The Irish Times

Prisoners in North held in solitary confinement not meeting UN standards

Report finds prisoners with mental health illness segregated in supervision units

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 07:57

‘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

Germany’s CDU faces historic disaster as SPD appears to edge ahead in election

Exit polls indicate Angela Merkel’s ruling party has had its worst-ever election result

Sun Sept 26 2021 - 22:50

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

The Irish Times view on the German election: too close to call

Voters are keeping the politicians guessing – which is no bad thing

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 00:05

Greens vow to turn Germany into ‘socio-ecological economy’

Party has suffered in polls after fierce attacks from Angela Merkel’s CDU and centre-left Social Democrats

Sun Jun 13 2021 - 17:59

Germany’s climate law not fair on young, constitutional court rules

Judges order government to rewrite law to ease climate burden on future generations

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 16:30

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

Merkel meets her match

Germany in the pandemic

Mon Apr 05 2021 - 00:01

Germany’s CDU rocked by pandemic procurement scandal

Two MPs from Merkel’s parliamentary bloc resign ahead of important regional elections

Sun Mar 07 2021 - 19:10

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

Russia warns EU leaders over Belarus ahead of crisis talks

Protests and strikes continue after disputed election and brutal crackdown

Tue Aug 18 2020 - 18:56

German coalition agrees €130bn stimulus to mitigate lockdown damage

Huge package comes as country expects worst recession in its postwar history

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 10:26

Germany reopens gun law debates after shisha bar killings

Gunman who killed nine in attack in Hanau sent letter to prosecutors in November

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 18:51

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

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

‘Berlin is not Munich’: What Ireland can learn from Bavaria

Irish people based in the sprawling German region offer advice on the CSU visit

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 19:51

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

Stevie Wonder: every studio album ranked

From his teenage Motown years to his funk masterpieces of the 70s and later pop ballads, Stevie Wonder’s music is nothing but joyous

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 12:00

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

Who is in the running for the EU's top jobs?

Europe Editor Patrick Smyth sets the scene and looks at the runners and riders

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 14:40

Vast open-cast mine protest ends as German police move in

Thousands of Ende Gelände demonstrators infiltrated Garzweiler 48sq km lignite mine

Sun Jun 23 2019 - 18:20

EU summit: ‘Electing a pope is easier,’ says Varadkar as no decision on top jobs

EU leaders to meet again on June 30th to seek agreement on who should get top jobs

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 06:55

Future of Merkel’s coalition in doubt after SPD leader steps down

Social Democratic leader Andrea Nahles resigns after just 400 days in office

Sun Jun 02 2019 - 12:05

European elections 2019: Voters turn to populists and the Greens

Far-right poised to be a disruptive influence in next European Parliament

Mon May 27 2019 - 01:00

German authorities seek Irish help over ‘very serious’ data hack

Hundreds of politicians and media figures caught in Germany’s biggest data dump

Fri Jan 04 2019 - 18:20

Macron urges greater European integration in address to Bundestag

France and Germany have ‘obligation not to let the world slip into chaos,’ president says

Sun Nov 18 2018 - 20:00

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