Ukraine declares state of emergency before possible Russian invasionEU calls emergency summit as US warns that Moscow’s troops are ‘ready’ to attackThu Feb 24 2022 - 00:00
EU unveils sanctions amid US warnings of imminent Russian invasionFirst round of sanctions against Russia targets 27 individuals and entitiesWed Feb 23 2022 - 23:03
Moscow move into Ukraine shatters German illusions on RussiaLast pro-Russian elements in SDP’s leftist wing have had a rude awakeningWed Feb 23 2022 - 20:15
Rise in energy prices likely after German sanctions on Russia, Taoiseach warnsMartin ‘taken aback’ by Putin’s speech, which he says is based on ‘old thinking’Wed Feb 23 2022 - 02:00
Taoiseach meets an exhausted Scholz as wind of war blowing over EuropeGerman journalists ignore Martin and press the chancellor to explain just how tough his response will be on UkraineWed Feb 23 2022 - 01:00
Ukraine-Russia: EU to ban lending to Russian central bank after Putin orders troops over borderGermany blocks Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline certification, UK sanctions oligarchsTue Feb 22 2022 - 22:44
Taoiseach defends Irish data protection commissioner in GermanyMartin doesn’t ‘readily agree’ with many criticisms of Helen Dixon’s recordTue Feb 22 2022 - 20:08
Cabinet agrees to drop almost all remaining Covid-19 rules from MondayPeople with symptoms aged under 55 no longer required to get tested, Varadkar saysTue Feb 22 2022 - 19:48
Golfgate attendance not only reason Hogan lost commission job, Varadkar saysMinister of State says he has sympathy for those who lost jobs after ‘trial by media’ over eventTue Feb 22 2022 - 16:01
Martin meets an exhausted Scholz with Ukraine question hanging in the airTaoiseach mostly ignored by German journalists focused on Russia’s latest moveTue Feb 22 2022 - 14:05
Data protection regime tarnishing Ireland’s image, Germany saysSPD’s Zimmermann makes comment in advance of Taoiseach’s official visit to BerlinTue Feb 22 2022 - 01:00
France pushes to defuse Ukraine crisis as US sees Russia ‘on brink’ of invasionKremlin blames Kyiv as Donbas shelling intensifies and militants evacuate civiliansSun Feb 20 2022 - 19:55
Fears over Russian action may focus minds on Iran deal, Coveney saysDespite trust issues Minister hopes tensions around Ukraine will propel nuclear accordSun Feb 20 2022 - 19:54
Ghost of Chamberlain hangs over Munich Security ConferenceUkrainian president Zelenskiy says of sanctions against Russia: ‘What are you waiting for?’Sun Feb 20 2022 - 19:35
Biden ‘convinced’ Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, including attack on KyivRussian president to oversee nuclear missile drills as Ukraine tension soarsFri Feb 18 2022 - 22:51
Germany criticised for not providing weapons to UkraineKyiv mayor says helmets not enough as crisis dominates Munich Security ConferenceFri Feb 18 2022 - 17:08
Superglue and obscenity enliven Berlin climate protestBerlin Letter: Protesters shrug off criticism to press ahead with core demandThu Feb 17 2022 - 20:00
Irish-language film An Cailín Ciúin takes two honours at Berlin film festivalBerlinale juries praise Colm Bairéad’s feature as ‘unique’ and ‘a beautiful film’Wed Feb 16 2022 - 21:55
Olaf Scholz earns praise for tackling Putin head-on – if from a distanceGerman chancellor and Russian president promise to maintain dialogue after Moscow visitWed Feb 16 2022 - 17:53
Poland accuses top EU court of ‘blackmail’ after rule of law challenge dismissedECJ ruling paves way for billions in funding to Poland and Hungary be frozenWed Feb 16 2022 - 17:43
Quiet Irish girl attracts loud applause at 72nd BerlinaleAn Cailín Ciúin made history as the first-ever Irish-language feature at the Berlin Film FestivalTue Feb 15 2022 - 13:00
Widening split in Catholic Church laid bare by response to report on Emeritus Pope BenedictCritics say retired pope’s request for forgiveness is incompleteMon Feb 14 2022 - 01:27
Ukraine says it wants talks with Russia on military build-up as US issues new warningWashington vows to defend Nato territory as Scholz plans last-ditch diplomatic effortsMon Feb 14 2022 - 00:12
Scholz visits Ukraine and Russia in final push for peaceChancellor to make clear that Germany and its partners consider situation ‘extremely threatening’Sun Feb 13 2022 - 18:10
German dictionary criticised over flagging ‘Jew’ as discriminatoryDuden warning prompts pushback from groups saying word should be kept in useFri Feb 11 2022 - 19:49
Swiss to vote on package to boost public support for media outletsMove would compensate media organisations for lost advertising income in digital eraFri Feb 11 2022 - 19:29
Russia’s Black Sea war games to pile more pressure on UkraineRussia and Belarus launch major military drills as West urges Kremlin to talk peaceThu Feb 10 2022 - 20:01
SPD breaks with former chancellor Schröder over Russia lobbyingSenior SPD members condemn ex-leader over comments and well-paid work for MoscowThu Feb 10 2022 - 19:06
Polish campaigner faces second trial over comments about perversion and VaradkarKaja Godek linked Irish abortion poll result to the then taoiseach’s sexual orientationThu Feb 10 2022 - 18:33
Polish coalition at odds over EU peace offeringInternal row over proposal to end long-running stand-off has plunged coalition into crisisWed Feb 09 2022 - 19:05
Europe opens up amid Covid rebellion in GermanyOmicron spike in Sweden has not translated into a surge in hospital admissionsWed Feb 09 2022 - 16:05
Former Pope Benedict asks for forgiveness over handling of abuse casesRetired pontiff expresses ‘pain’ over cases during his time as Munich archbishop, but does not admit wrongdoingTue Feb 08 2022 - 16:57
German strain of anti-vaccine sentiment proving highly resistant to changeMunich Letter: It’s unlikely the city’s protesting ‘walkers’ will disappear any time soonMon Feb 07 2022 - 17:50
Germany’s Catholic Church backs reform including greater gender equalitySynodal conference also calls for pope to undertake a ‘reassessment of homosexuality’Sun Feb 06 2022 - 20:39
Divided loyalties to hang over Olaf Scholz’s visit to White HouseStandoff revives old dilemmas for Germany’s new administrationFri Feb 04 2022 - 22:05
Leading German bishops back end to priestly celibacy obligationCelibacy of priests a biblically-attested form of following Jesus ... but not only one, says senior prelateThu Feb 03 2022 - 19:30
Polish president offers compromise in court stand-off with BrusselsDuda moves to disband controversial supreme court chamber set up to discipline judgesThu Feb 03 2022 - 19:20
Germany shocked by shooting dead of police officers ‘caught off guard’Investigators say suspects who are in custody were suspected poachers with no gun permitsWed Feb 02 2022 - 13:43
Munich prosecutors sent child abuse complaint linked to Pope BenedictInvestigators link four cases in clerical sexual abuse report to former popeFri Jan 28 2022 - 18:46
Suspects in €114 million jewel heist go on trial in GermanyLost items include diamond-encrusted sword and the 49-carat white Dresden diamondFri Jan 28 2022 - 18:10
German cardinal ‘has no reason to doubt’ Munich clerical abuse reportFormer pope Benedict denies links with abusing priests, flagged by Munich law firmThu Jan 27 2022 - 17:02
German Catholic priests out themselves in protest at teachings on LGBTIQ+ peopleSome 125 priests, teachers, theologians and church employees come out simultaneouslyTue Jan 25 2022 - 20:22
Scholz condemns German navy chief’s remarks on Russian-Ukraine conflictKay-Achim Schönbach suggested western leaders should show Putin more ‘respect’Mon Jan 24 2022 - 19:37
Emeritus Pope Benedict admits to false clerical sex abuse testimonyRetired pontiff apologises over evidence to inquiry into abuse in Munich archdioceseMon Jan 24 2022 - 15:46
Friedrich Merz elected CDU leader in final break with Merkel eraMillionaire businessman chokes back tears after achieving political goal at third attemptSun Jan 23 2022 - 17:30
Ukraine says Berlin relationship in ‘tatters’ over navy chief’s remarksVice-admiral resigns over ‘ill-considered’ Ukraine comments and praise of PutinSun Jan 23 2022 - 16:44
US agrees to respond to Russian demands during Geneva talksWritten demands to US to include pledge that Nato troops would exit Romania and BulgariaFri Jan 21 2022 - 18:07
Benedict accusations push German Catholic Church into tailspinMunich abuse report poses questions around ex-pope and entire institution in GermanyFri Jan 21 2022 - 18:00
German clerical abuse survivors welcome criticism of former popeReport says Benedict failed to tackle four abusing priests while archbishop of MunichFri Jan 21 2022 - 01:00
Munich church abuse report leaves Pope Benedict exposedPope attacks investigators for ‘remarkable level of bias’ while claiming ‘vague memory’Thu Jan 20 2022 - 18:00
