The Irish Times

Germany’s response to soaring Covid cases stymied by political row

Top public health official warns that Germany is heading for ‘a very bad Christmas’

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 19:43

German economy stagnating despite signs of end to industrial downturn

Germany’s federal government to increase carbon tax to €25 per tonne from 2021

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 10:24

‘Rubbernecking’ drivers may have cost lives in Bavaria bus crash

German politicians call for stiffer fines for ‘gawper’ drivers who blocked emergency vehicles

Tue Jul 04 2017 - 16:13

Crowds cheer as German politicians vote to legalise same-sex marriage

‘To be honest, Frau Merkel: thanks for nothing’, opposition deputy shouts to chancellor

Fri Jun 30 2017 - 09:07

Frank-Walter Steinmeier set to be German president

Setback for Angela Merkel as SPD foreign minister in line for mainly honorary post

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 16:24

Anti-immigration party rattles Merkel in Berlin ballot

Pressure on German chancellor to halt slippage as far-right AfD wins 10th state election

Sun Sept 18 2016 - 19:33

Germany targets radical Islamists in crackdown

Merkel mulls series of security proposals, including reported ban on burkas

Thu Aug 11 2016 - 01:00

Germany launches second bid to ban far-right NPD

NPD’s xenophobic policies pose threat to Germany’s democratic order, court told

Tue Mar 01 2016 - 18:08

Merkel says Berlin has nothing to fear from tax investigation

Country’s ostensibly strict system does not bar competition between cities and regions

Mon Dec 22 2014 - 06:00

Juncker turns tax debate away from Luxembourg and on to entire EU

Debate on multinational tax avoidance widens

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00

Left Party on course to head state of Thuringia

Successor party to East Germany’s SED shatters another taboo

Tue Nov 04 2014 - 18:19

Migrants a concern for Germans and Swedes, polls reveal

Polls in both countries reveal tougher stance on foreign nationals

Sat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00

Germany agrees on €8.50 minimum wage for first time

Measure to be introduced in 2015 will not cover minors, trainees and some interns

Wed Apr 02 2014 - 17:54

Merkel re-elected for third term in second grand coalition with SPD

First Bundestag address due this morning

Wed Dec 18 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 time

Fri Dec 06 2013 - 01:10

Fresh bid to ban Germany’s far-right National Democratic Party

NPD accused of being a racist, neo-nazi party in initiative filed by 16 federal states in the upper chamber

Wed Dec 04 2013 - 01:08

Second Houses – What they do elsewhere

The Bundesrat – a bulwark of German democracy

Tue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00

Merkel’s moment

Mon Sept 23 2013 - 01:04

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