesbian women and gay menKaja Godek in May described Taoiseach’s homosexuality as a ‘perversion’ during television discussionThu Oct 11 2018 - 00:25
Polish clerical abuse film turns mirror on audienceWarsaw Letter: ‘Kler’ church paedophilia and corruption plot points finger at passivityWed Oct 10 2018 - 01:00
Berlin told to ban 200,000 diesel vehicles from city centreHamburg has already imposed bans and Frankfurt and Stuttgart to followTue Oct 09 2018 - 17:32
Bavarian election could be the canary in the mine for MerkelPoor showings for her centre-right alliance could catalyse her transition out of powerSat Oct 06 2018 - 05:01
Dublin's new Goethe-Institut sets an example for Irish cultural policyAfter a multimillion-euro renovation, the arts institute is ready to spearhead a renaissanceThu Oct 04 2018 - 05:00
German carmakers’ final attempt to swerve diesel bansCar bosses urge politicians to back purchase incentives instead of costly recall and refitTue Oct 02 2018 - 04:59
Cristiano Ronaldo dismisses rape allegations as ‘fake news’Portuguese footballer is accused of raping a woman at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009Sun Sept 30 2018 - 20:23
Woman goes public with rape claim against RonaldoJuventus star denies he assaulted 34-year-old American at Las Vegas hotel in 2009Fri Sept 28 2018 - 19:36
Bilateral strains overshadow frosty Erdogan German visitDespite professed goodwill, ‘profound differences’ weigh on Turkish president’s tripFri Sept 28 2018 - 17:35
Ralph who? Unlikely figure ousts Merkel’s Bundestag allyDisgruntled CDU backbenchers send signal to chancellor and further erode her powerWed Sept 26 2018 - 18:45
German investigators left ‘shaken’ by scale of child abuse in Catholic ChurchNew report details cases of 3,677 children abused by clerics over nearly 70 yearsTue Sept 25 2018 - 19:16
Outrage over Austrian attempts to muzzle pressFar-right-controlled interior ministry calls for police to limit dealings with critical mediaTue Sept 25 2018 - 18:21
Swedish PM Lövfen to step down after losing confidence voteAttempts now begin to find new prime minister who can command parliamentary majorityTue Sept 25 2018 - 09:22
Merkel’s fate may hang in the balance as her coalition squabblesLatest government row is frustrating voters and driving support for the far-rightMon Sept 24 2018 - 18:21
Austrian Social Democrats back new woman leader to renew partyPamela Rendi-Wagner has been thrust into a tough role – to revive the country’s ailing centre-leftMon Sept 24 2018 - 17:46
Merkel meets carmakers over threat of diesel vehicle bans in German citiesChancellor reportedly changed her mind to favour retrofitting engines to cut emissionsSun Sept 23 2018 - 19:46
Why I became a Nazi: New book reveals enthusiasm of early party membersUnpublished insights show how fascism swept through inter-war GermanySat Sept 22 2018 - 03:00
Social Democrats slip behind far-right AfD in German pollAlso, Merkel’s alliance slips to 28%, its lowest-ever level of support in the poll’s historyFri Sept 21 2018 - 18:15
Intelligence row exposes mistrust in Berlin coalitionRank-and-file SPD members livid with deal seen as another humiliation for their partyWed Sept 19 2018 - 19:51
Vigilante video ends badly for Germany’s spy chiefHans-Georg Maassen removed from office after playing down far-right role in Chemnitz unrestWed Sept 19 2018 - 01:00
Pope Francis calls emergency meeting on abuseMeeting of bishops in February called as report on abuse by German clerics emergesThu Sept 13 2018 - 06:00
German report details widespread and ongoing clerical child sex abuseStudy finds evidence of nearly 4,000 cases of abuse, and says it ‘continues to take place’Wed Sept 12 2018 - 19:17
Germany’s AfD under attack for supporting far-right protestsParty berated in Bundestag for supporting demonstrations featuring neo-NazisWed Sept 12 2018 - 18:53
Sweden faces new political era as populists thwart traditional alliancesStefan Löfven under pressure to resign as four-party Alliance rejects invitation to talksTue Sept 11 2018 - 07:17
The Swedish election in one word: LagomNo amount of Muslim scare stories could lift far-right above symbolic 20 per cent markTue Sept 11 2018 - 01:25
Further far-right marches in east Germany after man dies in altercationGerman (22) allegedly killed following dispute with two Afghans in KöthenMon Sept 10 2018 - 20:02
Sweden faces hung parliament as far-right makes big gainsSweden Democrats, a party with Nazi roots and anti-immigrant agenda, takes almost 18%Mon Sept 10 2018 - 11:12
New era dawns as far right makes gains in Swedish electionResults indicate that 30-year-old party with Nazi roots has taken almost 20% of voteMon Sept 10 2018 - 00:45
‘Hope, lovin’ and trust’ are in short supply in anxious SwedenSunday’s election hinges on whether Swedes still believe social solidarity defines their countrySat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
Political deadlock looms as Swedes go to pollsAnalysts predict far-right Sweden Democrats will block pure left or right governmentFri Sept 07 2018 - 16:03
Populist politics gain traction as Sweden prepares to voteFar-right Sweden Democrats backed by elements linking rape and violence with migrantsFri Sept 07 2018 - 01:00
Integration and immigration key battlefield for Swedish electionFar-right party blames migration for social problems but the reality is more complexThu Sept 06 2018 - 01:00
Sweden struggles to contain rising extremism ahead of electionNeo-Nazis rally in Stockholm amid attacks by migrants on Jewish communitiesWed Sept 05 2018 - 01:00
Chemnitz riots reveal new German migration fault lineBetween two camps – neo-Nazis and anti-fascists – stood 700 nervous policeSat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00
German city reels from far-right violence after fatal stabbingPolice struggle to contain clashes in Chemnitz after two migrant suspects arrestedTue Aug 28 2018 - 17:45
EU can be imaginative in Brexit talks, says Simon CoveneyTánaiste hopes Border backstop will not be required but it is an ‘insurance mechanism’Tue Aug 28 2018 - 17:15
Germany is obsessed with its own shortcomingsBerlin Letter: There is an endless German appetite for critical comment from outsidersMon Aug 20 2018 - 01:00
Merkel and Putin may seek a detente amid the Trump effectThe two are due to discuss Syria, Ukraine and Nord Stream 2 at a crucial summitSat Aug 18 2018 - 05:00
Row deepens over Germany’s deportation of Tunisian‘Clearly illegal’ sending home of Sami Aidoudi raises questions about rule of lawThu Aug 16 2018 - 18:02
Afghan asylum seeker not gay enough for Austrian authoritiesMan’s application rejected as authorities say he did not walk, dress or act like he was gayWed Aug 15 2018 - 15:00
Germany shrugs off Brexit fears and trade threats to grow 0.5% in second quarterWarning that unresolved trade concerns and Turkish currency crisis could change things quicklyTue Aug 14 2018 - 19:55
Youths set fire to cars in organised attacks in Swedish citiesApparently co-ordinated attacks began on Monday in Gothenburg and nearby townsTue Aug 14 2018 - 11:38
Storm after Germany deports alleged Osama bin Laden bodyguardTunisian Sami Aidoudi says he was ‘kidnapped’ by Germany and faces torture at homeTue Aug 14 2018 - 01:00
Merkel rejects call to open CDU to Left PartyThe Left Party has spent almost three decades on Bundestag opposition benchesMon Aug 13 2018 - 20:56
