New CDU leader faces first stand-off with Angela MerkelArmin Laschet wants to restore Germany’s debt brake, eased off during the pandemicWed Jan 27 2021 - 18:55
‘We have not pulled out’: AstraZeneca will meet EU to discuss vaccine delivery delaysEU Commission had earlier said the pharmaceutical company was refusing to attendWed Jan 27 2021 - 13:47
Getting to know the neighbours: Germany and FranceBook review: Peter Millar explores diverse Germany; and Ollivier Pourriol surveys French insoucianceWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:00
EU decision on AstraZeneca due on Friday but age restriction possibleDepending on evidence, vaccines can be approved for use for certain age groups onlyTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:22
Germany mulls complete air travel ban to deal with virus ‘powder keg’Merkel demands ‘tougher border regime’ to limit dangers of coronavirus mutationsTue Jan 26 2021 - 19:40
Berlin state library reopens to acclaim and criticismBerlin Letter: Limited access a frustration as library reopens following €470m renovationMon Jan 25 2021 - 20:00
Merkel calls for common EU strategy to halt coronavirus mutationsGerman chancellor warns of border closures unless bloc acts as ‘one epidemiological region’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 20:15
Taoiseach to brief EU leaders on State’s Covid-19 situationIreland’s shift from one of Europe’s least affected to global hotspot caused deep concernThu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00
Germany’s AfD rushes to embrace immigrants ahead of intelligence probeFar-right party began as an opponent of EU bailouts but pivoted to an increasingly racist platformWed Jan 20 2021 - 16:59
Germany to extend lockdown into February amid new restrictionsNew leader of Merkel’s ruling party puts together his own team to advise on Covid-19Tue Jan 19 2021 - 21:39
Number’s up: Bundestag belatedly bins 8,000 fax machinesGermany’s government has been slow to embrace new technology – such as emailsTue Jan 19 2021 - 17:40
Laschet promises to unite CDU as busy election year loomsNew leader reaches out to conservatives in effort to unite party in post-Merkel eraMon Jan 18 2021 - 18:19
Armin Laschet becomes leader of Angela Merkel’s CDU partyContinuity candidate wins run-off vote against conservative-liberal rival Friedrich MerzSat Jan 16 2021 - 15:27
Who has what it takes to become the next German chancellor?Battle for CDU leadership also a popularity contest for chance to succeed Angela MerkelFri Jan 15 2021 - 19:09
Merkel urges new restrictions amid German alarm on Irish infection ratesIreland’s coronavirus experience described as a ‘cautionary tale’ for policymakersFri Jan 15 2021 - 17:42
CDU leadership race goes online in latest bid to move past MerkelParty grandee Armin Laschet is the frontrunner, but the outcome is far from clearFri Jan 15 2021 - 01:00
Schrems criticises Irish data regulator after Facebook case breakthroughPrivacy campaigner still awaiting response to complaint submited to DPC in 2013Wed Jan 13 2021 - 20:55
Germany’s hairdressers cry foul over soccer players’ miraculous lockdown cutsA month after salons were ordered shut, football haircuts spark furious responseWed Jan 13 2021 - 19:17
Polish court rejects complaint against remarks about VaradkarComplainants says court ‘stated plainly’ that pro-life campaigner’s comment was ‘unacceptable’Tue Jan 12 2021 - 18:23
German Covid vaccine rollout gathers pace – and prompts ethical debatePossibility of obligatory jabs for medical, care staff raised amid high vaccine scepticismTue Jan 12 2021 - 18:05
Germany makes last push to purge Nazi-era anti-Semitic lawsSurprising remnants include name-change provision with basis in Nuremberg LawsMon Jan 11 2021 - 19:27
Washington riot reminds Germans of century-old mythStolen election theory as vague and elastic for Trump supporters’ needs as the stab-in-the-back myth that facilitated Hitler’s riseSat Jan 09 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Germany imposes new rules on travel from IrelandAir passengers from Ireland will be refused entry without a negative Covid test resultThu Jan 07 2021 - 22:55
Russia sees US at ‘rock bottom’ as allies condemn Washington violenceMoscow lambasts ‘archaic’ American democracy while Merkel ‘furious’ at scenesThu Jan 07 2021 - 17:52
Row brews in Germany’s ruling coalition over roll-out of Covid-19 vaccineSPD demanding to know why country is not getting more doses of BioNTech vaccineTue Jan 05 2021 - 19:48
Lockdowns extended across Europe amid sustained high infection ratesFumbled start to vaccination in Germany has triggered blame-game among officials in Berlin and the state capitalsMon Jan 04 2021 - 19:05
Fabled Nazi-era brothel Salon Kitty finds new lifeBerlin Letter: New book about alleged Nazi collaborator sparks interest of NetflixWed Dec 30 2020 - 01:00
German town lures back Polish emigrants from Brexit BritainWith its dwindling population, Görlitz seeks to exploit an unexpected opportunitySun Dec 27 2020 - 20:00
German crematorium struggles with Covid body backlogEastern city of Zittau a virus hotspot as nation records a record 962 coronavirus deaths in 24 hour periodWed Dec 23 2020 - 14:45
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine likely to be effective against UK mutation‘The immune response elicited by our vaccine has always inactivated all forms of the virus’ says BioNTech CEOTue Dec 22 2020 - 19:45
Germany: Man who attacked synagogue convicted of murderStephan Balliet broadcasted attack in city of Halle live on a popular gaming siteMon Dec 21 2020 - 13:59
Humboldt Forum opens doors amid ongoing pandemic confusionWalking around the building is a remarkable experience, it’s hard to know where to beginSat Dec 19 2020 - 05:01
Swedish monarch suggests state’s Covid-19 strategy a failure‘A large number have died ... it is a traumatic experience not to be able to say a warm goodbye’Thu Dec 17 2020 - 18:22
Austrians stay away from Covid-19 mass test programmeTests had identified an additional 4,200 cases with half showing no symptomsWed Dec 16 2020 - 17:03
Germans throng shops ahead of pre-Christmas lockdownFears that rush before non-essential shops close on Wednesday may increase infectionsMon Dec 14 2020 - 11:42
German stores brace for stampede as non-essential shops close from WednesdayState leaders agree lightning lockdown of schools and shops until January 10thSun Dec 13 2020 - 18:46
Small-state politics undermines response to Covid in GermanyBad organisation has plunged the country into a hard Christmas lockdown as daily death rates top 600Sun Dec 13 2020 - 16:07
Final effort on Brexit deal amid growing pessimism over prospectsGovernment preparing special measures to support Irish food exportersSat Dec 12 2020 - 04:28
Coveney confident the EU and UK can avert failure of trade talksMinister urges sides to focus on common ground, not differencesFri Dec 11 2020 - 18:45
Germany facing pre-Christmas lockdown as Covid-19 cases soarState leaders to hold emergency meeting on Sunday with severe restrictions on wayFri Dec 11 2020 - 12:43
Merkel heads into final years as indispensable leader without visionCritics point to chancellor’s short-term approach to crises and lack of road map for EUWed Dec 09 2020 - 19:00
Night trains to make comeback on European networkIntercity rail links seen as rival to airlinesTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:27
New Berlin U-Bahn line salvages German engineering reputationGiant mechanical caterpillar key to elaborate project that added six stations to undergroundTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:00
Germany facing renewed lockdown as Covid-19 numbers stallFive-week partial lockdown seen as failure for having stabilised but not cut infectionsMon Dec 07 2020 - 18:31
German churches keep the Christmas music playing on otherwise silent nightsChurch music has proven a lifeline for many Germans as a trying year draws to a closeSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
Austria tightens borders and imposes ski restrictions for ChristmasStricter measures come amid figures showing record level of 2,431 deaths in one weekThu Dec 03 2020 - 21:44
German town of Trier in mourning after SUV driver kills fiveSuspect (51) appears before judge after car mowed down pedestrians, with baby among deadWed Dec 02 2020 - 17:57
Germany: Man arrested after car ploughs through city street, killing at least fiveLocal man with no terrorist links questioned, as at least 15 injured in western city of TrierTue Dec 01 2020 - 19:50
Frayed nerves in Germany as political unity over Covid-19 fragmentsRegions increasingly diverge on rules ahead of Christmas as ‘coronabsurdities’ mountMon Nov 30 2020 - 18:09
Will Europe shut down its ski resorts this winter?Germany, France and Italy want Europe’s pistes to stay shut. Austria says noSat Nov 28 2020 - 05:00
