German coalition talks: differences persist as deadline loomsFears that a third grand coalition in 12 years could be lowest common denominator affairThu Jan 11 2018 - 18:23
Documentary about German-Arab romance sparks outrageGerman far-right casts short film on children’s TV as manipulative ‘indoctrination’Thu Jan 11 2018 - 01:00
Austrian far-right promises ‘very, very tough asylum policies’Freedom Party has proposed interning asylum seekers in camps outside ViennaWed Jan 10 2018 - 19:41
Germany’s social media hate speech ban faces wide backlashNew law already used to ban AfD member from Twitter – but critics are lining upTue Jan 09 2018 - 19:01
Next-generation German leaders ready to move into positionThese six emboldened young politicians are starting to breathe down elders’ necksTue Jan 09 2018 - 01:00
Exploratory coalition talks open in BerlinMerkel’s party is determined to cling to power, but the SPD is ambivalentMon Jan 08 2018 - 01:00
Does Germany have a problem with criminal refugees?After 100 days in limbo Angela Merkel begins talks on forming a government with the centre-left Social Democrats. Top of the agenda: refugeesSun Jan 07 2018 - 10:55
A new Berlin audience embraces its lost theatre pastBerlin Letter: Major revival of forgotten Weimar-era operetta is proving a hitSat Jan 06 2018 - 03:00
High noon for Angela Merkel as crunch talks loomCDU needs to offer major concessions to gain support of SPD leader Martin SchulzFri Jan 05 2018 - 18:51
Merkel’s Bavarian allies to meet Hungarian leader before coalition talksAddress by ‘authoritarian’ Viktor Orban seen as hardening of party stance on immigrationThu Jan 04 2018 - 20:52
More Germans arm themselves amid fears around refugeesHigh-profile attacks have made some Germans insecure, but the crime data is complexThu Jan 04 2018 - 01:00
Angela Merkel’s 13th year in power gets off to an unlucky startGerman leader’s influence is diminishing as her country faces continued political limboWed Jan 03 2018 - 01:00
Angela’s agonies as German coalition talks drag onAngela Merkel has failed in her promise to leave the stage at a moment of her choosingThu Dec 28 2017 - 04:00
Derek Scally: German left dying of shame over working classFar right mopping up votes as left drifts from traditional base, says SPD ex-leaderSat Dec 23 2017 - 02:11
Poland signs judicial reforms into law in spite of EU sanctions move‘Article 7’ invoked by Brussels over concerns Warsaw’s reforms undermine rule of lawWed Dec 20 2017 - 19:25
Austrian leader vows zero tolerance on anti-SemitismSebastian Kurz’s comments were clear nod to his Eurosceptic coalition partner, the Freedom PartyWed Dec 20 2017 - 18:53
Berlin remembers Christmas market attack one year onMemorial comes amid criticism from victims’ families of bureaucracy, government apathyTue Dec 19 2017 - 19:33
Hardline Austrian coalition assumes power amid protestsChancellor Sebastian Kurz signals plan to reset ‘incorrect refugee and migration policy’Tue Dec 19 2017 - 01:00
How Germany failed relatives of terror attack victimsEmpathy is what family of Berlin Christmas market dead say is lacking in wake of attackTue Dec 19 2017 - 01:00
Populist Freedom Party the new partner of Austria’s centre-rightNew programme for coalition government promises to prioritise ‘our citizens’Sun Dec 17 2017 - 17:45
Austrian populist coalition deal a warning sign for other EU statesAnalysis: Right/far-right coalitions within realm of possibility in other EU countriesSun Dec 17 2017 - 17:11
Oh, Jerusalem! Berlin exhibition encapsulates troubled past, sobering presentChallenge was presenting five millennia of history – 55 attacks, 23 sieges, two levelings – in 15 roomsSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Poland lobbies EU leaders on investigation into court reformsNew PM Mateusz Morawiecki draws parallels with post-Vichy France and post-Franco SpainFri Dec 15 2017 - 16:15
Merkel offered confidence-and-supply type arrangementSPD party suggests ‘co-operation’ coalition to support chancellor’s fourth term in officeTue Dec 12 2017 - 20:53
Angela Merkel condemns burning of Israeli flags in BerlinAnti-Semitic chants in Berlin, Gothenburg and Vienna in wake of US Jerusalem decisionMon Dec 11 2017 - 18:31
German high-speed rail link has bumpy launchRail operator Deutsche Bahn optimistic new Berlin to Munich rail link will revolutionise travel in GermanyMon Dec 11 2017 - 01:00
Ten go on trial in Düsseldorf over 21 deaths in 2010 Love ParadeSix Duisburg city officials and four staff of organisers in court over mass stampedeFri Dec 08 2017 - 18:30
Polish MPs pass controversial court reform Bill as new PM announcedMateusz Morawiecki, one-time CEO of AIB’s former Polish subsidiary, heads governmentFri Dec 08 2017 - 17:45
Bullish German car lobby dismisses Dieselgate as bump in the roadChief of auto industry lobby group VDA says German carmakers still well regarded abroadFri Dec 08 2017 - 06:45
Schulz secures backing to enter government talks with Merkel’s CDUSPD leader urges closer EU integration and describes Ireland as ‘accomplice’ in Apple tax caseThu Dec 07 2017 - 19:50
U2 play surprise concert on German undergroundBand performs 15-minute set on platform to promote new album ‘Songs of Experience’Wed Dec 06 2017 - 18:07
SPD leader to lobby members for renewed Merkel allianceNeither the SPD nor the CDU want to go back to voters for fear the AfD’s rise will accelerateWed Dec 06 2017 - 17:21
The best Finns in life – An Irishman’s Diary on a hundred years of Finland’s independenceWed Dec 06 2017 - 00:01
Irish-linked minister tipped to become Poland PMMateusz Morawiecki, a one-time honorary Irish consul, favourite to succeed Beata SzydloTue Dec 05 2017 - 15:00
Understanding the pulse of Germany by listening to its womenWomen campaigning for European integration win prizeMon Dec 04 2017 - 18:38
German coalition talks may suffer from CSU power shiftBavarian allies may cause headache for Merkel after rise of dress-up fan Markus SöderMon Dec 04 2017 - 18:30
These true tales of Berlin are streets ahead of IsherwoodPascale Hugues proves that the best stories really are lying around on the streetsSat Dec 02 2017 - 06:00
History to repeat itself at Berlin state operaDestroyed and rebuilt three times in three centuries, the Staatsoper is a copy of a copySat Dec 02 2017 - 05:00
German Christmas market closed after suspicious package foundPolice in Potsdam say ‘unconventional explosive device’ was incapable of explodingFri Dec 01 2017 - 18:52
SPD demands support for EU reform as price of Merkel coalitionLeader Schulz adopts bad cop role and makes demands to win over party scepticsFri Dec 01 2017 - 17:03
Doubts loom over renewed coalition talks in BerlinParty leaders obliged to negotiate from unenviable position of weakness, not strengthFri Dec 01 2017 - 01:00
German technician takes blame for Trump’s Twitter suspensionBahtiyar Duysak says complaints process led to 11-minute stalling of US president accountThu Nov 30 2017 - 19:10
Time to tell tech firms that private data is ‘none of your business’ – Max SchremsPrivacy activist is creating a non-profit organisation to fight for data protectionThu Nov 30 2017 - 05:45
Chemical row poisons coalition talks in BerlinApproval of five-year licence for European use of glyphosate herbicide sparks divisionsTue Nov 28 2017 - 20:30
Berlin Christmas market reopens a year after terror attackExtra security measures underline unease lingering since December 2016 lorry killingsMon Nov 27 2017 - 19:30
Merkel urges Social Democrats not to drag out coalition talksChallenges at home and in Europe make it ‘desirable to form government very quickly’Sun Nov 26 2017 - 18:55
SPD to poll members on supporting fourth Merkel governmentTwo months after poll, there is cross-party agreement on the risks of another electionFri Nov 24 2017 - 18:45
German election threat eases as SPD signals it will discuss backing MerkelMartin Schulz holds talks with president as figures in party back grand coalitionThu Nov 23 2017 - 18:00
Berlin marks 2,000th day since new airport’s non-openingProject turned to farce by political interference, chaotic planning and sloppy buildingThu Nov 23 2017 - 15:00
Far-right leader granted his own personal Holocaust memorialPolitical activists place installation next door to home of Alternative für Deutschland politicianWed Nov 22 2017 - 14:21
