CDU members choose Merkel rival Friedrich Merz as new leaderMultimillionaire lawyer promises to represent ‘full spectrum’ of partyFri Dec 17 2021 - 17:13
German finance minister accused of ‘pick-pocket tricks’ by CDUChristian Lindner seeks to use €60bn budget to finance pivot towards ‘climate neutrality’Thu Dec 16 2021 - 20:51
Germany’s unresolved relationship with Russia is first test for Scholz coalitionNew German chancellor faces three Russian challenges as tensions rise over UkraineThu Dec 16 2021 - 19:00
Russian man handed life sentence over ‘state-contracted’ Berlin murderVadim Krasikov found guilty of shooting dead Georgian citizen of Chechen descent in 2019Wed Dec 15 2021 - 14:46
Germany’s vaccination push struggles with shortages and violenceMurder plot against regional leader foiled as opposition to restrictions becomes radicalisedWed Dec 15 2021 - 13:58
Germany fears exponential growth in forged Covid passesVaccine pass forgers are exploiting weak spots in the country’s health administrationTue Dec 14 2021 - 18:38
Tensions overshadow Olaf Scholz’s inaugural visit to WarsawLittle palpable progress was made on some issues, in particular the Nord Stream 2 pipelineTue Dec 14 2021 - 01:00
Bayern star sidelined by Covid regrets vaccine hesitancyJoshua Kimmich ruled out for rest of the year as virus leaves him with lung problemsSun Dec 12 2021 - 18:18
Derek Scally: Scholz and SPD must look to East and WestPipeline permit decision will shape dealings with US, Moscow and neighboursSat Dec 11 2021 - 00:01
Right-to-die campaigner unveils death capsuleDr Nitschke’s self-build capsule allows people to end their lives using gas instead of drugsThu Dec 09 2021 - 19:17
Olaf Scholz realises 51 year-old childhood ambitionFather recalls 12-year-old child declaring he wanted to be German chancellorWed Dec 08 2021 - 18:00
New German chancellor promises to expedite Covid-19 vaccine mandateOlaf Scholz elected postwar Germany’s ninth federal chancellorWed Dec 08 2021 - 17:32
Olaf Scholz elected German chancellor as Merkel reign endsNew leader takes office as Germany battles Covid-19 surge and faces series of geopolitical challengesWed Dec 08 2021 - 10:39
‘New Merkel variant’? High expectations as Scholz sworn in as chancellorHe is seen as dependable and analytical, not emotional, qualities German voters likeTue Dec 07 2021 - 20:00
Celebrity epidemiologist to be appointed Germany’s health ministerKarl Lauterbach will lead country’s battle against severe fourth wave of Covic-19Mon Dec 06 2021 - 19:04
Max Schrems accuses DPC of lobbying other European regulatorsDPC says there is ‘absolutely nothing unusual’ about consulting with EU regulatorsSun Dec 05 2021 - 18:02
‘Crafty Smurf’ Scholz carried to power in second political comebackPostwar Germany’s ninth chancellor has big shoes to fill and two immediate crises to fixSat Dec 04 2021 - 05:01
Jam for all promised as Germany enters post-Merkel eraSPD-led coalition promises ‘decade of investment’ but fails to explain who will pay for itFri Dec 03 2021 - 05:19
Germany considers mandatory Covid vaccinations as new curbs announcedVaccine holdouts will be denied access to most shops, restaurants and cultural venuesThu Dec 02 2021 - 15:42
Shock as ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz quits Austrian politicsMove leaves power vacuum in party and comes amid investigation for corruptionThu Dec 02 2021 - 13:37
German power vacuum complicates battle against fourth Covid waveNew restrictions agreed just last week have already been overtaken by eventsTue Nov 30 2021 - 19:09
German family behind Thalidomide apologises to victimsIrish survivors call for State apology for delay in withdrawing the drugMon Nov 29 2021 - 22:37
Hamburg tax affair follows Olaf Scholz to BerlinGermany’s next chancellor faces fresh claims he helped waive huge fine against bankMon Nov 29 2021 - 18:57
German doctor faces charges after administering thousands of self-made vaccinesDoctor and owner of Lübeck airport insists his improvised Covid jab is 97% effectiveMon Nov 29 2021 - 16:32
Confusion reigns in German Christmas markets amid record Covid casesLack of nationwide policy leads to some states shutting sausage and candyfloss standsSun Nov 28 2021 - 17:31
Germany’s new leaders bring splash of colour after grey Merkel years‘Traffic light’ coalition will take office in two weeks, with Green set to be dominant shadeSat Nov 27 2021 - 01:00
German Greens under attack for coalition agreement‘Explosive’ mood as climate goals deal appears more aspirational than concreteThu Nov 25 2021 - 19:30
German regional lockdown looms as Covid death toll hits 100,000Many federal states effectively exclude unvaccinated from restaurants and barsThu Nov 25 2021 - 19:07
Publication of documents risk undermining fairness of Facebook investigation – DPCMax Schrems argues there is no legal impediment to doing soWed Nov 24 2021 - 20:27
Road ahead still unclear for Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalitionParties keen to move on from the Merkel era, but ambitious reform pledges lack detailWed Nov 24 2021 - 17:45
New Berlin coalition to prioritise affordable housing and greener industryGermany moves a step closer to post-Merkel era as new coalition deal agreed in late-night talksWed Nov 24 2021 - 13:36
Schrems accuses DPC of trying to stop publication of Facebook complaint documentsFiling alleges social media platform was bypassing new EU data protection rulesTue Nov 23 2021 - 19:32
Booster row ‘sabotaging’ Germany’s Covid-19 vaccine campaignInfection numbers still climbing as a full lockdown or mandatory vaccines consideredMon Nov 22 2021 - 18:35
Austrian chancellor says 30-day lockdown a necessary pushback against unvaccinatedAround 40,000 people protest in Vienna against looming lockdown and vaccination mandateSun Nov 21 2021 - 15:27
Austria faces major protests over lockdown and mandatory Covid vaccinesGermany also considers tighter restrictions as both countries post low vaccination ratesFri Nov 19 2021 - 17:20
Germany’s response to soaring Covid cases stymied by political rowTop public health official warns that Germany is heading for ‘a very bad Christmas’Thu Nov 18 2021 - 19:43
Poland agrees deal with UK to erect wall on Belarus borderPressure begins to ease at border as migrants brought to Belarusian-run warehouseThu Nov 18 2021 - 18:56
Gardaí appeal for help in locating Irishman last seen in BerlinAlan Curry, 5ft 9in tall with shaved head and blue eyes, last seen at airportThu Nov 18 2021 - 08:41
Familiar faces as Germany’s CDU begins another leadership raceFriedrich Merz bids to lead CDU with solid politics and ‘not by surfing elegantly on the wave of the zeitgeist’Tue Nov 16 2021 - 19:08
New EU court ruling questions Polish judicial reformsRuling is a far-reaching attack on Poland’s justice minister Zbigniew ZiobroTue Nov 16 2021 - 17:49
Germany’s fourth Covid wave aggravated by political crisisNew coronavirus infections are nearing 24,000 a day, up a third on the same time last weekMon Nov 15 2021 - 20:08
Austria imposes lockdown for two million unvaccinatedChancellor aims to ‘tighten the screws’ on jab doubters as daily cases hit record levelsSun Nov 14 2021 - 18:39
Give Me a Crash Course in ... the Belarus-Poland border stand-offSome 4,000 people are sitting in the no-man’s land between Poland and UkraineSat Nov 13 2021 - 06:00
Belarus joins forces with Russia in military exercises at Polish borderBelavia flights from Turkish airports forbidden to carry citizens of Iraq, Syria and YemenFri Nov 12 2021 - 18:05
German photographer’s portrait series preserves Angela Merkel for posterityHerlinde Koelbl’s new book on the outgoing leader is a record of 30 years of political lifeFri Nov 12 2021 - 16:50
Human rights a currency without value in Polish-Belarusian limboEstimated 4,000 people camped near border facing hunger, exposure and deathThu Nov 11 2021 - 19:03
Lukashenko threatens EU gas as sanctions loom over migrant crisisBelarus president calls Poland border crisis he is accused of causing a ‘complete catastrophe’Thu Nov 11 2021 - 17:04
Poland and Belarus face off over migrants in growing geopolitical rowLeaders of opposing countries accuse Putin and EU respectively of orchestrating crisisWed Nov 10 2021 - 19:25
Facebook group and offers from Belarus sell migrants the European dreamSyrians in Lebanon hoping for a better life will need $3,000 and nerves of steelWed Nov 10 2021 - 17:10
Polish prime minister warns ‘stability and security of the entire EU is at stake’Polish politicians fear a deliberate provocation by Belarus could cause serious incident involving migrants at EU’s eastern borderTue Nov 09 2021 - 20:02
