Issue of Austria's neutrality again to the forefrontWHEN the Austrian Foreign Minister, Mr Wolfgang Schussel, said last week that his country would not join Nato in the near future…Mon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00
Gays and lesbians demand those ties that bindGAY and lesbian couples presented bunches of flowers to newlyweds outside registry offices throughout Germany yesterday as part…Sat Aug 10 1996 - 01:00
Ireland praised for role in presidencyGERMANY yesterday praised Ireland's handling of the EU presidency and the unexpectedly swift progress made on renegotiating the…Fri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
Germans call for British ban to be extendedGERMANY insisted yesterday that the ban on British beef exports must remain indefinitely amid calls from some federal states …Tue Aug 06 1996 - 01:00
Motorists drive bargains of misery and violence while seeking thrills on the €55FOR hundreds of German men who drive across the border each week, the €55 motorway between Dresden and the Czech town of Teplice…Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
Bonn calls for cut in annual payment to EUTHE German Finance Minister, Mr Theo Waigel, called yesterday for a reduction in Bonn's annual contribution to the EU and a strict…Thu Jul 18 1996 - 01:00
Five jailed for `tunnel robbery'FIVE men were sent to jail yesterday for between six and 13 years for their part in last year's "tunnel robbery" in Berlin, one…Wed Jul 17 1996 - 01:00
Right-wing youths attack campersSEVEN holidaymakers received hospital treatment after right wing youths attacked three campsites in the north eastern state of…Tue Jul 16 1996 - 01:00
Suspected IRA German hideout foundGERMAN detectives have found a holiday home they believe was used as a hideout by the IRA unit responsible for last Friday's …Fri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00
Mortar attack van came from IrelandA FORD Transit van used in last Friday's IRA mortar attack on a British army base in Osnabrueck was shipped over from Ireland…Thu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00
Stasi's IRA files suggest CIA linkEAST Germany's intelligence service believed that Noraid arms shipments to the IRA were controlled by the US Central Intelligence…Sat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Pope says time not ripe to heal dividePOPE John Paul II has told Protestants that the time is not yet ripe for full reconciliation between them and the Roman Catholic…Mon Jun 24 1996 - 01:00
Violence feared as thousands get ready to protest against Pope's visitPOPE John Paul II arrives in Germany tonight for a three day visit amid fears that protests against church teaching on sexual…Fri Jun 21 1996 - 01:00
Bonn says it will ignore Commission decision on BSEGERMANY said yesterday it would ignore the decision by the EU Commission to lift the export ban on British beef products until…Thu Jun 06 1996 - 01:00
Bruton backs British in search for end to beef banTHE Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, has backed British demands for a framework of measures to remove the worldwide ban onWed Jun 05 1996 - 01:00
Nato to give new role to EuropeFOREIGN ministers from the 16 Nato member states agreed yesterday to allow European countries to undertake military operations…Tue Jun 04 1996 - 01:00
Kohl may ask Bruton about movement on joining security pactWHEN Chancellor Helmut Kohl ponders Germany's relations with its European neighbours, he is often reminded of his own schooldays…Tue Jun 04 1996 - 01:00
Fruitful autumn for publishersFIVE hundred German cities and towns will experience an "Irish Autumn" this year when Irish, writers, artists, actors and musicians…Thu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Arbitrator launches effort to end wave of strikesEFFORTS to end a wave of strikes in Germany's public sector took a step forward yesterday when an arbitrator held preliminary…Tue May 28 1996 - 01:00
Chirac, Kohl hold talks in BonnTHE French President, Mr Jacques Chirac, arrived in Bonn last night for informal talks with German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl…Sat May 11 1996 - 01:00
"It's a total mystery to me," says former president of £7 billion gold certificateTHE former president, Dr Patrick Hillery, has expressed astonishment that his name has been linked to a document at the centre…Mon May 06 1996 - 01:00
Tale of intrigue and double dealing in the history of £7bn worth of mystery goldTHE disputed gold certificate that has put an Australian lawyer into the dock of a London court has an extraordinary history, …Mon May 06 1996 - 01:00
Germany seeks £22bn in cutbacksTHE Germany Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, has called on Germans to lower their economic expectations as he announced a massive …Sat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Kohl unveils huge cutsTHE German government yesterday defied protests from trade unions and opposition politicians to announce massive spending cuts…Fri Apr 26 1996 - 01:00
Kohl's tripartite talks to cut costs and create employment collapseTHE future of Chancellor Helmut Kohl's plan to reduce German unemployment by half was in doubt yesterday following the collapse…Thu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
Still in the shadow of the HolocaustTHE thousands of well-heeled shoppers who stream out of Berlin's smartest department store every day are confronted by a huge…Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Ireland now Germany's land of opportunityGERMAN customers wishing to send a package with United Parcel Services (UPS) simply dial a freephone number and give the details…Fri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00
Kohl's poll victory routs Euro scepticsWHEN Chancellor Helmut Kohl leaves Bonn tomorrow for his annual fast in an Austrian spa resort, he will have a clear target in…Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
State election gains boost Kohl coalitionTHE centre right coalition government of the German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, received an unexpected boost yesterday with big…Mon Mar 25 1996 - 00:00
Liberals fight for political survival in state electionsTHE Liberal Free Democrats (FDP), junior partners in the coalition of the German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, are fighting for…Sat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
State polls pose threat for Kohl's coalitionCAMPAIGN fever has gripped Bonn in advance of a trio of crucial state elections on Sunday which could determine the future of…Thu Mar 21 1996 - 00:00
Guiding HansWHEN Bundesbank president Dr Hans Tietmeyer fulfills a busy profile programme around Dublin today, he will be received with a…Fri Mar 15 1996 - 00:00
Kohl under pressure as German unemployment level hits 11%GERMANY's opposition Social Democrats yesterday called on the Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, to address the Bundestag on the state…Thu Mar 07 1996 - 00:00
Bear faced glamourTHE award of the Golden Bear to Ang Lee's Sense And Sensibility on Monday was a fitting end to a Berlin Film Festival that was…Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
French and German ministers meet to firm up IGC strategyTHE foreign ministers of France and Germany met yesterday to agree a joint strategy for next month's EU Inter Governmental Conference…Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00
Missing tycoon now in German prisonDISGRACED property Jurgen Schneider spent a prison cell in Frankfurt his extradition from Florida to fraud chargesSat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00
Luther more than a match for a bishopFOR the little east German town Wittenberg, 100 km south west Berlin, next Sunday represents the chance of a lifetimeWed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
New Museum of Erotic Art manages to catch the jaded eye of world weary BerlinersIT TAKES a lot to impress Berliners, who have cultivated a cool, metropolitan indifference to every kind of pomp and grandeur…Mon Feb 12 1996 - 00:00
Bonn renews efforts to end doubts about EMU deadlineTHE German government moved yesterday to crush speculation about the future of the European Monetary Union by reaffirming its…Wed Feb 07 1996 - 00:00
German law could hit Irish workersAN estimated 15,000 Irish building workers could be affected by a draft law agreed by a German parliamentary committee setting…Mon Feb 05 1996 - 00:00
Germany unveils action plan to revive sluggish economyTHE German Economics Minister has insisted the timetable and convergence criteria agreed at Maastricht for EMU must be maintained…Wed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
Kohl aide questions Irish neutralityIRELAND must join a common European defence system if it is to take part in the future shaping of the European Union, according…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Kohl plan to cut jobless by halfCHANCELLOR Helmut Kohl yesterday unveiled an ambitious plan to cut German unemployment by half before the year 2000Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Weizman comments spur Jews to defend homelandWHEN Israel's President Ezer Weizman visited Berlin last weekend, he whipped up a storm of controversy by expressing bewilderment…Mon Jan 22 1996 - 00:00
German arson suspects releasedGERMAN police investigating a suspected arson attack at an asylum hostel in the port city of Luebeck yesterday released three…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Kohl's coalition partners angry at desertion claimTHE liberal Free Democrats (FDP), junior partners in Dr Helmut Kohl's centre right coalition, have reacted angrily to opposition…Wed Jan 17 1996 - 00:00
It's high time the Germans stood up for themselvesDR Helmut Kohl refers to himself as "the last of the dinosaurs", the only surviving member of a generation of European leaders…Wed Jan 03 1996 - 00:00
