Derek Scally: Warning that EU has declined into bloodless, technocratic creationNo one wants to take credit for it, nor does anyone know how to deal with itSat Apr 09 2016 - 01:00
Germany’s SPD party slumps to historical low in election pollNarrow margin separates Social Democrats from right-wing AfD partyFri Apr 08 2016 - 19:14
Francois Hollande says Franco-German relations strongAhead of joint cabinet meeting French president warns against unilateral moves on migrant crisisThu Apr 07 2016 - 01:00
Nazi-linked art to be exhibited in Bern and BonnPolice found and seized about 1,500 major artworks at Cornelius Gurlitt’s Munich homeTue Apr 05 2016 - 19:30
First migrants arrive in Turkey from Greece under EU planEuropean Commission welcomes ‘logical’ system as human rights bodies criticalMon Apr 04 2016 - 19:53
Helmut Kohl criticises ‘unilateralist actions’ in EUFormer German chancellor’s essay appears to refer to migrant strategy of Angela MerkelMon Apr 04 2016 - 14:15
Police use water cannon during far-right protest in BrusselsMayor ‘outraged’ at incident as more arrests made across Belgium over terror attacksSun Mar 27 2016 - 17:50
Belgian authorities believe second attacker on the runFifth suspect may have taken part in attack on metro station, officials believeFri Mar 25 2016 - 01:00
Brussels attacks: Nerves strained as more victim stories emergeCity dwellers return to their routines slowly, still fearful after the massacresThu Mar 24 2016 - 21:35
Poland announcement causes cracks in EU migrant dealBrussels attacks used by prime minister to backtrack on plans to take in 7,000Thu Mar 24 2016 - 20:09
Brussels attacks: ministers offer to resign over security lapsesDeath toll may rise above 31 with over 60 people still critical after metro, airport blastsThu Mar 24 2016 - 16:22
Scale of injuries from Brussels attacks shocking, say doctorsMedical personnel in Belgium warn that the death toll is likely to increaseThu Mar 24 2016 - 01:00
Brussels attacks: Turkey says Belgium ignored warnings over suicide bomberIbrahim el-Bakraoui identified as airport attacker, brother Khalid targetted metroWed Mar 23 2016 - 19:28
Brussels attacker note: ‘He that waits risks ending up in a cell’Police in Belgium continue to hunt third suspect in airport attackWed Mar 23 2016 - 18:03
Brussels residents hold minute’s silence at Place de la BourseHistoric stock market square in the city becomes a multi-coloured makeshift shrineWed Mar 23 2016 - 12:53
Brussels attacks: Strike at EU fuels defensive reflexPopular opinion wrestles with difference between refugees and terrorists, writes Derek ScallyTue Mar 22 2016 - 22:00
Former German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle dead at 54Country’s first openly gay minister was one of most gifted political orators of generationFri Mar 18 2016 - 15:19
Copycats aim to bite into Kerrygold share of German butter marketIrish butter giant Ornua’s premium brand is feeling the heat from no-name competitorsFri Mar 18 2016 - 05:00
Berlin car bomb killing suspected to be gangland hitMan (43) murdered in city centre when explosive device detonated as he drove carTue Mar 15 2016 - 17:48
German elections bad for Angela Merkel but could have been worseSuper Sunday verdict loaded with paradox for chancellor and political establishmentMon Mar 14 2016 - 13:55
Germany faces political ‘shake-up’ after state electionsThe so-called “Super Sunday” election was super only for the right-wing AfDMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:01
Right-wing AfD the big winner in German state electionsVoters punished Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union in all three electionsSun Mar 13 2016 - 18:25
Gains expected for right-wing AfD in German state electionsUncertainty and anger at migrant crisis has boosted populist party for Sunday’s electionsFri Mar 11 2016 - 14:00
Angela Merkel’s migration policy at stake in ‘Super Sunday’ electionsGermany’s regional politicians are on the front lines of the migration crisisThu Mar 10 2016 - 14:04
Those fascinating, maddening Berlin IrishThe modern Irish in Berlin do not conform to the stereotype of an insular, GAA shirt-wearing displaced Irish village, although lately there have been signs of a coming-togetherThu Mar 10 2016 - 13:00
Polish reform Bill for highest court rejected by judgesConstitutional tribunal effectively declares war on conservative PiS governmentWed Mar 09 2016 - 15:58
Angela Merkel emphasises EU progress on migration crisis‘Considerable step forward’ made in fight against traffickers, German chancellor saysTue Mar 08 2016 - 19:13
More VW executives knew about diesel fraud, newspaper claimsClaim contradicts VW’s version blaming engineers and exonerating managementMon Mar 07 2016 - 19:49
Germanwings pilot battled depression before Alps crashAndreas Lubitz’s diary raises new questions about why he was allowed to flyMon Mar 07 2016 - 11:08
Efforts to build world economy limited by lack of languagesConference told thousands of vacancies not being filled by Irish because of lack of German and other languagesMon Mar 07 2016 - 07:15
Lack of migration plan could be German chancellor’s downfallMerkel under pressure to secure agreement with EU colleagues on measuresSun Mar 06 2016 - 22:30
Design democracy, from Dublin to BerlinOnce Stephen Molloy stopped swotting in Dublin, he discovered the fun and ownership design bringsSat Mar 05 2016 - 05:00
Donald Tusk tells migrants not to come to EuropeEuropean Council president vows not to strand Greece on the front line of the crisisThu Mar 03 2016 - 22:30
Commission proposes new migration aid rules to help GreeceEuropean Commission proposes €700m package for struggling member statesWed Mar 02 2016 - 19:49
Germany launches second bid to ban far-right NPDNPD’s xenophobic policies pose threat to Germany’s democratic order, court toldTue Mar 01 2016 - 18:08
German chancellor not for turning on migrant strategyOn Sunday night the German chancellor channelled her inner Margaret ThatcherTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
European models of coalition: what lessons can Ireland learn?FF and FG are not willing bedfellows, but rivals work well in neighbouring countriesTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
Sweden still traumatised by Olof Palme’s murder 30 years onInvestigation into prime minister’s killing still operational but mystery may never be solvedSat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
Austria adopts provocation as a risky migration strategyVienna’s slashing of asylum applications by a third was a first step to force changeSat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
Europe has 10 days to save Schengen area, official warnsAs tensions flare, migration commissioner warns system could completely break downFri Feb 26 2016 - 01:00
Wolfgang Schäuble warns German budget surplus must go to refugeesAngela Merkel passes legislation to tighten asylum rules and reduce migrant influxThu Feb 25 2016 - 17:02
‘The mastectomy was scary but not that bad in the end’Patricia Kelly, once of the mega-selling Kelly Family, has gone solo. She talks about Ireland, the migration crisis and surviving the disease that killed her motherThu Feb 25 2016 - 07:00
Cologne prosecutors admit difficulty in sexual assault casesNone of the accused face charges over alleged New Year’s Eve assaults that caused uproarWed Feb 24 2016 - 21:22
Germany urges Pakistan and others to take back asylum seekersBerlin’s tougher stance on migration criticised in report by Amnesty InternationalWed Feb 24 2016 - 17:58
Palace of kaisers and kings rises again as Berlin tries to look to futureDespite a 25-year rebuilding campaign the building’s function has not been settledWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
Austrian move puts pressure on Merkel to solve migration issueVienna will admit 3,200 migrants daily, but they must seek asylum in a neighbouring stateWed Feb 17 2016 - 20:24
ECB defends bond-buying plan in German courtCourt received 37,000 complaints arguing programme amounted to illegal financingWed Feb 17 2016 - 01:00
Hunt for Russia’s missing Amber Room turns to Czech castlePriceless wall panels where stolen by Nazis from Leningrad during second World WarTue Feb 16 2016 - 17:27
German court hears argument over ECB bond buying planEven though the bank has yet to activate the programme, it remains a bone of contention among prominent politicians and economists in GermanyTue Feb 16 2016 - 13:04
Berlin reels at ‘stab in the back’ from Paris on migrationAngela Merkel’s policy defended after thinly-veiled criticism by French prime ministerMon Feb 15 2016 - 17:28
