Insults, protests and seat-squabbles: Bundestag’s first day with far-right AfD as second-biggest party
Rule changes prevent hardline group’s former leader from opening German parliament
Germany
Alleged ex-RAF member denounces German trial over 13 armed robberies as politically motivated
Daniela Klette (66) makes first public appearance since arrest in Berlin a year ago after 34 years of living under assumed name
Trial of alleged former Red Army Faction terrorist to open in Germany
Daniela Klette (66) is charged with attempted murder, theft and breaches of the war weapons control Act
NTMA sells €1bn of bonds as European rates ease after spike
OECD report shows Ireland is one of six member countries with falling debt-to-GDP ratio
Bundestag backs record borrowing package
Three-party alliance backs borrowing package of €500 billion for infrastructure projects and an effective blank cheque for defence and security spending
Bundestag to go out with a bang by debating €1 trillion stimulus plan
Unprecedented package for defence, climate and infrastructure spending
Munich shrugs off terror concerns to celebrate St Patrick’s Day
Police stepped up security measures but reported no serious incidents
David McWilliams: We witnessed in the White House the ‘Doonbegisation’ of Irish foreign policy
We know it’s a fantasy but let’s take it and move on, because the battles ahead will change our world in ways we have not yet contemplated
Munich tightens security measures for St Patrick’s Day parade
Event comes a month after two died in a car attack in the city
Germany’s Merz woos Greens with €50 billion climate package for defence vote
Greens also likely to push controversial bill to reform German abortion law
Europe to stand united in face of trade war, Minister for Finance says
Paschal Donohoe confident US pharma will not walk away from long-term investment in Irish plants and people
More big EU decisions may come on defence as US shift on Ukraine causes Brussels to rethink bloc’s security
Period of European leaders carefully tiptoeing around Trump seems to be over
Volkswagen’s year not its ‘wurst’, despite struggles
Carmaker sold a record 8.5m of its VW-branded currywurst sausages last year
German Bundestag buries Swabian housewife under €1 trillion debt pile
With an eye on Donald Trump’s Nato threats, Friedrich Merz has a plan that will permit effectively unlimited spending on defence
Volkswagen grapples with sliding earnings amid crisis
Losses in China and cost of closing Audi plant in Brussels outstripping growth in South America and sales revenue in North America and Europe
As NordStream operator fights legal action in Europe, speculation of US-Russian pipeline partnership grows
Is a US-led consortium interested in buying or leasing the pipelines from their Russian owners, or is it ‘a tale from Absurdistan’?
From Maga to Mega: Make Europe Great Again
Nine of 2025’s 10 best-performing stocks are European, with defence stocks dominating the list
Incoming German coalition promises crack down on immigration
CDU leader indicates he is open to common European nuclear umbrella
Don’t be fooled by the movie poster - Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a committed pacifist
The message of a new film about his life is that heroism but can be achieved by fallible people stumbling along
Trump’s Gaza development plans worth ‘a closer look’, says Germany’s commissioner against anti-Semitism
Commissioner Felix Klein said ‘any proposal that can help alleviate the suffering in Gaza should be seriously discussed’
Germany’s Merz faces dramatic showdown on two fronts amid defence and infrastructure challenges
Chancellor-designate faces opposition in his own party and a delicate balance in reconvened Bundestag, which must approve measures
Germany’s debt brake more worked around than respected
Berlin recognises the rule to avoid burdening future generations is too onerous to kickstart today’s economic growth
German bond yields spike most since 2022 on investment plans
Incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic-led bloc and the rival Social Democrats are speeding ahead with plans to boost investment
Germany’s Merz unveils €900bn borrowing plan for security and infrastructure
Incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz seeks to shore up defence, infrastructure
Tensions remain as Austria finally gets a new government and Germans start talking about one
Far-right FPO finds itself in opposition in Austria despite winning last September’s election
Two dead, several injured after car drives into crowd in German city of Mannheim
Driver detained as police say there are no indications of extremist or religious links to the incident
Midweek chic: Schnitzel and Scandinavian meatballs to liven up your menu
Two classic recipes that are both economical and easily elevated with a cheffy twist or two
Europe’s leaders lined up to sway Trump on Ukraine - but did it work?
From Dáil speaking rights row to the German elections, it's your essential end-of-week politics catch-up
Germany must integrate and upskill immigrants if economy is to once again prosper
Europe’s economic powerhouse is faltering due to competition from China in manufacturing, an ageing population and influx of foreign nationals with limited education
What will €180,000 buy in France, Germany, Montenegro, Spain and Limerick?
One price, home and away: A townhouse with a swimming pool in Dordogne, a timber home on Germany’s Baltic coast, a duplex metres from the water on Lustica, an apartment on the Costa Brava, or a converted pub in Ballyhahill village?
Overheard chat on the train showed me the secret behind far-right AfD’s growth in Germany
The German party’s secret weapon is its self-radicalising multipliers
‘Somehow the atmosphere in the streets today is worse’: Irish in Germany react to election success of far-right AfD
Party doubled its support to win 152 seats in the Bundestag in Sunday’s federal vote
Merz warns it is ‘five minutes to midnight’ for Europe amid Trump Nato concerns
Germany’s likely next chancellor says Europe must achieve security and defence independence from US
Victory of Friedrich Merz’s party brings bleak prospect of headaches and endless to-do lists
Uncertain outlook in Berlin as man who is likely to be next chancellor has to convince sceptical voters he can deliver change
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