Micheál Martin has enough support to resist FF leadership challenge, survey suggests
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Friedrich Merz
Security in Europe ‘a key focus’ for Ireland’s EU presidency, says Taoiseach in Berlin
Micheál Martin and Friedrich Merz discuss impact of rising energy prices and the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine
Taoiseach to discuss energy-price crisis during visit to German leader in Berlin
Meeting with Friedrich Merz part of preparatory work for Ireland’s EU presidency
German emergency fuel supports unlikely to enhance chancellor’s low approval
Announcing the temporary measures, Friedrich Merz said the state ‘cannot compensate for every market event’
Nato split over US access to European bases
Deepening rift within Nato fuels fears Trump could use Iran war as pretext to scale back US commitment to Europe’s defence
European leaders welcome US-Iran ceasefire as a ‘step back from the brink’
Joint statement welcomes truce and urges ‘quick progress towards a substantive negotiated settlement’
Merz’s 80% return plan for Syrians in Germany stirs controversy
Chancellor’s latest verbal slip triggers political backlash and reignites Germany’s fraught migration debate
German chancellor’s stand on Iran war puts Berlin at odds with Trump
Merz’s caution over Middle East deployment reopens old rifts with US and hands fresh ammunition to Germany’s populist right
Stalled, strained and losing faith: Germany grapples with decline fears
After years of warning signs, Germany’s weaknesses are now converging into a full‑scale economic reckoning. Can it change direction?
Merz’s coalition partners forced to embrace reform after sobering election setbacks
Slump in Social Democratic Party support highlights growing backing for far-right AfD
‘A display of polite pushback’: How world’s media covered Micheál Martin’s meeting with Trump
Martin’s defence of Keir Starmer and Donald Trump’s gender mix-up over Irish President drew comment and comedic response
US allies reject Trump call for escorts on Strait of Hormuz
Japan and Australia have no plans to send ship as US president says Nato faces ‘very bad’ future if members fail to assist
Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96
German chancellor Friedrich Merz described him as ‘one of the most significant thinkers of our time’
Reluctant Europe scrambles to contain fallout as Middle East war widens
Leaders are rushing to reinforce Cyprus, manage soaring energy costs and work out how far EU should go
Removal of German bookshops from prize list calls a minister’s actions in question
Country has in recent years found creative ways and means to silence those with views it finds problematic
Lara Marlowe: Trump wanted a distraction. So he turned the world into a lawless jungle
Worldview: Christian Zionists such as Mike Huckabee believe the Battle of Armageddon between Iran and Israel will precipitate the return of Christ
Economy tops election agenda in Germany’s engineering hub
Baden-Württemberg is home to Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Bosch
How Spain’s Pedro Sánchez became Trump’s fiercest critic in Europe
Prime minister premier tells US president what no other European leader dares to say - but has he gone too far?
Merz sides with Trump over US-Israel war on Iran with no talk of strike legality
Chancellor becomes first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump, four days after Israel and the US launch strikes on Iran
Trump says US-Israel attack on Iran was pre-emptive
US president speaks of ‘mutual affinity’ with Germany during joint press conference
Why is France increasing its nuclear arsenal?
Macron said talks have begun with eight European countries about co-operation
Merz abandons Germany’s moral certainties as he aligns with Trump on Iran
Berlin’s traditional caution gives way to realpolitik as chancellor seeks influence with Trump and navigates an unstable world
Germany’s Friedrich Merz says Europe’s freedom depends on its ability to defend itself
German chancellor told party delegates ‘what counts is strength – military as well as economic’
Pressure mounts on Germany’s ruling CDU to move from promising to delivering big-bang reform
While Friedrich Merz tries to get his house in order at home, the chancellor is struggling with key European relationships
Christine Lagarde to leave ECB before the end of her eight-year term
Central banker wants to give Macron and Merz chance to pick successor before French presidential election
Europe ponders its future: embrace an ally, submit to a bully or go it alone?
The world came to the Munich Security Conference over the weekend for an ideological showdown
A small German state’s quiet revolt against Microsoft – and what it means for Europe
How Schleswig-Holstein is challenging big tech dominance and redefining digital sovereignty
German chancellor urges Europe and US to ‘revive and repair’ transatlantic relationship
Postwar order ‘currently being destroyed’, says Merz as Macron says Europe will show ‘strength and tenacity’ to support Ukraine
Europe’s wary leaders to meet Trump officials at Munich Security Conference
Despite global disquiet and disorder, there is quiet confidence among some European representatives
Breaking up is hard to do: Europe confronts end of the old order
A year on from JD Vance’s bombshell speech in Munich, European leaders are searching for a post-American future
Trump is learning he can’t always get what he wants. But neither can Ireland
Big American multinationals are ramping up their US investments - and this could have worrying implications for Ireland
An Auschwitz survivor’s plea: Remain watchful because Holocaust denial is gaining ground
On the 81st anniversary of the death camp’s liberation, Leon Weintraub has a blunt warning
‘My country pulled world into a black abyss’: Chancellor urges leaders to learn from Germany
Friedrich Merz addressed Davos while EU leaders met in Brussels to discuss ‘new normal’ of US relations
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