‘A snoring is heard every night... at the hour at which he passed away’Ghost stories from 1913 make for a fascinating psychogram of Irish middle-class anxietiesMon Oct 30 2023 - 19:37
Polish impatience grows over post-election standstill Polish president Andrzej Duda has delayed saying who he will ask to try forming a new governmentSun Oct 29 2023 - 16:00
Pressure builds on German Fridays for Future over Greta Thunberg’s Gaza claimsGerman branch of the climate action group distances itself from remarks criticising IsraelFri Oct 27 2023 - 17:08
Refugee groups accuse Germany of ‘pandering to populists’ with deportation rulesScholz cabinet backs rules which ease deportation proceduresWed Oct 25 2023 - 16:20
German Linke rebel walks out to form new left-wing populist partyOlaf Scholz’s federal government described by Sahra Wagenknech as ‘the worst in our history’Mon Oct 23 2023 - 17:40
German Jews shocked by lack of empathy after Israel attacksAtmosphere is increasingly heated on German streets and on social mediaSun Oct 22 2023 - 17:24
How attitudes to Israel are shifting – and hardening – in the wider German populationMerkel suggested Israel’s security was Germany’s Staatsräson (raison d’etre) but how far, and how unconditional, is that support in these challenging times?Sat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Scholz attends German synagogue opening as weekend demonstrations loomThe two weeks since the Hamas attack has seen a spike in anti-Semitic attacks in Germany, with stars of David and anti-Jewish slogans daubed on homes and Jewish institutionsFri Oct 20 2023 - 17:10
Olaf Scholz says Germany must ‘maintain the security and existence of Israel’Israel’s policy towards Gaza had led to protests and anger among many GermansTue Oct 17 2023 - 19:56
Donald Tusk demands swift decision on Polish election outcome Former European Council president hopes to lead coalition governmentTue Oct 17 2023 - 18:09
Polish president praises record election turnout as proof of a stable democracyDonald Tusk claimed victory on Sunday night for his Civic Coalition and promised to normalise EU relationsMon Oct 16 2023 - 18:34
Donald Tusk’s election win brings Polish democracy back from the brinkAnalysis: Former European Council president woke up on Monday with a challenging to-do listMon Oct 16 2023 - 13:07
Donald Tusk claims victory in Poland after polls predict change of administrationIf Ipsos exit poll mirrors final result outgoing Law and Justice (PiS) party will struggle to form governmentSun Oct 15 2023 - 21:39
Polish economy appears sturdy as right-wing government does everything it can to secure election victoryDespite numerous shocks since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including a massive inflow of refugees, Poland has kept growingSat Oct 14 2023 - 05:15
Polish far-right populists hold the key to deadlocked general electionLed by 36-year-old entrepreneur Slawomir Mentzen, Konfederacja’s political programme reads like an Elon Musk-Andrew Tate team effortFri Oct 13 2023 - 16:09
Berlin church tower left as ragged reminder of war to be transformed by Irish architectural firmArchitect Róisín Heneghan hopes design will help ‘future generations understand and experience this space’Wed Oct 11 2023 - 19:12
Women angered by reversal of their rights could swing Polish electionSunday’s general election will determine the direction - liberal or illiberal democracy - of the country of 38 million people, 52% of them womenWed Oct 11 2023 - 15:47
Polish leaders clash on migration and welfare in heated pre-election television debateCountry’s de facto leader accused of ‘chickening out’ of discussionMon Oct 09 2023 - 19:45
Record surge for far-right Afd in Germany after regional electionsSunday’s big loser was the Social Democratic Party of chancellor Olaf Scholz, halfway through his first term in BerlinSun Oct 08 2023 - 18:44
Germany regional elections: More than 50% of people plan to vote for right-wing or far-right parties Attacks on politicians come at end of campaign dominated by fears over rising living costs, increase in migrationThu Oct 05 2023 - 18:37
Funding for memorial at former Nazi camp blocked by centre-right and far-right allianceStalag 326 camp in western Germany held at least 300,000 people, of whom up to 70,000 - mostly Red Army prisoners - died thereTue Oct 03 2023 - 18:41
House where Hitler was born to be transformed into police stationAustrians have debated for decades how best to deal with building in Braunau linked with Nazi dictatorTue Oct 03 2023 - 17:52
Germany criticises Elon Musk for publicising far-right messageAttitudes to immigration are hardening among many in Germany in advance of Sunday’s state electionsMon Oct 02 2023 - 18:08
Poland’s opposition leader Donald Tusk calls for change at massive Warsaw rallyOutcome in the balance as Poland prepares for October 15th electionSun Oct 01 2023 - 18:20
Clerical sex scandals in Poland overshadow Catholic synod in RomePolish Catholic church in turmoil over multiple clerical sex scandals, while Swiss primate suggests ‘time is right to abolish the celibacy obligation’ for priestsFri Sept 29 2023 - 16:44
German recession could be ‘even worse than feared’, economists warnAccording to five economic institutes, Europe’s largest economy will shrink by 0.6 per cent this yearThu Sept 28 2023 - 18:07
High dudgeon: Mountaineer has records removed, but he won’t climb downReinhold Messner piqued as doubts are cast about scale of his achievementsThu Sept 28 2023 - 16:27
Christian Thielemann succeeds ailing Daniel Barenboim at Berlin state operaWagner specialist had first refusal on one of Germany’s most prestigious classical appointments and signed five-year contractWed Sept 27 2023 - 17:35
Germany mulls migration barriers as growing numbers arrive and voter opposition growsState officials demand action as emergency accommodation fills and ‘solidarity is vanishing’Wed Sept 27 2023 - 06:00
Warsaw and Berlin clash over cash-for-visas allegations allowing access to Schengen areaPoland’s Law and Justice party battle external and internal critics ahead of election, with Donald Tusk pushing for return to powerTue Sept 26 2023 - 06:00
Germany’s young people shun training foundation of SME economyThose starting dual training schemes not guaranteed to finish, with premature drop-out rates in some fields up to 24%Sat Sept 09 2023 - 06:30
Austrian government plans three-year rent cap for public housingProposed cap would limit rise of public-owned housing rents to 5 per cent annually until the end of 2026Wed Aug 30 2023 - 17:24
Is the end nigh for Germany’s Left Party?Polarising but popular MP Sahra Wagenknecht may go out on her own after years of infightingWed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
German coalition parties laden down with political problems and obvious ideological differencesPoll suggests German voters view chancellor Olaf Scholz more as a problem than a solution, with two-thirds convinced he is doing a poor job as German leaderMon Aug 28 2023 - 21:00
1923: The Forgotten Crisis in the Year of Hitler’s CoupThe author corrects 100 years of lazy thinking and returns to Weimar belated credit as the democracy that livedSun Aug 27 2023 - 00:00
Looming VAT hike bodes ill for the Wiener schnitzelGermany’s 12% tax rise will see dish rise to €30 and, industry group warns, puts more than 12,000 pubs and restaurants at risk of closureFri Aug 25 2023 - 17:59
German business confidence shaken as economy fails to growEconomy is ‘stabilising’ but inflation remains at 6.2%, above the 5.3% euro averageFri Aug 25 2023 - 15:47
Shortage of trainees in Germany reaches critical level, commerical body warnsA survey of companies shows that just under half have vacant training places and roughly one-third had filled noneThu Aug 24 2023 - 13:28
German self-declaration law to end discriminationLegislation, ahead of Bundestag vote next month, allows over-18s to change name and gender either individually or simultaneouslyWed Aug 23 2023 - 19:35
End of AfD poll surge prompts renewed political soul-searching in GermanyPopulist party’s core voters would be most adversely affected by its policies, study revealsTue Aug 22 2023 - 18:23
Olaf Scholz dodges duel as serious fault line revealed in coalitionMinisters from Greens and FDP fall out over redistributive role of the stateFri Aug 18 2023 - 16:27
‘Berghain is not a zoo!’ Are Berlin’s coolest clubs becoming boring tourist traps?Some locals are angry about the commodification of the city’s once-underground hotspotsFri Aug 18 2023 - 16:00
Blocked rail tunnel in Switzerland raises concerns about pan-European trade routesA week after a cargo train crash at the Gotthard Base tunnel, authorities say it will be months before the crucial rail artery will be back operating at full capacityFri Aug 18 2023 - 05:00
Poland’s most influential politician leads polls ahead of crucial October electionUpcoming general vote will pitch referendum questions to people as Donald Tusk hopes to oust ruling Law and Justice partyThu Aug 17 2023 - 17:13
Germany drops legal commitment on Nato defence spendingBerlin buys €3.2bn missile defence system from Israeli Aerospace Industries and US company BoeingThu Aug 17 2023 - 17:09
Germany legalises cannabis, but political noses are out of jointWith Berlin’s so-called traffic light coalition now blinking red, all eyes are firmly on Olaf ScholzWed Aug 16 2023 - 18:15
Same-sex blessing controversy underlines deep divisions within German Catholic ChurchPriest censured for including same sex couple in a blessing of 25 couples while a record 522,000 left the Catholic Church in Germany last yearWed Aug 16 2023 - 08:52
German taxi app allows young people to get home safely for half the price after nights outDriver draws other half of payment from a €125,000 public fund from the Brandenburg state governmentFri Aug 11 2023 - 19:00
Debate still rages in Berlin over vote to buy back properties from big landlordsSell-off of apartments in German capital two decades ago could be reversed for some with corporate landlords holding 3,000-plus unitsThu Aug 10 2023 - 17:36
Local council revolt mirrors growing German budget standoffAs fears grow of Germany as the ‘sick man of Europe’, the FDP’s embrace of the debt brake sits uncomfortably with massive investment required for Berlin’s green and digital economic transformationThu Aug 10 2023 - 05:00
