Greek crisis: Tsipras urges rejection of deal in voteThousands back government in Athens marchMon Jun 29 2015 - 21:19
Cabinet draws up strategy in case of Greek euro exitCoalition discusses contingency plans after chaotic breakdown in debt talksMon Jun 29 2015 - 08:43
Merkel holds crisis meetings on looming Athens defaultPlayers on all sides get ready for one last act in the Greek dramaMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:00
Danish government to curb immigration and freeze spendingRasmussen’s Venstre party secures enough support from conservative-liberal blockMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:00
Schäuble says Greece default, euro exit looks inevitableFrench prime minister takes a different view, urges Greece to resume negotiationsSun Jun 28 2015 - 13:11
Merkel helped by split in Eurosceptic AfDPast few weeks marked by increasingly bitter feuding within Alternative für DeutschlandSat Jun 27 2015 - 00:27
Greek debt standoff a case of deja vu all over againAthens has been through at least four bankruptcies in the not so distant pastFri Jun 26 2015 - 01:00
Queen Elizabeth warns of divided Europe ahead of EU summitMonarch says ‘division in Europe is dangerous’ at dinner with Merkel and CameronThu Jun 25 2015 - 11:41
Berlin insists on IMF involvement in Greek reform dealAssertion comes amid reports of heated dispute between institution and AthensWed Jun 24 2015 - 17:37
Berlin Letter: Don’t mention the relatives as Queen Elizabeth visitsBritish monarch’s family tree means many Germans view her as one of their ownWed Jun 24 2015 - 05:00
Greek crisis: Merkel placing investors above democracy, says HabermasGerman philosopher accuses chancellor of undermining EU and its common currencyTue Jun 23 2015 - 22:21
Nordic populists push into mainstreamRise of populist parties in northern Europe is warning from votersTue Jun 23 2015 - 19:11
Berlin releases detained Al-Jazeera journalistAhmed Mansour’s detention related to allegations of torture during Egyptian uprisingMon Jun 22 2015 - 20:02
Derek Scally: If Greece fails and the euro fails, then Angela Merkel failsGerman chancellor knows today’s talks with Greek PM are about the political will to find a face-saving solution for everyoneMon Jun 22 2015 - 17:10
Greece debt: Tsipras to bring more to negotiationsEuropean Central Bank sanctions further support for the Greek banking systemSat Jun 20 2015 - 15:20
Denmark’s centre-right begins coalition talks after election winSecond-place DF party may decide to support government from oppositionSat Jun 20 2015 - 01:00
ECB supports Greek banks after €1.2bn in deposits withdrawnKenny says time is running out to reach a solution, country getting close to ‘crisis time’Fri Jun 19 2015 - 21:07
Change of government likely after Danish electionEarly results suggest the centre-right opposition camp will win a narrow leadFri Jun 19 2015 - 01:00
Danish general election focuses on changing welfare stateReforms and cutbacks have made welfare a key topic in today’s electionThu Jun 18 2015 - 01:01
Denmark’s election and the debate on immigrationThe rising, populist Danish People’s Party has forced its rivals to address the issueMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
Denmark’s real-life BorgenThursday’s Danish general election is poised on a knife edge. It’s better than ‘Borgen’, says Adam Price, creator of the country’s most compelling political drama – until nowSat Jun 13 2015 - 01:00
Michael O’Leary, Peter Sutherland attend Bilderberg conferenceGreece, US elections, Iran, Middle East, cybersecurity on agenda at secretive eventThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
Greek bailout stance ‘not acceptable’, says EUGreece submits revised bailout plan to Brussels with new primary surplus targetsWed Jun 10 2015 - 08:40
Jeb Bush visits Berlin and talks tough on RussiaLikely Republican presidential candidate praises Germany’s approach to austerityTue Jun 09 2015 - 22:06
Obama urges Greece to get ‘serious’ amid Russian sanctions talkUS president warns of ‘wrong-headed desire to recreate glories of Soviet empire’Tue Jun 09 2015 - 15:55
G7 leaders pledge to ‘decarbonise’ economies by end of centuryCampaigners circumspect in reaction to G7’s ‘clear commitment’ on climate issuesTue Jun 09 2015 - 01:00
G7 summit: Merkel in command but some wonder about security overkillChancellor Angela Merkel had something for everyone at the summitTue Jun 09 2015 - 01:00
G7 warned world remains unprepared for pandemicsMédecins Sans Frontières says countries are no more ready than before Ebola crisisMon Jun 08 2015 - 20:23
G7 discussions dominated by Greek crisis and Russia sanctionsJuncker launches stinging attack on Greek PM Alexis Tsipras over comments on dealMon Jun 08 2015 - 08:35
G7 summit: ‘We co-operate because we need to, because we want to’Obama and Merkel put up united front over pre-G7 breakfast of boiled veal sausageMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
Juncker lets fly at Tsipras over comments on Greek debt standoff‘I don’t have a personal problem with Tsipras but...friends have to respect some minimum rules’Sun Jun 07 2015 - 13:03
Hopes for less hot air at G7 summitIn the Bavarian alps, world’s leaders have an ambitious agenda for discussionSun Jun 07 2015 - 09:49
Unique consultation brings climate down to the citizensToday people from 80 countries will join the largest ever global debate on climate changeSat Jun 06 2015 - 07:13
Danish premier fights tightest election in memoryHelle Thorning-Schmidt win would spark hope for Europe’s social democratsSat Jun 06 2015 - 01:19
Wexford Festival Opera makes overtures to Berlin and beyondThe unique festival is spreading the word about its innovative approach to productionsSat Jun 06 2015 - 01:00
Greek bonds up amid talk of deal with creditorsAlexis Tsipras submits proposals after meeting with political and troika leadersTue Jun 02 2015 - 22:34
An Irishman’s Diary on why some Germans need to find their inner childPicture book offers lessons for grumpy grown-upsTue Jun 02 2015 - 01:01
Jean-Claude Juncker calls for greater flexibility on GreeceThere is a ‘humanitarian crisis’ in Greece and those unaware of it are ‘blind’ – JunckerTue Jun 02 2015 - 01:00
Merkel promises to work with Cameron on reform of EUHowever, Poland expresses resistance over potential restrictions to free movementFri May 29 2015 - 21:53
Merkel ally rules out marriage equality for GermanyBundestag spokesman for chancellor’s party says marriage is ‘union of man and woman’Fri May 29 2015 - 19:17
Lagarde’s Grexit comments blamed on Chinese whispersIMF denies that its chief executive said a Greek exit from the euro was a ‘possibility’Fri May 29 2015 - 09:46
More Greek debt-relief inevitable say finance ministers at G7 talksOfficials from leading economies likely to make funds conditional on actual reformFri May 29 2015 - 01:00
Finns follow Ireland with budget cutsPlan for frontloaded cuts of €4bn by 2019, coupled with €1.6bn investment promiseThu May 28 2015 - 01:00
Helle Thorning-Schmidt calls June Danish general electionPrime minister hopes economic recovery will reverse Social Democrat poll slideWed May 27 2015 - 17:46
German politicians demand moves to follow Irish referendumMerkel faces dilemma as survey shows 75% of Germans favour marriage equalityTue May 26 2015 - 22:39
Poland presidential vote augurs ill for EU relationsPresidential win for Eurosceptic PiS has raised concerns over autumn’s electionMon May 25 2015 - 18:35
Angela Merkel urged to follow Ireland’s lead on same-sex marriageIrish vote tops German news with politicians saying ‘what the Catholic Irish can do, we can do, too’Sun May 24 2015 - 13:37
De-Google your life: it’s worth the hassle if you value your privacyData privacy may seem like a distant and abstract concept but what is more personal than the information you are sharing with Google?Thu May 14 2015 - 02:00
Deutsche in dock as Germany’s most German bank struggles to reinvent itselfAs its past catches up with it in court, analysts worry more that the lender has no clear path for its futureMon May 11 2015 - 02:00
Berlin’s rubble women did much of the post-war workAs Germans remember the rebuilding of their country, nobody has thanked the womenSat May 09 2015 - 01:00
