Germany’s Christian Democrats concerned Merkel may win general election but lose powerSenior CDU fear opposition Social Democrats may spurn another coalition following September general electionSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Germany eyes legislative change to allow expanded ESM roleMerkel unlikley to push for any change to facilitate recapitalising banks directly ahead of electionFri Jun 21 2013 - 20:57
Banking union a ‘credibility test’ for Europe, says KennyNoonan says Ireland is pressing strongly for resolutionThu Jun 20 2013 - 22:10
Euro finance ministers agree to consider retro-active recapitalisationIreland’s campaign to recoup bank bailout funds receives boostThu Jun 20 2013 - 13:34
You might have heard of couchsurfing. Now try bikesurfingIn Berlin, Irishman Graham Pope has adapted the ‘couchsurfing’ principle to bikesThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Obama vows to move beyond ‘cold war nuclear postures’ in Berlin speechUS president pledges to reduce by up to a third the US weapons arsenal and to encourage Russia to do sameThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Obama plays down concern over US surveillanceUS president insists encroachment on privacy is ‘strictly limited’Wed Jun 19 2013 - 14:43
Two ghosts will loom large over Obama’s highly anticipated speech at Brandenberg gate todayJohn F Kennedy’s speech half a century ago promised US solidarity to West Berliners living on the chilliest front in the cold warWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Asmussen seeks end for zombie banksECB board member call for a European bank wind-up fund financed by a banking levyTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:14
Political career of Oskar Lafontaine ends after German Left party showdownVeteran politician humiliated after pressing for euro exit policyMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
Merkel challenger warns Ireland on ‘legal tax evasion’ and solidaritySocial Democrat Peer Steinbrück advises elimination of ‘legal tax evasion’ by multinationalsFri Jun 14 2013 - 01:00
Prussian palace in Berlin rises from the ashesGermany begins rebuilding of demolished palace to serve as museum for non-European artThu Jun 13 2013 - 01:19
German court considers ECB bond-buying policyEmergency liquidity to Irish banks was hidden state financing, says economistThu Jun 13 2013 - 01:00
EU democracy ‘gone to the dogs’, German court toldCountry’s highest court hears criticism of sovereign bond-buying programmeTue Jun 11 2013 - 23:11
ECB under fire for allegedly breaching its mandateGerman court in Karlsruhe to consider ECB’s role in Irish promissory note dealTue Jun 11 2013 - 13:12
ECB’s Asmussen warns German court not to undermine euroComments come ahead of two-day hearing in constitutional court on ‘outright monetary transaction’ provisionTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Bank rescue fund deal unlikely this year, says KennyIssue to be negotiated ‘towards end of year and into next year’, says TaoiseachSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Finnish doubts about EU bailout politics expressed loudly and frequentlyAnalysis: in mapping Ireland’s bailout exit it’s crucial to look beyond Berlin to HelsinkiSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Kenny refuses to enter Rehn row with IMF‘Decisiveness, clarity and courage are required,’ says TaoiseachSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Kenny declines to row into EU and IMF dispute over Greek bailoutOlli Rehn says troika partner did not support early debt restructuringFri Jun 07 2013 - 13:10
German court rules gay couples should have equal taxation rightsDecision puts Merkel in difficult position in what could be an electoral minefieldFri Jun 07 2013 - 01:06
Enda Kenny in Lithuania and Latvia for presidency handoverTaoiseach expresses “hope and belief” focus is on breaking deadlock on agreeing EU’s seven-year budgetFri Jun 07 2013 - 01:00
Kenny urges agreement on stalled EU budgetStruggling European economies cannot afford to wait for deal, Taoiseach says in LatviaThu Jun 06 2013 - 14:13
Kenny demands Coalition parties throw weight behind Seanad referendumTaoiseach challenges Labour whip Stagg as Tuffy vows to campaign 'vigorously' for No voteThu Jun 06 2013 - 10:19
A slow-acting, addictive, dangerous drug: 200 years of WagnerHe was an opportunistic ego-maniac and his legacy was sullied by Nazism, but after two centuries, Richard Wagner’s music has lost none of its power and furyWed May 22 2013 - 02:00
Germany stalling on speed limitDebate on autobahn speeding has run for 40 years and shows no sign of stoppingTue May 21 2013 - 19:05
Germans queue up for the Full IrishIn Germany, they love Irish storytelling in song and word. Now, at last, they are paying attention to our playsSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Inside Barbie’s Berlin Dreamhouse of HorrorAmused parents and confused children looked on as spontaneous protest turned into a violent scuffle with security guardsFri May 17 2013 - 01:00
Google must tidy up search formatCompany failed to ensure search did not breach privacy laws, says courtWed May 15 2013 - 04:03
Leak reveals no let-up in Berlin austerity planAn internal chancellery report on reform plans around Europe notes that ‘further room for labour market liberalisation’ exists in Italy, while similar reforms in Spain and Greece ‘were essential’Mon May 13 2013 - 21:52
German obsession with inflation is based on mythsOpinion: Separating historical fact from fiction is a thankless task in Germany but one man is trying to do just thatSat May 11 2013 - 02:00
Berlin counts the cost of the Nazis’ cultural crackdownMemorials to the culling that began in 1933 are reminders of the loss of diversitySat May 11 2013 - 01:00
France given more time to reach budget targetsEuropean Commission to give France two extra years to bring deficit beneath 3 per cent ceilingWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Beate Zschäpe goes on trial in biggest German terrorist case in decadesOver 600 witnesses to be called in neo-Nazi trial likely to last more than two yearsTue May 07 2013 - 06:00
Euro exit could benefit Germany says Hans-Werner SinnInfluential economist says ‘Germany can exist without the euro’Tue May 07 2013 - 06:00
Barroso defends Merkel over austerityGermany not to blame for crisis, says European Commission presidentMon May 06 2013 - 06:00
Neo-Nazi trial begins in MunichCourt to hear evidence 38-year-old woman masterminded 13-year campaign of killings against German migrantsMon May 06 2013 - 06:00
Germany would have much to lose from euro zone failureWorld View: The German hegemony argument tends to overlook how much ground Berlin has already concededSun May 05 2013 - 08:00
New Italian PM urges Merkel to back growth strategy for the EUCyprus parliament backs austerity bail-out packageWed May 01 2013 - 06:16
Bundesbank leader criticises ECB euro zone rescue programmeJens Weidmann says ECB stability analysis is based on `strongly subjective elements'Mon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Irish corporate tax rate on agenda in BerlinLabour TD Dominic Hannigan discusses issue with German politiciansSat Apr 27 2013 - 05:49
Austerity on the menu as Van Rompuy dines with MerkelEuropean Commission president José Manuel Barroso’s assertion that austerity had ‘reached its limits’ in Europe provides backdrop to meetingThu Apr 25 2013 - 07:00
Merkel: German hegemony in Europe ‘an alien idea’Chancellor warns easing of euro crisis no time to let up on reforms and integrationWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
Bayern Munich boss scores own goal with back-tax settlementGerman soccer club president Uli Hoeness confirms multimillion-euro payment over Swiss bank accountTue Apr 23 2013 - 06:00
Merkel cautious on study showing Germans less wealthy than neighboursReport suggests median Cypriot wealth five times higher than German equivalentSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
