Germany recognises Stalin-era Ukraine famine as genocideThe heated discussion over the resolution has revived debate over Berlin’s assistance to UkraineWed Nov 30 2022 - 18:48
Russian leaders ‘certain’ to face war crimes prosecutionsG7 ministers agree to closer co-operation on investigationsTue Nov 29 2022 - 18:24
How Germany became the land that telecommunications forgotAfter being given three years to tackle 500 data dead zones around the country, more than 400 remainMon Nov 28 2022 - 18:31
The Blue Nun is back - and she wants you back in the habitFor many people Blue Nun was their introduction to wine. Though hugely popular then, the sweet German wine is an unwelcome reminder to many of their younger less sophisticated selves.Sat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Poland completes second stage of project to seal its border with BelarusInterior minister Mariusz Kamiński described the barriers as “extremely important instruments to effectively counteract politically-motivated illegal migration aimed at destabilising the situation in the region”.Thu Nov 24 2022 - 19:59
Germany poised to use LNG deliveries to replace Russian gasFirst of five planned liquefied natural gas terminals completed in Wilhelmshaven on North Sea coastTue Nov 22 2022 - 05:00
Ice wine: chill brings thrills for German growersA cold snap has allowed for the production of a beloved Christmas drinkMon Nov 21 2022 - 17:06
Musical youth elixir – Derek Scally on Felix Mendelssohn Throwing open the window of the soulSun Nov 20 2022 - 19:00
Just like a season of Dallas, was the last year in Berlin politics all just a dream? With the city-state’s September 2021 election declared invalid, a former politician claims non-elected candidates are just ‘playing at parliament’Sun Nov 20 2022 - 15:57
Russian policy legacy burdens German president Steinmeier Ukraine war has exposed ruthless realpolitik of Germany’s ‘transformation-through-trade’ approach to Russia, policy analysts argueFri Nov 18 2022 - 18:14
Berlin ordered to rerun chaotic state election by constitutional courtCourt declares state poll invalid because of a series of ‘errors that were relevant for election mandates’Wed Nov 16 2022 - 17:09
Pressure builds as German bishops meet Pope FrancisMeeting overshadowed by accusations against the archbishop of Cologne regarding his testimony over a clerical sex abuserTue Nov 15 2022 - 17:53
Carnival revellers celebrate across Rhineland after two-year Covid hiatus‘Fifth season’ kicks off with parades, singalongs and some 50,000 clowns in CologneSat Nov 12 2022 - 01:00
Germany’s armed forces in a ‘worst state than ever’, says chief inspectorUkraine and Nato obligations have stretched country’s military nine months after €100bn fund announcedFri Nov 11 2022 - 16:41
‘We will need at least 10,000 new places’: No one in Berlin knows where to put arriving refugees Berlin building tent city to house new arrivalsWed Nov 09 2022 - 18:53
German coalition makes final push for major welfare reform New system will increase payments and exorcise last traces of Gerhard Schröder’s policiesTue Nov 08 2022 - 17:55
German girl (8) with foster family after ‘life-long captivity’Mother of child under investigation for abuse of a minor and false imprisonmentTue Nov 08 2022 - 12:42
Leipzig churches hit back at new far-right threatMain Protestant and Catholic churches in Saxony city say they are trying to to activate the silent majority who reject extremist politicsMon Nov 07 2022 - 19:15
Fr Seán Sheehy’s Listowel sermon was an uncomfortable reminder of who we really wereWhen homosexuals or unmarried mothers were denounced from the pulpit 30 years ago, when it counted for something, only the brave walked outMon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
G7 foreign ministers criticise Iran for “brutal” use of violence against protestersThe ministers also condemned Russia’s use of Iranian drones in UkraineFri Nov 04 2022 - 18:36
Paramedics struggle to reach injured cyclist after climate activists glue themselves to nearby road Federal interior minister has demanded tougher crackdown on criminal offences committed during climate protestsFri Nov 04 2022 - 15:31
G7 foreign ministers agree winter aid package to prevent Russia ‘breaking’ UkraineAssistance to include generators, heaters, pumps, residential and sanitary containers, blankets and tentsThu Nov 03 2022 - 18:42
Scholz knows his visit to China will help set the direction of future EU relations with BeijingGerman chancellor will push Germany and its European neighbours to embrace the idea of ‘smart diversification’ in ties with ChinaThu Nov 03 2022 - 18:17
Germany agrees €200bn cost-of-living planEnergy prices are capped and a €49 a month public transport ticket is introducedThu Nov 03 2022 - 11:10
Protest over plans to obscure Berlin Palace Bible quote‘Under heaven, no other name is given but that of Jesus, before whom every knee will bow’Wed Nov 02 2022 - 19:42
Denmark’s centre-left ruling parties win cliffhanger electionPrime minister Mette Frederiksen expected to explore a centrist coalitionWed Nov 02 2022 - 17:52
Danish election: complicated coalition talks loom after election deadlockRed and blue blocs neck-and-neck in exit poll, with neither set to reach a majorityTue Nov 01 2022 - 21:45
Drone flights spur Norway to raise military alert to highest postwar levelRussia-Ukraine war: Swedish supreme commander says he is open to stationing nuclear weapons on national territoryTue Nov 01 2022 - 18:14
Danish election: Old coalition certainties dwindle in snap poll Ex-PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen a dark horse of centrist alliance ideas amid indications of comfortable win for Mette Frederiksen’s Social DemocratsMon Oct 31 2022 - 14:52
Derek Scally: Holocaust horror can yield deeper insight into dealing with other dilemmas of historyWhile the Holocaust’s horrors are unique, its tools for engaging with that past can be adapted for use on our own lingering historical dilemmasMon Oct 31 2022 - 05:00
Danish election: Pipeline explosion reminds islanders of cold war fearsAs the war in Ukraine unfolds, Bornholmers seek a signal from Copenhagen and Nato that they won’t be forgotten - unlike in 1945Fri Oct 28 2022 - 16:00
Scholz says efforts to rebuild Ukraine ‘must begin now’German chancellor hopes to draft blueprint for a ‘Marshall Plan for the 21st century’Tue Oct 25 2022 - 18:28
Nuclear power twist latest drain on German coalition’s energyBerlin’s senior Green backbenchers see Scholz intervention as ‘serious stress test’Thu Oct 20 2022 - 16:42
From Nazi blacklist to Netflix: All Quiet on the Western Front returns to BerlinThe new film version of Erich Remarque’s anti-war classic revives memories of how it was received in 1930s GermanyWed Oct 19 2022 - 05:00
Images reveal damage to Nord Stream 1 gas pipelineSome 50 metres of pipeline, which carried Russian gas to Germany, appears destroyedTue Oct 18 2022 - 18:06
Sweden: Ulf Kristersson sworn in as prime ministerCentre-right coalition leader promises to tackle crime gangs and energy costsTue Oct 18 2022 - 17:03
New Swedish PM gets backing in three-way coalition, including allies in far-right party with neo-Nazi rootsConservative Ulf Kristersson leads coalition that signed agreement to ‘limit the rights of asylum seekers as far as is legally possible’Mon Oct 17 2022 - 19:49
German chancellor criticised for ‘obscene’ multimillion-euro office extension Olaf Scholz has greenlighted project which will double size of chancellery, already world’s largest government HQSun Oct 16 2022 - 16:53
Derek Scally: German journalists increasingly reach for the steering wheelA new book argues that reporters have come to value their strong opinions more than gathering facts, and it’s hard to disagreeSat Oct 15 2022 - 00:00
Sweden: Far-right populists to support taboo-shattering coalitionUlf Kristersson, leader of the third-placed Moderates party, is expected to be sworn in as Sweden’s next prime ministerFri Oct 14 2022 - 18:36
German ministers agree details of new €49 monthly national transport ticketMove follows €9 ticket, a successful summer experiment designed to curb inflation and reduce carbon emissionsThu Oct 13 2022 - 18:25
Succession-type subplots make Wagner production the talk of BerlinState opera hits right note with production of composer’s workThu Oct 13 2022 - 16:03
Scholz suggests he saw Putin’s energy cuts comingGerman chancellor Scholz says he’s not surprised Russia has tried to use energy to blackmail its western neighboursWed Oct 12 2022 - 18:40
Olaf Scholz understood to back joint EU debt amid energy crisisGerman leader reported to have shifted position on key issueTue Oct 11 2022 - 18:45
Madeleine McCann suspect charged with rape of Irish woman in PortugalGerman prosecutors file four new sets of charges against Christian BrücknerTue Oct 11 2022 - 16:18
German regional elections: traffic light coalition’s FDP to become ‘more demanding’ ‘Big problems’ as party fails to return to the state parliament in Lower SaxonyMon Oct 10 2022 - 19:26
‘There is huge disappointment’: World’s oldest daily newspaper to cease publication next yearAustria’s Wiener Zeitung began publication in 1703 and has been state owned since 1857Sun Oct 09 2022 - 20:19
Berlin welcomes festival of light amid dark energy predictionsAhead of the most uncertain winter in decades, not everyone in the German capital is cheering the eventFri Oct 07 2022 - 17:27
Swedish investigation confirms Nord Stream detonation suspicionAggravated sabotage suspected on four pipelines built to transport natural gas from Russia to GermanyFri Oct 07 2022 - 16:04
Lower Saxony election a major test for Social Democrats and ScholzFormer state chancellor Schröder has polarised support for party in region over anti-Ukraine stanceThu Oct 06 2022 - 17:42
