Sweden forced to face runaway Covid-19 care home deathsPoor preparation and volunteer programme are blamed for death rate in old-age homesThu May 14 2020 - 19:50
Merkel claims deeper EU integration will solve rows over bond-buyingGerman chancellor says it is time to ‘act cleverly’ so the euro can continue to existWed May 13 2020 - 17:56
Germans gripped by real-life War of the CovidsA German television show presented a mash-up of its favourite Drosten/Streeck clips. The music was ‘Who let the Docs out?’Tue May 12 2020 - 20:00
German secondary school state exams continue despite oppositionLeaving Cert equivalent should be cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, say studentsTue May 12 2020 - 01:40
German sex workers struggle amid Covid-19 lockdownLegalised brothels have been given no indication when they can reopen for businessFri May 08 2020 - 19:50
‘Enriching for the soul’: Irish soda bread becomes lockdown hit in Germany‘Sodabrot’ overtakes sourdough to become Germany’s hottest pandemic recipeFri May 08 2020 - 18:57
Germany turns lens inward on 75th anniversary of war’s endQuestions of blame and responsibility still dominate most ambivalent day in calendarFri May 08 2020 - 01:00
Journalist accuses ex-French president Giscard d’Estaing of groping herGerman journalist sues over incident alleged to have taken place during 2018 interviewThu May 07 2020 - 16:04
Poland postpones Sunday’s presidental election due to Covid-19Weeks of political chaos end with ruling PiS announcing June as earliest date for pollThu May 07 2020 - 11:13
Germany needs to hear the truth about the euroConstitutional court ruling may focus debate on real value of single currency for GermanyThu May 07 2020 - 00:45
Germany adds emergency brake to new easing of lockdownMerkel and state leaders agree to open shops and schools as outbreak ‘more or less’ under controlWed May 06 2020 - 16:03
Merkel holds talks with German car-makers on cushioning crisis impactCar lobby wants €6,000 subsidy for buying a hybrid or electric car to be increased to €10,000, and extended to all car typesTue May 05 2020 - 17:21
German court seeks justification for ECB bond-buying schemeCourt finds bond-buying programme does not respect ‘principle of proportionality’Tue May 05 2020 - 10:42
Thousands of Berliners ignore May Day assembly banDemonstrators face off with police amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19Fri May 01 2020 - 19:55
Ode to a nightingale app: Berliners track ‘opera star’ of birdsThe German city has become Europe’s unofficial hotspot for research into the songbirdFri May 01 2020 - 19:00
Germany extends Covid-19 testing amid row over resourcesMayor causes uproar over comments about wasting resources on at-risk GermansWed Apr 29 2020 - 19:17
Berlin airport set to open after eight years of calamitous delaysBerlin-Brandenburg gets permission for Halloween opening 14 years after construction beganWed Apr 29 2020 - 16:52
Germany adjusting to new rules on wearing a maskAs state politicians flex their federal muscles, public grappling with 16 different sets of face mask rulesTue Apr 28 2020 - 18:38
Germany rejects centralised data storage for coronavirus tracing appDecision to support app that will itself store key data marks U-turn after privacy concernsMon Apr 27 2020 - 17:51
Tipperary farmer joins class action against ski resort over Covid-19 infectionBrendan Bourke and four friends contracted coronavirus while in Ischgl resort in AustriaSat Apr 25 2020 - 01:30
Coronavirus: Merkel warns German states are loosening lockdown ‘too hastily’Chancellor supports gradual easing of restrictions but fears public complacencyThu Apr 23 2020 - 11:14
Class-action lawsuit launched over Covid-19 ski resortClaim for 5,000 people who tested positive says private gain was prioritised over public healthWed Apr 22 2020 - 20:05
Coronabond debate shifts Berlin from caution to pragmatismMerkel ready to show solidarity but Italy’s proposals raise the hackles of German votersWed Apr 22 2020 - 20:00
Covid-19: Merkel faces her nightmare as decision time looms on lockdown and bondsBerlin Letter: German chancellor has begun delicate manoeuvres amid coronavirus crisisWed Apr 22 2020 - 01:00
Merkel frets as German regional leaders race to ease lockdownChancellor says Germany at the start of the pandemic and ‘not over the hill’Mon Apr 20 2020 - 18:56
Coronavirus: German tensions over extended religious service banAs small shops and certain schools re-open in Germany, places of worship remain closedFri Apr 17 2020 - 19:30
Poland moves to tighten abortion laws amid pandemic restrictionsClaim Warsaw statistics of about 1,000 abortions yearly downplay ‘reality’ of 150,000Thu Apr 16 2020 - 19:47
Germany agrees cautious liberalisation of lockdownShops with floor space up to 800sq m can reopen next Monday, Merkel announcesWed Apr 15 2020 - 18:31
Coronavirus: Angela Merkel urges Germans to stay at home over EasterChancellor under increasing pressure to outline exit strategy on lockdown measuresThu Apr 09 2020 - 20:56
German town’s famous passion play hit by coronavirus as history repeats itselfTradition that arose in Oberammergau due to one plague is disrupted by anotherThu Apr 09 2020 - 20:09
After getting ahead in Covid testing, Berlin now hopes to get ahead in recoveryGermany has mobilised every reserve and cranked up every economic generator to insulate business from worst economic shocksThu Apr 09 2020 - 10:31
Coronavirus: Sweden to enact crisis powers but hold them in reserveStockholm approaching Covid-19 control more liberally than European neighboursTue Apr 07 2020 - 18:57
Merkel says ‘unwise’ to lift German lockdown as Austria signals moveAustrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz says ‘resurrection after Easter’ is possibleMon Apr 06 2020 - 19:31
Eccentric Thai king’s flying visits ensure a colourful German lockdownMaha Vajiralongkorn was given permission to self-isolate with a 20-member harem in BavariaMon Apr 06 2020 - 18:10
Coronavirus crisis sees speculation of fifth term for MerkelSome are suggesting CDU should give way in next year’s elections to its Bavarian sister party the CSU and its leader Markus SöderFri Apr 03 2020 - 17:28
Coronavirus: Austrian supermarket mask rule divides expertsSome doctors are concerned that few will heed the golden rules of wearing a maskThu Apr 02 2020 - 18:03
Polish Catholic Church liable for sex abuse compensation claimsSupreme court ruling gives clear signal to survivors and religious for future casesWed Apr 01 2020 - 18:42
Coronavirus tales confirm – and shatter – German stereotypesBerlin Letter: A piano is better than passive aggression for reinforcing new social rulesWed Apr 01 2020 - 01:00
German coronavirus response rests on early testing and long-term investmentCountry’s death toll is below global average and intensive care bed numbers are well aboveMon Mar 30 2020 - 18:07
Coronavirus: No dramas as German theatres produce protective masks‘We checked if we were allowed, then got straight to work’ says head of wardrobeFri Mar 27 2020 - 17:59
German firm Bosch to cut coronavirus test time ‘to 2½ hours’Engineering giant says automated system will boost country’s already high test rateThu Mar 26 2020 - 16:25
German politicians back €156bn emergency budget‘No blueprint’ as spending boosted to aid economy and healthcare amid Covid-19 crisisWed Mar 25 2020 - 19:48
Sweden resists mandatory coronavirus measuresScandinavian state registers more than 2,500 cases by Wednesday and 42 fatalitiesWed Mar 25 2020 - 18:09
German packages to cushion against Covid-19 now collectively worth €1 trillionBerlin determined to use ‘all we have’ to limit looming economic crisisMon Mar 23 2020 - 19:37
Coronavirus: Angela Merkel in quarantine after her doctor tests positiveGerman chancellor had earlier announced tighter measures on public gatheringsSun Mar 22 2020 - 18:42
Coronavirus: Bavaria imposes total ban on movementTwo-week ban followed by southwestern state SaarlandFri Mar 20 2020 - 21:51
‘Ibiza of the Alps’ ski resort blamed for spread of coronavirusHundreds of cases across Europe linked to ‘party machine’ on Austrian slopes of IshglThu Mar 19 2020 - 20:35
German politicians threaten curfew on party peoplePolice in Germany’s major cities are hard-pressed to tackle impromptu parties in parksThu Mar 19 2020 - 19:38
Coronavirus greatest challenge since second World War, Merkel says‘This is serious. Take it seriously,’ German chancellor says in rare broadcast to nationWed Mar 18 2020 - 18:26
Panic-buying of gold as Germany goes into coronavirus lockdownBerlin Letter: ‘At times like this you need to diversify ... gold is always a safe investment’Wed Mar 18 2020 - 16:00
