Derek Scally: German left dying of shame over working classFar right mopping up votes as left drifts from traditional base, says SPD ex-leaderSat Dec 23 2017 - 02:11
Poland signs judicial reforms into law in spite of EU sanctions move‘Article 7’ invoked by Brussels over concerns Warsaw’s reforms undermine rule of lawWed Dec 20 2017 - 19:25
Austrian leader vows zero tolerance on anti-SemitismSebastian Kurz’s comments were clear nod to his Eurosceptic coalition partner, the Freedom PartyWed Dec 20 2017 - 18:53
Berlin remembers Christmas market attack one year onMemorial comes amid criticism from victims’ families of bureaucracy, government apathyTue Dec 19 2017 - 19:33
Hardline Austrian coalition assumes power amid protestsChancellor Sebastian Kurz signals plan to reset ‘incorrect refugee and migration policy’Tue Dec 19 2017 - 01:00
How Germany failed relatives of terror attack victimsEmpathy is what family of Berlin Christmas market dead say is lacking in wake of attackTue Dec 19 2017 - 01:00
Populist Freedom Party the new partner of Austria’s centre-rightNew programme for coalition government promises to prioritise ‘our citizens’Sun Dec 17 2017 - 17:45
Austrian populist coalition deal a warning sign for other EU statesAnalysis: Right/far-right coalitions within realm of possibility in other EU countriesSun Dec 17 2017 - 17:11
Oh, Jerusalem! Berlin exhibition encapsulates troubled past, sobering presentChallenge was presenting five millennia of history – 55 attacks, 23 sieges, two levelings – in 15 roomsSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Poland lobbies EU leaders on investigation into court reformsNew PM Mateusz Morawiecki draws parallels with post-Vichy France and post-Franco SpainFri Dec 15 2017 - 16:15
Merkel offered confidence-and-supply type arrangementSPD party suggests ‘co-operation’ coalition to support chancellor’s fourth term in officeTue Dec 12 2017 - 20:53
Angela Merkel condemns burning of Israeli flags in BerlinAnti-Semitic chants in Berlin, Gothenburg and Vienna in wake of US Jerusalem decisionMon Dec 11 2017 - 18:31
German high-speed rail link has bumpy launchRail operator Deutsche Bahn optimistic new Berlin to Munich rail link will revolutionise travel in GermanyMon Dec 11 2017 - 01:00
Ten go on trial in Düsseldorf over 21 deaths in 2010 Love ParadeSix Duisburg city officials and four staff of organisers in court over mass stampedeFri Dec 08 2017 - 18:30
Polish MPs pass controversial court reform Bill as new PM announcedMateusz Morawiecki, one-time CEO of AIB’s former Polish subsidiary, heads governmentFri Dec 08 2017 - 17:45
Bullish German car lobby dismisses Dieselgate as bump in the roadChief of auto industry lobby group VDA says German carmakers still well regarded abroadFri Dec 08 2017 - 06:45
Schulz secures backing to enter government talks with Merkel’s CDUSPD leader urges closer EU integration and describes Ireland as ‘accomplice’ in Apple tax caseThu Dec 07 2017 - 19:50
U2 play surprise concert on German undergroundBand performs 15-minute set on platform to promote new album ‘Songs of Experience’Wed Dec 06 2017 - 18:07
SPD leader to lobby members for renewed Merkel allianceNeither the SPD nor the CDU want to go back to voters for fear the AfD’s rise will accelerateWed Dec 06 2017 - 17:21
The best Finns in life – An Irishman’s Diary on a hundred years of Finland’s independenceWed Dec 06 2017 - 00:01
Irish-linked minister tipped to become Poland PMMateusz Morawiecki, a one-time honorary Irish consul, favourite to succeed Beata SzydloTue Dec 05 2017 - 15:00
Understanding the pulse of Germany by listening to its womenWomen campaigning for European integration win prizeMon Dec 04 2017 - 18:38
German coalition talks may suffer from CSU power shiftBavarian allies may cause headache for Merkel after rise of dress-up fan Markus SöderMon Dec 04 2017 - 18:30
These true tales of Berlin are streets ahead of IsherwoodPascale Hugues proves that the best stories really are lying around on the streetsSat Dec 02 2017 - 06:00
History to repeat itself at Berlin state operaDestroyed and rebuilt three times in three centuries, the Staatsoper is a copy of a copySat Dec 02 2017 - 05:00
German Christmas market closed after suspicious package foundPolice in Potsdam say ‘unconventional explosive device’ was incapable of explodingFri Dec 01 2017 - 18:52
SPD demands support for EU reform as price of Merkel coalitionLeader Schulz adopts bad cop role and makes demands to win over party scepticsFri Dec 01 2017 - 17:03
Doubts loom over renewed coalition talks in BerlinParty leaders obliged to negotiate from unenviable position of weakness, not strengthFri Dec 01 2017 - 01:00
German technician takes blame for Trump’s Twitter suspensionBahtiyar Duysak says complaints process led to 11-minute stalling of US president accountThu Nov 30 2017 - 19:10
Time to tell tech firms that private data is ‘none of your business’ – Max SchremsPrivacy activist is creating a non-profit organisation to fight for data protectionThu Nov 30 2017 - 05:45
Chemical row poisons coalition talks in BerlinApproval of five-year licence for European use of glyphosate herbicide sparks divisionsTue Nov 28 2017 - 20:30
Berlin Christmas market reopens a year after terror attackExtra security measures underline unease lingering since December 2016 lorry killingsMon Nov 27 2017 - 19:30
Merkel urges Social Democrats not to drag out coalition talksChallenges at home and in Europe make it ‘desirable to form government very quickly’Sun Nov 26 2017 - 18:55
SPD to poll members on supporting fourth Merkel governmentTwo months after poll, there is cross-party agreement on the risks of another electionFri Nov 24 2017 - 18:45
German election threat eases as SPD signals it will discuss backing MerkelMartin Schulz holds talks with president as figures in party back grand coalitionThu Nov 23 2017 - 18:00
Berlin marks 2,000th day since new airport’s non-openingProject turned to farce by political interference, chaotic planning and sloppy buildingThu Nov 23 2017 - 15:00
Far-right leader granted his own personal Holocaust memorialPolitical activists place installation next door to home of Alternative für Deutschland politicianWed Nov 22 2017 - 14:21
Concerns deepen as Germany grapples with coalition talks collapseSPD faces dilemma in seeking fresh elections if grand coalition as likely after poll as nowTue Nov 21 2017 - 17:50
German parliament votes to back Irish debt restructuringSocial Democratic Party opposes move which will save exchequer estimated €150mTue Nov 21 2017 - 16:42
Angela Merkel vows to fight snap election to retain powerGerman chancellor faces uncertain future after coalition talks collapseMon Nov 20 2017 - 21:00
German president warns politicians to solve political crisisCollapse of talks casts uncertainty over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s future in officeMon Nov 20 2017 - 18:07
Angela Merkel’s rocky road to Jamaica ends with a bumpThe chancellor looks jaded from coalition talks and still has no clear path to powerMon Nov 20 2017 - 18:00
Merkel faces uncertain future as coalition talks collapseLiberal Free Democrats unexpectedly walk out of ‘chaotic’ talks with CDU and GreensMon Nov 20 2017 - 08:46
Goodbye Apple, goodbye Microsoft... hello LinuxLinux is everywhere – and will free your computer from corporate clutchesSat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Merkel’s deadlocked German coalition talks go into weekend extra timeDespite the chancellor’s brave face, the mood in her inner circle is blackFri Nov 17 2017 - 18:08
German court allows Kuwait Airways deny flight to an IsraeliRuling that man could not be discriminated against because of nationality causes outrageFri Nov 17 2017 - 16:11
German party rejects Irish loan repayment plan that could save €150mSocial Democratic Party pushing for Bundestag to block Ireland’s early repayment plan on loans worth €5.5 billionFri Nov 17 2017 - 06:56
No songs, few laughs on Angela Merkel’s rocky road to JamaicaTime and options are running out for the German chancellor to ensure the so-called Jamaica alliance has a chanceThu Nov 16 2017 - 16:00
A pound of flesh? Phantom mince deposits mystify German townRaw mince deposits near the train tracks in Berghausen have stumped police and localsWed Nov 15 2017 - 12:05
Critics attack German boom in arms sales to Arab worldOpposition party accuses government of prioritising money over strategic prioritiesTue Nov 14 2017 - 18:31
