ECB rules out backstop funding for Ireland without conditionsCountry ‘may find solution on its own,’ says AsmussenFri Sep 13 2013 - 01:00
German escape from crisis not ‘God-given but hard-earned’Countries can only spend as much as they ‘take in or earn,’ says president of German chamberFri Sep 13 2013 - 01:00
SPD launches doorstep offensive to close election gapUndecideds set to decide the federal electionFri Sep 13 2013 - 01:00
German Eurosceptics look back to Bismarck on foreign policyAlternative for Germany calls for greater understanding in dealings with MoscowThu Sep 12 2013 - 18:27
Germany’s Left Party moves into third position ahead of GreensPoll puts three centre-left parties neck and neck with Merkel’s outgoing coalitionThu Sep 12 2013 - 01:00
Housing hot-button issue could tip scales in German electionParties promise rent caps to ease urban squeezeWed Sep 11 2013 - 01:00
Kohl takes CDU by surprise in backing coalition partner FDPFormer chancellor is critical of Greece’s admission to the euro zoneMon Sep 9 2013 - 18:45
Steinbrück continues pursuit of Merkel despite his SPD trailing far behind ruling CDUWith just two weeks to German election day, the SPD trails the CDU by 15 pointsMon Sep 9 2013 - 09:52
Hypo Real Estate board breached German law, report saysDamning report suggests bank could have avoided near-collapseMon Sep 9 2013 - 01:00
Germany’s working poor put Merkel on the defensiveGrowing low-wage economy sparks election minimum wage promisesSat Sep 7 2013 - 01:00
Sony vows new innovations to overtake tech rivalsNew CEO promises to foster a culture of risk-taking to shake off years of complacencyFri Sep 6 2013 - 01:33
SPD attacks Angela Merkel over ‘unreliable’ crisis remarkCDU warns a Merkel election victory is far from certainThu Sep 5 2013 - 22:57
Samsung’s duel with Sony steals IFA showJapanese giant goes head to head with its Korean rival at the world’s biggest consumer electronics showThu Sep 5 2013 - 01:00
Folksy Merkel long on caring but short on detailThe German chancellor is having a hard time explaining party opposition to the minimum wageThu Sep 5 2013 - 01:00
Samsung unveils Galaxy Gear smartwatch in BerlinStainless steel watch allows users to make and receive hands-free calls and check textsWed Sep 4 2013 - 19:05
Irish Dairy Board marks 40 years of buttering up GermanyWith a 16.8 per cent market share, Kerrygold is the undisputed leader in the premium butter marketWed Sep 4 2013 - 01:01
First chancellor Konrad Adenauer the father of modern German politicsAdenauer wanted a rebuilt Germany to strive for European unity and reconciliationWed Sep 4 2013 - 01:00
Ex-SS man tried in Germany over 1944 killingThe 92-year-old defendant denies involvement, 70 years onTue Sep 3 2013 - 01:01
The wildcards of Germany’s general electionDespite predictions of a third Merkel term, the most closely watched German election in decades is also the most uncertainTue Sep 3 2013 - 01:01
Rival accuses Angela Merkel of ‘deadly dose’ of austerityGerman election race hots up in television debate as chancellor suggests she is safe choiceMon Sep 2 2013 - 01:00
Zurich confirms suicide note of finance chiefSwiss paper reports that Wauthier said he was under pressure for poor financial resultsSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Bid to unseat Merkel gaining momentum - SteinbrückOpposition candidate in Germany’s election unveils plans to reduce gap between rich and poorFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Depfa was ‘final nail in coffin’ of Hypo Real EstateNew light cast on dramatic events of five years agoFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Near-collapse of German bank and its Irish subsidiary shrouded in mysteryThe name of the bank that broke Ireland might not have been Anglo Irish Bank, but Depfa – to the tune of around €130bn and risingFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Election posters push a Merkel referendumChancellor stars as poster girl even in campaigns of rivalsWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
SPD leader critical of Angela Merkel over euro crisis‘I always said early on that Germany will have to pay for European stability,’ says challenger Peer SteinbrückTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:06
HRE plans auction sale of Dublin-based Depfa BankOffloading Dublin subsidiary seen as crucial step to allow HRE reprivatisationMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
‘Der Spiegel’ report claims NSA spied on United NationsAlleged widespread surveillance of communications is codenamed ‘Blarney’Mon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
Steinbrück gets unintended Stasi boostEast German secret police kept file on Merkel challenger, apparently intending to recruit him as informerSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Neo-Nazi murder inquiry criticises institutional incompetenceBudnestag publishes 1,000-page into neo-Nazi gang’s seven-year murder campaignFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:02
German election: don’t mention the euro crisisThere has been little talk of economic and European issues in the campaignFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:00
Merkel criticised over Dachau concentration camp visitGerman chancellor’s tour of camp where more than 41,000 were murdered followed by election rally in beer tent described as ‘tasteless’Wed Aug 21 2013 - 01:01
German Greens on campaign trail criticise Irish corporate tax regimeCoalition option with Angela Merkel not ruled out after shift on nuclear issueTue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00
Merkel open to second grand coalition with SPDGerman chancellor predicts federal election will be ‘very, very tight’Mon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
In Germany, coalition-building is the norm, even between eternal party rivalsOpinion: ‘Grand coalitions’ have advantages, but don’t always tackle difficult issuesSun Aug 18 2013 - 00:01
Angela Merkel: A Chancellorship Forged in Crisis, by Alan Crawford and Tony CzuckaReviewed by Derek ScallySat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Shadow looms over plan to export solar power from Sahara to EuropeThe Desertec project has cooled following a split over when to begin sending natural energy from Africa to EuropeFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Angela Merkel launches re-election campaign with warning on European debt addictionChancellor says instability likely unless she secures third termFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Ireland was forced into bailout, say German EuroscepticsAlternative for Germany launches election campaign saying France should leave euroThu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00
Austrian anti-Facebook campaigner critical of Irish DPC’s positionGroup complained that company collected more data on users than it admittedWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
The man in Portarlington who protects people’s dataDiffering European approaches pose challenges for data commissionerWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
The gradual greening of two German giantsSince their launch, Aldi and Lidl have slowly adapted to Irish marketWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
Leak points to third bailout for GreeceMerkel under pressure pre-election after reports that Greece will need further aidMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
The diplomat who kept the Irish flag flying in BerlinDan Mulhall’s term as Ambassador to Germany saw dramatic changes in the countries’ relationshipSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
German parties help email users to keep it crypticRequests for email encryption rise as leading US provider Lavabit closes down following claim of NSA request for dataSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
SPD on back foot over fresh NSA claimsMerkel challenger denies his party opened the door to surveillance a decade agoFri Aug 9 2013 - 01:00
Saga of German publisher stranger than fictionPublisher of Joyce and Beckett, loved for its iconic spines, is fighting for its lifeThu Aug 8 2013 - 01:01
Bonn urged sport agencies to give West German athletes drugs, claims reportResearchers collated and analysed catalogue of performance enhancing drugsMon Aug 5 2013 - 01:02
Boardroom battle sees exit of Siemens chiefIndustrial giant appoints CFO to top jobThu Aug 1 2013 - 01:01