The Irish Times

Berlin energy crisis may be opportunity for Dublin

Cantillon: Irish wind energy could be sold to energy-hungry German industrialists

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 05:29

‘Implosion’: CDU plays blame game after German election disaster

Centre-right party begins search for third leader in three years

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 19:00

Intel seeks €8bn in subsidies for European chip plant

Chip manufacturer eyes Germany and Benelux states for potential semi-conductor factory

Fri May 07 2021 - 16:58

Germany’s climate law not fair on young, constitutional court rules

Judges order government to rewrite law to ease climate burden on future generations

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 16:30

Armin Laschet clinches nomination to run for German chancellor

Leader of Merkel’s CDU party to head election challenge after Bavarian rival ends bid

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 13:22

How vaccine laggard CureVac hopes to come out on top

EU approval is likely to come around the middle of the year

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 10:25

German businesses left waiting for pandemic payments

Despite financial pledges, half of SMEs deprived of Covid-19 funds for month or more

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 19:54

Germany poised to extend ‘lockdown lite’ up until Christmas

Plan is to slow spread of Covid enough to enable family gatherings over festive season

Mon Nov 23 2020 - 18:33

EU hits US with tariffs on €3.4bn of imports

High hopes for reset in trade relations once Biden takes office and review of levies on Irish products including Kerrygold and Baileys

Mon Nov 09 2020 - 16:52

Coronavirus outbreaks impact on senior EU leaders

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in self-quarantine after exposure

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 17:48

Miriam Lord: Restricted movement for Leo as Micheál finds his stride

We are learning that a pandemic, along with a week, is a long time in politics

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 03:30

‘Deutschland rocks’ but not if you’re BMW

Elon Musk’s visit to new Tesla ‘Gigafactory’ underlines growing crisis in German car industry

Sat Sept 12 2020 - 07:26

Europe’s ‘zombie’ recovery will fall behind US, Deutsche Bank warns

Bank chief warns of danger of extending state aid to shield economy from pandemic

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 13:17

Leading German unions propose four-day working week to save jobs

New poll finds a reduction in working hours with only limited pay decreases is backed by 60% of Germans

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 05:00

Germany sees economy recovering faster than expected

Berlin expects V-shaped recovery to economic devastation caused by Covid-19

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 12:40

Wirecard scandal leaves German regulators under fire

Critics point to a corporate culture historically wary of foreign speculators

Wed Jun 24 2020 - 10:23

Coronavirus: Millions of French to emerge from lockdown

Germany records lowest number of new infections in six days with global deaths at 282,000

Mon May 11 2020 - 07:18

German packages to cushion against Covid-19 now collectively worth €1 trillion

Berlin determined to use ‘all we have’ to limit looming economic crisis

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 19:37

Coronavirus: German vaccine developer rejects US buy-up bid

Donald Trump is reportedly trying to gain exclusive access to German firm’s reseach

Mon Mar 16 2020 - 12:26

New SPD leadership raises risk of German coalition break-up

Conservatives urge Social Democrats to stick with coalition agreement

Sun Dec 01 2019 - 17:50

Donohoe to meet new ECB president Lagarde on visit to Germany

Minister for Finance’s visit aims to build ties with largest EU member ahead of Brexit

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 04:15

Germany returns to growth helped by construction and consumption

GDP in Europe’s largest economy expanded by 0.4% in first quarter

Wed May 15 2019 - 09:31

Germany slashes growth forecast for second time in three months

Trade disputes and Brexit weigh on Europe’s largest economy

Wed Apr 17 2019 - 11:28

German institutes slashes growth forecast as industry orders tumble

Institutes cut their overall forecast for this year to 0.8% from a previous 1.9%

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 10:34

Germany and France say EU ‘champions’ needed to take on Chinese and US rivals

The aim is to protect the EU’s industrial base from what is seen as predatory competition from China and threats from trade wars

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 05:45

Weak foreign demand sinks German industry orders

Global trade tensions take a toll as demand from outside EU slumps 5.5%

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 08:57

German minister calls for fund to counter foreign takeovers

Proposal forms part of strategy designed to create ‘national and European champions’

Tue Feb 05 2019 - 21:20

Khashoggi ‘body double’ footage emerges from outside Saudi consulate

Erdogan to give parliament ‘naked truth’ about journalist’s murder in speech on Tuesday

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 20:17

EU member states jockey for positions as top jobs to be filled

Europe Letter: France and Germany lead field in expectation of key roles in institutions

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 01:00

Germany shrugs off Brexit fears and trade threats to grow 0.5% in second quarter

Warning that unresolved trade concerns and Turkish currency crisis could change things quickly

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 19:55

Merkel to meet allies in last attempt to avoid rupture

Germany’s interior minister offered to resign over EU deal to tackle immigration

Mon Jul 02 2018 - 07:39

Angela Merkel warns Trump that Europe ‘won’t be had’ again

US president’s torpedoing of G7 summit on Twitter was ‘sobering and a bit depressing’

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 15:14

EU seeks last-minute deal over US tariffs on steel and aluminium

US commerce secretary and EU trade chief to meet this week at OECD event in Paris

Mon May 28 2018 - 16:20

Eurogroup chief hails German stance on euro zone reform

Mário Centeno wants concrete progress during ‘unique window of opportunity’

Wed Jan 17 2018 - 19:00