Merkel and Orban vie for upper hand on humanity and bordersPM claims Hungary being misunderstood in efforts to protect Europe and Schengen zoneThu Jul 05 2018 - 16:49
Polish PM under attack as supreme court judge refuses to retireCourt president Malgorzata Gersdorf goes to work in defiance of judicial reformsWed Jul 04 2018 - 17:55
Germany’s SPD raises fresh doubts over migrant camp dealMerkel’s coalition partner rejects ‘asylum seekers behind guarded fences’ in heated Bundestag debateWed Jul 04 2018 - 15:22
Merkel ground down by Germany’s new political pokerChancellor’s legacy tied forever to refugee hand she played on principled hunchWed Jul 04 2018 - 05:18
EU free movement threatened by German migrant dealBerlin asylum control prompts Austria, Italy and Czech Republic to talk of tighter bordersTue Jul 03 2018 - 21:59
Austria and Italy react to German border control planVienna rejects proposal to pass asylum seekers back over Austrian borderTue Jul 03 2018 - 20:35
The German migration deal explainedWhat Angela Merkel has proposed in an 11th-hour agreementTue Jul 03 2018 - 18:22
Merkel and allies avert government collapseGerman chancellor and Bavarian CSU agree to set up ‘transit camps’ on Austrian border to deal with asylum applicationsTue Jul 03 2018 - 09:11
Merkel and Bavarian allies thrash out migration compromiseDeal on fast-track camps for asylum seekers on Germany border saves government allianceMon Jul 02 2018 - 22:05
Germany’s refugee row masks bitter battle for powerEverything at stake for Merkel unless she can tame her Bavarian political allies the CSUMon Jul 02 2018 - 19:46
Merkel to meet allies in last attempt to avoid ruptureGermany’s interior minister offered to resign over EU deal to tackle immigrationMon Jul 02 2018 - 07:39
Mood darkens in Germany as economic warning signs mountNever-ending crises take toll on Merkel as gloss comes off football team and economyMon Jul 02 2018 - 01:00
Merkel’s coalition in the balance as allies row over migrationCSU yet to accept EU proposals while minister pledges to begin turning back migrantsSun Jul 01 2018 - 22:39
Angela Merkel: Once-dominant figure is exhausted and out of stepEven if German chancellor gets a reprieve on Sunday, her political obituary is writtenSat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00
Fear stalks German borders as police face renewed wave of migrationHigh-stakes stand-off in Berlin as Merkel’s Bavarian allies decide on support for EU dealSat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00
Merkel in bid to save German coalition with asylum-seeker dealEU members at summit agree on processing centres for refugees and to bolster FrontexSat Jun 30 2018 - 00:27
Merkel to win refugee standoff with CSU, according to pollZDF finds 61% of Germans expect chancellor to beat challenge from Bavarian alliesFri Jun 29 2018 - 19:48
German president warns of far-right efforts to relativise Nazi-era guiltSteinmeier in Belarus to attend opening of memorial at Maly Trostenets camp where 60,000 Jews diedFri Jun 29 2018 - 16:12
Future of EU hinges on solving migration issue, says MerkelGerman chancellor under increasing pressure to secure comprehensive EU-wide dealThu Jun 28 2018 - 13:28
German president attacks ‘harsh’ tone in Berlin refugee rowMerkel’s CSU coalition partner threatens to close borders in days to asylum seekersTue Jun 26 2018 - 19:21
CSU pressure on Merkel over refugees has harmed party, poll showsObservers suggest CSU demands on German chancellor may be running out of steamMon Jun 25 2018 - 19:58
James Comey: ‘We weren’t trying to hurt Hillary. Or help her’The former FBI director on Donald Trump, the 2016 US election, and history’s verdictSat Jun 23 2018 - 06:00
Merkel under pressure ahead of EU refugee mini-summitRow about asylum seekers sharpens between CDU and centre-right Bavarian allies CSUFri Jun 22 2018 - 18:45
Nina Hynes: ‘Irish fear of the establishment is disintegrating slowly’Craw festival in Berlin will explore solutions to Ireland’s social problemsFri Jun 22 2018 - 10:15
France and Germany agree euro zone budget but not its detailsDespite vast differences on capacity of fund, Macron remains ‘pragmatic’ about numbersTue Jun 19 2018 - 19:57
German business education with an Irish twistSet up in 2006 by Dubliner Susan Walsh, the Globe Business College in Munich is fostering Irish-Bavarian business relationsTue Jun 19 2018 - 04:39
Clock ticking for Merkel on refugees and EU reformEmmanuel Macron to arrive in Berlin on Tuesday for latest round of crisis diplomacyTue Jun 19 2018 - 01:00
Trump says US will not become ‘migrant camp’ as he attacks GermanyComments come amid heavy criticism over intensifying child separation rowMon Jun 18 2018 - 21:11
Merkel given two weeks to come up with migrant solutionChancellor denies CDU allies in Bavaria blackmailing her to back tougher asylum rulesMon Jun 18 2018 - 19:26
Audi CEO arrested over diesel cheating scandalVW has backed and promoted Rupert Stadler despite calls for his resignationMon Jun 18 2018 - 10:55
Poland’s de facto leader recovering from ‘life-threatening situation’Jaroslaw Kaczynski last seen in public in April and was said to be suffering from arthritis in kneeMon Jun 18 2018 - 05:47
Questions and Answers: why is Germany’s coalition under threat?The border question in Germany remains unresolved since the refugee crisisSun Jun 17 2018 - 23:00
Merkel’s Bavarian allies signal reprieve in refugee rowMinister to present new plan to close borders to asylum-seekers arriving from EU countriesSun Jun 17 2018 - 18:40
What’s stuck in their craw? Irish artists create Berlin festivalArts event in Neukölln is about ‘clearing up our own backyard as emigrants’Sat Jun 16 2018 - 05:00
Fronts harden in Berlin-Bavaria refugee rowFake news tweet causes palpitations in Berlin as hectic weekend of shuttle diplomacy loomsFri Jun 15 2018 - 17:26
Germany’s sibling rivalry enters endgame in refugee policy rowAnalysis: Hostility to Merkel’s open-door policy has put wind in the sails of CSUFri Jun 15 2018 - 17:16
German prosecutors give VW six weeks to pay €1bn penaltyFine is largest ever imposed in GermanyFri Jun 15 2018 - 10:41
Finding that valuable time to re-engage with GermanyIf Ireland is serious about Germany it will take it seriously, and on its termsFri Jun 15 2018 - 02:00
Merkel’s coalition could collapse as showdown over asylum approachesChancellor’s Bavarian allies defy her attempts to broker a compromiseThu Jun 14 2018 - 19:27
Simon Coveney rejects ‘barriers, checks and fences’ on trip to BerlinTánaiste says Germany’s history of division gives it insight into Irish Brexit concernsWed Jun 13 2018 - 21:05
Merkel dealt humiliating blow by own party in refugee policy rowAt least 10 CDU MPs speak out against chancellor in favour of tougher asylum rulesWed Jun 13 2018 - 14:23
Britain negotiating with itself causing problems, says CoveneyTánaiste warns London not to let internal cabinet politics stymie Brexit talks progressTue Jun 12 2018 - 22:01
Derek Scally: Germany’s difficulty could be Ireland’s opportunityUnder pressure both at home and abroad, Angela Merkel needs stable partnersTue Jun 12 2018 - 01:29
Angela Merkel warns Trump that Europe ‘won’t be had’ againUS president’s torpedoing of G7 summit on Twitter was ‘sobering and a bit depressing’Mon Jun 11 2018 - 15:14
President Higgins marvels around Joycean Zurich‘You started quite a while ago when enthusiasm for Joyce was not as strong as now’Fri Jun 08 2018 - 18:09
Ireland ‘producing one-trick ponies’ in economics, says HigginsPresident warns against ‘uncritical pursuit of globalisation’ and ‘Davos’ capitalismThu Jun 07 2018 - 20:15
Angela Merkel sees off attacks in first Bundestag question timeGerman chancellor warns of deterioration in Europe’s relationship with USWed Jun 06 2018 - 17:46
Merkel’s EU plans in spotlight as she faces German MPs for first timeChancellor caution in response to Emmanuel Macron’s desire for radical leap forwardWed Jun 06 2018 - 01:00
Merkel faces tide of criticism as asylum scandal overruns GermanyGovernment accused of corruption after 1,200 non-qualifying refugees granted asylumMon Jun 04 2018 - 01:00
German intelligence to continue data dragnet at Frankfurt internet hubDe-Cix sued BND and interior ministry over spying on 1,200 communication linesFri Jun 01 2018 - 18:23
