Death toll from Bavarian ice rink could reach 15GERMANY: Rescuers in southern Germany suspended efforts yesterday to reach a woman and three youths still feared trapped under…Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
Change the only constant as new West Berlin emerges after exodusBerlin Diary: Contrary to what you may have heard, West Berlin still exists, if only in the heads of the locals who proudly …Mon Nov 28 2005 - 00:00
Schroder bows out as grand coalition era beginsGERMANY: Germany's grand coalition became a political reality last night after members of the Social Democrats (SPD) and Christian…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Polish troops may have Iraq duty extendedPOLAND: Poland's president-elect Lech Kaczynksi has said that he may extend the service of 1,700 Polish soldiers scheduled to…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Traditionalist snatches victory in Polish electionPoland: EU relations with Poland may be heading for difficulty after the conservative, EU-critical mayor of Warsaw, Lech Kaczynski…Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Hostility to Germany emerges before votePOLAND: Anti-German rhetoric has overshadowed the final days of Poland's presidential election after Lech Kaczynski, running…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Presidential race turns nasty as Poles asked to remember the warPOLAND: Poland's presidential election has turned nasty in its final week after opponents of front-runner Donald Tusk released…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Economy the key challenge for Merkel coalitionCoalition must tackle cycle of unemployment and low growth, writes Derek Scally in BerlinFri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
'Six Faces of Schroder' to bow out after talksBERLIN LETTER : Journalists don't ask a lot from the prime ministers, just this: "Don't be boring."Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Poland's presidential hopefuls face run-offPOLAND: Poland's presidential election is to enter a second-round run-off after exit polls following yesterday's vote showed…Mon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
Poles to vote in divisive presidential racePOLAND: Poles vote again tomorrow, this time to elect a new president, but a divisive campaign means the vote is expected to…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Sign and Sight points the way to lively debates on EuropeWorldView: The European Union's method of dealing with crises runs like a well-rehearsed fire drillSat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Magazine article on Poles in Ireland criticisedThe Polish ambassador to Ireland has described as "hugely exaggerated" a Polish magazine article documenting the grim experiences…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Polish twin foregoes post of prime ministerPOLAND: Coalition talks opened in Warsaw yesterday hours after the leader of the winning party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski of the Law…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Porsche plans to take 20% stake in Volkswagen to prevent takeoverGerman luxury carmaker Porsche has announced plans to buy a 20 per cent sake in Volkswagen, Europe's largest car manufacturer…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Schroder says he will not stand asideGermany: German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has said he is prepared to enter a grand coalition to break Germany's week-old coalition…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Polish voters set to oust governmentPOLAND: Polish voters will oust their luckless left-wing government tomorrow in a general election that has turned into a bitter…Sat Sept 24 2005 - 01:00
Schroder seeks fresh mandate in poll fightChancellor Gerhard Schröder made a final plea for a fresh mandate to "renew Germany without social division" as tomorrow's general…Sat Sept 17 2005 - 01:00
Polish speaker pulls out of election racePOLAND: Poland's parliamentary speaker, Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, has withdrawn from next month's presidential election - an …Thu Sept 15 2005 - 01:00
Far right's last push for first-time votersGERMANY: On a gloomy, drizzly Monday morning, Germany's neo-Nazis took the general election to the schoolyards.Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Listen to your voters, Ahern urges EU leadersTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has urged European leaders to listen to their voters and to press ahead with their votes on the European…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Holocaust memorial opens after 17-year campaignGERMANY: Berlin's Holocaust Memorial was officially opened yesterday, marking the end of a 17-year campaign by journalist Lea…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Tourists flock to Hitler's hideaway 60 years after his suicideGERMANY: Berlin Letter A trip to Berlin just wouldn't be complete without a visit to the unholy grail of tourist traps: Hitler…Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Papal choice is a mixed blessing for GermanyPOPE BENEDICT XVI: The Germans are happy that one of their own is Pope, but they're also filled with Teutonic angst because …Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Ratzinger missed worst of Nazi school systemPOPE BENEDICT XVI: As a young man in Bavaria, Pope Benedict may have been inspired by those who stood against the Nazis, people…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Roots in traumatic German historyPope's formative years: As Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his first Mass in the Vatican yesterday, his fellow Bavarians recalled…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Walesa announces he is to resign from SolidarityPOLAND: Lech Walesa has announced his resignation from Solidarity, the Polish trade union he founded 25 years ago which spearheaded…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Claim Ireland is getting more corrupt rejectedIRELAND: Transparency International's (TI) Irish chapter rejected reports yesterday that Ireland is becoming more corrupt after…Thu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
Divisions persist at Bush-Schroder meetingChancellor Gerhard Schröder and President George Bush opened a new-formula can of varnish yesterday to gloss over past differences…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Bundesbank talks up economyThe Bundesbank has said there is "no cause for pessimism" about Germany's economic prospects in 2005 despite some recent disappointing…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
German building firm failsGermany's troubled construction sector claimed another victim yesterday when Walter Bau, the industry's fourth-largest building…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Fischer calls for 'neo-Nazis' to be punishedGERMANY: The German Foreign Minister, Mr Joschka Fischer, has demanded that all legal measures be used to punish members of …Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Is it goodbye sandals, hello power for Greens?World View: It's 25 years since the Greens marched onto the German political stage in dungarees and Birkenstock sandalsSat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
In the centre of Stasi power the calendar still shows December 1989BERLIN LETTER: They gathered in their thousands outside the drab, seven-storey office block in Normannenstrasse, East Berlin…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Treasury closer to German dealA German court-appointed administrator has expressed confidence at the ability of Treasury Holdings to arrange a refinancing …Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Germany's jobless rate climbs to a seven-year high of 10.8%Germany's unemployment rate has risen to 10.8 per cent with 4Wed Jan 05 2005 - 00:00
INTERNET CAMPAIGN: more than 2,000 pro-Tara signaturesThe campaign to stop the construction of the M3 through Tara has gone online with an Internet petition attracting over 2,000 "…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
EU's yes to Turkey draws mixed responseEU: There were mixed reactions yesterday among commentators in Turkey and Germany, home to some two million Turks, to the European…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Schroder rival opposes reformsGERMANY: Chancellor Gerhard Schröder came under new pressure over his reform programme last night after his political nemesis…Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Bundesbank says Stability Pact may be breached againThe Bundesbank has warned that Germany could breach the Stability Pact criteria for the fourth consecutive year in 2005.Tue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
German protests at cuts reveal lingering divisionsGERMANY: Nearly 15 years after they brought down the Communist regime, over 20,000 former East Germans took to the streets yesterday…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Stoiber critical of 'weak' CDU leadersGermany: One of Germany's leading conservatives has reportedly said they don't stand a chance of winning the 2006 general election…Thu Aug 05 2004 - 01:00
From beanfield to seedy boulevard, but no shiny, happy peopleHollywood Letter: Seems it never rains in southern California, or so the song goesThu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
Schroder says deal makes larger EU more governableBerlin has welcomed as a "historic decision" the agreement on the European constitution but has declined to comment on demands…Mon Jun 21 2004 - 01:00
Berliners suffer have-a-go Joycean hacksBerlin: Germany was in no doubt what day it was yesterday after the Tageszeitung (TAZ) newspaper threw out its regular editorial…Thu Jun 17 2004 - 01:00
At 21.5%, worst result for ruling SPD since warGermany: Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has conceded the European elections were a slap in the face for his ruling Social Democratic…Tue Jun 15 2004 - 01:00
Schröder's Social Democrats win just 21% of voteGermany: Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's Social Democrats (SPD) suffered a stinging setback in the European elections yesterday…Mon Jun 14 2004 - 01:00
Czech election follows bland campaignCountry profile: Czech Republic Czech voters are expected to follow a Europe-wide trend in the European elections and use their…Thu Jun 10 2004 - 01:00
Little interest in Europe as Slovaks focus on jobless rateCountry profile: Slovakia Slovakia, in common with many other EU member-states, had a lacklustre European election campaign.Thu Jun 10 2004 - 01:00
Schroder's wriggle room is shrinking fastA €15 billion shortfall in tax receipts next year leaves the Chancellor in an unenviable position, writes Derek Scally.Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
