ECB bans use of Greek government debt as collateral for loansGerman chancellor hints EU states remain resistant to renegotiated deal on debtThu Feb 05 2015 - 00:15
‘Not Bergen-Belsen again... They should leave small fry alone’Hilde Michnia was a concentration camp guard. Her past is rearing its ugly headWed Feb 04 2015 - 06:00
Former Pegida members form new movementCo-founder says breakaway group Direct Democracy for Europe not extreme-rightMon Feb 02 2015 - 22:26
Divided it flourished, but Aldi may stand better chance if reunitedWith its founding brothers gone, the German giant faces an uncertain futureMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:55
Germany’s most popular post-war president dies, aged 94Angela Merkel describes death of Richard von Weizsäcker as a ‘great loss for Germany’Mon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Alexis Tsipras softens anti-austerity rhetoricPrime minister calms nerves as he vows not to act unilaterally on Greek debt pileMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Four cities: Berlin - 'No rounds, no arm-wrestling over bills'Don’t expect to meet anybody new at night in this Germany citySat Jan 31 2015 - 06:00
AfD founder hopes Syriza will revive euro as a political issueAlternative für Deutschland hopes to stir up German fury at GreeceFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:01
The rise and fall of Pegida: how Islam-critical movement has changed German politics‘Merkel’s remarks on Islam were seen as an unacceptable attempt to pawn the party’s last unique selling point: the “C” in its Christian Democratic Union’Thu Jan 29 2015 - 17:13
Germany raises growth forecast to 1.5% as consumers begin spendingFigures show lower fuel prices and weaker euro are boosting disposable incomeThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Pegida leader resigns days into the roleKathrin Oertel led German anti-Islamist group after founder Lutz Bachmann quitWed Jan 28 2015 - 17:54
World leaders visit Auschwitz with remaining survivorsFormer prisoners of death camp recall horrors and appeal for past to be learnt fromWed Jan 28 2015 - 07:20
Germany rules out debt cut for Greece as AfD revives Grexit demandGerman reaction to Syriza’s election victory in Greece ranges from negative to jubilantTue Jan 27 2015 - 10:43
German government says Greece’s obligation unchanged by voteSpokesman: Syriza victory does not change European, German attitudes towards reformMon Jan 26 2015 - 14:02
Lawyers accuse Facebook of time-wasting in privacy battleCase taken by Austrian privacy group goes into next round with first hearing in AprilMon Jan 26 2015 - 09:29
Merkel must take stock of Greek challenge to German doctrineAnalysis: chancellor’s view of economics now faces its antithesisMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
Signs of leeway from Europe on debt ahead of Greek electionEurogroup chief says room to manoeuvre if new government honours its agreementsSat Jan 24 2015 - 08:18
Germans united in the conviction ECB has gone rogueThe ECB’s €1.14 trillion move has been a slap in the face for the German establishmentSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:01
‘In Auschwitz, you got used to anything’70 years ago Russian soldiers liberated the Nazi death camp in which a million people perished. Some of the last survivors tell of the unthinkable things they saw thereSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
Eurogroup chief hints at ‘wriggle room ’ over Greek debtJeroen Dijsselbloem says changes possible with the Athens adjustment programmeFri Jan 23 2015 - 12:43
Germany greets QE with almost unanimous criticismPoliticians and economists across the board condemn the ECB policyThu Jan 22 2015 - 17:46
Ukraine: bus shelled in Donetsk as army loses control of airportGoverment forces withdraw from Donetsk airport as up to 13 die in morning bus attackThu Jan 22 2015 - 08:35
Houellebecq defends artistic right to produce ‘irresponsible’ worksFrench author Michel Houellebecq has paid tribute to murdered staff of ‘Charlie Hebdo’Tue Jan 20 2015 - 18:09
Pegida founder under fire over alleged posing as Adolf HitlerLutz Bachmann deleted Facebook profile after newspaper contacted him about postsTue Jan 20 2015 - 18:05
Pegida pledges return to German streets after one-off banSenior official of Islam-critical group dismissed claims from critics of hostility to foreignersTue Jan 20 2015 - 18:00
Why the anger of Pegida protesters deserves close attentionPeople are tired of German politicians talking down to them like impatient school-mastersTue Jan 20 2015 - 00:02
Modest response to Varadkar news in a Europe used to gay MPs‘In many countries it would be a news brief but in Catholic Ireland it is headline news’ – SpiegelMon Jan 19 2015 - 19:15
Review: East German Intelligence and Ireland 1949-90This efficient, seemingly thorough trawl through old Stasi files reveals no Irish Kim Philbys – or, for that matter, little real East German interest in Ireland North or SouthSun Jan 18 2015 - 16:59
Pegida rallies a conduit for anger at local politics as well as anti-migrant factionsGermans frustrated at remote governance are marching with extremist groupsSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Angela Merkel warns of ‘pure hate’ behind Pegida campaignChancellor insists she will not allow Germany to be dividedFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
German legal dilemma looms if ECB bond-buying backed by European Court of JusticeEyes on Luxembourg to see if court tries to incorporate some concerns of German colleagues in final rulingThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Leaders appeal for tolerance at Brandenburg Gate Muslim vigilAngela Merkel says anti-Islam movement ‘reprehensible’ after Pegida marchTue Jan 13 2015 - 19:52
German anti-Islam group Pegida presents six-point plan on immigration rulesAt 12th Monday-night march, an estimated 20,000 people march with Pegida through DresdenMon Jan 12 2015 - 22:04
Germany braced for weekly anti-Islam marchSome 35,000 Dresdners turn out in protest against Pegida claim of creeping ‘Islamisation’Sun Jan 11 2015 - 18:30
Why are people in Dresden marching against ‘Islamisation’?Protests by Pegida, a group focused on European patriotism, are attracting more followers each weekSat Jan 10 2015 - 02:00
East German Stasi archive goes onlineA quarter century after it was rescued from destruction, multimedia material documents secret police methodsSat Jan 10 2015 - 01:04
Germany’s AfD party opens door to co-operation with Islam-critical PegidaMainstream German politicians see bid to put Muslims under ‘suspicion’ as ‘disgusting’Fri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Anti-Islam marches split Germany along old fault linesGrowing number of public figures condemn Pegida movement as racist and intolerantTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
Germany will not be ‘blackmailed’ into renegotiating Greek rescueEuro hits 9-year low after report Berlin no longer opposed to Athens exiting currency blocMon Jan 05 2015 - 12:19
Elizabeth Shaw: unknown in Ireland but fondly remembered in GermanyBelfast-born artist’s story encompasses Churchill, communism and children’s booksSat Jan 03 2015 - 13:56
Cologne Letter: Magic of Magi in cathedral not about proof, but beliefA collection of bones has become a big draw for pilgrims, but is it real or a hoax?Wed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
Merkel says Berlin has nothing to fear from tax investigationCountry’s ostensibly strict system does not bar competition between cities and regionsMon Dec 22 2014 - 06:00
Dublin-based Depfa sold to German ‘bad bank’ for €320mBank will continue to operate in Dublin but will not take on any new businessSat Dec 20 2014 - 01:00
Depfa saga ends but at what cost to Germany?The bank’s fall is a fascinating story, but the jobs of its Irish employees should be safeFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:40
Enda Kenny welcomes extension of tax inquiry to all 28 EU statesIreland’s corporate tax rate a matter of national competence, says TaoiseachFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Juncker urges states to top up EFSI fundCommission president says contributions will not be counted in EU deficitsFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
EU imposes tough new sanctions on CrimeaMove targets investment, property, exports and travel to annexed peninsulaFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Juncker turns tax debate away from Luxembourg and on to entire EUDebate on multinational tax avoidance widensFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach asks Mario Draghi to intervene on bank inquiryEnda Kenny says he raised issue of ECB attending inquiry at EU summitThu Dec 18 2014 - 23:52
Ex-SDP politician testifies on his use of child pornographySebastien Edathy says purchase over internet was wrong, but legalThu Dec 18 2014 - 22:45
