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
Former pope Benedict criticised in Munich church abuse reportInvestigators dismiss as ‘not credible’ Benedict’s claims he did not attend key meetingThu Jan 20 2022 - 14:18
SPD divisions on Russia create headache for German chancellorOlaf Scholz faces row between realists who want robust approach and dismissive leftistsWed Jan 19 2022 - 19:00
Time for Germany to 'acclimatise' to ending fossil fuels – or take a ruinous road to nowhereCoalition government outlines ambitious plan for decarbonised economyWed Jan 19 2022 - 05:38
Scholz opens door to Nord Stream 2 pipeline sanctions if Russia invades UkraineNato chief says threat of military action ‘real’ between Russia and Ukraine, and invites Moscow to fresh talks on European securityTue Jan 18 2022 - 18:56
Germany’s Green foreign minister thrown into deep end with UkraineAnnalena Baerbock tells Ukrainian leaders Berlin will not make deals behind Kyiv’s backMon Jan 17 2022 - 18:35
Former Syrian colonel handed life sentence over torture prison roleCase heard in Germany is first of its kind against high-ranking official of Assad regimeThu Jan 13 2022 - 13:34
Olaf Scholz faces growing pressure on delayed vaccine mandateChancellor already missed goal of 80% of Germans getting at least one jab by January 7thTue Jan 11 2022 - 19:36
Paschal Donohoe gets early meeting with German finance ministerLindner set to bring ‘commitment, energy and expertise . . . and passion’Tue Jan 11 2022 - 05:31
Irishwoman elected mayor of German town praises European integration pushDeirdre Heckler from Carlow went to Germany in 1990 on a summer factory jobTue Jan 11 2022 - 01:00
Donohoe meets new German finance minister in BerlinAfter today’s talks the Minister for Finance will travel to Riga and Vilnius for further meetingsMon Jan 10 2022 - 05:06
Olaf Scholz’s untested administration faces busy new yearDilemmas abound on Covid, climate and Ukraine for Germany’s three-way coalitionFri Jan 07 2022 - 20:00
Polish government plays down Pegasus spy software scandalMinister dismisses claims state used Israeli-made tech to spy on political opponentsThu Jan 06 2022 - 19:08
Leaked church report accuses Pope Benedict of clerical abuse cover-upPope emeritus denies claims he was aware of abusing priest in Munich and failure to actWed Jan 05 2022 - 19:30
Kraftwerk to Daft Punk: Exhibition celebrates origins of electronic musicMore than 500 iconic objects, from robots to synthesisers, feature at the German showSat Jan 01 2022 - 06:00
Renting: Can we learn anything from Vienna, Berlin or the Netherlands?Vienna has a head start on social housing, but Berlin and Amsterdam face big problemsThu Dec 23 2021 - 05:12
CDU members choose Merkel rival Friedrich Merz as new leaderMultimillionaire lawyer promises to represent ‘full spectrum’ of partyFri Dec 17 2021 - 17:13
German finance minister accused of ‘pick-pocket tricks’ by CDUChristian Lindner seeks to use €60bn budget to finance pivot towards ‘climate neutrality’Thu Dec 16 2021 - 20:51
Germany’s unresolved relationship with Russia is first test for Scholz coalitionNew German chancellor faces three Russian challenges as tensions rise over UkraineThu Dec 16 2021 - 19:00
Russian man handed life sentence over ‘state-contracted’ Berlin murderVadim Krasikov found guilty of shooting dead Georgian citizen of Chechen descent in 2019Wed Dec 15 2021 - 14:46
