New round of wrangling breaks out in Berlin over coalition talksFuture of deal uncertain after SPD seeks further concessions from Angela MerkelMon Jan 22 2018 - 14:59
Temporary reprieve for Merkel as SPD votes for coalition talksBreakthrough does not assure the acting chancellor a fourth term, howeverMon Jan 22 2018 - 01:00
German Social Democratic Party backs talks with Merkel blocSPD leader Martin Schulz hails close 56% yes vote for talks: ‘We are all relieved, of course’Sun Jan 21 2018 - 19:51
Germany’s SPD gathers in Bonn for crunch coalition meetingCountry’s political future – and with it Angela Merkel’s future – hinges on Sunday’s meetingSat Jan 20 2018 - 05:00
Germany begins huge clear-up after Storm FrederikeAt least eight people dead and estimated €500m damage to infrastructureFri Jan 19 2018 - 12:18
Angela Merkel embarks on last-minute tango in ParisChancellor to be pressed about her appetite for EU reformThu Jan 18 2018 - 18:20
Eurogroup chief hails German stance on euro zone reformMário Centeno wants concrete progress during ‘unique window of opportunity’Wed Jan 17 2018 - 19:00
Merkel to watch Austrian far-right ‘more closely than usual’In turn Austrian chancellor has a dig at Germany’s hardening immigration attitudesWed Jan 17 2018 - 18:11
Asylum applications fall but Germany still under pressureRefugee requests are down almost 80% from peak of 890,000 two years agoTue Jan 16 2018 - 18:01
What if war comes? Sweden reissues cold war emergency pamphletPack a small bag – booklet preps Swedes for war, terror attacks and pandemicsTue Jan 16 2018 - 01:00
SPD leaders warn against German grand coalition mutinyDissent growing in party over terms of deal with Merkel’s CDU ahead of key meetingMon Jan 15 2018 - 15:35
Schulz saves Merkel – but at what cost?Like three SPD leaders before him, Martin Schulz has taken a huge chance - for himself and his ailing partyMon Jan 15 2018 - 02:00
SPD mutiny grows over grand coalition deal with MerkelSpooked SPD officials are floating the idea of renegotiating the preliminary agreementMon Jan 15 2018 - 01:00
German-Irish relationship faces stress over tax-avoidance measuresCoalition parties name Irish-based tech giants in vow to tackle tax fraud and avoidanceSat Jan 13 2018 - 07:00
German coalition talks deal puts Merkel step closer to political revivalDifficult path to fourth term as chancellor awaits after ‘hard, turbulent’ CDU-SPD talksFri Jan 12 2018 - 20:22
Berlin gives cautious backing to Paris euro reform planGermany’s prospective partners gave EU first three pages of preliminary coalition dealFri Jan 12 2018 - 20:01
Deal reached in German coalition talks after 24-hour sessionCDU and Bavarian CSU ally unable to form a government since elections in SeptemberFri Jan 12 2018 - 09:47
German coalition talks: differences persist as deadline loomsFears that a third grand coalition in 12 years could be lowest common denominator affairThu Jan 11 2018 - 18:23
Documentary about German-Arab romance sparks outrageGerman far-right casts short film on children’s TV as manipulative ‘indoctrination’Thu Jan 11 2018 - 01:00
Austrian far-right promises ‘very, very tough asylum policies’Freedom Party has proposed interning asylum seekers in camps outside ViennaWed Jan 10 2018 - 19:41
Germany’s social media hate speech ban faces wide backlashNew law already used to ban AfD member from Twitter – but critics are lining upTue Jan 09 2018 - 19:01
Next-generation German leaders ready to move into positionThese six emboldened young politicians are starting to breathe down elders’ necksTue Jan 09 2018 - 01:00
Exploratory coalition talks open in BerlinMerkel’s party is determined to cling to power, but the SPD is ambivalentMon Jan 08 2018 - 01:00
Does Germany have a problem with criminal refugees?After 100 days in limbo Angela Merkel begins talks on forming a government with the centre-left Social Democrats. Top of the agenda: refugeesSun Jan 07 2018 - 10:55
A new Berlin audience embraces its lost theatre pastBerlin Letter: Major revival of forgotten Weimar-era operetta is proving a hitSat Jan 06 2018 - 03:00
High noon for Angela Merkel as crunch talks loomCDU needs to offer major concessions to gain support of SPD leader Martin SchulzFri Jan 05 2018 - 18:51
Merkel’s Bavarian allies to meet Hungarian leader before coalition talksAddress by ‘authoritarian’ Viktor Orban seen as hardening of party stance on immigrationThu Jan 04 2018 - 20:52
More Germans arm themselves amid fears around refugeesHigh-profile attacks have made some Germans insecure, but the crime data is complexThu Jan 04 2018 - 01:00
Angela Merkel’s 13th year in power gets off to an unlucky startGerman leader’s influence is diminishing as her country faces continued political limboWed Jan 03 2018 - 01:00
Angela’s agonies as German coalition talks drag onAngela Merkel has failed in her promise to leave the stage at a moment of her choosingThu Dec 28 2017 - 04:00
Derek Scally: German left dying of shame over working classFar right mopping up votes as left drifts from traditional base, says SPD ex-leaderSat Dec 23 2017 - 02:11
Poland signs judicial reforms into law in spite of EU sanctions move‘Article 7’ invoked by Brussels over concerns Warsaw’s reforms undermine rule of lawWed Dec 20 2017 - 19:25
Austrian leader vows zero tolerance on anti-SemitismSebastian Kurz’s comments were clear nod to his Eurosceptic coalition partner, the Freedom PartyWed Dec 20 2017 - 18:53
Berlin remembers Christmas market attack one year onMemorial comes amid criticism from victims’ families of bureaucracy, government apathyTue Dec 19 2017 - 19:33
Hardline Austrian coalition assumes power amid protestsChancellor Sebastian Kurz signals plan to reset ‘incorrect refugee and migration policy’Tue Dec 19 2017 - 01:00
How Germany failed relatives of terror attack victimsEmpathy is what family of Berlin Christmas market dead say is lacking in wake of attackTue Dec 19 2017 - 01:00
Populist Freedom Party the new partner of Austria’s centre-rightNew programme for coalition government promises to prioritise ‘our citizens’Sun Dec 17 2017 - 17:45
Austrian populist coalition deal a warning sign for other EU statesAnalysis: Right/far-right coalitions within realm of possibility in other EU countriesSun Dec 17 2017 - 17:11
Oh, Jerusalem! Berlin exhibition encapsulates troubled past, sobering presentChallenge was presenting five millennia of history – 55 attacks, 23 sieges, two levelings – in 15 roomsSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Poland lobbies EU leaders on investigation into court reformsNew PM Mateusz Morawiecki draws parallels with post-Vichy France and post-Franco SpainFri Dec 15 2017 - 16:15
Merkel offered confidence-and-supply type arrangementSPD party suggests ‘co-operation’ coalition to support chancellor’s fourth term in officeTue Dec 12 2017 - 20:53
Angela Merkel condemns burning of Israeli flags in BerlinAnti-Semitic chants in Berlin, Gothenburg and Vienna in wake of US Jerusalem decisionMon Dec 11 2017 - 18:31
German high-speed rail link has bumpy launchRail operator Deutsche Bahn optimistic new Berlin to Munich rail link will revolutionise travel in GermanyMon Dec 11 2017 - 01:00
Ten go on trial in Düsseldorf over 21 deaths in 2010 Love ParadeSix Duisburg city officials and four staff of organisers in court over mass stampedeFri Dec 08 2017 - 18:30
Polish MPs pass controversial court reform Bill as new PM announcedMateusz Morawiecki, one-time CEO of AIB’s former Polish subsidiary, heads governmentFri Dec 08 2017 - 17:45
Bullish German car lobby dismisses Dieselgate as bump in the roadChief of auto industry lobby group VDA says German carmakers still well regarded abroadFri Dec 08 2017 - 06:45
Schulz secures backing to enter government talks with Merkel’s CDUSPD leader urges closer EU integration and describes Ireland as ‘accomplice’ in Apple tax caseThu Dec 07 2017 - 19:50
U2 play surprise concert on German undergroundBand performs 15-minute set on platform to promote new album ‘Songs of Experience’Wed Dec 06 2017 - 18:07
SPD leader to lobby members for renewed Merkel allianceNeither the SPD nor the CDU want to go back to voters for fear the AfD’s rise will accelerateWed Dec 06 2017 - 17:21
The best Finns in life – An Irishman’s Diary on a hundred years of Finland’s independenceWed Dec 06 2017 - 00:01
