Backing for Juncker ‘declaration of war’ on EU leaders, says MerkelJuncker as EU commission president could destabilise British coalition, says CameronMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
Why the eurosceptic surge may be a good thing for EuropeOpinion: If there is one thing Europe urgently needs it is less reverence for the European project and more realpolitikSat May 31 2014 - 01:01
Merkel backs Juncker for top EU post‘Bild’ tabloid attacks dithering on next commission president as ‘farce’Sat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Voters want answers to urgent problems, says SchäubleSuccess of France’s FN party a failure of European politics, says German finance ministerWed May 28 2014 - 01:00
Merkel acknowledges need to engage with Eurosceptic votersAlternative für Deutschland takes seven seats from German contingent of 96Mon May 26 2014 - 22:07
Merkel’s CDU wins European election in GermanySeven of the country’s 96 seats projected to go to new eurosceptic partySun May 25 2014 - 21:34
Berlin accused of setting bad example with pension reformsOpposition and OECD accuse German grand coalition of selling out its younger generations with bizarre reformsSat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Germany’s EU role plays second fiddle to political shadow boxingAngela Merkel’s short speeches on Europe are unfocused and lack substanceFri May 23 2014 - 01:00
Frank-Walter Steinmeier urges support for weekend Ukraine pollGerman foreign minister warns Angela Merkel not to tinker with European election formulaFri May 23 2014 - 01:00
German loan likely to include SME clauseNew Irish corporation SBCI, on receiving global loan, will lend to commercial banksFri May 23 2014 - 01:00
Schäuble backs calls for EU budget commissionerGerman finance minister says Europe should be a ‘multilayered democracy’Thu May 22 2014 - 01:00
Austrian Eurosceptics play on suspicion of EUAs some celebrate Eurovision win, others take a darker view of EuropeWed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Gate Theatre makes its German debut with two Samuel Beckett productionsAudiences at the Ruhrfestspiele festival identify with Michael Gambon and Barry McGovern’s takes on absurditySat May 17 2014 - 01:00
An appetite for warA peaceful graveyard and Irish soldiers’ graves ... how Germany wrote a “blank cheque” to Austria-Hungary for its revenge on the Serbs and the corner of a German field that is forever IrishWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
Angela Merkel issues warning to Moscow in toughest remarks yetVladimir Putin’s failure to de-escalate situation in Ukraine will lead to further sanctions, says German leaderFri May 09 2014 - 01:00
Over 1,200 disputed works of art left to Bern museumReclusive collector Cornelius Gurlitt exacts revenge on Germany for taking paintingsThu May 08 2014 - 01:00
Ireland: prisoner of Big Tech?A data-protection case in the High Court this week brought into focus the relationship between the State and the big tech companies located here. Some say we are regulating Facebook, Google and others too lightlySat May 03 2014 - 01:00
New party wants to split euro into blocsEurosceptic Alternative for Germany party launches second bid for powerWed Apr 30 2014 - 01:00
Uproar in Germany as Putin attends Schröder partyFormer chancellor welcomes Russian president to 70th birthday celebrations in St PetersburgWed Apr 30 2014 - 01:00
Court to hear challenge to decision not to investigate FacebookAustrian data privacy campaigner lodged complaint following Snowden revelationsTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Poles throw a final party for their popeCelebrations in major cities, shrines and John Paul II’s hometownMon Apr 28 2014 - 01:00
Welcome to ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’: an offscreen department storeGörlitz Letter: a Saxony town’s architectural gems survived war to star in a Hollywood filmMon Apr 28 2014 - 01:00
Risk and opportunity for Poland in Ukraine crisisFinding itself in the spotlight, Warsaw is being pragmatic about its neighbour to its eastMon Apr 28 2014 - 01:00
Celebrating the saint from WadowiceMany Poles feel a spiritual mark left by their pope but schisms in both church and society now go unrefereedSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Poland calls for EU energy union to break Russian dominancePolish PM calls for greater solidarity in EU and joint energy contracts with RussiaWed Apr 23 2014 - 01:00
Moscow and Kiev take step forward with commitment to end Ukraine tensionsGeneva talks end with deal to ‘de-escalate tensions and boost security for all citizens’Fri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
European Parliament president calls for deficit rules rethinkMartin Schulz says EU deficit rules are outdated and more flexibility is neededFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Strikes at Amazon centres in GermanyFull-day stoppages at the distribution facilities over long-running wage disputeThu Apr 17 2014 - 19:17
Germany’s secretive weapons industry under scrutinyGreen Party wants more transparency around Berlin’s armaments dealsWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:00
Upswing for German economy but investors still waryEconomics minister predicts ‘solid upturn’ as data incidates growth will hit 1.8% this year and 2% in 2015Wed Apr 16 2014 - 01:00
Heartbleed software security error was not deliberate, says programmerGerman programmer denies deliberately leaving ‘back door’ in OpenSSL encryption softwareSat Apr 12 2014 - 01:00
Honeymoon over for Angela Merkel as bickering begins within grand coalitionBerlin Letter: Divisions over pension reforms and Ukraine are testing the CDU-SPD relationshipFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:01
German satanists with Harry Potter obsession on trial for taxi killingPair accused of planning killing while being motivated by satanic ‘bloodlust’Fri Apr 11 2014 - 01:00
Pressure on France to reduce deficit in line with EU target‘France knows its responsibility’, says German finance ministerTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Hitler is back, as Germans have never seen himA photographer and writer have been accused of glorifying Nazism in their attempts to explore the attraction and repulsion of the Third ReichThu Apr 03 2014 - 01:00
Schmidt attacks western sanctions on Russia as ‘nonsense’Former German chancellor describes Russian actions in Crimea as ‘perfectly understandable’Sat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
A view to a kill in the Swiss AlpsA museum in Blofeld’s base from “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” recalls the filming of the troubled 007 movie and its one-off Bond, George LazenbySat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Germany’s new dual citizenship rules criticised by Turkish groupsArrangements do not include those born abroad who have spent decades in GermanySat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
German art collector agrees to return looted artLawyer for Cornelius Gurlitt insists most works in his hoard are his rightful propertyFri Mar 28 2014 - 01:00
German report dismisses welfare tourism claimsTighter rules and additional assistance promised by BerlinThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
German bishops launch second attempt at abuse inquiryInquiry last year collapsed amid allegations of church interferenceWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:00
German insists trade subordinate to politics in Russia rowFinance minister claims crisis with Russia ‘primarily about international law, which must be adhered to’Mon Mar 24 2014 - 23:10
Luxembourg and Austria drop opposition to banking directiveStates agree to automatic exchange of non-EU citizens’ savings account detailsSat Mar 22 2014 - 01:00
Merkel’s defiance of Moscow runs counter to cultural sympathy for powerful factionsChancellor’s stance on Putin has provoked claims of ‘Russia-bashing’Sat Mar 22 2014 - 01:00
EU agrees to expand targeted sanctions on RussiaMove comes after US steps up response to Ukraine crisisFri Mar 21 2014 - 06:18
Merkel toughens stance on CrimeaEU leaders locked in discussions over sanctionsFri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
Germany dampens hopes of Irish bank recapitalisation from ESMSchäuble rules out mutual liability of EU member statesFri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
