In Germany, coalition-building is the norm, even between eternal party rivalsOpinion: ‘Grand coalitions’ have advantages, but don’t always tackle difficult issuesSun Aug 18 2013 - 00:01
Angela Merkel: A Chancellorship Forged in Crisis, by Alan Crawford and Tony CzuckaReviewed by Derek ScallySat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Shadow looms over plan to export solar power from Sahara to EuropeThe Desertec project has cooled following a split over when to begin sending natural energy from Africa to EuropeFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Angela Merkel launches re-election campaign with warning on European debt addictionChancellor says instability likely unless she secures third termFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Ireland was forced into bailout, say German EuroscepticsAlternative for Germany launches election campaign saying France should leave euroThu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00
Austrian anti-Facebook campaigner critical of Irish DPC’s positionGroup complained that company collected more data on users than it admittedWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
The man in Portarlington who protects people’s dataDiffering European approaches pose challenges for data commissionerWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
The gradual greening of two German giantsSince their launch, Aldi and Lidl have slowly adapted to Irish marketWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
Leak points to third bailout for GreeceMerkel under pressure pre-election after reports that Greece will need further aidMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
The diplomat who kept the Irish flag flying in BerlinDan Mulhall’s term as Ambassador to Germany saw dramatic changes in the countries’ relationshipSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
German parties help email users to keep it crypticRequests for email encryption rise as leading US provider Lavabit closes down following claim of NSA request for dataSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
SPD on back foot over fresh NSA claimsMerkel challenger denies his party opened the door to surveillance a decade agoFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
Saga of German publisher stranger than fictionPublisher of Joyce and Beckett, loved for its iconic spines, is fighting for its lifeThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:01
Bonn urged sport agencies to give West German athletes drugs, claims reportResearchers collated and analysed catalogue of performance enhancing drugsMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:02
Boardroom battle sees exit of Siemens chiefIndustrial giant appoints CFO to top jobThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:01
Draghi favours publication of ECB minutesMove would add transparency to interest rate decisions in FrankfurtThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:01
Childcare deadline looms in GermanyLegal right to day-care in land of kindergarten to boost birthrate – and economyWed Jul 31 2013 - 01:00
Swimming against the tide in HamburgDie Zeit weekly is gaining readers with an up-market offering that marries serious and up-market popular journalismTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
US spying endangers democracy, says German presidentJoachim Gauck suggests Edward Snowden ‘deserves respect’ for NSA revelationsSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:13
The colourful new face of WarsawWarsaw has a cheery new face but has not forgotten its dark history, making it a fascinating capital of many layersSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Wagner bicentennial festival hits sour note at BayreuthComposer’s descendants struggle to mollify aggrieved directorSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Berlin denies go-slow on EU bank wind-up talksReports claim German finance ministry is planning to stall plan until new European Commission is chosen next yearSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Irish privacy watchdog dismisses security agency complaintData-sharing with US intelligence not a breach of EU privacy laws, Data Protection Commissioner rulesFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Merkel aide questioned over US spyingChancellor’s chief-of-staff insists German intelligence services operate within the lawFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Executive board of German bank all on trial for fraudDirk Jens Nonnenmacher and five other former executives are accused of breach of fiduciary trust as well as accounting fraudThu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
Nazi ‘wanted’ posters spark controversy in GermanySimon Wiesenthal Centre is running campaign to find unconvicted Third Reich war criminalsWed Jul 24 2013 - 01:00
German intelligence chiefs examine Snowden claims on data shared with USGerman ministers and intelligence officials appear before a closed-door meeting to explain what they knew of data collectionWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:01
Irish strong on solidarity despite harsh economic conditionsIreland ranked 11th on social cohesion list, ahead of Britain and GermanyWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
Merkel highlights failings in Irish data protection ahead of EU action“We have great data protection laws in Germany but if Facebook is based in Ireland, then Irish law applies”Mon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Wall-to-wall barriers from Belfast to BerlinPanoramas featuring Belfast’s peace lines have been pasted on to a surviving stretch of the Berlin WallMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Merkel challenges US firms on data useGerman chancellor urges US companies based in Ireland to say with whom they share dataMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Did the Boss bring down the Berlin Wall?25 years ago, Bruce Springsteen played East Berlin. And the walls came tumbling down, claims a new bookSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
European mobile operators to take on Apple and GoogleAlcatel ‘One Touch Fire’ phone with Firefox operating system to be rolled out in autumnSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Proposals for single banking resolution rest on ‘shaky foundations’Wolfgang Schäuble steps up German government’s opposition to mechanismFri Jul 12 2013 - 13:35
Under-pressure Polish prime minister talks tough on EuropeDonald Tusk has warned EU leaders to deliver practical solutions to urgent problemsFri Jul 12 2013 - 01:00
Pressure builds in Germany over Edward Snowden claimsAngela Merkel under pressure to demand a freeze on transatlantic data-sharingThu Jul 11 2013 - 01:00
Commission’s bank resolution plans attract German disapprovalNew system would be backed by up to €70bnWed Jul 10 2013 - 20:43
Germans are worriers, Irish among most carefree - surveyUnemployment is biggest concern for Europeans, 12-country survey findsWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Euro finance ministers debate paying Greek aid in instalmentsGreek officials agree with international backers a plan to fire 4,000 and redeploy 25,000 public sector workersTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Devil’s Mountain spy post has heard it all before as Prism taints Germany’s relations with USThe NSA may have abandoned the Berlin listening post but Edward Snowden’s revelations show the agency remains active in GermanyTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Poles not ready to join the euro zone, says PMDonald Tusk cites lack of public and political supportMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Snowden claims Germany is ‘in bed with’ NSAMerkel under pressure to clarify what she knew about US surveillance in GermanyMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
German politicians tacking to the wind of voters’ negative attitude to EU expansionNation following Swiss neighbour into ‘prosperity chauvinism’Fri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Edward Snowden finds an unlikely admirer in former Stasi agentMemories of the Gestapo and Stasi inform the debate on surveillance in GermanyFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Kenny confident Anglo files will become subject of public discourseGovernment was unaware of the extent of files about the banking collapse in Department of Finance’s possessionThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
EU leaders agree additional €2bn in funding to tackle youth unemploymentBerlin summit agrees on proposals EU members ‘should consider implementing’Thu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Berlin bakery chain gives lesson in rolling out jobs for youthsSteinecke, run almost exclusively by apprentices, is a good example of why Germany doesn’t have a youth unemployment problemThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
At best a welcome recognition of Europe’s jobs crisisIdeological, cultural and economic differences make agreement on solutions to youth unemployment a huge challengeThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Saarland in a spin as Irish dance dynamo departsDonlon Dance Company became region’s cultural calling cardWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
‘Bugging friends is unacceptable’: Germany reacts to surveillance claimsCabinet minister questions the future of trade talks between EU and USTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
