Austrian far-right party gets second tilt at presidencyConstitutional court orders election re-run after irregularities in counting of votesFri Jul 01 2016 - 18:17
Helmut Kohl urges EU not to ‘slam the door’ on BritainFormer German chancellor says Europe should ‘pause for breath’ following Brexit voteThu Jun 30 2016 - 18:40
EU leaders call for practical reforms after Brexit shockTusk: There will be ‘no single market á la carte’ for BritainWed Jun 29 2016 - 11:40
Cameron: UK wants single market, action on immigrationMerkel says no way to avoid Brexit after ‘deep and intensive’ talks in BrusselsWed Jun 29 2016 - 08:19
EU leaders are ready to ‘start the divorce’ with UKMerkel says London should not think it can ‘cherry-pick’ its way back to single marketTue Jun 28 2016 - 20:37
David Cameron faces EU leaders amid Brexit falloutPolice in Britain investigate spate of racist incidents since referendum decisionTue Jun 28 2016 - 11:16
No forgetting past EU gloom as Angela rejigs her ‘Merkel method’German leader expresses understanding that Britain needs time to reorder its affairsTue Jun 28 2016 - 01:00
Berlin, Paris and Rome urge speed and unity among EU leadersHollande warns that uncertainty over UK leaving could lead to ‘irrational behaviour’Mon Jun 27 2016 - 20:27
Berlin: No talks with UK on future until Article 50 triggered‘First Britain registers its exit request in line with Article 50, then we talk’Mon Jun 27 2016 - 13:26
Merkel hoping to ease demands for immediate EU exit of UKCommission president says he wants UK’s divorce papers on his desk ‘immediately’Mon Jun 27 2016 - 08:53
‘Europe is dead . . . long live Europe?’: World media reacts to Brexit‘Bild’ calls for calm while France looks at vote result’s effect on own future in EUSun Jun 26 2016 - 20:14
‘No need to be nasty’ about timeframe for Brexit Angela Merkel saysIn contrast, Britain ordered to get out of EU without delay at meeting of EU founding membersSat Jun 25 2016 - 19:44
‘Germans can’t get enough of Ireland and they can’t get enough of Cecelia Ahern’The filming of ‘Ein Moment fürs Leben’ – aka ‘The Time of My Life’ – in Dublin for ZDF is the latest example of the Irish author’s thriving creative partnership with German TVSat Jun 25 2016 - 06:00
European reaction: Shock and disappointment at BrexitAngela Merkel calls for European unity after after ‘calm and confident’ analysisFri Jun 24 2016 - 13:38
Armed man killed after hostage situation at German cinemaPolice say man shot dead and nobody else injured at facility in ViernheimThu Jun 23 2016 - 19:53
German serial killer nurse murdered at least 33 patients, say policeHospital criticised for providing reference to 39-year-old nurse they suspected of killingThu Jun 23 2016 - 17:13
Volkswagen executives face down angry shareholders at agmGathering told ‘misconduct goes against everything that Volkswagen stands for’Wed Jun 22 2016 - 19:36
German court dismisses challenges to ECB’s bond-buying schemeGerman parliament’s rights not impaired by Outright Monetary Transactions, court rulesWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Europe ‘not in good state’ ahead of Brexit vote – Wolfgang SchäubleFinance minister says Germany’s economy would suffer ‘considerably’ if UK leaves EUWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Derek Scally: Brexit forces rethink of German attitudes to EuropePerhaps Berlin’s greatest fear is Brexit would catalyse resentment towards GermanySat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
Close Sweden-Norway ties despite EU border dividing themOfficials say ties have remained strong because of unique cross-border agreementsMon Jun 13 2016 - 17:07
Germany warns of consequences of British EU exitWolfgang Schäuble highlights potential risk to stability of Northern Ireland if UK leavesFri Jun 10 2016 - 18:07
Berlin-Ankara row escalates over Armenian genocide resolutionErdogan rails against MPs of Turkish descent with ‘tainted blood’ who backed resolutionThu Jun 09 2016 - 14:55
Far-right Austrian party challenges presidential election resultFreedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer lost election to Green Party rival by 30,863 votesWed Jun 08 2016 - 16:14
Live like a local: BerlinEnjoy good German food, and beer, and take in some people-watchingSat Jun 04 2016 - 03:36
Poland in danger of reverting as PiS party reinterprets democracyThe Law and Order party is taking control in a way that threatens to set the country backSat May 21 2016 - 02:00
Returned Poles bring home optimism from IrelandReturnees find mood heavy in Poland and say living in Ireland made them more positiveSat May 21 2016 - 01:00
Polish national broadcaster turns into propaganda machineTVP cheers on the conservative PiS as direct government control takes its tollThu May 19 2016 - 01:00
Germany to open emissions investigation into OpelMagazine says tests on Astra and Zafira models showed they emitted 11 times legal limit of nitrogen-oxideWed May 18 2016 - 18:40
Austrian presidential debate descends into ‘dishonourable farce’Experimental debate with no moderator backfires as candidates trade insultsMon May 16 2016 - 22:27
Opel to be questioned over diesel emissions claimsReports suggest some cars programmed to operate cleanly only within narrow parametersMon May 16 2016 - 01:00
A Berlin family’s Irish refugeWeekend Read: In 1933, when Nazism made life unbearable for the Jewish Abraham Wyszniak, he fled the German capital – and ended up in Ireland. Recently, his grandchildren returned to the citySat May 14 2016 - 10:20
Challenging times for Ireland’s Data Protection CommissionerFor the second time in two years, the DPC’s critics are asking: who is policing Ireland’s privacy police?Sat May 14 2016 - 08:00
Polish foreign chief on Russia ‘geopolitical game with us’European Union criticisms of conservative reform agenda dismissed by foreign ministerSat May 14 2016 - 02:00
SPD leader attacks Merkel for U-turn on refugee policyGerman attitude to north African men has changed since assaults in CologneSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Unease as Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ back on German best-seller listHybrid of memoir and political rant sells 70,000 copies, to historian publishers’ alarmFri May 13 2016 - 18:06
Data Protection Commissioner could face scrutiny over caseStudent’s exam scripts review case DPC refused to investigate to be referred to ECJFri May 13 2016 - 01:00
Austria to elect Christian Kern as new chancellorRailway head hopes to unite ruling coalition ahead of possible hard-right presidential winThu May 12 2016 - 20:16
Munich beer hall cannot cancel AfD rally, court rulesHofbräuhaus owner fears appearance by AfD’s Frauke Petry will damage his reputationThu May 12 2016 - 19:31
Germany to rehabilitate gay men convicted in post-war eraGay lobby groups estimate paragraph 175 prosecutions resulted in 140,000 convictionsWed May 11 2016 - 18:30
Analysis: Social democrats in Europe face existential crisisAustrian chancellor Werner Faymann latest victim as far right manipulates fearsMon May 09 2016 - 21:22
Austrian chancellor Werner Faymann quits as far right surgesMove after SPÖ party’s disastrous results in first-round presidential electionsMon May 09 2016 - 15:12
Record crowds march against Polish government ‘violations’Fears of PiS rewriting constitution and ‘authoritarian rule’ lead to demonstrationSun May 08 2016 - 19:28
Germany bids tearless farewell as Margot Honecker dies in exileWidow of East German leader Erich Honecker was a prominent – and despised – figureSun May 08 2016 - 17:43
Comedian says Germany should back him over Erdogan satireGerman satirist Jan Böhmermann has accused Merkel of sacrificing artistic freedom for political opportunismWed May 04 2016 - 19:05
Pegida founder fined for calling immigrants ‘cattle’ and ‘scum’Dresden court fines far-right activist Lutz Bachmann €9,600 after Facebook outburstWed May 04 2016 - 16:43
Poland celebrates 225th anniversary of first constitutionJaroslaw Kaczynski’s ruling party at odds with tribunal over reform programmeWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
Angela Merkel to step up battle against right-wing AfDGerman chancellor’s modernisation of CDU leaves her party chasing traditional votersTue May 03 2016 - 17:03
Germany denies disillusionment with Israel over NetanyahuLeading politician says Berlin frustrated at policies including building of settlementsTue May 03 2016 - 01:30
Greenpeace claims TTIP leaks show trade deal a threat to EU‘TTIP is about a huge transfer of power from people to big business,’ says GreenpeaceMon May 02 2016 - 17:58
