Merry German widower still looking for love on 100th birthdayBut please no applicants any younger than 90, says Berlin artist Gerhard FinkeFri Mar 31 2017 - 18:37
German police accused of Christmas market attack cover-upNew documents contradict claims killer Anis Amri was considered a low level threatFri Mar 31 2017 - 16:03
Enda Kenny to meet Angela Merkel on BrexitTaoiseach to discuss Irish concerns with German chancellor ahead of EU summitFri Mar 31 2017 - 14:54
Ireland’s Brexit concerns to be flagged in EU documentEnda Kenny to step up lobbying as bloc prepares for negotiations with the UKFri Mar 31 2017 - 08:26
Brexit: British in Germany get uneasy as uncertainty growsSome of the 100,000 Brits living in Germany fear a post-Brexit future as European pawnsFri Mar 31 2017 - 01:00
Resigned relief across EU as May launches BrexitMerkel dismissal of British hopes for parallel talks on trade deal hints at potential tensionsWed Mar 29 2017 - 19:33
Germany mourns looming departure of like-minded BritishMerkel government is painfully aware of need to strike middle ground in Brexit talksWed Mar 29 2017 - 16:00
Berlin accuses Turkey of spying on Turks in GermanyFederal prosecutor opens preliminary espionage investigation as tensions ratchet upTue Mar 28 2017 - 18:36
‘Queen Elizabeth’ vanishes after night-time Berlin raidMassive 100kg coin minted in Canada contained €3.7m worth of gold by market pricesTue Mar 28 2017 - 17:32
‘Schulz effect’ fizzles out in Saarland pollGerman state poll win for Angela Merkel’s CDU bodes well for party in federal electionMon Mar 27 2017 - 18:56
Pro-EU marches celebrate 60 years of European unityDiverse crowds turn up for Pulse of Europe and March of Europe gatherings in GermanySun Mar 26 2017 - 18:52
Germanwings pilot’s father rejects claim son purposely crashed planeGünter Lubitz says Andreas Lubitz was not depressed and investigation evidence was flawedFri Mar 24 2017 - 16:46
Poland files charges against Tusk before EU celebrationsCase against EU Council president marks new low in Warsaw-Brussels relationsThu Mar 23 2017 - 20:24
EU celebrates Treaty of Rome amid gloom over European projectOn Merkel’s watch, German view of itself has become one of vainglorious victimhoodThu Mar 23 2017 - 01:00
German president warns of ‘authoritarian fascination’New head of state Steinmeier hits back at Turkey’s Erdogan over ‘Nazi practices’ remarkWed Mar 22 2017 - 19:32
Germany to overturn convictions under Nazi-era anti-gay lawsArticle 175 saw more than 60,000 homosexual men prosecuted in postwar GermanyWed Mar 22 2017 - 19:25
Germany’s most notorious banker goes on trial in MunichEx-HRE chief Funke accused of finessing lender’s accounts before its 2008 bailoutMon Mar 20 2017 - 18:07
Author of Turkey refugee deal admits it has fallen shortGerald Knaus believes Turkish threats to cancel swap agreement with EU a bluffMon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Martin Schulz takes over as leader of Germany’s SPDFormer European Parliament president to take on Angela Merkel in September electionSun Mar 19 2017 - 18:17
Berlin bubble? Property is booming and rents are risingGerman banks say asking prices out of step with realitySat Mar 18 2017 - 05:00
US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin moves to ease trade fears‘It is not our desire to get into trade wars,’ Trump appointee tells G20 finance ministersFri Mar 17 2017 - 15:58
Habermas warns on EU integration without renewed German pushPhilosopher says threat to unity is not populists but austerity and lack of integrationFri Mar 17 2017 - 14:08
Two worlds collide in Washington as Merkel to meet TrumpGerman chancellor is no stranger to colourful male leaders, but US president raises the barThu Mar 16 2017 - 13:03
German union reacts angrily as Ryanair flies in staff to break Berlin strikeVerdi vows to launch legal action against airline over baggage-handler disputeTue Mar 14 2017 - 20:15
Angela Merkel ally vows to ban Turkish rallies in GermanyTensions rise between Berlin and Ankara amid Erdogan claims of ‘Nazi practices’Tue Mar 14 2017 - 18:35
Refugees in Germany struggle as election loomsSome fear Germany is deporting people it could use while letting less savoury ones stayMon Mar 13 2017 - 01:00
German teen bragged on Darknet about stabbing of boy (9)Marcel Hesse (19) arrested and admitted to killing young neighbour and a second victimSat Mar 11 2017 - 00:09
Warsaw hits out at Tusk re-election to Brussels postOther central European countries back incumbent, leaving Poland out in the coldFri Mar 10 2017 - 18:49
German police say axe attacker who injured nine was ‘disturbed’‘Psychologically disturbed’ man from former Yugoslavia injured nine in Düsseldorf stationFri Mar 10 2017 - 08:55
Angela Merkel dismisses 'depressing' Turkish Nazi claimsBundestag president warns Turkish vote risks leading to ‘increasingly autocratic state’Thu Mar 09 2017 - 18:31
Germany and Turkey in bid to avert diplomatic meltdownClaim ‘Nazi’ practices stop Turkish politicians speaking in Germany stirs controversyWed Mar 08 2017 - 19:00
Syrian refugee loses case against Facebook in German courtAnas Modamani sought injunction against site over faked posts linking him to terrorismTue Mar 07 2017 - 19:10
Germany calls Turkish president’s Nazi comparisons ‘absurd’Row comes as German mayors cancel rallies over appearances by Turkish ministersTue Mar 07 2017 - 08:49
Germany’s SPD hopes to lure older voters with €1bn welfare reformCentre-left party to fix past ‘mistakes’, including dole payments to older workersMon Mar 06 2017 - 19:56
New magazine channels revival in German conservative angerJournalist behind venture says magazine a backlash against political paternalismSat Mar 04 2017 - 02:00
German and Turkey in war of words over political ralliesPresident Joachim Gauck questions Turkey’s democratic credentials in escalating rowFri Mar 03 2017 - 17:52
Dresden dementia stalled by revival of East German memoriesResults of ‘reminiscence therapy’ have exceeded expectations in senior residenceThu Mar 02 2017 - 20:41
Berlin-Ankara diplomatic strain grows after Germany cancels ralliesForeign minister says Turkish visitors are welcome but electioneering events are notThu Mar 02 2017 - 20:25
Germany’s Martin Schulz rallies his troops in beer tentSPD leader’s Ash Wednesday address in Bavaria delights drinkersWed Mar 01 2017 - 18:00
Berlin outlaws Islamic State mosque after police raidsFussilet 33 mosque was visited by Anis Amri hours before Christmas market truck attackTue Feb 28 2017 - 21:39
Journalist’s arrest heightens Berlin-Ankara tensionsChancellor Angela Merkel criticised the move as ‘disproportionate . . . bitter and disappointing’Tue Feb 28 2017 - 20:19
Police take on Islamophobic trolls after car attack in HeidelbergTwitter trolls fabricate refugee connection after German driver kills pedestrianMon Feb 27 2017 - 18:07
Drivers in high-speed car race in Berlin get life sentencesRace involving two men on city boulevard ended in crash in which motorist was killedMon Feb 27 2017 - 18:01
Martin Schulz: meet the anti-Angela MerkelMartin Schulz has engineered Germany’s biggest political upset in years – and could now challenge Merkel’s grip on the chancellorshipSat Feb 25 2017 - 06:00
Berlin picks up the pace of deportationsNew rules allow for expedited deportations of applicants viewed as a security threatFri Feb 24 2017 - 15:56
United Ireland should guarantee North access to EU, says KennyCall for Brexit deal to follow German example on unification ‘were it to occur’Fri Feb 24 2017 - 01:00
Enda Kenny calls for Brexit deal to include united Ireland provision‘The Good Friday agreement is like a poem, it speaks for itself’ – Jean Claude JunckerThu Feb 23 2017 - 17:06
Greece to need no more loans from mid-2018, says bailout chiefMerkel and Lagarde agree Greece needs ‘greater flexibility’ on budget targetsWed Feb 22 2017 - 17:47
German Bundestag leader warns on Brexit special pleadingNorbert Lammert: ‘Everyone has their own interests that are important to them’Wed Feb 22 2017 - 01:00
Martin Schulz vows to roll back Schröder-era reformsCandidate for German chancellor pulls SPD party to neck-and-neck with Merkel’s CDUMon Feb 20 2017 - 17:56
