For the Bundestag speaker, high office is no bar to her lust for life or loveJulia Klöckner has been pursued across Germany by gossip columnists this summer, but is there another agenda afoot?Fri Aug 22 2025 - 07:27
Record numbers of Swedish viewers tune in to watch landmark church relocated 5km – in one piece Relocation of 672-tonne landmark Kiruna Kyrka to make way for mine expansion has even become a television showTue Aug 19 2025 - 19:14
Friedrich Merz’s first 100 days in office: a mutinous coalition partner, furious political allies and disastrous poll numbersThe German chancellor faces a mutinous coalition partner, furious political allies and disastrous poll numbers Fri Aug 15 2025 - 17:00
Germany’s Israel pivot is raising fears among Jewish residentsFrom bus attacks to Holocaust comparisons, some in the Jewish community report a surge in hostility following arms sales restrictionFri Aug 15 2025 - 05:55
Zelenskiy to visit Downing Street ahead of Trump meeting with Putin European leaders and Ukrainian president speak with Trump ahead of Friday’s US-Russia summitThu Aug 14 2025 - 07:13
German theatre cancels play about abuse in Catholic Church after director objects to religious contentUse of prayers and rituals cited as reason for axing collaboration with clerical abuse survivorTue Aug 12 2025 - 11:00
Germany divided over plan to limit weapons for IsraelJust 36 per cent of Germans say they hold a positive view of IsraelMon Aug 11 2025 - 06:00
Lidl and Germany’s richest man face up against Aldi in battle of discount supermarketsLidl operates 12,000 stores in 31 countries and its parent Schwarz Group has 595,000 employeesMon Aug 11 2025 - 06:00
Germans told to work more, as citizens make most of holidaysNew chancellor Friedrich Merz suggests his fellow German citizens need to work moreSat Aug 09 2025 - 05:41
Chancellor’s plan to pause arms exports to Israel splits coalition and shocks Germany’s Jewish communityFriedrich Merz said move taken in protest at Israel’s plan to occupy all of GazaFri Aug 08 2025 - 18:51
Poland’s new pro-Trump president brings nation into uncharted waters Karol Nawrocki promises to block any attempts by the EU to ‘take away Poland’s powers’Wed Aug 06 2025 - 16:57
Tariff deal will result in ‘considerable negative repercussions’, German industry warnsCompanies in Germany’s critical automotive sector are reportedly beginning their own direct trade talks with WashingtonTue Jul 29 2025 - 16:56
Deportation flights signal Germany’s pivot to hardline stance on migrationRadical policy shift a response to series of fatal attacks and to rise of far-right AfDTue Jul 29 2025 - 06:01
Merz announces German plan for humanitarian airlift for Gaza via Jordan‘Israel has to end the suffering of the civilian population,’ says German chancellor Mon Jul 28 2025 - 19:44
Germany train crash which killed three ‘caused by landslide’Investigation suggests train ran into mass of earth which fell on tracks following heavy rainMon Jul 28 2025 - 10:31
Germany says Israel ‘violating law of war’ in Gaza but refuses to sign ceasefire letter Foreign ministers of 28 countries have signed joint statement calling for end to warThu Jul 24 2025 - 18:48
Some people knew about the Magdalene Laundries, some didn’t - but the silent majority knew not to knowIn a fourth universe, those who knew insist no ordinary people had any agency to take on the Church and the StateWed Jul 23 2025 - 06:00
Berlin LGBTQ refuge carries ‘psychological burden’ as homophobic attacks riseOne owner of queer cafe-bars has filed 45 police complaints in the last 18 months, all linked to homophobic violenceWed Jul 23 2025 - 06:00
Berlin presents proposals to seize corporate property holdings Residents have backed grassroots plan to force landlords with more than 3,000 flats to sell their holdings to the cityMon Jul 21 2025 - 19:00
Tariffs an unwelcome shock to a German economy already battling an exports slowdownNew Merz government promises to slash red tape to incentivise companies but Trump tariffs could render those plans mootMon Jul 21 2025 - 05:00
Berlin rejects EU sanctions against Israel over GazaGermany chancellor says Israel ‘is defending itself against attack’Fri Jul 18 2025 - 15:04
Poland’s chief rabbi rejects memorial to wartime pogrom as ‘disgrace’Plaque denies Polish involvement in murder of Jews at village of Jedwabne, instead blaming a German unit Wed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00
German chancellor insists coalition ‘not in crisis’ after second Bundestag calamity in two monthsRow over judicial appointment hands far-right opposition another political stick to beat the governmentTue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00
Germany might have solved Ireland’s urban EV charging problemDeveloped by German group Rheinmetall, the charger sits flush with the kerb and has just gone into mass production after successful pilots Mon Jul 14 2025 - 05:00
Mother from German billionaire family accused of abducting children in bitter custody battleProsecutors allege restaurant heiress Christina Block contracted ex-Israeli agents for kidnappingFri Jul 11 2025 - 16:15
Alternative for Germany tries to tone down to cut further into mainstreamParty is keen to win over more supporters of Friedrich Merz’s CDUFri Jul 11 2025 - 12:00
Expense claims by Mairead McGuinness ‘legal and ethical’, Simon Harris saysFine Gael politician claimed €800,000 for space she owns which served as a constituency office during her 16 years as an MEPSat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
Irish in Germany are caught between starkly different perspectives on the war in GazaWith large Jewish, Israeli and Palestinian communities, debate about the war is messy, conflicted and shifting. For the country’s Irish population, navigating it is complexFri Jul 04 2025 - 13:00
Focus turns to money as German political honeymoon endsCoalition members meet to fill in awkward detail of their vague shotgun agreementWed Jul 02 2025 - 06:00
As summer heats up, the controversy over one teacher’s claims of homophobia is boiling overBrazilian-born Oziel Inácio-Stech is suing a school over what he alleges is inaction in the face of abuseTue Jul 01 2025 - 05:00
Colum McCann: ‘Diane Foley’s story was inherently dramatic – mother meets son’s killer, then forgives himThe novelist has turned American Mother, his book about the executed journalist James Foley, into an opera with the composer Charlotte BrayTue Jun 17 2025 - 05:14
Thomas Mann’s 150th birthday present to Germany and the world: a warning from historyThe author, who lambasted fellow Germans from exile for embracing fascism, is as relevant as ever Sat Jun 07 2025 - 11:45
Merz gives Trump a reminder of his family history as he passes Oval Office testGerman chancellor Friedrich Merz was aiming to trigger a thaw, even if that meant smiling away Trump’s second World War jokesFri Jun 06 2025 - 14:31
Israeli foreign minister finds shifting moods as he visits BerlinGideon Sa’ar given promises of German support but hears criticism of aid distribution programmeThu Jun 05 2025 - 19:19
Friedrich Merz gets ready for Trump’s Oval Office endurance testAhead of their meeting in Washington, the German chancellor has sought advice from recent survivors of Trump’s new reality television formatThu Jun 05 2025 - 05:00
German immigration clampdown ruled illegal by federal courtRuling undermines pledge by Friedrich Merz and his government to tackle immigrationTue Jun 03 2025 - 06:00
‘It’s just beginning and it’s going to get ugly’: Pro-Trump Polish president-elect reflects divided nationWarsaw’s allies in Europe left wondering who they will be dealing with: a populist head of state or its centrist prime ministerMon Jun 02 2025 - 21:34
Polish presidential election: Pro-Trump candidate Karol Nawrocki wins votePoland faces political deadlock after nationalist wins second round of election by less than two percentage pointsMon Jun 02 2025 - 07:36
Poland heading for political uncertainty after presidential election run-offPro-EU candidate had narrowest of leads after polls closed with 50.3 per centSun Jun 01 2025 - 22:06
Pub takes centre stage in presidential race as Polish voters go for another roundSunday’s run-off is a close race between two very different candidates, Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol NawrockiThu May 29 2025 - 16:54
Germany’s Merz vows long-range weapons for Ukraine following talks with ZelenskiyLong-awaited German shift in policy, after 1,189 days of conflict, follows Berlin meetingWed May 28 2025 - 17:15
War in Gaza strains historical German-Israeli relationshipNearly three months into Israel’s humanitarian blockade on Gaza, a shifting mood is palpableWed May 28 2025 - 05:00
Four former VW executives found guilty in ‘Dieselgate’ caseDecade-old Volkswagen scandal involved the manipulation of diesel emissions from VW vehiclesMon May 26 2025 - 12:50
Polish presidential race sees candidates neck-and-neck but light years apartCentrist Rafał Trzaskowski has only a narrow lead over right-wing alleged football hooligan Karol Nawrocki Sun May 25 2025 - 19:42
Nord Stream saga shows German leaders’ magical thinking and economical approach to the truth German media investigation raises questions about Angela Merkel’s role in Nord Stream 2 projectFri May 23 2025 - 15:34
Merz vows to defend Nato territory as German troops deploy in LithuaniaChancellor tells Baltic states of Germany’s soft stance on Putin: ‘I assure you, that time is over’Thu May 22 2025 - 16:38
Germany increases border checks: Alexander Dobrindt oversees radical policy shift Federal interior minister is sheriff in mainstream political Germany’s last-chance saloonWed May 21 2025 - 19:45
Poland election cast as ‘battle to side with Europe’s democracies or troublemakers’First-round presidential vote sees Donald Tusk’s candidate finish only 1.5 points ahead of populist rivalMon May 19 2025 - 12:20
Margot Friedländer’s family were murdered in Auschwitz. She returned to Berlin at 88 with a messageWorldview: She would travel to schools to tell children there was “no Christian, Jewish or Muslim blood, just human blood. People killed millions of people because they didn’t see their victims as people”Sat May 17 2025 - 07:03
Poland’s prime minister warns of Russian interference before election that could change European landscapeSunday brings the first round of Poland’s presidential election, which will determine the country’s defence policy and EU path for years to comeFri May 16 2025 - 17:53
