Germany’s Martin Schulz looks to woo ‘people who keep the lights on’New SPD leader promises to restore ‘fairness’ as he gets ready to take on MerkelSun Jan 29 2017 - 19:10
Will Trump shock drive Germany back into arms of Merkel?Hitler anniversary sees US president walk similar line between leadership, seduction, entrapmentSat Jan 28 2017 - 06:00
Germany contemplates horror as it recalls HolocaustHistorians point to facts as some draw parallels between Donald Trump and HitlerFri Jan 27 2017 - 17:00
New Austrian president warns of growing EU populist movementsFormer Green leader Alexander Van der Bellen defeated far-right candidateThu Jan 26 2017 - 18:21
'His house was always filled with children but as a teenager I shrugged it off'‘It wasn’t just priests or politicians who kept Catholic Ireland alive. It was also us, the Irish people’Thu Jan 26 2017 - 06:00
Martin Schulz appointed SPD leader to challenge Angela MerkelFormer European Parliament president succeeds Sigmar Gabriel after resignationWed Jan 25 2017 - 17:00
Three for court in Sweden over Facebook Live ‘gang-rape’20,000 people are members of group where stream was broadcast online on SundayWed Jan 25 2017 - 11:17
Berlin airport fails to take off after 20 years in the planningBerlin Letter: Berlin Brandenburg International Airport has hit repeated obstaclesWed Jan 25 2017 - 01:00
Shock in Germany as Schulz set to take on Merkel in electionSPD leader Sigmar Gabriel quits, proposing ex-European Parliament head as successorTue Jan 24 2017 - 18:48
Merkel to take a wait-and-see approach to TrumpGerman leader sends senior officials to New York to sound out the Trump teamSun Jan 22 2017 - 20:17
Just don’t call it the dead zoo: Irish man’s vision for Munich museumFrom Dublin’s Science Gallery to director of the Biotopia natural history centre in BavariaSat Jan 21 2017 - 06:00
Europe’s far-right parties plan to show united front in KoblenzMarine Le Pen and Geert Wilders among leaders attending event hosted by AfDSat Jan 21 2017 - 03:00
Judge likens Volkswagen crisis to ‘horse meat in lasagne’German court orders full purchase price of Skoda Yeti to be refunded to customerWed Jan 18 2017 - 16:48
Berlin offers chilly reaction to May speech on BrexitLeading Berlin government officials rubbish speech as ‘cherry-picking’Tue Jan 17 2017 - 18:37
German court dismisses second attempt to ban neo-Nazi partyCritics of NPD ban application say Alternative für Deutschland poses far greater threatTue Jan 17 2017 - 11:09
Germany hits back at Trump’s protectionist threatsPresident-elect floated idea of hitting BMW with 35% charge on cars it builds in MexicoMon Jan 16 2017 - 14:37
Trump predicts Brexit could be ‘great thing’ for BritainPresident-elect vows to bring back taxable income from giant US firms based in IrelandMon Jan 16 2017 - 10:39
Berlin official fired over concealed Stasi pastMove leaves state government in crisis as Left Party threatens to leave coalitionSun Jan 15 2017 - 20:26
Britain may become tax haven after hard Brexit, Hammond saysGerman politicians angered by threat to use corporate tax as a form of leverage in talksSun Jan 15 2017 - 20:05
Stasi scandal overshadows new Berlin governmentSecretary for housing Andrej Holm’s Communist past has come back to haunt himSat Jan 14 2017 - 01:00
Berlin says it will reveal Christmas market bombing errorsJustice minister orders inquiry into decentralised surveillance of attacker Anis AmriFri Jan 13 2017 - 16:53
Polish opposition ends parliament blockade over budgetGovernment stands firm as opposition parties call budget illegal and demand new voteThu Jan 12 2017 - 17:38
Poland to welcome 3,500 US troops in Nato deployment‘Operation Atlantic Resolve’ a response to Russian aggression against UkraineThu Jan 12 2017 - 17:00
Syrian refugee in Germany sues Facebook over fake news reportFacebook post falsely claimed Anas Modamani set fire to Berlin homeless manWed Jan 11 2017 - 17:08
Germany sees two-thirds drop in asylum seekers in 2016‘Federal government and European measures have kicked in’, bringing down numbersWed Jan 11 2017 - 17:00
Sigmar Gabriel reported as set to run against Angela MerkelGermany’s Social Democrat leader has decided to contest chancellorship, says ‘Bild’Tue Jan 10 2017 - 17:00
Nato deployment begins against possible Russian aggressionThousands of troops moved with military equipment to Nato’s eastern borderFri Jan 06 2017 - 18:52
Known Islamists still in Germany despite deportation ordersAnis Amri was one of ‘dangerous persons’ who can’t be arrested under current lawFri Jan 06 2017 - 18:32
German media sympathetic to Irish Brexit fearsTaoiseach Enda Kenny says ‘people will not accept the return of a hard Border’Fri Jan 06 2017 - 01:00
German police detain suspected Berlin attack accompliceProsecutors say the man met Amri in a restaurant the evening before the attackWed Jan 04 2017 - 19:07
Terrorist threat prompts German federal security rethinkLaws decentralising power, created to guard against Nazism, obstruct fight on terrorismTue Jan 03 2017 - 18:23
Berlin proposes policing overhaul to tackle Islamist attacksChristmas market suspect known in western Germany but details not passed to capitalTue Jan 03 2017 - 18:06
Cologne police accused of heavy-handed New Year’s Eve securityGerman officers targeted young north African men after last year’s sexual assaultsTue Jan 03 2017 - 01:00
Angela Merkel’s political future hanging in the balanceEven the chancellor is shifting to the right as her third term comes to a closeMon Jan 02 2017 - 01:01
Angela Merkel: Germany’s little engine that maybe can’t anymoreThe chancellor’s grip on power is still tight, though not nearly as steady as in the pastThu Dec 29 2016 - 01:00
Poles take to streets – and Mass – in anti-government protestsWarsaw Letter: Country’s ruling PiS party is accused of trampling over the constitutionTue Dec 27 2016 - 01:00
German stability cannot be taken for granted - Sigmar GabrielVice-chancellor: ‘Liberal democracies on the defensive, authoritarian answers on the offensive’Mon Dec 26 2016 - 16:28
What if . . . Germany doesn’t get its act together on infrastructure?Spending crisis sees bridges slip from needing serious repairs to being public dangerMon Dec 26 2016 - 14:55
German officials face scrutiny after Berlin attack suspect’s deathAngela Merkel says killing of Anis Amri ends ‘acute danger’ amid claims of security flawsSat Dec 24 2016 - 01:00
Berlin market attack suspect swore loyalty to Islamic StateRight wing parties call for end to open EU borders after Berlin suspect shotFri Dec 23 2016 - 21:21
Merkel under pressure in wake of Christmas market attackChancellor must restore German confidence in national security and halt fear of migrantsFri Dec 23 2016 - 17:02
Three pillars of German society left shaking from Berlin attackBerliners are stoical at reopening of Christmas market, but attitudes are changingFri Dec 23 2016 - 01:00
Berlin attack suspect’s fingerprints found in truckAngela Merkel says she is proud of Germany’s reponse to Christmas market assaultThu Dec 22 2016 - 22:10
Berlin attack timeline: Suspect’s movements from Tunisia to GermanyAnis Amri being sought by German authorities after 12 die in Christmas market attackThu Dec 22 2016 - 08:36
Divided Berlin remembers Christmas market deadGermans and refugees gather to sing while right-wing protestors hold ‘solemn vigil’Thu Dec 22 2016 - 01:00
Berlin attack suspect was on watchlist over links to radicalsGermany offers reward for information as Europe-wide arrest warrant issued for TunisianThu Dec 22 2016 - 01:00
Berlin attack: Father confirms Anis Amri served jail sentenceSuspect under surveillance for several months over potential plan to buy weaponsWed Dec 21 2016 - 20:00
Berlin attack suspect released as Isis claims responsibilityGerman security on high alert as ‘armed perpetrator’ believed to be at largeWed Dec 21 2016 - 07:00
Derek Scally: Angela Merkel faces her darkest hourThe lorry attack at a Berlin Christmas market is major challenge for chancellorWed Dec 21 2016 - 06:41
Truck attack: ‘People will be back - there’s a great Berliner sense of defiance’‘I saw the injured and those beyond help. It’s the first time I’ve experienced something like this’Wed Dec 21 2016 - 01:00
