Vienna centre stage for Cold War dramaTHE US and Russia ended a two-week espionage drama between their countries yesterday with a brisk spy-swap in Vienna, straight…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Polish presidential result hailed as fresh start for reformPOLISH PRIME minister Donald Tusk has described the victory of political ally Bronislaw Komorowski in Sunday’s presidential election…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Oktoberfest to be smoke free as voters back banMUNICH’S OKTOBERFEST is heading for a showdown after Bavarian voters backed an outright ban on smoking in public places.Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Kaczynski may succeed late brother in tight pollTWO MONTHS after president Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash in Russia, his twin brother Jaroslaw is close to succeeding him…Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Police in Berlin search for controversial juvenile crime judgeBERLIN POLICE are searching for a controversial judge, missing since Monday, who pioneered a campaign against juvenile crime …Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Football brings to surface complex changes in German identityBERLIN LETTER: Members of Berlin’s thriving extreme left have launched a campaign to stem the tide of flag-waving flooding Germany…Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
The Art of TravelINNOVATIVE TRANSPORT: The world's largest inland harbour, Duisport in Germany, has become one of Europe's leading logistics …Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Krugman attack on 'hawkish' German bankerLEADING US economist Paul Krugman has attacked Bundesbank president Axel Weber as a “risk for the euro’s fate” and blamed the…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Pope may step in as row over German bishop growsPOPE BENEDICT may be forced to intervene in an escalating row in his native Germany over the resignation of the country’s most…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Polish election to be decided in run-offPOLAND’S PRESIDENTIAL election will be decided in a run-off on July 4th after a strong showing from Jaroslaw Kaczynski, brother…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Green-SPD deal a threat to MerkelGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel is facing a bumpy road ahead after the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) agreed yesterday to …Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Germany gives Lena a heroine's welcomeWINNER: BERLIN EUROVISION winner Lena Meyer-Landruth was given a heroine’s welcome on her return home yesterday, giving Germany…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Spy who kissed and told jailed for two yearsA FORMER German spy has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of sharing classified information with…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
How will the church survive? That would be an ecumenical matterMUNICH LETTER: Many attendees at a recent congress believe the Catholic Church will eventually have to reach out to its Christian…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Markets hit as Germany puts ban on speculative dealingGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel was fending off international criticism last night after a surprise German ban on speculative…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Merkel's coalition abandons plans for radical tax cutsGERMAN ECONOMY: GERMANY’S COALITION government has abandoned plans for radical tax cuts, a key policy ambition for Angela Merkel…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Merkel's CDU struggles to retain power in North RheinBERLIN – CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat (CDU) government is facing a rocky road ahead after the party struggled…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Rare Merkel lapse could cost EU and Greece dearANALYSIS: As the euro zone crisis escalated, Ireland came in for compliments as Germany agonised over supporting the plan to…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Germany will 'never forget' Ireland's helpGERMANY WILL “never forget” how Ireland helped secure EU backing for German unification, the country’s foreign minister Guido…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Kaczynski twin looks unlikely to win electionTWO DAYS after burying his twin brother, Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski lacks enough popular support to succeed …Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Kaczynski mother too ill to be told about son's deathWHEN POLAND comes to a standstill at noon today to remember President Lech Kaczynski and the other victims of last Saturday’s…Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Protests grow over plan to bury KaczynskiPRESIDENT MARY McAleese and a long list of foreign dignitaries are flying into a storm of protest surrounding the state funeral…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Obscenity daubed on pope's family homeBAVARIAN POLICE have said Pope Benedict’s birthplace was daubed with “insulting” slogans yesterday as the Catholic Church in …Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Mourners throng Warsaw streetsPoles gathered for memorial masses around the country this morning, a day after the air crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski…Sun Apr 11 2010 - 01:00
Kaczynski was no conservative caricatureFor anyone who knew Lech Kaczynski from his memorable public utterances, meeting him was a pleasant surprise.Sun Apr 11 2010 - 01:00
Poland struggles to absorb newsFlags are flying at half mast across Poland today as the shock of President Kaczynski's death in a plane crash begins to sink…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
A moment of tragedy and solidarityThe chilly night air was slowly filled with a warm breeze of burning wax from candles - red, white, green - as Poles gathered…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Polish president dies in Russian plane crashPoland's President Lech Kaczynski, its central bank head and the country's military chief were among 96 people killed when their…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Leaked e-mail links Merkel to controversial Afghan air strikeCHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel’s office was informed hours after a German-ordered air strike in Afghanistan last September that civilians…Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Breaking down the wall of indifference in GermanyTRAINING CAMP IN BERLIN: ON A freezing Berlin night, the shouts from the floodlit all-weather pitch have attracted an audience…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Within six hours, the world's deserts receive more energy from the sun than mankind consumes in a yearINNOVATION IN... YOUR PLUG SOCKE: FOR SENSIBLE, risk-averse Germans, the easiest way to shoot down anyone with a dream or a …Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Berlin mulls 'unappetising' prospectsGERMAN STRATEGY: WHEN IT comes to Greece’s woes, Berlin is hoping lightning will strike twice.Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Busker finds cold comfort with iglooWITH BERLIN covered in snow and ice, a homeless man has decided to make the best of the situation by building himself an igloo…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
FDP on collision course with Merkel over pace of reformGERMANY’S Free Democrats (FDP), junior partners in the Berlin government, have vowed to crank up the pace of their reform plans…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Saving your skinResearchers claim new treatment can detect malignant melanomas without removing tissueTue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Author's plagiarism puts spotlight on Germany's literatiGERMANY’S LITERATI celebrated 17-year-old Helena Hegemann as a literary shooting star for her writings on substance abuse and…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Pole jailed for fathering sons with his daughterA POLISH man who imprisoned his daughter for six years, raping her repeatedly and fathering her two sons, has been sentenced …Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Lafontaine to step down as leader of German Left PartyGERMAN POLITICAL veteran Oskar Lafontaine is to stand down in May as leader of the Left Party, opening the door to closer political…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Lafontaine to step down as leader of German Left PartyGERMAN POLITICAL veteran Oskar Lafontaine is to stand down in May as leader of the Left Party, opening the door to closer political…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Church accused of disregarding complaints of priest's child abuseTHE CATHOLIC Church in Germany has been accused of ignoring abuse complaints against a priest who reportedly shared beds, saunas…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Church accused of disregarding complaints of priest's child abuseTHE CATHOLIC Church in Germany has been accused of ignoring abuse complaints against a priest who reportedly shared beds, saunas…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Depfa fined €250,000 for breaching securities ActTHE FINANCIAL Regulator has imposed a fine of €250,000 on Depfa ACS bank for several suspected breaches of the Asset Covered …Wed Dec 23 2009 - 00:00
Swiss vote to halt 'Islamisation' by ban on minaretsSWISS POPULIST parties were celebrating last night after voters backed their initiative to halt the “Islamisation” of the country…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Calls for minister to resign over air strikePRESSURE IS growing on Chancellor Angela Merkel to fire a former defence minister from cabinet after claims he withheld details…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Divergent paths from 1968 for three student radicalsLETTER FROM BERLIN: A new documentary charts the careers of a legal triumvirate who emerged during Berlin’s protest movement…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Austrian government to recognise same-sex civil unionsTHE GOVERNMENT of Austria has cleared the way for state recognition of same-sex civil unions from the start of next year.Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Diplomat recalls fall of wall as 'thrilling'GERMANY’S AMBASSADOR to Ireland has described the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago today as the “most thrilling chapter” …Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Leaders say credit for toppling Wall belongs to peopleSpeaking at a ceremony in Berlin to commemorate the events in 1989, Mikhail Gorbachev says his role was simply to ‘open a window…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
