US warns China not to ‘cross a line’ by providing Russia with lethal weaponsChina’s top diplomat accuses US of ‘renewed Cold War mentality’, claiming ‘some forces’ don’t want war in Ukraine ‘to end soon’Sun Feb 19 2023 - 10:06
Zelenskiy urges West to speed up arms deliveries to UkrainePresident tells Munich Security Conference that there is ‘no alternative’ but to defeat RussiaFri Feb 17 2023 - 19:48
Ukraine tensions and Chinese balloons to dominate Munich security conferencePolitical leaders and security wonks head for the `Davos of Defence’Thu Feb 16 2023 - 18:34
Jane Fonda gives tycoon more than he bargained for as she goes rogue at Vienna ballHollywood star says ‘I engage in civil disobedience’ as she denounces event sponsor and calls for action against climate changeWed Feb 15 2023 - 16:14
Cold war tensions flare up on Polish border with KaliningradNear Russia’s Baltic exclave, Poland is not getting worried when it comes to defending its own security and supply chains. It is getting preparedTue Feb 14 2023 - 17:01
Braun tells German court he had ‘no knowledge’ of fraud that resulted in Wirecard’s collapseFormer Wirecard chief executive in on trial in Munich along with two managers who worked at the online payments companyMon Feb 13 2023 - 18:49
German ballet director allegedly attacks critic with dog excrementHanover newspaper says dance director Marco Goecke felt personally attacked by a review and planned his retaliationMon Feb 13 2023 - 18:32
Frustrated Berliners face political deadlock after Germany’s first rerun election Analysts suggest Berliners have run out of patience with ruling party SPD after 2021 election ruled invalidSun Feb 12 2023 - 19:41
Eco-friendly public toilet a symbol of Berlin’s dysfunctionCity-state will rerun an election on Sunday after last year’s poll descended into chaosFri Feb 10 2023 - 16:35
German drug dealer who inspired Netflix show is back in courtMaximillian Schmidt faces fresh prison term for allegedly operating new online drug-dealing platformSun Feb 05 2023 - 19:59
German climate activists swap court date for Bali holidayProtestors failed to appear before judge who was told they had flown to Indonesian islandFri Feb 03 2023 - 18:17
Sweden and Finland reaffirm their intention to join Nato togetherTurkish opposition to Swedish membership prompted speculation Finns might go it aloneThu Feb 02 2023 - 19:22
Germany’s CDU faces headache over ex-spy chief’s refusal to leave party amid racism claimsIn era of identity politics, it is not clear what Merz will do about others in party who share Maassen’s viewsWed Feb 01 2023 - 18:31
Germany mulls over harsh lessons from Covid-19 school closuresA robust debate is under way about the long-term negative effect of school and childcare restrictionsTue Jan 31 2023 - 18:07
Data regulators told to provide regular reports on big tech investigations to European Commission Irish privacy campaigners made complaint to European Ombudsman over Ireland’s adherence to GDPRTue Jan 31 2023 - 05:00
Germany’s digital aversion compounds dwindling reputation for efficiencyReport warns that resistance to modernisation is hindering country’s chances in this centurySun Jan 29 2023 - 18:02
Germany embraces new approach to uphold vow to never forget the Holocaust Widening the focus to cover neglected victims of the Nazi terror - without losing sight of the singular horror suffered by Europe’s Jews - is one way to counter complaints about futile gestures or a ‘guilt cult’Fri Jan 27 2023 - 17:37
‘Better late than never’: Germany supports Scholz battle tank decisionGerman media dismissive of Vladimir Putin’s threats to retaliate over increased western military support for UkraineThu Jan 26 2023 - 12:35
Olaf Scholz bows to pressure on tanks and shatters another German post-war tabooAir of weary resignation as chancellor decides to send Leopards to UkraineWed Jan 25 2023 - 17:45
Scholz confirms Germany will send Leopard tanks to UkraineMove represents a major shift in Berlin’s support for Kyiv in its war against RussiaWed Jan 25 2023 - 13:09
Germany to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine in major policy shiftMove comes amid reports that the US is likely to contribute its own M1 Abrams battle tanksTue Jan 24 2023 - 22:09
German hesitation produces new verb but no tanks to Ukrainian forces‘Bedenkenträgerei:’ Expressing concerns without presenting solutions or alternatives, is the bane of German work meetingsTue Jan 24 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s data commissioner out of step with European peersCritics say Irish regulator will always choose the most tortuous, lengthy and expensive legal route to a decision rather than simple application of EU lawMon Jan 23 2023 - 00:01
US and Germany remain deadlocked over supplying Ukraine with battle tanksBerlin fears Russia will use Western deliveries of German-built tanks as an unacceptable escalation by NatoFri Jan 20 2023 - 20:48
As Ukraine fights Russia, Germany is fighting with itselfThe deep, lingering trauma of the last century’s World Wars still colours everything in Germany – for good and illFri Jan 20 2023 - 18:49
New Berlin defence minister faces music on German battle tanks for UkraineBoris Pistorius will face pressure at Nato talks to shift country’s position after months of hesitationThu Jan 19 2023 - 17:37
Saxon jewels thieves confess all in Dresden courtAccused men say it was easy to break into Dresden’s Green Vault treasury and remove 21 itemsTue Jan 17 2023 - 17:49
Germany’s new defence minister: Boris Pistorius’s first battle set to involve delivery of tanks Scholz’s latest appointee likely to be under pressure to supply German-made Leopard 2 tanks to UkraineTue Jan 17 2023 - 17:47
German defence minister Christine Lambrecht resigns after turbulent yearChancellor Olaf Scholz promises a ‘prompt’ new appointment to problematic positionMon Jan 16 2023 - 18:09
Germany may replace defence minister who has become magnet for negative publicityChancellor has only days to find a replacement ahead of a meeting on Friday at the US airforce baseMon Jan 16 2023 - 05:00
DPC unable to fine Facebook, Instagram on basis of profits earned from illegal data processingData Protection Commission stance may have deprived the Irish exchequer of multibillion windfall, critics saySat Jan 14 2023 - 06:00
Europe’s verdict on Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is damningIrish reading of EU data protection law demolished in final decision of European Data Protection BoardFri Jan 13 2023 - 05:00
Berlin has ‘no objection’ to Poland sending German-built tanks to UkrainePolish call for group of countries to send tanks increases pressure on chancellor Scholz, who has been cautious on arms deliveriesThu Jan 12 2023 - 19:09
Data commissioner did not investigate Facebook with ‘due diligence’ – regulatorEurope’s senior regulator critical of data protection commission over data collection investigationThu Jan 12 2023 - 14:18
Deserted German town becomes a flashpoint over climate change concernsLützerath, which has been largely abandoned for years, is now a base for roughly 600 climate activists angered by Germany’s refusal to ditch fossil fuelsWed Jan 11 2023 - 16:18
German finance minister probed over loan from bank he praised Prosecutors launch preliminary probe of Christian Lindner's dealingsMon Jan 09 2023 - 12:34
Benedict aide accuses Francis of humiliating him over celibacy row Archbishop says he was put on indefinite leave and effectively firedSun Jan 08 2023 - 19:00
Another unhappy new year looms for Germany’s ruling liberalsThe FDP has been overshadowed by its coalition rivals and squeezed by eventsFri Jan 06 2023 - 17:07
Germany and US to join France in delivering armed vehicles to UkraineUS president Joe Biden and German chancellor Olaf Scholz agree to step up support for Kyiv in war with RussiaFri Jan 06 2023 - 12:46
Pope Benedict’s life of ‘failures and also great achievements’ remembered at Munich requiemCivil case involving clerical sex abuse case and the former pope will continue, even after his deathWed Jan 04 2023 - 17:58
Data Protection Commission increases Meta fines to €390m after European rulingFacebook and Instagram not entitled to rely on legal basis currently used to justify data collection under GDPR, says Irish regulatorWed Jan 04 2023 - 15:00
Is Ireland closer to Paris or Berlin? Our correspondents on the links between Dublin and the capitals of France and GermanyMon Jan 02 2023 - 05:00
Pope Benedict: A complex riddle who many Germans remain ambivalent towardsIn death as in life, people in Bavaria and beyond remain ambivalent towards Joseph RatzingerSat Dec 31 2022 - 12:29
Did Sweden with its minimal restrictions really get it right in fight against Covid? The mainstream view in the country is an emphatic yes, but critics point to thousands of deaths of migrant workers and the elderly that could have been preventedSat Dec 31 2022 - 03:00
Suspected Russian double agent facing treason charges in GermanyArrest of German national comes amid fears of network of double agents within country’s intelligence serviceFri Dec 23 2022 - 15:52
Why did it take so long for Germany to prosecute Nazis? Latest verdict triggers belated debate over denial in judicial circlesFri Dec 23 2022 - 14:37
Berlin brothel owners awarded €100,000 over Al Capone comparisonsCapital’s state government ordered to pay compensation over comments by prosecutorTue Dec 20 2022 - 18:00
Nazi concentration camp secretary guilty of aiding and abetting 10,500 murders Court hands 97-year-old Irmgard Furchner a two-year suspended sentenceTue Dec 20 2022 - 16:56
Leprechaun hats or vampire festivals: The mixed message of Ireland abroadPromotion of Irish artists hampered by tensions between cultural diplomacy and opaque State patronageSat Dec 17 2022 - 12:00
Giant aquarium explodes, washing 1,500 fish on to Berlin streetMore than 1,500 exotic fish die as major traffic artery through eastern Berlin blocked and fire brigade explore the wreckageFri Dec 16 2022 - 18:36
