The Irish Times

EU bans Belarusian airlines amid outcry over journalist’s arrest

‘Disgraceful’ interview of Roman Protasevichon on state TV likened to a hostage video

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 18:05

Taoiseach to brief EU leaders on State’s Covid-19 situation

Ireland’s shift from one of Europe’s least affected to global hotspot caused deep concern

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00

Kremlin critic Navalny calls for protests as Russia jails him on return home

Ireland joins EU and US in decrying arrest and calling for investigation into poisoning

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 18:56

Angela Merkel criticises Twitter over Trump ban

US government should adopt laws that restrict online incitement, Chancellor says

Mon Jan 11 2021 - 21:32

Lukashenko’s hush-hush inauguration decried as ‘farce’

Belarus’s veteran autocrat takes oath in quiet ceremony as mass protests continue

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 17:38

Alexei Navalny was poisoned, German doctors confirm

Russian opposition activist remains in a serious condition in a Berlin hospital

Mon Aug 24 2020 - 17:21

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

France stokes Turkey tensions by sending military craft to Mediterranean

France demands Nato ally stops ‘unilateral’ oil and gas exploration in disputed waters

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 13:58

Europe prepares to ease coronavirus lockdowns

Expert committees examining gradual easing of stay-at-home orders in several EU states

Mon Apr 06 2020 - 10:58

Germany’s Muslims call for protection after ‘terror plot’ arrests

Twelve held following police raids alleged to have been planning multiple attacks

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 19:29

Germany shrugs off British leaks of Brexit phone call between Johnson and Merkel

Senior official in Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union says there is ‘no new German position on Brexit’

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 17:34

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

Angela Merkel seen shaking for second time in just over a week

German chancellor travels to G20 summit as planned and spokesman says she is in good health

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 12:35

Madeira begins three days of mourning after bus crash that killed 29

All victims of crash on Portuguese island were German tourists, authorities confirm

Thu Apr 18 2019 - 20:43

Brexit: May and Merkel find ‘good reasons’ to talk in Berlin

Leaders hold pre-summit talks as German officials again deny any moves on backstop

Tue Apr 09 2019 - 16:01

Europe confronts problem of returning Isis fighters

Return of up to 4,000 fighters represents a security, political and legal nightmare

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 01:00

Russia commits to more talks on Ukraine in wake of separatist leader’s assassination

Germany and France urge calm amid fears Moscow could abandon diplomacy

Mon Sept 03 2018 - 17:36

Carles Puigdemont to spend Easter in German prison

Former Catalan leader arrested on Sunday on way back to self-imposed exile in Belgium

Mon Mar 26 2018 - 09:09

German car giants funded exhaust fume tests on humans in 2013

Daimler, BMW and VW implicated as politicians react with horror to news of trials

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 17:34

High-flying Merkel under fire over helicopter flight fee discount

German chancellor accused by rival over use of helicopter at ‘knockdown price’

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 17:58

Germany concerned by arrest of human rights activist in Turkey

Angela Merkel under pressure to get tough with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Tue Jul 18 2017 - 19:52

Helmut Kohl’s funeral request divides the nation he reunited

Germany’s late leader asked for a ‘European state ceremony’. Was he settling scores?

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 18:38

EU and neighbouring countries offer Sweden support

Jean-Claude Juncker: An attack on any of our member states is an attack on us all

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 17:03

West criticises Russia for recognising separatist passports

Kiev and Moscow both dismiss ‘secret peace plan’ reportedly delivered to Donald Trump

Mon Feb 20 2017 - 17:00

Merkel reminds Trump of US Geneva Convention obligations

Berlin has vowed to examine consequence of Trump’s executive order for people with dual US-German citizenship

Mon Jan 30 2017 - 01:00

Hospitals in Aleppo overwhelmed by wounded

More air strikes reported in Syrian army offensive as Russia ignores Western pleas

Mon Sept 26 2016 - 19:23

Deutsche Bank shares fall to lowest level since 1980s

Drop at Germany’s biggest financial institution sparks sell-off in European banks

Mon Sept 26 2016 - 17:59

Young Germans will have to work till 69, Bundesbank warns

Central bank counters German government claim retirement age of 67 will be enough

Mon Aug 15 2016 - 19:49

German train attack: minister warns of more ‘lone wolf’ attacks

Angela Merkel criticised as open-door refugee policy linked to axe rampage in Bavaria

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 16:56

Turkey purges police in the wake of failed coup attempt

Ankara demands Washington hand over cleric it holds responsible for the putsch

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 20:04

World leaders call for calm following failed Turkey coup

United States calls on all parties in Turkey to support President Tayyip Erdogan

Sat Jul 16 2016 - 12:27

Berlin cabinet backs military aid in fight against Isis

Opposition has warned the plan is rash and possibly illegal

Wed Dec 02 2015 - 01:00

Netanyahu backtracks on Holocaust remarks after uproar

Israeli leader had blamed Muslim cleric for getting Hitler to carry out extermination of Jews

Thu Oct 22 2015 - 01:00

Ukraine seeks German and French alliance to isolate Russia

Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko in Berlin for talks that exclude Vladimir Putin

Mon Aug 24 2015 - 19:49