2,000 EU internet connections âlinked to US data scandalâData commission saw problems with justification for sharing Facebook data with developersMon Mar 26 2018 - 04:25
Catalan protesters clash with police over Puigdemont arrestCarles Puigdemont detained on European arrest warrant after crossing into GermanySun Mar 25 2018 - 21:27
Ireland has failed to regulate Facebook on behalf of EuropeNew EU rules will allow data-protection organisations to oversee the work of the DPC in DublinSat Mar 24 2018 - 06:00
Nationwide protests in Poland against move to restrict abortionRuling conservative government is moving for a second time to tighten abortion lawsFri Mar 23 2018 - 19:57
Kerrygold maker rejects German magazineâs germ claimOrnua says microbes discovered in the tested butter were not a health concernThu Mar 22 2018 - 01:03
Berlin backs Dublin on Brexit and digital tax doubtsâWe support Ireland and the Border question without ifs or buts,â says German officialWed Mar 21 2018 - 19:28
Germanyâs far-right party attacks St Patrickâs Day âleprechaunsâAfD ridiculed for attacking kindergartenâs decision to celebrate its âcalendar of culturesâWed Mar 21 2018 - 18:15
Leoâs address in German breaks the ice in BerlinWarm welcome for Taoiseach from Angela MerkelWed Mar 21 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar says Government likely to ignore motion to disband SCUSF motion calling on Government to stand down unit has backing of other Opposition partiesTue Mar 20 2018 - 21:06
Varadkar âheartenedâ by Merkel supportâGermany supports the Irish position completelyâ on Northern border, German chancellor tells Taoiseach after Berlin meetingTue Mar 20 2018 - 17:43
Varadkar: Devine offence comparable with McElduff Kingsmill insultTaoiseach notes âinconsistencyâ that ex-MP felt obliged to resign while Senator sidelinedTue Mar 20 2018 - 15:16
Top Lufthansa boss says new Berlin airport will probably never openAirport was set to open in 2012 until safety checks revealed defective smoke extractor systemTue Mar 20 2018 - 06:45
Brexit break-up with UK means Varadkar needs to woo MerkelTaoiseachâs inaugural official visit to Berlin a chance to explore growing EU reform debateTue Mar 20 2018 - 05:00
Facebook privacy flaw was flagged with Irish regulator in 2011The loophole allowed a political firm to collect unauthorised data on millions of usersMon Mar 19 2018 - 01:05
Poland accuses High Court of playing âpolitical gamesâMarcin Warchol: Would Ms Justice Donnelly refuse to surrender criminals to Germany or Spain?Sat Mar 17 2018 - 01:06
Re-elected Angela Merkel curbs Macronâs euro reform plansGerman chancellor hints at mutualisation of debts if EU states improve competitivenessFri Mar 16 2018 - 01:00
Is Poland still a legitimate subscriber to the European project?High Court judgment will force EU to face a decision it has ducked for yearsThu Mar 15 2018 - 01:09
Ill omens as Merkel stumbles back into fourth termRecord number of government MPs refuse to vote chancellor back into officeWed Mar 14 2018 - 18:07
Polish right-wingers focus ire on âIrish lesbian judgeâMainstream media praises Aileen Donnellyâs referral of extradition case to EuropeWed Mar 14 2018 - 16:02
Poland attacks High Court over delayed extraditionPolish minister says Ireland delaying punishment of âserious drug mafia criminalâWed Mar 14 2018 - 01:00
High Court extradition refusal a ânuclear bombâ, say Warsaw judgesJudgeâs decision based on legal changes in Poland shifts relations into uncharted watersTue Mar 13 2018 - 06:00
Berlin coalition partners sign programme for governmentMinority partner pledges to take tougher approach to criminality from asylum seekersMon Mar 12 2018 - 15:29
Munich has its St Patrickâs Day parade a week earlyRichard Bruton tells Germans Brexit has made Ireland more European in its outlookMon Mar 12 2018 - 01:00
Things are far from grand for Merkelâs latest coalitionSuccess of Merkelâs fourth term hinges on relationship with SPD figures Scholz and NahlesSun Mar 11 2018 - 17:02
Food bank row exposes resource battle among German poorOne âTafelâ has faced criticism for excluding migrants from new donationsSat Mar 10 2018 - 05:01
Merkel's fourth cabinet finally completeSDP presents its six ministers almost six months after Germanyâs federal electionFri Mar 09 2018 - 18:20
Merkel anxious to start governing with new coalitionChancellor says EU requires âa strong German voice together with France and other member statesâMon Mar 05 2018 - 18:39
Pssst, pass it on â An Irishmanâs Diary on gossiping neighbours and âThe Valley of the Squinting Windows âMon Mar 05 2018 - 00:01
Sullen silence as Germanyâs SPD votes itself back into powerOne third of SPD rank-and-file argue the party has lost touch with core votersSun Mar 04 2018 - 23:00
German political deadlock ends with fourth term for MerkelPostal vote of centre-left SPD party sees backing for another grand coalition in BerlinSun Mar 04 2018 - 21:44
Germanyâs SPD backs coalition with Merkelâs conservativesVote paves way for Merkelâs fourth term as chancellor after months of uncertaintySun Mar 04 2018 - 09:55
Derek Scally: Three billboards outside Merkelâs apartmentAfter months of post-election wrangling, big questions remain about Germanyâs futureSat Feb 17 2018 - 06:00
Ankara releases Turkish-German journalist after year in detentionBerlin insists it struck no political deal to free Deniz YĂŒcelFri Feb 16 2018 - 19:10
Disbelief at plan for German taxpayers to pay for DieselgateLeaked government paper suggests public money be used to pay for retrofitsFri Feb 16 2018 - 18:35
SPD in freefall in polls ahead of membersâ vote on German coalitionâWe need clear positions, courage and decisiveness,â says hopeful leader Andrea NahlesFri Feb 16 2018 - 17:00
Love divided as European cities compete over St Valentineâs remainsMany European churches â besides one in Dublin â claim to hold relics of St ValentineWed Feb 14 2018 - 01:00
Taking on the Goliath that is the German motor industryBerlin lawyerâs case will ask the question: do air quality laws exist on paper or in practice?Mon Feb 12 2018 - 04:06
Merkel insists she will stay as door opens to successorGerman chancellorâs party critics have accused her of negotiating badly in coalition dealMon Feb 12 2018 - 01:00
German politics enters Gubu territory as Martin Schulz departsAngry emails and party pressure force SDP leader to step down and suggest successorFri Feb 09 2018 - 18:42
Germanyâs social democrats nominate first woman leaderAndrea Nahlesâs first task will be to sell the Merkel coalition deal to SPD membersFri Feb 09 2018 - 01:00
Hollow-eyed German leaders struggle to sell promise of new beginningDerek Scally: Three big parties eventually sign off on deal amid talk of post-Merkel eraWed Feb 07 2018 - 19:30
Coalition deal agreed in Germany ahead of uncertain SPD voteSocial Democrats secure finance portfolio in talks with Angela Merkelâs CDUWed Feb 07 2018 - 17:42
Shadow of history hangs over Germanyâs abortion debateAnti-abortion campaigners link Down syndrome abortions to Nazi eugenics practicesTue Feb 06 2018 - 01:00
Germanyâs ambiguous abortion laws rankle with all sidesThe countryâs vague regulations are stirring tensions with both camps seeking changeMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
âInjustice in concrete formâ, the Berlin Wall is gone for as long as it stoodFrom 1961 to 1989, Soviet construct made sure âangst, discipline and conformity ruledâMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Berlin coalition talks go into extra time as deadline passesStand-off over health and labour market reform stalls discussions to create governmentSun Feb 04 2018 - 19:36
Ireland needs to âget over itselfâ in relation to GermanyAn official review of the two countriesâ relationship is under way. Itâs time to think anewSat Feb 03 2018 - 06:00
Polish PM falls foul of own draft Bill about NazisMateusz Morawiecki errors appear to break ban on blaming Poland for Nazi atrocitiesFri Feb 02 2018 - 20:45
Aldi owners to build 2,000 apartments in BerlinPlans will help cityâs growing population, with almost one-third available as social housingFri Feb 02 2018 - 20:12
Poland denies new law will hinder debate about Nazi eraBill passed by senate makes it illegal to accuse Polish nation of complicity in the HolocaustThu Feb 01 2018 - 16:48
