Angela Merkel is under fire as inner circle seek rich pickings elsewhereChancellor’s chief-of-staff poised to accept €1 million position with state-owned train companyTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Angela Merkel fractures pelvis in skiing accidentGerman chancellor forced to cancel foreign visits after incident leaves her on crutchesMon Jan 06 2014 - 22:53
Angela Merkel’s new year’s resolution: fresh EU airDemands for progress on European integration come amid German foot-dragging on policySat Jan 04 2014 - 01:02
Skiing after SchumacherThe former F1 champion’s name has been added to a list of prominent ski accidents, injuries and fatalities, and sparked debated about the risks associated with the sportFri Jan 03 2014 - 16:53
German coalition partners at odds over ‘welfare tourism’SPD challenges Merkel’s Bavarian allies on claims about Romanian and Bulgarian migration to GermanyFri Jan 03 2014 - 01:00
Tricky leaks: Snowden vs NSAEdward Snowden blew the lid on US spying in Europe, but the real enemy may be public apathySat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Brussels unhappy at portrayal of its role in bailoutSenior officials believe Government failed to give Europe credit for exit successSat Dec 21 2013 - 12:50
Franco-German harmony faces fresh challengesBerlin’s increasingly combative approach on trade issues is raising hacklesFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
EU ministers close to deal on single body for troubled banksECB vice-president questions credibility of proposalsThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:00
Merkel calls for deeper EU integrationGerman chancellor praises Ireland’s reform efforts but says Europe needs further reforms to protect against shocksWed Dec 18 2013 - 20:44
Merkel re-elected for third term in second grand coalition with SPDFirst Bundestag address due this morningWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00
Sabine Lautenschläger likely to succeed Jörg Asmussen at European Central BankGermany expected to propose Bundesbank vice-president as an executive board member of the ECBTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Merkel promises stability ahead of today’s swearing-in for third termMarathon coalition agreement with SPD signed in BerlinTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Bavarian battle looms on ‘Mein Kampf’State government withdraws funding for annoated edition of Nazi workMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
Berlin vows no change in EU policies in third Merkel termECB official Asmussen returns to BerlinMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
SPD gives green light to Merkel coalitionVoters back the party’s second grand coalition with the CDUSat Dec 14 2013 - 15:47
Schäuble on course for second term as German finance ministerPostal vote of SDP members expected to back coalitionSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Danish PM sets aside ‘selfie’ fuss to reshuffle cabinetJustice minister resigned from Thorning-Schmidt’s government after secret service scandalFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Three years that irrevocably changed the Hiberno-German relationshipThere is much respect in Berlin for what Ireland has achieved, but getting our debt relief wishes past the Bundestag will be difficultFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
SPD members poised to back grand coalition deal in GermanyResult of party members’ poll due at lunchtime on SaturdayThu Dec 12 2013 - 16:46
Finance ministers to meet for final push on EU bank resolution authorityEurogroup said to have agreed ‘in principle’ but details have yet to be confirmedThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:00
Eurogroup says Greece needs more austerityEuro zone finance ministers link unlocking €1bn in funding to cutsTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Germany to agree deal on bank resolutionWolfgang Schäuble prepared to compromise on regulations but Berlin remains opposed to common restructuring fundMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Germany’s use of Irish tax advantages must be seen ‘in the context of the time’Former German finance minister ‘sees the point’ of Irish people who criticise Germany taking advantage of tax policies it condemned at the same timeFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:10
SPD leader woos party faithful to back coalition dealSPD grassroots likeyl to back alliance with Merkel via postal voteThu Dec 05 2013 - 01:00
Fresh bid to ban Germany’s far-right National Democratic PartyNPD accused of being a racist, neo-nazi party in initiative filed by 16 federal states in the upper chamberWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:08
German ministers used Irish shell firms to balance budgetSPD finance ministers used letter-box companies for pension fund securitisationMon Dec 02 2013 - 16:14
King of Kink: a fresh look at Helmut Newton‘Some people’s photography is art, mine is not’ said the Berliner, whose genius is the glossy celebration of the superficialThu Nov 28 2013 - 01:00
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras denies bailout holeAngela Merkel calls for greater optimism over reform effortsSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:09
Bundesbank chief chides Germans over complaints on low interest ratesWeidmann tells Germans to stop complainingFri Nov 22 2013 - 01:00
Angela Merkel urges EU states to not rest on post-crisis laurelsGerman chancellor calls for closer economic and financial integrationFri Nov 22 2013 - 01:00
German art restitution experts divided on how to handle seized Munich worksThere is little agreement as to whether the statute of limitations appliesThu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00
Merkel says NSA revelations put a burden on transatlantic trade talksGerman university proposes honorary doctorate for Edward SnowdenTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
German art heir demands works backGurlitt claims paintings were purchased legally by his father and are rightfully hisMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Coalition to set out six-year strategy for investorsNoonan plans campaign to court financial market participantsSat Nov 16 2013 - 07:09
Finance ministers fail to agree on bank resolution authority for EUDivisions between member states prevent agreement on body to wind down lendersSat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00
SPD rules out deal on banks’ legacy debtSpokesman for Angela Merkel’s likely coalition partner says it was a ‘mistake’ to raise possibility of retrospective recapitalisationFri Nov 15 2013 - 09:50
Experts trade blows over issue of Germany’s record surplusMost Germans believe other businesses and economies should be more competitive, not that Germany should throttle its booming exportsFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:20
KfW is a public bank providing development loans at lower interest than commercial ratesIn 65 years since its foundation KfW has provided €1.3 trillion in loansFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:00
German bank to make loans to Irish businessesInitiative agreed during phone conversation between Taoiseach and Angela MerkelFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:00
Noonan to brief EU on bailout exit strategySenior euro zone sources stress it is ‘economically viable’ for Ireland to exit without precautionary credit lineThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
German economic advisers attack ‘spendthrift’ incoming coalitionAdvisers warn against ‘watering down or rolling back reforms’Thu Nov 14 2013 - 00:01
EU confirms investigation of Germany’s trade surplusNew EU rules allow in-depth review of member states to identify imbalancesWed Nov 13 2013 - 13:47
Germany’s SPD opens door to coalition with Left PartyStrategic move to drop a two-decade-old taboo ups the ante in coalition talks with Angela MerkelWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Germany publishes details of 25 lost art works onlineBavarian authorities promise taskforce to expedite provenance research of 1,400 worksWed Nov 13 2013 - 00:00
Europe watches while Merkel plays the waiting game in coalition talksPost-election negotiations are not expected to finish before DecemberTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:01
Germany under fire over trade surplus as exports hit new highBerlin urged to push domestic demand and boost exports from crisis-hit neighboursSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
‘Disgraceful’ Irish report on Kristallnacht goes on displayCharles Bewley’s 1938 report ‘demagogic and nasty’, says Jewish exhibition directorSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
