Early arrests, tear gas and rubber bullets set tone as police tackle anti-Nato protestersANGST, DEFIANCE and the smell of fresh leek soup hung in the air of the “Anti-Nato” camp outside Strasbourg yesterday.Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Obama speech heralds new eraUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama called for a new era in transatlantic relations on his first official visit to France and Germany yesterday…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Family plans to reunite Grosz art looted by NazisARTIST GEORGE Grosz’s biting portraits of Weimar German life hang in museums around the world, from Vienna to Tokyo – unjustly…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Cracks appear in Merkel's coalitionSIX MONTHS before Germany’s general election, serious cracks are appearing in Angela Merkel’s ruling grand coalition over how…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Swiss furious at German finance minister over tax haven remarksRELATIONS BETWEEN Berlin and Berne have reached a new low after remarks by German finance minister Peer Steinbrück worsened an…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Is this the end of the Fritzl story?The jailing of Josef Fritzl this week for the 24-year imprisonment and multiple rape of his daughter has left Austrian authorities…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Fritzl pleads guilty to all chargesJOSEF FRITZL, accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children, surprised an Austrian court …Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Irish race from bust to boom and back again leaves Germans feeling confused and resentfulBERLIN LETTER: GERMAN PUBLIC broadcaster ZDF treats its viewers on Sunday evenings to a bracing dose of time-warp television…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Merkel ally found guilty of manslaughter after ski accidentGERMAN STATE premier Dieter Althaus, a political ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, was found guilty of manslaughter by neglect…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Nine feared trapped after house collapseAT LEAST nine people were feared trapped last night after the building housing Cologne’s city archive collapsed.Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Libertas hires top US election campaignerLIBERTAS HAS hired a leading US election campaigner to spearhead the party’s pan-EU fund-raising and European Parliament election…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
US seeks names of 52,000 suspected UBS tax evadersUBS SHARES plunged 18 per cent yesterday as US authorities filed a civil suit demanding the names of 52,000 US citizens suspected…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
US seeks names of 52,000 suspected UBS tax evadersUBS SHARES plunged 18 per cent yesterday as US authorities filed a civil suit demanding the names of 52,000 US citizens suspected…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
What about the Mittel man?EUROPEAN BUSINESS: ON A CHILLY evening early in the new year, German businessman Adolf Merckle told his wife, Ruth, he was going…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Iceland's new interim government sworn inICELAND’S NEW interim government was sworn in yesterday with Social Democrat (SDA) prime minister Johanna Sigurdardottir vowing…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Award for cancer vaccineBERLIN: GERMANY'S MOST prestigious innovation award has gone to biotech company Immatics which develops cancer treatments that…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Iceland's ruling coalition collapsesA NATIONAL unity government is on the cards for Iceland following the collapse of its ruling coalition yesterday, the first government…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Iceland in crisis as minister resignsICELAND’S GOVERNMENT was heading the way of its economy last night after the departure of commerce minister Bjorgvin Sigurdsson…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Hypo may offload Dublin subsidiaryGERMAN PROPERTY financier Hypo Real Estate (HRE) is considering dumping Depfa, its troubled Dublin subsidiary, as it struggles…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Cover-up allegations force Polish minister outPOLAND’S JUSTICE minister, Zbigniew Cwiakalsk, resigned unexpectedly yesterday amid allegations of a cover-up in one of the country…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
No need for vote on euro, says Polish PMPOLISH PRIME minister Donald Tusk has said he sees no reason to hold a referendum on the country's adoption of the euro.Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
Straw saves the day in PolandBERLIN: The small Polish town of Kisielice hopes it can break Poland's addiction to coal-powered energy.Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
VW deal is more than business, it's personalIN BERLIN: IT'S IMPOSSIBLE for visitors to ignore the weight of history as they enter the iconic Volkswagen plant in the western…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Berlin as you've never seen it beforeFOR HALF A century, no one has seen Berlin like thisSat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Furious debate over demolished palace may be Kaiser's revengeTHE HUGE machine looks like a mechanical brontosaurus, chewing on the remains of a five-storey concrete stairwell.Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
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
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
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
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
