Capital menu – An Irishman’s Diary on the rise and rise of pretentious restaurantsMon Oct 24 2016 - 01:01
Germans keep a close watch on new surveillance rulesNew laws passed since Snowden revelations may give more powers to intelligence serviceFri Oct 21 2016 - 16:56
German councils face compensation claims over childcare rulingLeipzig authorities ordered to pay three mothers €14,000 in lost earningsThu Oct 20 2016 - 18:02
Merkel’s peace talks fail to progress resolution of Syrian conflictVladimir Putin, François Hollande, Petro Poroshenko meet in Berlin over Ukraine and Syrian conflictsThu Oct 20 2016 - 08:51
Merkel hosts Putin for Ukraine peace talks in BerlinMoscow’s Syria bombing campaign looms large over talks with Poroshenko, HollandeWed Oct 19 2016 - 19:46
Politics of bilocation: back and forth between Bonn and BerlinBerlin Letter: costs of machinery of state based in two German cities are set to persistWed Oct 19 2016 - 01:00
Putin to meet Merkel for high-stakes talks on Ukraine and SyriaGerman chancellor says she is not expecting miraclesTue Oct 18 2016 - 18:46
Germans grapple with TV movie moral dilemmaViewers’ dilemma: would they shoot down an airliner set to crash into a packed football stadium?Tue Oct 18 2016 - 17:48
One dead, six missing after German chemical plant explosionsResidents of Ludwighshafen urged to stay indoors after incidents at BASF facilitiesMon Oct 17 2016 - 18:16
German police under fire after terror suspect dies in prison cellJaber al-Bakr was arrested on Monday when allegedly planning to bomb a Berlin airportThu Oct 13 2016 - 16:52
Praise from Merkel as Syrian man thwarts would-be Isis bomberRelief but anxiety in Germany after suspect tied up with cable and handed over to policeTue Oct 11 2016 - 15:22
‘Rosenburg File’ exposes Nazi influence in postwar GermanyStudy shows West German judiciary was saturated by Nazi officials after the warTue Oct 11 2016 - 01:00
Germany’s blue chips line up €5bn Deutsche Bank rescuePlan could see revival of Deutschland AG postwar network of mutual cross-holdingsFri Oct 7 2016 - 17:15
Polish parliament drops anti-abortion law following protestsMPs overwhelmingly back dismissal of Bill that would effectively outlaw terminationsFri Oct 7 2016 - 01:00
AfD accused of poisoning the mood in GermanyJustice minister Heiko Maas says populist party is ‘pouring oil on the fire’ for own endsWed Oct 5 2016 - 17:55
Germany fumbles with its identity on national dayMany Germans seem not to be sure what is German and what is not these daysWed Oct 5 2016 - 01:01
Investigation dropped into German TV satirist over Erdogan commentsComedian Jan Böhmermann made provocative comments about the Turkish presidentTue Oct 4 2016 - 19:36
Assange promises ‘significant’ leaks ahead of US electionWikileaks founder tells journalists it is ‘false’ to say he does not like Hillary ClintonTue Oct 4 2016 - 18:22
Angela Merkel faces down angry protests on German unity dayChancellor targeted by jeering crowd over migration policy outside Dresden churchTue Oct 4 2016 - 01:00
German economic minister attacks Deutsche Bank bossSigmar Gabriel accuses John Cryan of hypocrisy over bank’s growing financial problemsMon Oct 3 2016 - 14:43
How Germany sees Ireland: stubborn, creative, under-EuropeanTwo books looking at how the Irish are portrayed abroad provide insights we might missSat Oct 1 2016 - 06:00
Deutsche Bank crisis threatens meltdown beyond German bordersUS fine of $14 billion has plunged pillar bank into crisis with potential to rival LehmanFri Sep 30 2016 - 12:00
Mario Draghi says ECB not to blame for Germany’s woesRemarks come as Germany denies it is working on rescue plan for Deutsche BankWed Sep 28 2016 - 18:43
Foreigners avoid Dresden as Pegida creates poisonous moodAnti-Islamic minority’s Monday night protests are hurting German city’s reputationWed Sep 28 2016 - 01:00
Deutsche Bank shares fall to lowest level since 1980sDrop at Germany’s biggest financial institution sparks sell-off in European banksMon Sep 26 2016 - 17:59
Leaked data shows ex-VW chief knew of emissions test cheatingMartin Winterkorn said to have know about illicit VW software before scandal brokeSun Sep 25 2016 - 19:35
Count Harry Kessler: The original hipsterAlmost 80 years after his death, Berlin is acknowledging one of its most celebrated sonsSat Sep 24 2016 - 01:00
AfD faces new storm in Germany over its Nazi sympathisersParty candidate caught selling Nazi-era medals while Berlin MP calls refugees ‘worms’Fri Sep 23 2016 - 11:58
Polish minister likens abortion regime to Nazi-era euthanasiaParliament debates Bill to ban abortion as government continues conservative pushThu Sep 22 2016 - 18:28
Danish airport scanner helps you fly through airport securityExruptive claims trolley-docking system gets you through security four times fasterWed Sep 21 2016 - 19:01
Murder adds to shock of German politician’s suicidePirate Party’s Gerwald Claus-Brunner believed to have killed ex-boyfriend before suicideWed Sep 21 2016 - 15:47
Talk that Angela Merkel’s SPD ally may chase centre-left majorityStrategists believe Germany’s ‘Merkel must go’ mood is an opportunity to dump herWed Sep 21 2016 - 01:00
Pirate MP’s suicide in Berlin kills dream of digital politicsGerwald Claus-Brunner and his party had promised to overthrow traditional politicsTue Sep 20 2016 - 16:34
Angela Merkel begins fightback as election clock ticksAnalysis: Chancellor faces difficult task of re-engaging voters alienated by migration crisisTue Sep 20 2016 - 01:00
Angela Merkel makes rare apology for migration chaosProspect of alternative national coalition emerges after heavy loss in Berlin state electionsMon Sep 19 2016 - 15:28
Derek Scally: Who could replace Angela Merkel?The German chancellor is increasingly vulnerable amid backlash to her migration policyMon Sep 19 2016 - 01:00
Germany’s intelligence agency illegally gathered dataReport shows 18 serious breaches of German fundamental law, 12 formal complaintsMon Sep 19 2016 - 01:00
Anti-immigration party rattles Merkel in Berlin ballotPressure on German chancellor to halt slippage as far-right AfD wins 10th state electionSun Sep 18 2016 - 19:33
AfD victory in Berlin would be seen as Nazi revival, warns mayorFears over migration and frustration with political parties as Germans vote in state pollSat Sep 17 2016 - 01:00
Munich security intensifies as Oktoberfest beginsRecent attacks raise fears around event as about six million expected to attendFri Sep 16 2016 - 23:03
Meet the Dubliner behind the $66 billion Bayer-Monsanto mergerHead of Bayer crop sciences sees merger as key to long-term food security strategyFri Sep 16 2016 - 05:30
German MEP and satirist demands Ireland’s ejection from EU on Apple taxMartin Sonneborn says State should ‘take the money and run. It is a win-win situation’Thu Sep 15 2016 - 14:59
Austrian teen sues parents over embarrassing Facebook photosWoman discovered 500 images on social network from all stages of her life after joiningThu Sep 15 2016 - 08:17
Austrian cardinal warns of Islamic conquest of EuropeArchbishop of Vienna says the continent is ‘gambling away its Christian heritage’Wed Sep 14 2016 - 17:59
Three men arrested in Germany ‘linked’ to Isis and Paris attacksSyrian men planned to carry out ‘previously determined order’ from Isis, prosecutors sayTue Sep 13 2016 - 18:44
Faulty glue forces postponement of Austrian electionRe-run of presidential poll was planned for October after initial result declared invalidMon Sep 12 2016 - 15:09
Wolfgang Schäuble plays down chance of EU Apple tax windfallFinance minister says ruling fallout will drag on while Germany faces post-Brexit costsMon Sep 12 2016 - 15:02
Merkel’s refugee revoltGerman sentiment has changed drastically in a year. Since the chancellor tried to alleviate the crisis of fleeing Syrians by letting them in, an Islamophobia has taken holdSat Aug 20 2016 - 06:00
Group of Irish Travellers accused of chaos at German townResidents say brawls, public urination and shoplifting occurred amid visit by 600 peopleSat Aug 20 2016 - 01:00
The German city stealing Berlin's cool crownEven to a jaded Berliner, there’s much more to Hamburg than its notorious ReeperbahnSat Aug 20 2016 - 00:00