German media mogul’s leaked texts cause ructions in BerlinBillionaire Mathias Döpfner’s messages denounce Merkel’s politics and pray for Trump’s re-electionFri Apr 14 2023 - 19:00
Germany confident of keeping lights on as it prepares to ditch nuclear for goodAfter a two-decade transition away from nuclear, Germany is stepping up its pivot towards renewablesFri Apr 14 2023 - 05:00
Russian deportee in Berlin fights deportation to PolandConscientious objector claims church asylum after Berlin court orders his deportationThu Apr 13 2023 - 05:00
Germany presents watered-down cannabis law reformDraft bill scales back ambitious plans to permit the sale of cannabis in licensed outletsWed Apr 12 2023 - 19:00
Parents of dead Irishman file final appeal against Hamburg police‘This step is important despite the odds because Oisín was our son and we will never stop loving him or give up on him,” said David OsbornTue Apr 11 2023 - 16:52
‘Hitler is a taboo here’: Berlin bunker shows how an advanced democracy can quickly slide into the abyssWieland Giebel’s Berlin Story Bunker is a historic warning of growing modern horrorsSun Apr 09 2023 - 15:54
Germany’s grow-your-own cannabis clubs hopeful laws will changeHealth minister promised to introduce legislation for a first parliamentary reading ‘immediately’ after EasterSat Apr 08 2023 - 10:24
German coalition struggles to find common denominator in marathon talks Polls this week suggest that if elections were held on Sunday, the coalition would have no parliamentary majorityThu Apr 06 2023 - 19:00
Finnish accession to Nato raises fears in non-aligned Sweden Although Sweden is more or less surrounded by Nato members, the risk of a military attack from Russia – even though it is preoccupied in Ukraine – cannot be ruled out entirelyThu Apr 06 2023 - 02:05
Ukraine war: Zelenskiy thanks Poland for support and shelter during visitRussia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has seen a huge show of political, economic and military support from Poland towards its eastern neighbourWed Apr 05 2023 - 18:37
Finland to join Nato as pro-alliance parties begin coalition talksPetteri Orpo, leader of the centre-right National Coalition party, expected to become prime ministerMon Apr 03 2023 - 17:20
Finland’s high-profile PM Marin defeated by National Coalition Party in tight raceEurope’s youngest leader (37) appears out of a job after voters back country’s two biggest right-wing partiesSun Apr 02 2023 - 22:00
Marches across Poland to defend John Paul II amid abuse cover-up claimsA TV documentary and book allege Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was aware of clerical sexual abuse cases before he became pope in 1978Sun Apr 02 2023 - 19:00
Lessons for Irish reunification from Germany: ‘Introduce new anthem and constitution’Any successful unification, a German politician suggests, should take best from both societies rather than just impose one system on the otherSun Apr 02 2023 - 07:00
How much did Pope John Paul II know about abuse? Poland is stuggling with one book’s answerA Dutch journalist says he is the victim of a character assassination because of his book about the late popeSat Apr 01 2023 - 10:55
King Charles remembers Allied bombing victims in Hamburg as he ends Germany visitKing lays wreath at the ruins of St Nicholas’s church, a memorial site to July 1943 firestormsFri Mar 31 2023 - 18:12
Finland elections: Second term in doubt for prime minister Sanna MarinSupport for Social Democrats drops ahead of Sunday’s voteThu Mar 30 2023 - 17:48
King Charles praises Germany’s military support for Ukraine in Bundestag addressBritish monarch says the UK and Germany have shown ‘vital leadership’ as Europe’s largest military aid donors to UkraineThu Mar 30 2023 - 17:35
King Charles to deliver historic Bundestag address in first state visit as monarchGerman president Frank Walter Steinmeier said the royal couple’s visit was ‘an important signal for German-British relations’Wed Mar 29 2023 - 20:04
Chaos averted as major strike halts German trains and aircraftEmployers criticise scale of strike and dismiss pay demands as impossible to financeMon Mar 27 2023 - 17:34
Angela Merkel mulls murder in divisive new German television comedyFormer German chancellor turns crime-solver in a fictionalised series that has split critics but tickled many viewersThu Mar 23 2023 - 19:19
Poland in meltdown over John Paul II abuse cover-up allegationsA new book and television documentary claims that the then cardinal Karol Wojtyła was not just aware of priests who sexually abused children – he covered up for themSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
Donohoe welcomes spending on developing relations with GermanyMinister speaking at the end of St Patrick’s Day tour that took him through Frankfurt and Cologne to BerlinFri Mar 17 2023 - 18:05
Schoolgirls who confessed to murdering friend (12) in Germany placed in care Girl’s body was found in woodland area in western Germany at the weekendWed Mar 15 2023 - 17:42
Oscars triumph of All Quiet on the Western Front contrasts sharply with disquiet on the German frontFilm derided in Germany for perceived lack of complexity but country’s unease with its own history may also be at playTue Mar 14 2023 - 05:12
Coalition row complicates push to tighten German gun lawsSPD response to Hamburg gun attack could fall victim to tensions in Berlin’s ruling allianceMon Mar 13 2023 - 18:53
Germany’s Catholic bishops to lobby Rome to end priestly celibacy and to ordain womenLiberal reform documents passed by assembly of bishops and lay GermansMon Mar 13 2023 - 05:00
Poland accuses US-owned broadcaster over claims Pope John Paul II knew about paedophile priests Foreign ministry invites US ambassador for meeting amid allegations of ‘hybrid warfare’Sat Mar 11 2023 - 05:04
Hamburg attack: Shock mixed with relief after shooting spree ends with eight deadGunman received handgun licence in December despite tip-off he had psychological problemsFri Mar 10 2023 - 18:07
Hamburg police tipped off about gunman who went on to kill seven peopleGerman police believe the gunman killed himself after killing six people at Jehovah’s Witness churchFri Mar 10 2023 - 12:37
Seven people dead after shooting in Jehovah’s Witness church in HamburgPolice say there were indications that the seventh dead person, found in an upper floor of the building, was the shooterFri Mar 10 2023 - 07:11
‘You have to understand how a society works’: Swedish epidemiologist defends light-touch pandemic responseNewspaper claims Anders Tegnell’s controversial approach yielded better outcome than previously thoughtThu Mar 09 2023 - 15:48
German investigators confirm search of yacht suspected of role in Nord Stream sabotageNo concrete link to perpetrator found despite reports of involvement of Ukraine group operating independently of KyivWed Mar 08 2023 - 18:23
Ukraine war: Kyiv officials dismiss claims that Ukraine was involved in Nord Stream explosionGerman investigators have identified a yacht likely to have transported perpetrators whose nationality is unknownWed Mar 08 2023 - 13:26
Germany embraces feminist foreign and development policy Move by Berlin prioritises political and financial backing for projects defending and advancing women’s rights, gender equality and participation in policymakingTue Mar 07 2023 - 17:46
Late Pope John Paul II accused of covering up child abuse by priestsPolish bishops dismiss claims as attempts to ‘undermine’ the late popeMon Mar 06 2023 - 20:41
German state governor under pressure over Nord Stream 2 revelationsFuture of governor of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern hangs on investigation into claims she was a puppet for Russian energy interestsWed Mar 01 2023 - 19:00
The Hitler diaries: Is the story behind the famous fakeries itself a fraud?German broadcaster claims diaries were not the work of a lone fantasist but dreamt up with Nazi friendsTue Feb 28 2023 - 05:00
Germany’s year-old Zeitenwende remains a nervous work-in-progressMany politicians and defence analysts suggest the Zeitenwende doctrine has yet to land – politically or emotionallySun Feb 26 2023 - 16:58
Ukraine protest: Russian tank parked outside embassy in BerlinBullet-ridden tank brought from Kyiv as soul-searching debate about the war continues in GermanyFri Feb 24 2023 - 13:25
Russian address of Vienna security gathering prompts walkout and Ukrainian flag-wavingOSCE president says Russia’s warmongering has sent Europe ‘spiralling into the unknown’Thu Feb 23 2023 - 18:34
Finland impatient to leave Sweden behind on path to Nato membershipFinnish president says his country faces difficult decision if Turkey says yes to Helsinki but no to StockholmWed Feb 22 2023 - 19:35
Germany shakes off historic demons to back Ukraine against RussiaThe conflict has ended Germany’s three-decade post-Cold War era with a bangWed Feb 22 2023 - 05:00
‘Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia’, Biden tells WarsawUS president says his country’s support for Nato and Ukraine is ‘rock solid’Tue Feb 21 2023 - 19:16
EU move against Polish reforms stirs up parliamentary election raceJustice minister accuses commission of ‘threats and blackmail’Mon Feb 20 2023 - 01:06
US warns China not to cross a line on support for RussiaMove follows tense meeting over alleged spy balloonsSun Feb 19 2023 - 18:00
US warns China not to ‘cross a line’ by providing Russia with lethal weaponsChina’s top diplomat accuses US of ‘renewed Cold War mentality’, claiming ‘some forces’ don’t want war in Ukraine ‘to end soon’Sun Feb 19 2023 - 10:06
Zelenskiy urges West to speed up arms deliveries to UkrainePresident tells Munich Security Conference that there is ‘no alternative’ but to defeat RussiaFri Feb 17 2023 - 19:48
Ukraine tensions and Chinese balloons to dominate Munich security conferencePolitical leaders and security wonks head for the `Davos of Defence’Thu Feb 16 2023 - 18:34
Jane Fonda gives tycoon more than he bargained for as she goes rogue at Vienna ballHollywood star says ‘I engage in civil disobedience’ as she denounces event sponsor and calls for action against climate changeWed Feb 15 2023 - 16:14
