![Imogen Stuart: her unmistakable sculptures can be found in Ireland’s four corners, from churches to shopping centres, making her perhaps our best-known, most-loved and easily accessed artist Imogen Stuart: her unmistakable sculptures can be found in Ireland’s four corners, from churches to shopping centres, making her perhaps our best-known, most-loved and easily accessed artist](/polopoly_fs/1.4886189.1653322374!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- May 23, 2022, 19:01
An Irishman’s Diary
![Oisín and Nicole. “It felt like we were on the same wave, like two pieces of a puzzle,” Nicole says of her late husband. Oisín and Nicole. “It felt like we were on the same wave, like two pieces of a puzzle,” Nicole says of her late husband.](/polopoly_fs/1.4883781.1653042652!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- People
- May 20, 2022, 13:35
‘We have no explanation why the police acted like a US swat team,’ say his family
![Igor Zelensky in Munich in 2018. The Russian star choreographer headed the Bavarian state ballet from 2016 but stood down last month ‘for family reasons’. Photograph: Gisela Schober/Getty Images Igor Zelensky in Munich in 2018. The Russian star choreographer headed the Bavarian state ballet from 2016 but stood down last month ‘for family reasons’. Photograph: Gisela Schober/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4882868.1652956212!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 19, 2022, 11:30
Media investigation claims Tikhonova, who is on EU sanctions list, travels under two names
![Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroder greets Russian president Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg in 2016. Photograph: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroder greets Russian president Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg in 2016. Photograph: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4881810.1652873193!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 18, 2022, 12:26
Former leader a pariah in Germany after refusing to condemn Putin over Ukraine
![The USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in 2017. The ship is en route to Stockholm. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images The USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in 2017. The ship is en route to Stockholm. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4881719.1652898170!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 18, 2022, 09:31
Alliance members confident Turkish concerns blocking bids can be overcome
![Cover of Sweden’s daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet featuring Taoiseach Micheál Martin: the headline translates as ‘Ireland hesitates about Nato: The war changes the debate’. Cover of Sweden’s daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet featuring Taoiseach Micheál Martin: the headline translates as ‘Ireland hesitates about Nato: The war changes the debate’.](/polopoly_fs/1.4881128.1652803799!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- May 18, 2022, 01:00
State is lost in confusion between military neutrality and passive pacifism
![Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin during the vote of the Finnish parliament about the Nato membership bid. Photograph: Emmi Korhonen / Lehtikuva / AFP via Getty Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin during the vote of the Finnish parliament about the Nato membership bid. Photograph: Emmi Korhonen / Lehtikuva / AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4880896.1652806143!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 17, 2022, 14:24
Chamber overwhelmingly approves plan to join alliance in wake of war in Ukraine
![Sweden’s prime minister Magdalena Andersson and Moderate Party’s leader Ulf Kristersson give a news conference in Stockholm. Photograph: Henrik Montgomery/EPA Sweden’s prime minister Magdalena Andersson and Moderate Party’s leader Ulf Kristersson give a news conference in Stockholm. Photograph: Henrik Montgomery/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4880138.1652731299!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 16, 2022, 19:00
Realities of Nato obligations could dampen support for membership among the more ambivalent Swedes
![Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin: ‘We have had wars with Russia, and we don’t want that kind of future for ourselves, for our children.’ Photograph: Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin: ‘We have had wars with Russia, and we don’t want that kind of future for ourselves, for our children.’ Photograph: Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4879056.1652640178!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 15, 2022, 19:43
Public support among Finns and Swedes for joining Nato at record levels since February
![Helsinki is more interested in securing its people and their interests than pandering to Russian encirclement anxiety. Helsinki is more interested in securing its people and their interests than pandering to Russian encirclement anxiety.](/polopoly_fs/1.4878941.1652637646!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 15, 2022, 17:44
Shock over Ukraine has seen decades-old Swedish scepticism about Nato melt away
![Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann stands in a protective glass booth flanked by Israeli police during his trial in Jerusalem in 1961. Photograph: GPO via Getty Images Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann stands in a protective glass booth flanked by Israeli police during his trial in Jerusalem in 1961. Photograph: GPO via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4874765.1652193814!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Heritage
- May 14, 2022, 06:01
The Nazi record of a senior German official was supressed in Adolf Eichmann's 1960s trial
![Pierre Schori at Olof Palme’s grave in Stockholm. ‘We are giving away our crown jewels: our influence and standing in the world,’ says Schori, a former aide of the murdered prime minister. Photograph: Derek Scally Pierre Schori at Olof Palme’s grave in Stockholm. ‘We are giving away our crown jewels: our influence and standing in the world,’ says Schori, a former aide of the murdered prime minister. Photograph: Derek Scally](/polopoly_fs/1.4877834.1652460928!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 14, 2022, 05:00
Joining Nato is ‘giving away our crown jewels – our influence and standing in the world’
![Nazi Adolf Eichmann wearing a headset while in a prisoner’s cage and listening to a German translation of his trial for war crimes. Photograph: Gjon Mili/Life Picture Collection/Getty Nazi Adolf Eichmann wearing a headset while in a prisoner’s cage and listening to a German translation of his trial for war crimes. Photograph: Gjon Mili/Life Picture Collection/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4877894.1652465953!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 14, 2022, 02:00
Hans Globke worked on Nuremberg Laws but later sought to ‘ward off talk of his past’
![Sweden’s minister of defence Peter Hultqvist (5th left) and Sweden’s minister of foreign affairs Ann Linde (6th left) present a security policy analysis during a press conference in Stockholm. Photograph: TT News Agency/AFP Sweden’s minister of defence Peter Hultqvist (5th left) and Sweden’s minister of foreign affairs Ann Linde (6th left) present a security policy analysis during a press conference in Stockholm. Photograph: TT News Agency/AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4877549.1652468436!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 13, 2022, 12:57
Cross-party paper finds few realistic alternatives to joining alliance ahead of Sunday’s decision
![Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin and president Sauli Niinistö: ‘As a member of Nato, Finland would strengthen the entire defence alliance.’ Photograph: Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin and president Sauli Niinistö: ‘As a member of Nato, Finland would strengthen the entire defence alliance.’ Photograph: Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4876570.1652381077!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 12, 2022, 08:20
Finland to announce decision on joining by Sunday, adding momentum to Swedish debate
![Austrian president Alexander Van der Bellen (3rd left), chancellor Karl Nehammer (2nd right), European affairs minister and Karoline Edtstadler (3rd right) at a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the Allied victory against Nazi Germany in Vienna last week. Photograph: Christian Bruna/EPA Austrian president Alexander Van der Bellen (3rd left), chancellor Karl Nehammer (2nd right), European affairs minister and Karoline Edtstadler (3rd right) at a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the Allied victory against Nazi Germany in Vienna last week. Photograph: Christian Bruna/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4875979.1652299799!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 11, 2022, 19:45
If Sweden and Finland join alliance, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta will be the only other EU outsiders
![British prime minister Boris Johnson and Finland’s president Sauli Niinisto at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. Photograph: Frank Augstein - WPA Pool/Getty Images British prime minister Boris Johnson and Finland’s president Sauli Niinisto at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. Photograph: Frank Augstein - WPA Pool/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4875904.1652337219!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 11, 2022, 19:28
UK agrees to provide support to Finland and Sweden in case of Russian aggression
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz: “I cannot tell you today how Russia’s awful war against Ukraine will end, but one thing is clear: it will not be a peace based on a Russian diktat. Ukrainians won’t accept that – nor will we.” Photograph: Andreas Gora German chancellor Olaf Scholz: “I cannot tell you today how Russia’s awful war against Ukraine will end, but one thing is clear: it will not be a peace based on a Russian diktat. Ukrainians won’t accept that – nor will we.” Photograph: Andreas Gora](/polopoly_fs/1.4872748.1652029478!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 8, 2022, 18:05
War memorial events across Germany overshadowed by Russia’s brutal invasion
![A pilgrim holds a portrait of kidnapped British girl Madeleine McCann during a candlelight vigil at the Fatima’s holy shrine in central Portugal, May 2007. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters A pilgrim holds a portrait of kidnapped British girl Madeleine McCann during a candlelight vigil at the Fatima’s holy shrine in central Portugal, May 2007. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters](/polopoly_fs/1.4871505.1651857152!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 6, 2022, 18:13
German prosecutors ‘sure’ convicted rapist and child sex abuser killed missing girl
![The entrance to the Arena sport centre in Helsinki. Photograph: Derek Scally The entrance to the Arena sport centre in Helsinki. Photograph: Derek Scally](/polopoly_fs/1.4869594.1651693304!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 4, 2022, 20:45
Threat of Russian invasion, attack and erratic leaders prompted construction of lair
![From left: Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin, German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Swedish prime minister Magdalena Andersson speak to the media after a three-way meeting near Berlin on Tuesday. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images From left: Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin, German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Swedish prime minister Magdalena Andersson speak to the media after a three-way meeting near Berlin on Tuesday. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4868628.1651603304!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 3, 2022, 19:41
Swedish leader says decision on Nato membership will be made next week
![One of the posters in Moscow, featuring the faces of author Astrid Lindgren and film director Ingmar Bergman. Photograph: Oscar Jonsson/Twitter One of the posters in Moscow, featuring the faces of author Astrid Lindgren and film director Ingmar Bergman. Photograph: Oscar Jonsson/Twitter](/polopoly_fs/1.4868516.1651598230!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 3, 2022, 18:17
Images of Bergman, author Astrid Lindgren and Ikea founder used in Moscow campaign
![Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed criticism of arms deliveries to Kyiv as ‘cynical’. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/Pool/EPA Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed criticism of arms deliveries to Kyiv as ‘cynical’. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/Pool/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4867618.1651510090!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 2, 2022, 17:48
Pacifists, philosophers and media are all weighing in on Berlin’s policy shift
![Lieut Gen Esa Pulkkinen: views the EU as a ‘more profound’ institution than the ‘paper’ of the Nato treaty and its promise of mutual defence Lieut Gen Esa Pulkkinen: views the EU as a ‘more profound’ institution than the ‘paper’ of the Nato treaty and its promise of mutual defence](/polopoly_fs/1.4867584.1651567675!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 29, 2022, 18:05
State needs to triple military spending to stand chance of defending itself, says general
![Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks while foreign minister Pekka Haavisto listens as the Finnish parliament last week began debating whether to seek Nato membership. (Photograph: Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks while foreign minister Pekka Haavisto listens as the Finnish parliament last week began debating whether to seek Nato membership. (Photograph: Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4865256.1651228062!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 29, 2022, 11:36
Prospect of third world war awakens old ghosts in country once trapped between Nazi Germany and Stalinist Soviet Union
![Finnish minister for foreign affairs Pekka Haavisto: ‘It would be good to do the same things at the same time as Sweden, but that depends on Swedish decisions.’ Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA Finnish minister for foreign affairs Pekka Haavisto: ‘It would be good to do the same things at the same time as Sweden, but that depends on Swedish decisions.’ Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4863459.1651077031!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 27, 2022, 17:30
State to proceed with membership ‘before summer’ as support for move rises to 62%
![A community hub for refugees in south Dublin. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien brought a memo to Cabinet outlining plans to provide longer-term accommodation of refugees from Ukraine. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times A community hub for refugees in south Dublin. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien brought a memo to Cabinet outlining plans to provide longer-term accommodation of refugees from Ukraine. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4862728.1651013745!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Social Affairs
- April 27, 2022, 02:00
Each council could be mandated to develop a significant housing centre in their area
![Delegates sit in the plenum of the Ukraine Security Consultative Group meeting at Ramstein air base, Germany. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images Delegates sit in the plenum of the Ukraine Security Consultative Group meeting at Ramstein air base, Germany. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4862293.1651000994!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 26, 2022, 10:52
US convenes meeting of 40 countries amid reports Finland and Sweden applying to join Nato
![Photographic portraits of Angela Merkel, beginning in 1991, that trace her entire career, are about to go on show in Berlin. The photos were taken by Herlinde Koebl. Photograph: Kaveh Rostamkhani/AFP via Getty Images Photographic portraits of Angela Merkel, beginning in 1991, that trace her entire career, are about to go on show in Berlin. The photos were taken by Herlinde Koebl. Photograph: Kaveh Rostamkhani/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4859344.1650630583!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 23, 2022, 06:00
Merkel’s legacy unravels as Germany reckons with its gas dependence and war response
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz: ‘In this situation, we need a cool head and carefully considered decisions, because our country bears responsibility for peace and security throughout Europe.’ Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images German chancellor Olaf Scholz: ‘In this situation, we need a cool head and carefully considered decisions, because our country bears responsibility for peace and security throughout Europe.’ Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4859638.1650650918!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 22, 2022, 19:09
Chancellor says he is trying to prevent ‘escalation that would lead to a third World War’
![Empty containers of German anti-tank weapons at a military base in Kyiv, Ukraine, in March. Photograph: Lynsey Addario/The New York Times Empty containers of German anti-tank weapons at a military base in Kyiv, Ukraine, in March. Photograph: Lynsey Addario/The New York Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4858662.1650560468!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 21, 2022, 18:01
Ukrainian ambassador says options provided by Berlin did not include heavy equipment
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz: ‘We have asked the German defence industry to tell us what it can deliver in the near future. Ukraine has looked at the list and made a selection.’ Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA German chancellor Olaf Scholz: ‘We have asked the German defence industry to tell us what it can deliver in the near future. Ukraine has looked at the list and made a selection.’ Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4857701.1650480817!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 20, 2022, 19:30
Germany to provide money to equip Kyiv amid mounting pressure over lacklustre response
![A Ukrainian soldier walks near destroyed Russian tanks, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Friday. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images A Ukrainian soldier walks near destroyed Russian tanks, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Friday. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4842468.1648848281!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 1, 2022, 22:10
Attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol cut short while Chernihiv faces ‘catastrophe’
![A member of the Ukrainian special forces in the city of Kharkiv, following a Russian attack. Photograph: Fadel Senna / AFP A member of the Ukrainian special forces in the city of Kharkiv, following a Russian attack. Photograph: Fadel Senna / AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4842332.1648832316!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 1, 2022, 22:00
One Warsaw resident on the dangerous route he takes across the border with supplies
![A subsidiary of Gazprom Germania, Astora GmbH, controls many of the country’s largest gas storage facilities. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images A subsidiary of Gazprom Germania, Astora GmbH, controls many of the country’s largest gas storage facilities. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4842431.1648841347!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- April 1, 2022, 16:52
Russia’s Gazprom to sell German gas companies to fend off nationalisation threat
![Singer Gil Ofarim: prosecutors accuse him of slandering two Westin employees, knowingly damaging their reputation and that of the hotel. Photograph: Gisela Schober/Getty Images Singer Gil Ofarim: prosecutors accuse him of slandering two Westin employees, knowingly damaging their reputation and that of the hotel. Photograph: Gisela Schober/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4842164.1648825352!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 1, 2022, 16:03
German-Israeli singer Gil Ofarim accused of lying about anti-Semitism at hotel
![Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on aviation via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Friday. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on aviation via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Friday. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4841619.1648765841!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 31, 2022, 22:00
US releases one-third of its oil reserves in effort to stabilise crude prices
![Armed guards at the border with Belarus: Last December, Warsaw rejected the European Commission proposal, accepted by Lithuania, to allow an emergency relocation of people on their border with Belarus. Photograph: Attila Husejnow/Sopa Images/LightRocket Armed guards at the border with Belarus: Last December, Warsaw rejected the European Commission proposal, accepted by Lithuania, to allow an emergency relocation of people on their border with Belarus. Photograph: Attila Husejnow/Sopa Images/LightRocket](/polopoly_fs/1.4841493.1648750738!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 31, 2022, 20:00
Amid praise for helping Ukraine, Warsaw mired in rule of law and refugee apartheid
![Locals in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, where residential buildings have been hit by Russian air strikes. Photograph: Nataliia Dubrovska/EPA Locals in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, where residential buildings have been hit by Russian air strikes. Photograph: Nataliia Dubrovska/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4840491.1648670505!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 31, 2022, 01:00
Moscow accused of breaking promises to scale back military action as barrage intensifies
![Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has refused to back energy sanctions against Russia, saying they were ‘against Hungary’s interests’. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has refused to back energy sanctions against Russia, saying they were ‘against Hungary’s interests’. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4840387.1648660596!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 30, 2022, 18:16
Falling out in alliance of four central European countries could hamper EU investigations
![Ukrainian refugees board a train en route to Warsaw at the railway station in Przemysl, near the Polish-Ukrainian border. Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian refugees board a train en route to Warsaw at the railway station in Przemysl, near the Polish-Ukrainian border. Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4840244.1648655786!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 30, 2022, 18:00
Professor fears state’s efforts to minimise risk of exploitation are not enough
![Neighbours look at a group of villagers after arriving in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Tuesday, evacuated by the Ukrainian government due to heavy fighting against Russia. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo Neighbours look at a group of villagers after arriving in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Tuesday, evacuated by the Ukrainian government due to heavy fighting against Russia. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo](/polopoly_fs/1.4839504.1648591587!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 29, 2022, 20:00
Ukrainian negotiators at talks in Istanbul flag territorial concessions for first time
![Ukrainian people wait in line to apply for their Polish personal identification number at the national stadium in Warsaw. Photograph: Czarek Sokolowski/AP Ukrainian people wait in line to apply for their Polish personal identification number at the national stadium in Warsaw. Photograph: Czarek Sokolowski/AP](/polopoly_fs/1.4839162.1648551748!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 29, 2022, 13:00
Refugees in Warsaw queue for registration numbers to start a new life none of them wanted
![People shelter in a school basement where they have lived for a month, in a frontline district of Kharkiv. Russian troops camped a few kilometres away loot daily. Photograph: Aris Messinis People shelter in a school basement where they have lived for a month, in a frontline district of Kharkiv. Russian troops camped a few kilometres away loot daily. Photograph: Aris Messinis](/polopoly_fs/1.4838610.1648500035!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 28, 2022, 21:40
Abramovich reportedly poisoned at earlier talks as Biden says Putin comments due to ‘moral outrage’
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz said a missile defence system was ‘certainly among the things we are discussing, for good reason’. Photograph: Andreas Gora/EPA German chancellor Olaf Scholz said a missile defence system was ‘certainly among the things we are discussing, for good reason’. Photograph: Andreas Gora/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4838296.1648480416!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 28, 2022, 16:13
Talks under way to buy version of Israeli system for intercepting long-range missiles
![A child watches TV in a relief centre set up for people fleeing the war in Ukraine in Rzeszow, Poland. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty A child watches TV in a relief centre set up for people fleeing the war in Ukraine in Rzeszow, Poland. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4838287.1648480347!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 28, 2022, 16:12
With little fuss, one family packed three rucksacks and walked out on their lives
![A Ukrainian woman lights a candle inside St Elijah’s in Odesa: The interior ministry says Russia has begun destroying fuel and food storage centres. Photograph: Sedat Suna A Ukrainian woman lights a candle inside St Elijah’s in Odesa: The interior ministry says Russia has begun destroying fuel and food storage centres. Photograph: Sedat Suna](/polopoly_fs/1.4837609.1648424550!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 27, 2022, 20:33
Biden says he is not seeking regime change in Moscow after Warsaw speech drew anger
![President Joe Biden arrives to speak about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Royal Castle, in Warsaw, Saturday, March 26th. Photograph: AP Photo/Evan Vucci President Joe Biden arrives to speak about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Royal Castle, in Warsaw, Saturday, March 26th. Photograph: AP Photo/Evan Vucci](/polopoly_fs/1.4837541.1648401634!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 27, 2022, 18:00
Politicians of all hues support ‘dictator’ remark while Polish media praises US president
![US president Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, March 26th, 2022. Photograph: Radek Pietruszka/EPA US president Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, March 26th, 2022. Photograph: Radek Pietruszka/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4837278.1648327436!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 26, 2022, 16:44
Russian leader ‘a dictator bent on rebuilding an empire’ says Biden in Polish speech
![US president Joe Biden takes a selfie with members of the 82nd Airborne Division in Jasionka, near Rzeszów: ‘The world ain’t going to be the same.’ Photograph: Doug Mills/New York Times US president Joe Biden takes a selfie with members of the 82nd Airborne Division in Jasionka, near Rzeszów: ‘The world ain’t going to be the same.’ Photograph: Doug Mills/New York Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4836472.1648245696!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 25, 2022, 22:01
Russia announces shift in its war to eastern Ukraine as UN says 10m people displaced
![US president Joe Biden meets members of the 82nd Airborne Division at the G2A Arena in Jasionka, near Rzeszów: He thanked them “for all you do”. Photograph: Doug Mills US president Joe Biden meets members of the 82nd Airborne Division at the G2A Arena in Jasionka, near Rzeszów: He thanked them “for all you do”. Photograph: Doug Mills](/polopoly_fs/1.4836414.1648237011!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 25, 2022, 19:39
US president meets paratroopers and Andrzej Duda in highly symbolic visit
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin welcoming then German chancellor Angela Merkel with a bouquet of flowers during their meeting at the Kremlin in August 2021. Photograph: Evgeny Odinokov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Russian leader Vladimir Putin welcoming then German chancellor Angela Merkel with a bouquet of flowers during their meeting at the Kremlin in August 2021. Photograph: Evgeny Odinokov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4836339.1648232227!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 25, 2022, 19:00
Entangling Germany with the Kremlin via gas pipes no longer looks like ‘just business’
![US president Joe Biden: On some issues, Warsaw is far closer to Washington than many of its western European neighbours, in particular demanding greater “economic combat” with Moscow by dropping Russian energy. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq US president Joe Biden: On some issues, Warsaw is far closer to Washington than many of its western European neighbours, in particular demanding greater “economic combat” with Moscow by dropping Russian energy. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq](/polopoly_fs/1.4835490.1648150011!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 24, 2022, 19:30
Rule-of-law concerns fade as US talks with Warsaw set to focus on Russia and security
![Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz: “It is about apartments, hospitals, nursing homes and schools no longer having heating at all; and industrial companies can no longer be supplied with energy.” Photograph: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz: “It is about apartments, hospitals, nursing homes and schools no longer having heating at all; and industrial companies can no longer be supplied with energy.” Photograph: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz](/polopoly_fs/1.4834546.1648066839!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 23, 2022, 20:21
German leader defends purchasing Russian energy to avoid ‘massive danger’ for Europe
![Leon Schwarzbaum is just one in a series of prominent survivors of the Nazi horror who have died recently. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Leon Schwarzbaum is just one in a series of prominent survivors of the Nazi horror who have died recently. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4834496.1648063003!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 23, 2022, 19:17
Death of last eyewitnesses a ‘great emotional loss’, says Berlin memorial official
![Colm Tóibín: his novel took on a new urgency when he underwent cancer treatment in 2018. Photograph: Brigitte Lacombe Colm Tóibín: his novel took on a new urgency when he underwent cancer treatment in 2018. Photograph: Brigitte Lacombe](/polopoly_fs/1.4833163.1647950154!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Books
- March 22, 2022, 19:30
Laureate for Irish Fiction discusses Thomas Mann, his Brooklyn sequel and need for Nato
![Tesla CEO Elon Musk (centre) delivers a speech next to the premier of Brandenburg Dietmar Woidke (second left) and German chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) during the opening day of the Tesla gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin. Photograph: Christian Marquardt/EPA Tesla CEO Elon Musk (centre) delivers a speech next to the premier of Brandenburg Dietmar Woidke (second left) and German chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) during the opening day of the Tesla gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin. Photograph: Christian Marquardt/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4833504.1647976921!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Manufacturing
- March 22, 2022, 18:45
Electric car maker Tesla opens European factory after 22 months of construction
![Cardinal Reinhard Marx: has yet to address a key accusation in the Munich abuse report, that former pope Benedict, during his time as archbishop of Munich, was aware of abusing priests in his archdiocese. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images Cardinal Reinhard Marx: has yet to address a key accusation in the Munich abuse report, that former pope Benedict, during his time as archbishop of Munich, was aware of abusing priests in his archdiocese. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4833485.1647974349!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 22, 2022, 18:39
Survivors express optimism that senior German cleric grasps scale of issue
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Pool/EPA German chancellor Olaf Scholz. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Pool/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4832517.1647888360!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 21, 2022, 18:50
Scholz era being shaped by war as government adapts in real time to a rapidly shifting world
![For museum director Gundula Bavendamm, the centre is an attempt to move Germany’s post-war remembrance culture beyond the victim-perpetrator model to ‘acknowledge the ambivalence of our history and of history in general’. Photograph: Markus Gröteke For museum director Gundula Bavendamm, the centre is an attempt to move Germany’s post-war remembrance culture beyond the victim-perpetrator model to ‘acknowledge the ambivalence of our history and of history in general’. Photograph: Markus Gröteke](/polopoly_fs/1.4829517.1647512643!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Heritage
- March 19, 2022, 06:00
Centre recalls post-war wave of German refugees, but resonates strongly with today’s Ukraine migration
![Elon Musk’s new factory, in a former Brandenburg forest 40km outside Berlin, was constructed in just two years. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk’s new factory, in a former Brandenburg forest 40km outside Berlin, was constructed in just two years. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4830483.1647619856!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Manufacturing
- March 19, 2022, 05:40
Tesla has shaken up the German establishment with its new factory and disruptive zeal
![Putin-free zone: Am Thor landlord Joachim Müller has had enough. Photograph: Bild Dresden/Olaf Rentsch Putin-free zone: Am Thor landlord Joachim Müller has had enough. Photograph: Bild Dresden/Olaf Rentsch](/polopoly_fs/1.4830513.1647623001!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 18, 2022, 17:03
‘If he should ever show up here again, he can turn on his heel . . . I’ve banned him for life’
![North Rhine-Westphalia state premier Hendrik Wuest and German chancellor Olaf Scholz address a press conference in Berlin on the lifting of Covid restrictions. Photograph: Michael Sohn/Pool/AFP North Rhine-Westphalia state premier Hendrik Wuest and German chancellor Olaf Scholz address a press conference in Berlin on the lifting of Covid restrictions. Photograph: Michael Sohn/Pool/AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4830507.1647622106!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 18, 2022, 16:49
Sixfold rise in infections in last fortnight as politicians engage in furious finger-pointing
![Odd couple: Former East German president Erich Honecker and his wife, Margot, arrive in Santiago, Chile in January 1993. Photograph: Cris Bouroncle/AFP via Getty Images Odd couple: Former East German president Erich Honecker and his wife, Margot, arrive in Santiago, Chile in January 1993. Photograph: Cris Bouroncle/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4830474.1647619264!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 18, 2022, 16:08
In 1990, the ousted East German leader and his wife were taken in by a pastor and his family
![A Rheinmetall Leopard tank. The firm's order backlog is at record levels. R Leopard Tank](/polopoly_fs/1.4829872.1647545617!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 17, 2022, 18:00
Shares in Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall up 51% on pre-war levels to ‘all time high’
![Politicians applaud Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, after an address via video link at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Photographer: Liesa Koppitz-Johanssen/Bloomberg Politicians applaud Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, after an address via video link at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Photographer: Liesa Koppitz-Johanssen/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4829527.1647538462!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 17, 2022, 11:25
Ukrainian president calls on country to match words with more decisive deeds
![Daniel Hope: ‘We thought we had all seen the end of this in Europe but now it has raised its head with such an intensity and vigour, it’s terrifying.’ Photograph: Gunter Ortmann/ullstein bild via Getty Images Daniel Hope: ‘We thought we had all seen the end of this in Europe but now it has raised its head with such an intensity and vigour, it’s terrifying.’ Photograph: Gunter Ortmann/ullstein bild via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4828735.1647447248!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 16, 2022, 20:00
Berlin Letter: Violinist Daniel Hope understands forced emigration and violence
![For 60 years the “druschba” or “friendship” pipeline has carried 2.5m barrels of crude oil daily on a 5,327km journey to a refinery in Schwedt, two hours northeast of Berlin. Photograph: iStock For 60 years the “druschba” or “friendship” pipeline has carried 2.5m barrels of crude oil daily on a 5,327km journey to a refinery in Schwedt, two hours northeast of Berlin. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4827622.1647358417!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- March 16, 2022, 05:55
Ukraine war triggers growing awareness that EU’s largest economy needs to cut its energy umbilical cord to Russia
![Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has already held several hours of talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. File photograph: Getty Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has already held several hours of talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. File photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4826647.1647274766!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 14, 2022, 19:00
Ex-chancellor pinning what’s left of his reputation on diplomatic all-or-nothing mission
![US vice-president Kamala Harris (back right) during her meeting with Polish and US soldiers at the 1st Airlift Base in Warsaw on Friday. Photograph: Leszek Szymanski/EPA US vice-president Kamala Harris (back right) during her meeting with Polish and US soldiers at the 1st Airlift Base in Warsaw on Friday. Photograph: Leszek Szymanski/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4824650.1647025042!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 11, 2022, 19:00
Poles have helped more than two million Ukrainians escaping the Russian invasion
![People sheltering in Dorohozhychi metro station, which is being used as a bomb shelter, in Kyiv. Photograph: Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images People sheltering in Dorohozhychi metro station, which is being used as a bomb shelter, in Kyiv. Photograph: Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4823795.1646936145!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 11, 2022, 04:45
Invasion has triggered a radical shift in how smaller countries frame their neutrality
![Displaced Ukrainians disembark a train from Warsaw at Berlin Central railway station on Wednesday. Photograph: Jacobia Dahm/Bloomberg Displaced Ukrainians disembark a train from Warsaw at Berlin Central railway station on Wednesday. Photograph: Jacobia Dahm/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4823852.1646945224!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 10, 2022, 20:00
German capital has seen some 13,000 displaced people arriving in past three days
![AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla said he was “disappointed” by the ruling but would wait for the full written judgment before commenting further. Photograph: Leonhard Simon/Getty Images AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla said he was “disappointed” by the ruling but would wait for the full written judgment before commenting further. Photograph: Leonhard Simon/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4822728.1646849223!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 9, 2022, 18:07
Far-right party dubbed a ‘suspected extremist group’ and potential threat to democracy
![A man pulls a pallet with the Nuvaxovid vaccine made by US company Novavax after a shipment arrived at a warehouse in Hagenbrunn, lower Austria. Photograph: FLORIAN WEISER/ Getty Images A man pulls a pallet with the Nuvaxovid vaccine made by US company Novavax after a shipment arrived at a warehouse in Hagenbrunn, lower Austria. Photograph: FLORIAN WEISER/ Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4822710.1646848319!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 9, 2022, 17:52
Covid cases rise 55% to reach new record of 48,000 people within 24 hours
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz and minister for economy and climate Robert Habeck. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA German chancellor Olaf Scholz and minister for economy and climate Robert Habeck. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4821718.1646767882!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 8, 2022, 19:31
Decision to continue buying Russian energy as before attacked by opposition CDU
![Social Liberals leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen, Liberal Party chairman Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Socialist People’s Party chairman Pia Olsen Dyhr and Conservative chairman Soeren Pape Poulsen during a press conference in in Copenhagen. Photograph: Emil Helms/EPA Social Liberals leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen, Liberal Party chairman Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Socialist People’s Party chairman Pia Olsen Dyhr and Conservative chairman Soeren Pape Poulsen during a press conference in in Copenhagen. Photograph: Emil Helms/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4820708.1646675629!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 7, 2022, 17:55
PM announces vote to end state’s EU defence opt-out amid growing fears in Europe
![Russian pianist Tatiana Nikolayeva in Sydney in 1993. Photograph: Peter Rae/Fairfax/Getty Images Russian pianist Tatiana Nikolayeva in Sydney in 1993. Photograph: Peter Rae/Fairfax/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4819750.1646578300!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- March 6, 2022, 19:30
An Irishman’s Diary
![Max Schreck in a still from FW Murnau’s expressionist horror film Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie Des Grauens (1921). The film is based on Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images Max Schreck in a still from FW Murnau’s expressionist horror film Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie Des Grauens (1921). The film is based on Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4814232.1646059330!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Film
- March 5, 2022, 05:00
Bram Stoker’s widow set precedent in going after unlicensed German production of film
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz received a standing ovation at the Bundestag on Sunday. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images German chancellor Olaf Scholz received a standing ovation at the Bundestag on Sunday. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4818402.1646401006!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- March 5, 2022, 01:00
Leader follows in footsteps of Schmidt and Schröder in challenging postwar pacifism
![A woman holds a placard reading ‘one room for mother and child’ after trains arrived, carrying refugees of the Ukrainian-Polish border, at Berlin central station. Photograph: EPA/Clemens Bilan A woman holds a placard reading ‘one room for mother and child’ after trains arrived, carrying refugees of the Ukrainian-Polish border, at Berlin central station. Photograph: EPA/Clemens Bilan](/polopoly_fs/1.4818687.1646417388!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 4, 2022, 19:00
On the platform people stand with signs offering spare rooms and lifts in all directions
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz: ‘My advice to Gerhard Schröder is: stand down from these positions.’ Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images German chancellor Olaf Scholz: ‘My advice to Gerhard Schröder is: stand down from these positions.’ Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4818260.1646386818!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 4, 2022, 09:41
Gerhard Schröder is a long-time friend of Putin and sits on two Russian boards
![Dutch armoured howitzers on their way to Bergen-Hohne training area in Germany for a week-long exercise. Photograph: Sem van der Wal/EPA Dutch armoured howitzers on their way to Bergen-Hohne training area in Germany for a week-long exercise. Photograph: Sem van der Wal/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4817753.1646381820!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 3, 2022, 18:43
22,000 additional Nato troops and their military equipment have been moved into eastern Europe
![Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typoon taking off to patrol over Poland this week. Photograph: Bundeswehr/Francis Hildemann Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typoon taking off to patrol over Poland this week. Photograph: Bundeswehr/Francis Hildemann](/polopoly_fs/1.4816719.1646245382!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- March 3, 2022, 01:55
Country’s post-war culture of military caution has followed fiscal caution out the window
![Chancellor Olaf Scholz: Russia’s attack has prompted a rapid rethink among German politicians of all hues, including members of the chancellor’s Social Democratic Party involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Photograph: EPA Chancellor Olaf Scholz: Russia’s attack has prompted a rapid rethink among German politicians of all hues, including members of the chancellor’s Social Democratic Party involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Photograph: EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4816771.1646248267!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 2, 2022, 19:30
Saxony has always been proud of its connections to Putin
![Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4816705.1646243017!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 2, 2022, 17:44
Protests as Cardinal Woelki becomes focus of growing anger among German Catholics
![Nord Stream 2: Consortium may file for insolvency as Washington will sanction firms who do business with the consortium. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli Nord Stream 2: Consortium may file for insolvency as Washington will sanction firms who do business with the consortium. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli](/polopoly_fs/1.4815588.1646170199!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 1, 2022, 19:41
Swiss-headquartered fuel line company lays off 140 staff as war in Ukraine changes vista
![Swiss Federal president Ignazio Cassis speaks at a media conference in Bern to announce that Switzerland would follow the EU in sanctioning Russia and freezing Russian assets. Photograph: Peter Schneider/EPA Swiss Federal president Ignazio Cassis speaks at a media conference in Bern to announce that Switzerland would follow the EU in sanctioning Russia and freezing Russian assets. Photograph: Peter Schneider/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4814545.1646078580!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- February 28, 2022, 20:02
Swiss banks have long been a favourite with wealthy Russians, holding over €10bn of their cash
![Ukrainian refugees at the train station in Przemysl, southeast Poland, on Sunday. Photograph: Darek Delmanowicz/EPA Ukrainian refugees at the train station in Przemysl, southeast Poland, on Sunday. Photograph: Darek Delmanowicz/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4813666.1645994635!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 27, 2022, 20:45
EU to buy arms for Kyiv and aim sanctions at banks, media, air travel and oligarchs
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during an extraordinary session of the Bundestag on Sunday. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images German chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during an extraordinary session of the Bundestag on Sunday. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4813512.1645984160!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 27, 2022, 12:44
Chancellor Olaf Scholz presents radical rethink of German foreign and energy policy
![Finland’s foreign minister Pekka Haavisto and German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock speaking in Brussels on Friday before a special meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA Finland’s foreign minister Pekka Haavisto and German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock speaking in Brussels on Friday before a special meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4812349.1645887722!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 25, 2022, 20:00
‘Berlin listened to Russian lies and believed, either due to a lack of imagination or because of pure self-interest on a massive s(...)
![People protesting in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images People protesting in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4811518.1645733323!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 24, 2022, 20:30
Hours after invasion German politicians lined up to concede they had been ‘too trusting’ towards Moscow
![British foreign secretary Liz Truss arrives at Downing Street on Thursday morning for an emergency meeting to discuss the UK response to the crisis in Ukraine. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images British foreign secretary Liz Truss arrives at Downing Street on Thursday morning for an emergency meeting to discuss the UK response to the crisis in Ukraine. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4810999.1645717754!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 24, 2022, 09:15
Boris Johnson promises decisive response to Putin’s choice of ‘bloodshed and destruction’
![Vladimir Putin: ‘I want to repeat that Russia’s interests and the security of our people are an indisputable priority.’ Photograph: EPA Vladimir Putin: ‘I want to repeat that Russia’s interests and the security of our people are an indisputable priority.’ Photograph: EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4810449.1645652299!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 24, 2022, 00:00
EU calls emergency summit as US warns that Moscow’s troops are ‘ready’ to attack
![Gerhard Schroeder: last month, as news emerged he will soon join the board of Gazprom, the former German chancellor warned Ukraine to stop its “sabre-rattling” against Russia. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Gerhard Schroeder: last month, as news emerged he will soon join the board of Gazprom, the former German chancellor warned Ukraine to stop its “sabre-rattling” against Russia. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4810378.1645646984!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 23, 2022, 20:15
Last pro-Russian elements in SDP’s leftist wing have had a rude awakening
![The EU has imposed sanctions on President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff as part of its first round of sanctions against Russia. Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/ Kremlin pool/ Sputnik via EPA The EU has imposed sanctions on President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff as part of its first round of sanctions against Russia. Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/ Kremlin pool/ Sputnik via EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4810373.1645683304!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 23, 2022, 20:06
First round of sanctions against Russia targets 27 individuals and entities
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, described German-Irish relations as ‘close, trusting and good’. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty German chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, described German-Irish relations as ‘close, trusting and good’. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4809350.1645552608!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- February 23, 2022, 02:00
Martin ‘taken aback’ by Putin’s speech, which he says is based on ‘old thinking’
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Taoiseach Micheál Martin during a reception with military honours at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Taoiseach Micheál Martin during a reception with military honours at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4809414.1645556733!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- February 23, 2022, 01:00
German journalists ignore Martin and press the chancellor to explain just how tough his response will be on Ukraine
![Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4809458.1645561641!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- February 22, 2022, 20:08
Martin doesn’t ‘readily agree’ with many criticisms of Helen Dixon’s record
![Leo Varadkar: ‘I think given that legal action may be pending, it’s probably wise for me not to say anything really at this stage.’ File photograph: The Irish Times Leo Varadkar: ‘I think given that legal action may be pending, it’s probably wise for me not to say anything really at this stage.’ File photograph: The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4809130.1645550183!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- February 22, 2022, 14:51
Minister of State says he has sympathy for those who lost jobs after ‘trial by media’ over event
![German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4809092.1645538537!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 22, 2022, 14:05
Taoiseach mostly ignored by German journalists focused on Russia’s latest move