Facebook lobbied Government against hate speech lawIrish-based tech firms claimed the ‘draconian’ German Act was against free expressionMon Jan 29 2018 - 05:45
Water is turned into beer in German recycling miracleBerlin duo achieve the transformation after spotting a loophole in bottle deposit systemMon Jan 29 2018 - 01:53
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad: Sweden loses a global ambassadorCost-conscious stores revolutionised furniture design and interior decorationSun Jan 28 2018 - 17:22
Angela Merkel wants to wrap up coalition talks within two weeksGerman parties promise ‘speedy’ talks after keeping voters waiting 123 daysFri Jan 26 2018 - 18:27
Germany postpones Turkish tank upgrades after protestUse of German-built Leopard-2s in Syria sparks claim arms policy ‘morally depraved’Thu Jan 25 2018 - 18:30
Neo-Nazi scandal hits key figure in Austria’s ruling far-right partyFPÖ’s Udo Landbauer was member of academic fraternity with extremist traditionsThu Jan 25 2018 - 15:05
Schrems to sue Facebook Ireland in Vienna after class action suit dismissedECJ says Austrian privacy activist can take action as an individual against the companyThu Jan 25 2018 - 12:45
AfD settles into Bundestag opposition leader roleFar-right party set to take role of chair of powerful budgetary committeeThu Jan 25 2018 - 01:00
Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’: No Dublin, no pubs, no brothels, so GermanJoyce's famous work is getting a radical reworking in Berlin by director Sebastian HartmannWed Jan 24 2018 - 05:00
New round of wrangling breaks out in Berlin over coalition talksFuture of deal uncertain after SPD seeks further concessions from Angela MerkelMon Jan 22 2018 - 14:59
Temporary reprieve for Merkel as SPD votes for coalition talksBreakthrough does not assure the acting chancellor a fourth term, howeverMon Jan 22 2018 - 01:00
German Social Democratic Party backs talks with Merkel blocSPD leader Martin Schulz hails close 56% yes vote for talks: ‘We are all relieved, of course’Sun Jan 21 2018 - 19:51
Germany’s SPD gathers in Bonn for crunch coalition meetingCountry’s political future – and with it Angela Merkel’s future – hinges on Sunday’s meetingSat Jan 20 2018 - 05:00
Germany begins huge clear-up after Storm FrederikeAt least eight people dead and estimated €500m damage to infrastructureFri Jan 19 2018 - 12:18
Angela Merkel embarks on last-minute tango in ParisChancellor to be pressed about her appetite for EU reformThu Jan 18 2018 - 18:20
Eurogroup chief hails German stance on euro zone reformMário Centeno wants concrete progress during ‘unique window of opportunity’Wed Jan 17 2018 - 19:00
Merkel to watch Austrian far-right ‘more closely than usual’In turn Austrian chancellor has a dig at Germany’s hardening immigration attitudesWed Jan 17 2018 - 18:11
Asylum applications fall but Germany still under pressureRefugee requests are down almost 80% from peak of 890,000 two years agoTue Jan 16 2018 - 18:01
What if war comes? Sweden reissues cold war emergency pamphletPack a small bag – booklet preps Swedes for war, terror attacks and pandemicsTue Jan 16 2018 - 01:00
SPD leaders warn against German grand coalition mutinyDissent growing in party over terms of deal with Merkel’s CDU ahead of key meetingMon Jan 15 2018 - 15:35
Schulz saves Merkel – but at what cost?Like three SPD leaders before him, Martin Schulz has taken a huge chance - for himself and his ailing partyMon Jan 15 2018 - 02:00
SPD mutiny grows over grand coalition deal with MerkelSpooked SPD officials are floating the idea of renegotiating the preliminary agreementMon Jan 15 2018 - 01:00
German-Irish relationship faces stress over tax-avoidance measuresCoalition parties name Irish-based tech giants in vow to tackle tax fraud and avoidanceSat Jan 13 2018 - 07:00
German coalition talks deal puts Merkel step closer to political revivalDifficult path to fourth term as chancellor awaits after ‘hard, turbulent’ CDU-SPD talksFri Jan 12 2018 - 20:22
Berlin gives cautious backing to Paris euro reform planGermany’s prospective partners gave EU first three pages of preliminary coalition dealFri Jan 12 2018 - 20:01
Deal reached in German coalition talks after 24-hour sessionCDU and Bavarian CSU ally unable to form a government since elections in SeptemberFri Jan 12 2018 - 09:47
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
