German state governments demand surveillance of far-right AfDDossiers demand surveillance of populist party by domestic intelligence agencyMon Dec 10 2018 - 05:00
CDU looks ahead after Merkel’s ‘pussyfooting around’Delegates feel German voters want a new start, clear decisions and long-term strategySat Dec 08 2018 - 05:00
Tears and cheers as Merkel ally wins race to lead CDU partyAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s victory puts her in pole position to be German chancellorFri Dec 07 2018 - 20:06
Merkel’s successor is a risk-taker and a deal-makerAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer might have a testing transition ‘co-habitating’ with MerkelFri Dec 07 2018 - 19:26
Irish exporters have designs on Germany for growthMany exporters are looking to Germany for opportunities amid Brexit uncertaintyFri Dec 07 2018 - 05:24
CDU torn between Merkel’s chosen one and ‘a more polite Trump’Kramp-Karrenbauer is in the Merkel mould whereas Merz is seen as a departureFri Dec 07 2018 - 01:00
Q&A: How will Angela Merkel’s successor as CDU leader be chosen?In total 12 people running but a close race likely between Kramp-Karrenbauer and MerzThu Dec 06 2018 - 18:00
CDU race to succeed Angela Merkel turns into grudge matchWolfgang Schäuble has publicly backed Friedrich Merz in what some see as revengeThu Dec 06 2018 - 01:00
Second time lucky? ‘AKK’ waits in the wings to take Merkel’s jobProfile: Foiled in 2000, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer now tops polls to lead CDUWed Dec 05 2018 - 01:00
Polish conservatives face Brussels nepotism claimsAt least four relatives of Law and Justice party officials or employees work in its offices in EuropeFri Nov 30 2018 - 18:45
Angela Merkel left stranded after serious plane malfunctionGerman chancellor takes commercial flight to G20 in Argentina after dramatic landingFri Nov 30 2018 - 14:44
Early Merkel nostalgia overshadows succession raceRelinquishing CDU leadership seems to have freed up the buttoned-down German leaderFri Nov 30 2018 - 01:00
Deutsche Bank offices searched in German money laundering investigationInquiry, sparked by Panama Papers revelations, to continue into second dayThu Nov 29 2018 - 18:30
Germany flags fiscal and monetary integration as prioritiesFinance minister favours minimum level of tax for multinationalsWed Nov 28 2018 - 19:58
Merz wants to succeed Merkel but he has a problem – he’s a millionaireCDU leadership hopeful is learning the rich aren’t really trusted in GermanyFri Nov 23 2018 - 02:00
German study reveals vast scale of violence inflicted on partnersEvery three days a German woman is killed by her partnerWed Nov 21 2018 - 20:25
Poland acts on EU injunction to reinstate forcibly retired judgesBrussels has been in bad-tempered talks with Warsaw over judiciary reforms for two yearsWed Nov 21 2018 - 18:50
Statute to rein in far-rightist remarks proposed in GermanyAfD officials urged to ‘refrain from blanket defamation of foreigners/immigrants/refugees’Mon Nov 19 2018 - 20:36
Macron urges greater European integration in address to BundestagFrance and Germany have ‘obligation not to let the world slip into chaos,’ president saysSun Nov 18 2018 - 20:00
Merkel succession race opens with mild-mannered debateThree contenders for CDU leadership begin contest civilly but looking inwardSat Nov 17 2018 - 05:01
Derek Scally: It pays to court the GermansA sustainable engagement with Germany is a timely investment in a changing Europe, and a wise insurance policy in an uncertain worldFri Nov 16 2018 - 15:28
Strained optimism on Brexit fraying in EuropeAngela Merkel insists alternative to deal agreed this week is disorderly BrexitThu Nov 15 2018 - 19:19
Sweden’s MPs reject centre-right hopeful for PM vacancyVote against Ulf Kristersson a ‘protest against rising tide of right-wing nationalism’Wed Nov 14 2018 - 20:21
‘The Kaiser has abdicated . . . the German republic lives!’ – An Irishman’s Diary on the contested history of a key German speechMon Nov 12 2018 - 18:01
Race to succeed Angela Merkel under wayChancellor admits public dissatisfaction with her grand coalition’s performanceMon Oct 29 2018 - 20:53
Angela Merkel’s withdrawal adds insecurity to EuropeGerman chancellor's announcement is a belated attempt to define her legacyMon Oct 29 2018 - 20:17
Philip Treacy: ‘Celebrity? It means f**k all, to be honest with you’Ireland’s master milliner on Vivid, his huge Berlin revue, and being Irish and gaySat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
On the Poland-Ukraine frontier, ‘frictionless border’ is a jokeThe EU is vigilant about its borders. Brexit negotiators could learn valuable lessons hereSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
EU court orders Poland to suspend contested judicial appointmentsWarsaw says it will study order but is determined to push ahead with reformsFri Oct 19 2018 - 18:14
Volkswagen offers €8,000 scrappage bonuses to German motoristsVW says scheme is incentive to switch to cleaner vehicles and not ‘about selling new cars’Thu Oct 18 2018 - 16:36
Rumours of Angela Merkel’s political demise gather steamGermany’s biggest party faces a leadership crisis that dares not speak its nameTue Oct 16 2018 - 00:47
Merkel’s grand coalition on shaky ground after Bavarian routMore election disaster looms for CDU as chancellor moves into damage-limitation modeMon Oct 15 2018 - 19:08
Super-rich Germany and its supermarket billionairesRich Land, Poor Land: It is Europe’s largest economy, the EU’s biggest donor, and home to 120 billionairesSat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
Polish activist refuses to apologise for remarks on Varadkar’s ‘perversion’Kaja Godek is being sued by 16 LGBTI+ people over comments on the TaoiseachSat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
Election rout looms for Bavarian Merkel alliesA last-minute miracle seems to be the only possibility now for the German chancellorSat Oct 13 2018 - 01:00
Polish supreme court rebel faces down government on reformMalgorzata Gersdorf refuses to leave her job and accuses the government of ‘wanting to be sheriff’Thu Oct 11 2018 - 01:00
Polish group using Varadkar criticism to highlight LGBT issuesDefamation case will decide line between freedom of expression and hate speechThu Oct 11 2018 - 00:58
Varadkar to be a named witness in case taken by 16 lesbian women and gay menKaja Godek in May described Taoiseach’s homosexuality as a ‘perversion’ during television discussionThu Oct 11 2018 - 00:25
Polish clerical abuse film turns mirror on audienceWarsaw Letter: ‘Kler’ church paedophilia and corruption plot points finger at passivityWed Oct 10 2018 - 01:00
Berlin told to ban 200,000 diesel vehicles from city centreHamburg has already imposed bans and Frankfurt and Stuttgart to followTue Oct 09 2018 - 17:32
Bavarian election could be the canary in the mine for MerkelPoor showings for her centre-right alliance could catalyse her transition out of powerSat Oct 06 2018 - 05:01
Dublin's new Goethe-Institut sets an example for Irish cultural policyAfter a multimillion-euro renovation, the arts institute is ready to spearhead a renaissanceThu Oct 04 2018 - 05:00
German carmakers’ final attempt to swerve diesel bansCar bosses urge politicians to back purchase incentives instead of costly recall and refitTue Oct 02 2018 - 04:59
Cristiano Ronaldo dismisses rape allegations as ‘fake news’Portuguese footballer is accused of raping a woman at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009Sun Sept 30 2018 - 20:23
Woman goes public with rape claim against RonaldoJuventus star denies he assaulted 34-year-old American at Las Vegas hotel in 2009Fri Sept 28 2018 - 19:36
Bilateral strains overshadow frosty Erdogan German visitDespite professed goodwill, ‘profound differences’ weigh on Turkish president’s tripFri Sept 28 2018 - 17:35
Ralph who? Unlikely figure ousts Merkel’s Bundestag allyDisgruntled CDU backbenchers send signal to chancellor and further erode her powerWed Sept 26 2018 - 18:45
German investigators left ‘shaken’ by scale of child abuse in Catholic ChurchNew report details cases of 3,677 children abused by clerics over nearly 70 yearsTue Sept 25 2018 - 19:16
Outrage over Austrian attempts to muzzle pressFar-right-controlled interior ministry calls for police to limit dealings with critical mediaTue Sept 25 2018 - 18:21
Swedish PM Lövfen to step down after losing confidence voteAttempts now begin to find new prime minister who can command parliamentary majorityTue Sept 25 2018 - 09:22
