Germany votes: Far-right AfD looks to broaden its base
Once an eastern regional force, the party is building broader support
Germany to set up centralised deportation facilities in bid to tackle migration
Opposition politicians denounce ‘Dublin Centres’ as pre-election gestures by a government that has lost control of asylum process
Germany votes: ‘I have a bad feeling about this election’
Party founded to help workers improve their lives through political action and involvement is struggling amid growing resistance among voters to listen and engage
European leaders meet over Trump plan for talks to end Ukraine war
US view that Europe should not be part of the negotiations sparks alarm in EU capitals
Europeans warn of malevolent ‘spirit of Munich’ as imperfect peace talks loom over Ukraine
Approach of new Trump administration a necessary ‘cold shower’ for EU, says Czech president
Taoiseach rejects Zelenskiy call for ‘armed forces of Europe’
Micheál Martin says Ireland continues to stand with Ukraine but ‘a European army isn’t on the agenda’
Golden rule of Munich Security Conference goes out window as Vance lectures on ‘enemy within’
Czech president says European countries cannot be excluded from Ukraine ceasefire talks if they are to take more responsibility for security
The Swiss-based ex-banker who leads Germany’s far right: Alice Weidel plays the long game
Party officials feel they can secure a blocking minority in the next Bundestag, the point when Weidel will become Germany’s most uncomfortable and unavoidable politician
Zelenskiy says peace deal possible only after plan is agreed with US and Europe
US vice-president JD Vance says European leaders ‘running in fear of your own voters’
Munich car attack: eerie echoes of other violent incidents in Germany
Suspect (24) is detained after incident at a trade union demonstration in the city
German elections: Olaf Scholz denies his ‘court jester’ jibe was racist
Berlin’s culture minister says remarks by chancellor were ‘humiliating’
As Dresden commemorates its darkest day, some are hoping to rewrite history
Far-right parties are pushing a new approach which casts Germans as the main victims of the second World War
The fall and fall of Germany’s liberal Free Democrats
Ahead of the February 23rd federal election, the party is on 4 per cent in all polls – one point short of the 5 per cent hurdle to enter the Bundestag
Scholz and Merz leave voters unimpressed after televised debate
Chancellor fails to make up ground two weeks ahead of election day
Irish star conductor David Brophy on his big new job in Germany: ‘You only become competent when you’re 60′
The Dubliner is thrilling critics at his new musical home in Cologne but he still finds time to worry about Ireland’s cultural capital