The Irish Times

Germany poised to acquire missile defence system

Talks under way to buy version of Israeli system for intercepting long-range missiles

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 16:13

Germany berated for inaction by Zelenskiy in Bundestag address

Ukrainian president calls on country to match words with more decisive deeds

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 11:25

German strain of anti-vaccine sentiment proving highly resistant to change

Munich Letter: It’s unlikely the city’s protesting ‘walkers’ will disappear any time soon

Mon Feb 07 2022 - 17:50

Macron plans diplomatic phone call with Putin to calm Ukrainian crisis

‘Path of de-escalation’ to be proposed by French president as fears of war worsen

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 20:00

Macron and Scholz agree to mediate in Ukraine border crisis

German chancellor and French president look to ‘Normandy format’ to reduce tensions

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 20:16

Olaf Scholz elected German chancellor as Merkel reign ends

New leader takes office as Germany battles Covid-19 surge and faces series of geopolitical challenges

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 10:39

Omicron: States race to delay spread of Covid variant as more cases detected

WHO urges ‘balance’ in response as travel restrictions and quarantine measures imposed

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 01:00

Miriam Lord: Gourd of honour for German president as Áras springs back to life

The red carpet is dusted off and the dogs practise diplomatic etiquette for state visit

Wed Oct 27 2021 - 22:08

Derek Scally: Will post-Merkel Germany shift from drift to drive?

Berlin’s wish for continuity set to collide in Bundestag with calls for change

Wed Oct 27 2021 - 03:00

Germany marks 60 years since Turkish ‘guest workers’ came during labour shortage

Two children of Turkish migrants to Germany developed Pfizer Covid vaccine

Tue Oct 05 2021 - 20:45

Germany faces calls for disaster alerts after floods

State cannot send messages to citizens partly due to experience of surveillance under Hitler’s Nazi regime

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 20:10

Outgoing German ambassador optimistic Ireland will join global tax deal

Deike Potzel says Irish-German political and trade relations are at all-time high

Mon Jul 19 2021 - 02:00

Europe floods: Merkel shocked by ‘terrifying’ devastation

Chancellor says governments have to get better and faster at tackling climate change

Sun Jul 18 2021 - 17:17

At least 170 known to have died in European flooding

Officials fear casualty figures will increase as some victims were trapped in vehicles

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 22:06

Germany triggers military disaster alert after catastrophic flood kills at least 100

Heavy flooding in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands sees thousands evacuated

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 17:23

Curfews in Berlin, Hamburg and Brandenburg to prevent crowds

Merkel seeks coherent policy with other state leaders in effort to reduce Covid third wave

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 19:19

Dublin and Berlin bound by new spirit of energetic goodwill

Ireland’s ties with Germany reach level of intensity previously reserved for London

Sat Feb 20 2021 - 01:00

The Irish Times view on postwar Europe at 75: no end to remembering

Covid-19 has returned the euro’s unresolved dilemma – currency union without economic union – to the agenda

Sun May 10 2020 - 12:47

Russians ‘invincible’ together, Putin tells muted Victory Day ceremony

Usual military parade and pomp missing because of coronavirus pandemic

Sat May 09 2020 - 15:21

VE day: Europe marks 75 years since the end of second World War

Germany warns against nationalism, as UK and France thank war-time generation

Fri May 08 2020 - 17:15

Propaganda battle overshadows Dresden fire-bombing memorial

Steinmeier warns on efforts to ‘offset the dead of Dresden with the dead of Auschwitz’

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 19:09

Netanyahu denounces Iran as anti-Semitic at Holocaust forum

Almost 50 world leaders gather in Jerusalem to mark 75 years since Auschwitz liberation

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 18:35

Putin and Zelenskiy hold talks on Ukraine conflict in Paris

Merkel joins host Macron in mediating summit aimed at restarting peace process

Mon Dec 09 2019 - 21:28

Merkel marks fall of Berlin Wall and urges Europe to fight for ‘freedom, democracy, equality’

No wall that keeps people out and restricts freedom is so high or so wide that it can’t be broken down

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 14:29

Ukrainians march against president’s peace plan with Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskiy vows ‘no capitulation. No surrender of Ukraine’s national interest’

Sun Oct 06 2019 - 18:46

Critics of Ukraine’s push for peace fear ‘capitulation’ to Russia

Novice leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned of Kremlin ‘traps’ in plan for war-torn east

Wed Oct 02 2019 - 19:12

Germany seeks to reclaim Weimar Republic from fascism that followed

Taking stock of dark and light legacy of a first experiment in democracy 100 years on

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 01:00

The Irish Times view on Irish-German relations

For Ireland, creating time to renew old bonds with Germany was time well spent

Sun Jul 07 2019 - 19:02

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

Brexit binds Ireland closer to Germany in pushing ambitious joint agenda

Whether for inward investment, exports or tourism, Germany is a top five country for Ireland with potential for much more

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 09:55

Harmonious Irish-German links underscored by music

Michael D Higgins and Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend Other Voices concert in Berlin

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 21:02

Ireland ‘need not worry’ about Germany’s Brexit position– German president

President Higgins meets Angela Merkel and Berlin mayor during second day of state visit

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 15:29

Over €1m raised for migrant rescue ship captain arrested in Italy

Germany and France criticise Italian government over detention of Carola Rackete

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 19:32

Italy and Germany in war of words over German rescue ship captain

NGO ship defied ban on unauthorised migrant arrivals

Sun Jun 30 2019 - 20:51