Angela Merkel considers fourth term as CDU has few alternativesDecision time approaches for chancellor who has dominated German politics for 11 yearsWed Nov 02 2016 - 01:00
German EU commissioner’s mocking of Chinese sparks outrageSpeech had swipes at gay marriage, gender quotas and ‘slitty-eyed’ Beijing delegationTue Nov 01 2016 - 18:27
Irish Brexit concerns will be heard, insists Merkel allyBerlin will listen ‘closely’ to Dublin once London triggers divorce proceedings, says MEPTue Nov 01 2016 - 01:00
Lost in grandeur with Jean-Paul Gaultier in `The One'The Friedrichstrasse ‘Palast’s’ latest spectacle, `The One', is an orgy of colour and style with costumes by French fashion icon Jean-Paul GaultierSat Oct 29 2016 - 00:00
Replica Hitler bunker opens to protest in BerlinBusinessman hired movie set designer and spent €1m to recreate Führer’s officeFri Oct 28 2016 - 16:55
Icelanders may turn to Irish Pirate over corporate wrongdoersPolls suggest upstart party is poised for victory in weekend electionFri Oct 28 2016 - 01:00
German arms exports go from strength to strengthClaiming tight ethical control, Berlin saw tenfold rise in bullet sales in first half of yearWed Oct 26 2016 - 20:07
Germany could boost EU investment and demand, says DraghiECB president says Germany should stop railing against monetary policyTue Oct 25 2016 - 19:50
Capital menu – An Irishman’s Diary on the rise and rise of pretentious restaurantsMon Oct 24 2016 - 01:01
Germans keep a close watch on new surveillance rulesNew laws passed since Snowden revelations may give more powers to intelligence serviceFri Oct 21 2016 - 16:56
German councils face compensation claims over childcare rulingLeipzig authorities ordered to pay three mothers €14,000 in lost earningsThu Oct 20 2016 - 18:02
Merkel’s peace talks fail to progress resolution of Syrian conflictVladimir Putin, François Hollande, Petro Poroshenko meet in Berlin over Ukraine and Syrian conflictsThu Oct 20 2016 - 08:51
Merkel hosts Putin for Ukraine peace talks in BerlinMoscow’s Syria bombing campaign looms large over talks with Poroshenko, HollandeWed Oct 19 2016 - 19:46
Politics of bilocation: back and forth between Bonn and BerlinBerlin Letter: costs of machinery of state based in two German cities are set to persistWed Oct 19 2016 - 01:00
Putin to meet Merkel for high-stakes talks on Ukraine and SyriaGerman chancellor says she is not expecting miraclesTue Oct 18 2016 - 18:46
Germans grapple with TV movie moral dilemmaViewers’ dilemma: would they shoot down an airliner set to crash into a packed football stadium?Tue Oct 18 2016 - 17:48
One dead, six missing after German chemical plant explosionsResidents of Ludwighshafen urged to stay indoors after incidents at BASF facilitiesMon Oct 17 2016 - 18:16
German police under fire after terror suspect dies in prison cellJaber al-Bakr was arrested on Monday when allegedly planning to bomb a Berlin airportThu Oct 13 2016 - 16:52
Praise from Merkel as Syrian man thwarts would-be Isis bomberRelief but anxiety in Germany after suspect tied up with cable and handed over to policeTue Oct 11 2016 - 15:22
‘Rosenburg File’ exposes Nazi influence in postwar GermanyStudy shows West German judiciary was saturated by Nazi officials after the warTue Oct 11 2016 - 01:00
Germany’s blue chips line up €5bn Deutsche Bank rescuePlan could see revival of Deutschland AG postwar network of mutual cross-holdingsFri Oct 07 2016 - 17:15
Polish parliament drops anti-abortion law following protestsMPs overwhelmingly back dismissal of Bill that would effectively outlaw terminationsFri Oct 07 2016 - 01:00
AfD accused of poisoning the mood in GermanyJustice minister Heiko Maas says populist party is ‘pouring oil on the fire’ for own endsWed Oct 05 2016 - 17:55
Germany fumbles with its identity on national dayMany Germans seem not to be sure what is German and what is not these daysWed Oct 05 2016 - 01:01
Investigation dropped into German TV satirist over Erdogan commentsComedian Jan Böhmermann made provocative comments about the Turkish presidentTue Oct 04 2016 - 19:36
Assange promises ‘significant’ leaks ahead of US electionWikileaks founder tells journalists it is ‘false’ to say he does not like Hillary ClintonTue Oct 04 2016 - 18:22
Angela Merkel faces down angry protests on German unity dayChancellor targeted by jeering crowd over migration policy outside Dresden churchTue Oct 04 2016 - 01:00
German economic minister attacks Deutsche Bank bossSigmar Gabriel accuses John Cryan of hypocrisy over bank’s growing financial problemsMon Oct 03 2016 - 14:43
How Germany sees Ireland: stubborn, creative, under-EuropeanTwo books looking at how the Irish are portrayed abroad provide insights we might missSat Oct 01 2016 - 06:00
Deutsche Bank crisis threatens meltdown beyond German bordersUS fine of $14 billion has plunged pillar bank into crisis with potential to rival LehmanFri Sept 30 2016 - 12:00
Mario Draghi says ECB not to blame for Germany’s woesRemarks come as Germany denies it is working on rescue plan for Deutsche BankWed Sept 28 2016 - 18:43
Foreigners avoid Dresden as Pegida creates poisonous moodAnti-Islamic minority’s Monday night protests are hurting German city’s reputationWed Sept 28 2016 - 01:00
Deutsche Bank shares fall to lowest level since 1980sDrop at Germany’s biggest financial institution sparks sell-off in European banksMon Sept 26 2016 - 17:59
Leaked data shows ex-VW chief knew of emissions test cheatingMartin Winterkorn said to have know about illicit VW software before scandal brokeSun Sept 25 2016 - 19:35
Count Harry Kessler: The original hipsterAlmost 80 years after his death, Berlin is acknowledging one of its most celebrated sonsSat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00
AfD faces new storm in Germany over its Nazi sympathisersParty candidate caught selling Nazi-era medals while Berlin MP calls refugees ‘worms’Fri Sept 23 2016 - 11:58
Polish minister likens abortion regime to Nazi-era euthanasiaParliament debates Bill to ban abortion as government continues conservative pushThu Sept 22 2016 - 18:28
Danish airport scanner helps you fly through airport securityExruptive claims trolley-docking system gets you through security four times fasterWed Sept 21 2016 - 19:01
Murder adds to shock of German politician’s suicidePirate Party’s Gerwald Claus-Brunner believed to have killed ex-boyfriend before suicideWed Sept 21 2016 - 15:47
Talk that Angela Merkel’s SPD ally may chase centre-left majorityStrategists believe Germany’s ‘Merkel must go’ mood is an opportunity to dump herWed Sept 21 2016 - 01:00
Pirate MP’s suicide in Berlin kills dream of digital politicsGerwald Claus-Brunner and his party had promised to overthrow traditional politicsTue Sept 20 2016 - 16:34
Angela Merkel begins fightback as election clock ticksAnalysis: Chancellor faces difficult task of re-engaging voters alienated by migration crisisTue Sept 20 2016 - 01:00
Angela Merkel makes rare apology for migration chaosProspect of alternative national coalition emerges after heavy loss in Berlin state electionsMon Sept 19 2016 - 15:28
Derek Scally: Who could replace Angela Merkel?The German chancellor is increasingly vulnerable amid backlash to her migration policyMon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
Germany’s intelligence agency illegally gathered dataReport shows 18 serious breaches of German fundamental law, 12 formal complaintsMon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
Anti-immigration party rattles Merkel in Berlin ballotPressure on German chancellor to halt slippage as far-right AfD wins 10th state electionSun Sept 18 2016 - 19:33
AfD victory in Berlin would be seen as Nazi revival, warns mayorFears over migration and frustration with political parties as Germans vote in state pollSat Sept 17 2016 - 01:00
Munich security intensifies as Oktoberfest beginsRecent attacks raise fears around event as about six million expected to attendFri Sept 16 2016 - 23:03
Meet the Dubliner behind the $66 billion Bayer-Monsanto mergerHead of Bayer crop sciences sees merger as key to long-term food security strategyFri Sept 16 2016 - 05:30
German MEP and satirist demands Ireland’s ejection from EU on Apple taxMartin Sonneborn says State should ‘take the money and run. It is a win-win situation’Thu Sept 15 2016 - 14:59
