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
ECJ ruling vindicates privacy activist Max Schrems, criticises DPCCase resulted from Schrems’s original 2013 complaint against FacebookWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Max Schrems interview: ‘Data protection and privacy are fundamental rights’The privacy activist scored his biggest victory yet in his David vs Goliath struggleTue Oct 06 2015 - 19:43
Derek Scally: Schrems data privacy ruling creates big headache for IrelandAre we the front-line defender of EU privacy rights or a digital-era colonial outpost of the US intelligence services?Tue Oct 06 2015 - 13:07
European court rules US online data agreement is invalidRuling follows a complaint filed by Austrian law student Max Schrems against FacebookTue Oct 06 2015 - 09:15
Data watchdog’s ‘blind trust’ criticised by German regulatorsSafe Harbour mechanism should be ruled ‘invalid’ and in breach of EU laws and rightsMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00
Refugee crisis overshadows German celebration of unityPressure grows for Merkel to reverse open-door policy on inward migrationMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00
Berlin burying architectural potential in corporate opportunismAn ideological war is raging over how the new-old German capital should lookSat Oct 03 2015 - 07:48
Germans more united than divided after 25 yearsA slew of surveys to mark the anniversary reveal much about the German characterFri Oct 02 2015 - 05:00
Vienna’s ruling coalition facing far-right threat as refugee crisis raises tensionsRight-wing populist FPÖ party is riding a wave of public concern on refugeesFri Oct 02 2015 - 01:01
Refugee from the Taliban, said to be aged 110, reaches BavariaFamily carry relative from Afghanistan through 12 countries on ‘hell of a journey’Wed Sept 30 2015 - 18:50
German police call for segregated refugee sheltersAfter fights in emergency accommodation police seek separation on religious linesWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:00
Ten years on Danish daily stands by Muhammad caricaturesDebate continues as ‘Jyllands-Posten’ newspaper and cartoonist unrepentantWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:00
New Volkswagen chief Matthias Müller vows to regain trustFormer Porsche head (62) promises ‘ruthless investigation’ into emission-test allegationsSat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
VW scandal: Why the EU emission tests aren’t fit for purposeLoopholes - like removing interior trim to save weigh and over-inflating tyres - are all allowed, making a mockery of the test regimeFri Sept 25 2015 - 17:32
Merkel let refugee crisis go ‘out of control’, says German ministerThomas de Maizière criticises decision to suspend EU rules on asylum applicationsFri Sept 25 2015 - 14:56
Up to 80,000 Irish cars affected by VW diesel scandalAudi confirms version of engine at centre of emissions scandal used in best-selling modelsFri Sept 25 2015 - 13:54
Pall of scandal hanging over Volkswagen and German industryThe crooked actions of the world famous car company carry serious implications for all concernedFri Sept 25 2015 - 08:11
VW emission-cheat software used on European carsPorsche chief Matthias Müller expected to be named new Volkswagen CEOFri Sept 25 2015 - 05:30
Up to 80,000 Irish cars could have VW cheat softwareAudis, VWs, Skodas and Seats could all be affected, as VW admits issue extends to EuropeThu Sept 24 2015 - 16:58
Volkswagen to select replacement for WinterkornFour candidates are likely replacements for the reeling German carmakerThu Sept 24 2015 - 08:08
European Court of Justice calls for end to Safe HarbourDecision reached over concerns EU citizens’ data was being passed on by US firmsThu Sept 24 2015 - 01:00
Safe Harbour analysis: what today’s ruling might meanIf court follows preliminary ruling, the consequences for EU-US relations could be considerableWed Sept 23 2015 - 14:05
