Steinmeier to contest Merkel in general electionGERMAN FOREIGN minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has opened his bid to unseat chancellor Angela Merkel next year with a stinging…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Economics minister Glos says 'no reason to paint things black'GERMANY: EUROPE'S ECONOMIC driver will struggle to stay out of recession next year, according to new figures presented in Berlin…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Hypo chief resigns under pressureCHARGES POSSIBLE: THE CHIEF executive of Germany's crisis-hit Hypo Real Estate gave into political pressure and resigned yesterday…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Leading German car-makers announce factory cutbacksMANUFACTURING: THE FINANCIAL crisis began to bite at Germany’s leading car-makers yesterday, with Opel, BMW and Ford all announcing…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
No 'Plan B' exists to shore up bank sector, says BerlinGERMAN RESPONSE: THE GERMAN government has strenuously denied an apparent suggestion by the finance minister on national radio…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Three share Nobel prize for Aids and cancer researchTHE NOBEL Prize for Science has been shared this year between two French researchers and a German for their work in identifying…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Poland says it has gathered enough support to stall EU carbon emission controlsPOLAND: THE EU'S climate protection ambitions could face a setback after Poland announced yesterday that it had gathered enough…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Surprise slump in support for CSU in Bavaria could unsettle Merkel's partyGERMANY: Half a century of single-party rule has ended in Bavaria after the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) ended …Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Far right poised to increase power base as Austrians go to the pollsAUSTRIA: Although support for the two main parties is likely to hit a record low, the money is on another grand coalitionSat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
McCreevy told not to meddle in affairs of VolkswagenEU INTERNAL market commissioner Charlie McCreevy should stop meddling in the affairs of Volkswagen, a senior German politician…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Heart of Berlin to beat in DublinAn Irish audience is in for a real musical treat as conductor Sir Simon Rattle brings the Berliner Philharmoniker to the National…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Curtain up on a real Wagnerian family drama in BerlinThe retirement of ailing Wolfgang Wagner as director of the Bayreuth festival has cleared the way for a bitter dynastic battle…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Tech show aims to lure visitors with mini-laptopsA YEAR after jumbo flat-screen televisions wowed crowds in Berlin, the hype ahead of this year's IFA trade show surrounds the…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Left turn may not be right for Germany's SPDWORLD VIEW: GERMANY'S SOCIAL Democrats (SPD) have gone far in the last decade, and mostly in the wrong directionSat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Germany rebuilds the Berlin Wall - virtually, for confused touristsSATNAV GUIDE: TOURIST attractions come in all shapes and sizes, but they normally have one thing in common: they're thereSat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Euro zone economy contracts for first timeTHE EURO zone economy recorded its first ever contraction in the second quarter, pulled down by falling activity in its biggest…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Guide books for the pocketHELP AT HAND: BUDGET AIRLINES have transformed travel, making the citybreak the most popular way of seeing the continentSat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Waste storage issue continues to dog German nuclear debateGERMANY: With a return to nuclear power set to be a key election topic next year, a leaking waste site has refocused attention…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Tug-of-war over the right to chooseThe dramatic case of a 14-year-old girl who sought a termination to her pregnancy became a high-profile battle between the two…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
FUELLING OIL FEVERAs oil prices soar, many say it's time to curtail futures traders who fuelled the rise, writes Derek Scally.Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Grab your towelsFuel price hikes mean the Germans are holidaying at home - so, for once, other nations have a chance of a sunbed, writes Derek…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Polish girl caught up in row has abortionPOLAND: A 14-YEAR-OLD Polish girl who became pregnant after being raped by a school friend has reportedly had an abortion, despite…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Backing for keeping commissionPOLAND: POLAND'S EUROPE minister has said that Warsaw would support retaining the current 27-member European Commission as a…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
Politicians in Vienna express alarm at reaction to Irish voteAUSTRIA: AUSTRIA HAS warned EU members not to make a "scapegoat" of Ireland after its rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Bush anxious to show he has much to do before leavingUS: US PRESIDENT George Bush opened his final tour of Europe yesterday with a warning that Iran would be "incredibly dangerous…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
PRIDE OF A NATIONSmall and medium-sized businesses are the hidden champions of German industrial success across the globeMon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
Political turmoil in Finland over illegal fundraisingFINLAND: FINLAND'S RANKING as the world's least corrupt country may take a hit after revelations that politicians pocketed over…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
A chance for losing sides to become winning hostsWith an unimpressive post-war record in soccer, Austria and Switzerland seem unlikely hosts for Euro 2008, but the two nations…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Polish politician in hot water after calling priest 'Satan'POLAND: ONE OF Poland's most controversial politicians faces suspension from parliament after describing the head of the Radio…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Polish plan aims to improve EU relations with eastern statesPOLAND: POLAND WILL present a proposal for improving relations with the EU's eastern neighbours at a foreign ministers' meeting…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Austrian man denies trying to kill mayor with a chocolate liqueurAUSTRIA: AN AUSTRIAN man was facing life imprisonment last night, accused of trying to poison a local politician with a poisoned…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Kidnap victim's father unsure of wifeAUSTRIA: THE FATHER of Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch has said he "cannot say with 100 per cent certainty" that his…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Fritzl family puts up poster of thanksAUSTRIA: AUSTRIAN WOMAN Elisabeth Fritzl has broken her silence, nearly three weeks after escaping 24 years of imprisonment …Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Controversial film of man saluting his Nazi pastGERMANY: PAUL HAFNER declaims proudly that he has never been sick a day in his lifeFri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Insanity plea will protect Fritzl from justice 'lottery', says lawyerTHE LAWYER of Austrian man Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years, is planning an insanity plea to spare his …Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Fritzl told captives he would gas them if they tried to fleeAUSTRIA: AUSTRIAN POLICE said yesterday that Josef Fritzl threatened to gas his daughter and children if they tried to escape…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
EU wary of favouritism for Iraq's Christian refugeesGERMANY: THE EUROPEAN Union has reacted sceptically to a suggestion from German interior minister Wolfgang Schäuble to give …Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Net tightening on free will, claim scientistsGERMANY: SEVEN SECONDS ago, German scientists could have predicted that you were going to read this article.Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Saxon premier quits over bank's Dublin dealingsTHE NEAR-COLLAPSE of Sachsen LB bank last year has claimed its most prominent victim yet with the resignation yesterday of Saxon…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
New German film replays an experiment in classroom fascismLETTER FROM BERLIN: GERMAN SCHOOLS are nothing to write home aboutFri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Risky businessFINANCE: Why did one of Germany's smallest banks - Sachsen LB, based in Dublin - go to its financial grave owing several billion…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Maltese polls suggest narrow Labour defeatMALTA: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS in Malta went down to the wire last night, heightening the tension in this politics-mad island…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
State visit starts in German capitalPRESIDENT MARY McAleese has said that EU members must set the "highest standards" on the financial affairs of public figures …Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Holocaust opera fails to strike the right note with publicBREMEN DIARY: CAN YOU set the Holocaust to music? The new opera Raoul , which has just premiered in Bremen, is a brave attempt…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Germany's encyclopaedia to stop print publicationGERMANY: The publisher of the Brockhaus, Germany's illustrious answer to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, has announced that it…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Republic falls back in healthcare, says MartinArchbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has described the Irish health system as an example of the uneven distribution of economic…Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
Georgian elections plagued by voting irregularities, says democracy bodyGEORGIA: Fresh doubts surround the legitimacy of the recent presidential election in Georgia after complaints from a leading…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Decision-makers' views WELCOMMovers and shakers heading to this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos will soon be able to swap tips for saving the world…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Banish winter blues with some artificial lightHELSINKI: On an overcast morning, there's only once place to go in Helsinki for a pick-me-upMon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
End of honeymoon period set to test Tusk's resolution to be nice but firmPoland: The conciliatory style of the new PM has reversed some of the damage wrought by the Kaczynskis, writes Derek ScallyThu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
