The Irish Times

‘Implosion’: CDU plays blame game after German election disaster

Centre-right party begins search for third leader in three years

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 19:00

Knives come out in Merkel’s party as Germans vote for change

Analysis: Centre-left SPD wins election with snappy campaign and clear messaging

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 12:59

SPD leader Scholz calls for coalition talks after German election win

Angela Merkel’s CDU suffers slump in support, leaving centre-rivals with ‘visible mandate’ to govern

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 10:06

German democracy enters a new chapter as Merkel departs

Europe’s most populous – and powerful – country goes to the polls on Sunday

Sat Sept 25 2021 - 05:00

Germany’s federal election: The parties, polls, coalitions... and how it all works

September 26th vote to determine who will succeed Angela Merkel in Europe’s hot seat

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 16:30

Floods in Germany, Belgium leave more than 60 dead, dozens missing

Climate change now likely to be high on political agenda ahead of September election

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 22:25

Shellshocked Laschet has five months to retool CDU

Berlin Letter: Election candidate must battle rivals in chancellery bid to succeed Merkel

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 20:00

Armin Laschet clinches nomination to run for German chancellor

Leader of Merkel’s CDU party to head election challenge after Bavarian rival ends bid

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 13:22

Armin Laschet becomes leader of Angela Merkel’s CDU party

Continuity candidate wins run-off vote against conservative-liberal rival Friedrich Merz

Sat Jan 16 2021 - 15:27

World View: How will global far-right adapt without US figurehead?

Internationalists hope Biden victory heralds wider fall in far-right fortunes

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00

New SPD leadership raises risk of German coalition break-up

Conservatives urge Social Democrats to stick with coalition agreement

Sun Dec 01 2019 - 17:50

TV vet arrested in relation to murder of mother-in-law

Unusual case in Germany involves a fatal car crash and a high-profile politician

Thu Sept 26 2019 - 21:05

Syrian refugees unwanted in Germany, afraid to go home

Asylum seekers say parties use issue for political gain ‘and refugees always pay the price’

Wed Aug 07 2019 - 20:00

Miriam Lord: Scuttling things in the Dáil bars

A rat in TDs’ midst; Shane Ross’s birthday; Dr Reilly’s tie; hands, knees and boomps-a-daisy

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 05:00

Merkel’s allies urge EU to break Brexit deadlock

Ahead of Irish trip, CSU pledges support for Ireland in all Brexit scenarios

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 18:51

St Kilian festival a joyous occasion to celebrate German-Irish links

‘Mission accomplished’ says smiling Rory Gallagher fan Steinmeier of Higgins’s visit

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 01:00

Ursula von der Leyen profile: Who is proposed new EU Commission president?

German defence minister (60) is seen as a liberal and reliable pair of hands

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 18:45

UN office urges Hungary to stop depriving migrants of food

More erstwhile European allies criticise Viktor Orban's nationalist drift

Fri May 03 2019 - 18:14

Orbán and Salvini call for anti-immigration surge in EU elections

Hungarian leader to work with Italian despite warnings from centre-right allies

Thu May 02 2019 - 20:20

EU clarifications could help May sell withdrawal deal, says Varadkar

Report says 1,000 police officers will be sent to North in case of no-deal Brexit disorder

Fri Jan 04 2019 - 00:22

Who is Manfred Weber, potential next head of European Commission?

Pragmatic 46-year-old Bavarian and EPP leader is close ally of Angela Merkel

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 05:01

German former spy chief loses role after lambasting Merkel government

Hans-Georg Maassen criticised coalition’s ‘naive’ immigration policy in speech

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 20:40

Merkel’s conservative allies humbled in Bavarian state poll

Exit polls show Christian Social Union bleeding votes to Greens and far-right

Sun Oct 14 2018 - 20:19

Bavarian election could be the canary in the mine for Merkel

Poor showings for her centre-right alliance could catalyse her transition out of power

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:01

Protesters gather following man’s death in German town

Fears of more anti-immigrant tensions as two Afghans detained

Sun Sept 09 2018 - 19:40

Bavarian asylum camps open their doors

Agencies based in ‘anchor centres’ to take hardline approach, state premier says

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 20:30

Hungary says Austria is the key to migration deal with Germany

Migration policy likely to dominate Orban-Merkel talks on Thursday

Wed Jul 04 2018 - 17:29

Austria and Italy react to German border control plan

Vienna rejects proposal to pass asylum seekers back over Austrian border

Tue Jul 03 2018 - 20:35

Merkel to meet allies in last attempt to avoid rupture

Germany’s interior minister offered to resign over EU deal to tackle immigration

Mon Jul 02 2018 - 07:39

Mood darkens in Germany as economic warning signs mount

Never-ending crises take toll on Merkel as gloss comes off football team and economy

Mon Jul 02 2018 - 01:00

Merkel’s coalition in the balance as allies row over migration

CSU yet to accept EU proposals while minister pledges to begin turning back migrants

Sun Jul 01 2018 - 22:39

Fear stalks German borders as police face renewed wave of migration

High-stakes stand-off in Berlin as Merkel’s Bavarian allies decide on support for EU deal

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00

Merkel in bid to save German coalition with asylum-seeker deal

EU members at summit agree on processing centres for refugees and to bolster Frontex

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 00:27

Future of EU hinges on solving migration issue, says Merkel

German chancellor under increasing pressure to secure comprehensive EU-wide deal

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 13:28