Bundestag votes to deploy German troops in SyriaBerlin to send 1,200 soldiers, reconnaissance aircraft and a warship to war-torn regionFri Dec 04 2015 - 19:44
New Polish regime sparks crisis by firing five judgesLaw and Justice (PiS) government gets rid of judges in highest court and appoints it ownFri Dec 04 2015 - 01:00
Max Schrems threatens data commissioner with actionAustrian privacy campaigner calling on Helen Dixon to act swiftly on his complaintWed Dec 02 2015 - 16:11
Berlin cabinet backs military aid in fight against IsisOpposition has warned the plan is rash and possibly illegalWed Dec 02 2015 - 01:00
Neo-Nazi hipsters ready to exploit Germany’s migrant crisisGerman authorities unsure whether to ban far-right National Democratic PartyMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Bike-train-bike couriers cut carbon emissions by 99%Innovative courier firm uses bicycles instead of trucks to link with high-speed trainsFri Nov 27 2015 - 09:00
New Polish government accused of ‘creeping coup d’etat’Media and artists criticise Law and Justice (PiS) party crackdown on news and cultureFri Nov 27 2015 - 01:00
Berlin police raid home on suspicion of ‘endangering state’Police arrest two men suspected of involvement in a terrorist attack on a German cityFri Nov 27 2015 - 01:00
Germany signals military support for Syrian allianceHours after France asks for help against Isis, Merkel pledges reconnaissance backupThu Nov 26 2015 - 17:19
Merkel feels chill as coalition goes cold on refugee issueGerman chancellor says ‘walling ourselves in is no answer’ to Europe’s refugee crisisWed Nov 25 2015 - 18:11
Germany economy appears unaffected by recent Paris attacksChief drivers of growth are domestic consumption and large-scale state spending to house and feed arrival of asylum seekersWed Nov 25 2015 - 01:16
Economic issues brought ‘huge social cost’, says HigginsPresident criticises “arrogant assumption” that growth can be perpetual and sustainableMon Nov 23 2015 - 15:25
Ireland should focus research effort on a single challenge: dementia is the oneThree-year collaboration with UCD and HSE centres on purpose-built apartment development in DundalkMon Nov 23 2015 - 07:00
Was Aldous Huxley right about our brave new world?A German-Irish production reshapes Huxley’s enduring dystopian visionMon Nov 23 2015 - 06:00
Higgins to address UN summit on debt and developmentPresident to query sustainability of growth, outline Irish experience of debt and austeritySun Nov 22 2015 - 21:17
French intelligence says three bombs were to be detonated at Hanover soccer matchAngela Merkel says cancellation of Germany-Netherlands friendly match was correctFri Nov 20 2015 - 21:44
Nervous welcome for arrivals in small Bavarian townHome of Erdinger beer now hosts thousands of refugees on old military airfieldFri Nov 20 2015 - 01:00
Fujitsu to focus on big data for big clientsJapanese technology giant accelerating push into cloud servicesWed Nov 18 2015 - 01:00
Germany match cancelled after ‘concrete indications’ of threatCancellation took place hours after large-scale anti-terror operation in AachenTue Nov 17 2015 - 22:42
Critic of Angela Merkel is rebuked for linking attacks to refugeesBavarian politician criticised for attacking chancellor and trying to boost public imageTue Nov 17 2015 - 01:00
A view from abroad: ‘Tenants are the new gays’We finally gave a fundamental right to gays now how about the right to a home?Mon Nov 16 2015 - 19:00
Derek Scally: Germany is here, Berlin is backIt was not in London, Paris or Brussels but in Berlin that George Osborne gave a sneak preview of UK’s EU reform demandsSat Nov 14 2015 - 04:00
Helmut Schmidt: free-spirited, intellectual, iron-willedDerek Scally: former German chancellor, who has died at 96, commanded huge respectTue Nov 10 2015 - 15:16
Media report reveals Germany also spied on ‘friends’ and alliesDer Spiegel’s list of those monitored by intelligence included US, UN, Oxfam and the popeMon Nov 09 2015 - 01:00
Germany agrees compromise on refugees after ‘intense’ talksMerkel reveals proposals on expediting asylum applications and registration campsFri Nov 06 2015 - 01:00
German inquiry into Ryanair pilot work status extendedInvestigation has grown to include 50 pilots who are not officially Ryanair employeesFri Nov 06 2015 - 01:00
Berlin Letter: On the Street where Einstein livedProfessor’s theory was recognised as great by ‘The Irish Times’Thu Nov 05 2015 - 05:00
Tensions rise in Berlin ahead of crunch talks on refugeesMerkel aims to quell dissent in her own party amid calls for greater EU burden-sharingThu Nov 05 2015 - 01:00
Britain wants end of ‘ever closer’ EU unionOsborne looks to protect interests of non-euro zone countries in Berlin speechTue Nov 03 2015 - 20:31
Polish put drama of politics behind them and turn again to ChopinWarsaw Letter: Fryderyk Chopin museum a welcome antidote to bluntness of Polish politics and a reminder of the prized place culture enjoys in this highly cultured nationWed Oct 28 2015 - 01:01
Poland’s PiS leader quickly forgets who did the heavy liftingBeata Szydlo could be worried she may hold prized prime minister post on sufferanceTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Dortmund faces challenges of refugees and rising far-rightCity is prime target for neo-Nazis and many fear trouble is brewingMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
Poland set to vote for harder line on refugeesGoverning PO party may be victim of its own success as voters seek changeSat Oct 24 2015 - 05:00
Why Warsaw’s skyline should be a source of national pride for IrelandPoland prepares for Sunday’s election as Irish business links with the East European state strengthenFri Oct 23 2015 - 07:44
How an Austrian student sent the tech sector into a tailspinCan a team of 42 really be expected to police Europe’s data privacy?Thu Oct 22 2015 - 07:13
Conservative Poland fears rise of ‘gender ideology’Polarised debate marks the election campaign in a country dividedWed Oct 21 2015 - 01:00
Dresden’s far-right movement finds its voice againGermany’s refugee crisis has given fresh momentum to the Pegida groupTue Oct 20 2015 - 01:00
Swiss voters shift right amid concerns about migrationAnti-immigrant party make historic gains while Greens and conservatives lose groundMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
Pressure on Merkel for refugee deal with TurkeyPro-refugee Cologne mayoral candidate stabbed in attack with ‘racist motivation’Sun Oct 18 2015 - 20:41
Volkswagen: Will the world still love the Bug?Wolfsburg, the ultimate company town, was floored by the VW diesel scandal. But, like Das Auto itself, the city is determined to ride the crisis outSat Oct 17 2015 - 08:00
Acceptable face celebrates the ‘real’ Poland as PiS leader’s mask slipsPoles are in the mood for change, and Szydlo promises to achieve it as next prime ministerSat Oct 17 2015 - 03:00
Volkswagen confirm 2016 models have new suspect softwareUS regulators yet to determine if code is defeat device installed specifically to cheatWed Oct 14 2015 - 22:26
Berlin coalition at odds over ‘transit zone’ refugee proposalSPD ministers reject idea as “inhumane” and say zones are “mass camps in no-man’s land”Wed Oct 14 2015 - 01:00
Criticism of Munich police over Pegida rally at Hitler putsch siteAnti-fascist groups say officers stood by as speech linked Nazis and Pegida movementTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Merkel faces political revolt over her position on refugee crisisSocial Democratic Party wants German chancellor to impose cap on asylum applicationsSat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
German reaction to defeat: ‘Das dumme Ding von Dublin’‘All hair products, no killer instincts’, Spiegel Online says of the humiliating lossFri Oct 09 2015 - 10:54
Merkel’s response to refugee crisis will decide her legacyGerman chancellor makes her position clear like never before amid growing criticismFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Angela Merkel’s response to refugee crisis criticised by CDUGerman chancellor warns centre-right party to resist temptations of nationalist solutionsThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:02
Transatlantic data channels will stay open, says European CommissionEuropean Court of Justice ruling leaves commission trying to calm businessesWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Inquiry ordered concerning Facebook claimsFinding rewrites rules of engagement on privacy issues between Brussels and data regulatorsWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
