Sahra Wagenknecht, the ‘populist left-wing conservative’ capturing angry feelings in GermanyPolls suggest the party of the ‘populist left-wing conservative’ could change the course of the next general electionTue Aug 27 2024 - 16:49
German politicians seek stricter asylum controls in wake of Solingen stabbingsChancellor Olaf Scholz vows to tackle exploitation of system while AfD co-leader demands five-year asylum moratoriumMon Aug 26 2024 - 17:10
Pro-Palestinian marchers tell of arbitrary violence by Berlin policeThe sense of obligation the German state feels towards Israel has collided with the freedom of expression and assembly of critics of IsraelSun Aug 25 2024 - 15:01
German prosecutors warn of further ‘lone wolf’ attacks as Syrian man (26) confesses to stabbingsAttack at city festival in Solingen killed three and left eight injuredSun Aug 25 2024 - 08:08
AfD appeal grows in some German cities as Björn Höcke calls for ‘180-degree shift’ in view of Nazi pastErfurt in Thuringia is a microcosm of a post-factual right-wing political landscape in which emotion is key to unlocking popular supportSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Supply of arms by US and European countries to Israel ‘a bullet aimed at the heart of justice’Palestinian officials use three-day conference in Geneva to demand that all Arms Trade Treaty signatory states cease arms shipments to IsraelTue Aug 20 2024 - 16:35
Nazi secretary (99) sentenced after German court upholds convictionIrmgard Furchner worked in Stutthof concentration camp office from June 1943 to April 1945 aged 18 and 19Tue Aug 20 2024 - 12:45
Indonesia’s outgoing leader gives cabinet jobs to loyalists of successor PrabowoAppointments aimed at smooth transition in what is widely interpreted as a quid pro quo that will ensure outgoing president Joko Widodo maintains influenceMon Aug 19 2024 - 19:40
German financial support for Ukraine under pressureBerlin’s domestic austerity measures spark fears of military aid to Kyiv being halvedMon Aug 19 2024 - 19:38
Adele’s Irish mega fan thrills crowd at singer’s Munich concertDelighted admirer Paula from Ireland took to the stage at Someone Like You singer’s Friday night performanceSat Aug 17 2024 - 18:20
Germany’s ban on pro-Palestinian slogan is a bridge too far for manyUsing the slogan ‘from the river to the sea’ can get you in hot water, but the courts can’t decide whether it is a Hamas battlecry or a call for freedomFri Aug 16 2024 - 19:07
Myth of German efficiency exposed by Berlin’s long-running Museum Island sagaAfter years of costly on-off renovations, Berlin's Pergamon Museum closed its doors entirely last October, will reopen partially in 2027 and fully in 2037Thu Aug 15 2024 - 05:00
Germany faces questions as Nord Stream sabotage suspect appears to escape arrestUkrainian is accused of playing key role in September 2022 explosions that destroyed three out of four undersea gas pipelines between Russia and GermanyWed Aug 14 2024 - 18:20
Hamburg memorial to Nazi-era sex workers criticised as ‘tasteless’ and ‘superficial’Team behind memorial to Nazi-era prostitutes close to Reeperbahn excluded area’s sex workers from its planning and drew on incorrect information, it is claimedTue Aug 13 2024 - 17:31
EU states forbidden from exporting arms to countries showing ‘clear risk’ of human rights violationsWarning to bloc members comes in report by its Special Representative for Human Rights on situation in Israel, Gaza and the West BankTue Aug 13 2024 - 15:33
Archbishop Georg Gänswein declares loyalty to Pope Francis after banishment from RomeGerman cleric appointed papal nuncio to the Baltic countries after period in wilderness following publication of controversial memoirSun Aug 11 2024 - 19:30
German anxiety rises over deepening commitment to Ukraine conflict Images of German-made tanks being deployed by Ukraine inside Russia’s Kursk region raises concerns and divides political opinionSat Aug 10 2024 - 08:49
Taylor Swift concert plot leads to warnings of new generation of teenage Islamist terroristsIslamic State is using social media apps such as TikTok to reassert its influence, say expertsFri Aug 09 2024 - 16:27
Taylor Swift fans ‘just grateful to be alive’ after terror attack thwarted After two teenagers were arrested in Vienna over plans for mass killing at a concert, many others gathered to sing and ‘try to turn this into something positive’Thu Aug 08 2024 - 20:42
Austrian man (19) confesses to plan to detonate bomb outside Taylor Swift concert in ViennaPolice discovered explosives, knives, air pistol, counterfeit notes and Islamic State propaganda at home of suspectThu Aug 08 2024 - 12:36
Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts cancelled after police foil planned terror attackVienna shows to see increased security and ‘antiterrorism measures’ after chemical substance found in home of one of the detainedWed Aug 07 2024 - 21:49
Paintings of Caspar David Friedrich offer calming balm for GermansGerman fans insist the best way to tap into the Friedrich feeling is to follow the gaze of figures in his paintings, often with their back to the viewer as they take in wonders of natureWed Aug 07 2024 - 05:00
Berlin student found guilty of incitement for chanting ‘from the river to the sea’ at pro-Palestine rallyTwenty-two-year-old fined for her 'from the river to the sea' chant at a pro-Palestinian demonstration last OctoberTue Aug 06 2024 - 17:42
Plan to remove Sinti-Roma memorial causes outrageA new train tunnel running under the memorial has been described as ‘macabre’ given how many Sinti and Roma were deported by rail to their deathsFri Aug 02 2024 - 18:54
German comedy recalls reunification’s lesson in capitalism for the EastA new comedy film, Two to One, recaptures the madness of East Germany in the summer of 1990Fri Aug 02 2024 - 18:01
Prisoner swap enables Biden to jab at US isolationists, but critics warn of ‘further blackmail’ by RussiaGerman politician says decision to release convicted murderer sets precedent that Russia can exploitThu Aug 01 2024 - 20:10
Eighty years on, Warsaw Uprising remains a proud act of Polish resistance Calls for historical commemoration projects and more compensation for wartime survivors from Germany for suffering it inflictedWed Jul 31 2024 - 21:46
Germany’s trash TV queen accused of giving Nazi saluteMelanie Müller accused of gesture during concert in LeipzigWed Jul 31 2024 - 21:20
German holidaymakers rise with the sun and set off for ItalyThe refusal of two federal states to rotate their school holidays, effectively claiming the sunniest weeks each year with a metaphorical bath towel, is causing tensionWed Jul 31 2024 - 04:48
German court backs reforms to reduce number of Bundestag seatsRuling ends lengthy stand-off between Berlin and constitutional court in KarlsruheTue Jul 30 2024 - 17:50
Germany’s new dole system hamstrung by mounting cost and collapse in public support Growing concern as 5.5m recipients at present cost almost €46bn annually, nearly 6% of the total federal budgetMon Jul 29 2024 - 18:15
European travellers, shoppers hit hard by tech outageProblems reported at airports and retailers across the continentSat Jul 20 2024 - 06:00
For a country crying out for foreign workers, Germany doesn’t act like oneTo plug its labour market gaps, the country needs a net inward migration of about 400,000 people. It consistently misses that goalFri Jul 19 2024 - 06:00
German plan to link arts funding to explicit rejection of anti-Semitism sparks concernBundestag resolution follows one on similar theme adopted and then dropped by Berlin’s city-state government earlier this yearWed Jul 17 2024 - 18:12
Germany bans far-right magazine, accusing it of incitement against minoritiesCompact magazine accused of incitement against Jews, immigrants and other minoritiesTue Jul 16 2024 - 18:11
Germans don’t like what Euro 2024 has exposed about their country Since Berlin became the capital again 25 years ago, German ingenuity, once applied to solving problems, has been applied to finding excuses. No wonder national team manager Julian Nagelsmann decided to give the whole country a pep talkSat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Controversial film about Hitler and Goebbels collapses the distance of decadesLeader and Seducer confronts audiences with the crimes of their bystander ancestors as Germany’s current political climate becomes unsettledFri Jul 12 2024 - 16:00
Shortfall in German defence spending exposes unresolved security tensionsAdmission by minister for defence comes as Olaf Scholz prepares to tell Nato summit Germany is meeting obligation to spend at least two 2% of GDP on defenceMon Jul 08 2024 - 20:31
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban launches right-wing alliance to resist ‘Brussels elite’Fidesz party combines with Austria’s Freedom Party and Czech ANO protest group as Hungary assumes six-month EU presidencyMon Jul 01 2024 - 21:52
Neutral but fully armed: Switzerland looks to its own defenceSwitzerland still has compulsory military and civil service for young people, while the 26 Swiss cantons have considerable civil defence competencesFri Jun 21 2024 - 14:00
Regional support for German extremists surges to parliamentary majority Two parties with anti-immigrant policies are making gains in eastern statesThu Jun 20 2024 - 19:00
Austrian heiress gives away €25m fortuneInheritance part of estimated €4.2bn BASF fortune left by grandmother on death in 2022Wed Jun 19 2024 - 19:39
German foreign minister warns Berlin austerity rules a risk to Ukraine and EuropeBudget row has ballooned into another existential standoff for Germany’s three government partiesMon Jun 17 2024 - 17:20
Taoiseach warns against ‘instability’ in advance of meeting on EU’s top jobsCoalition yet to agree on another term for Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission presidentSun Jun 16 2024 - 20:02
World leaders call for just peace in Ukraine, but Russia’s absence weighs heavily As delegates gathered in Switzerland, Vladimir Putin offered a ceasefire proposalSun Jun 16 2024 - 19:36
Taoiseach hails Ukraine peace summit as ‘an important start’ as talks conclude in SwitzerlandRussia and China stayed away from summit while countries including Saudi Arabia, South Africa, India, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates and the Holy See declined to sign the concluding communiquéSun Jun 16 2024 - 15:09
Peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow must respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity, says TaoiseachUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejects Russian claims that Swiss peace talks are a waste of timeSat Jun 15 2024 - 19:10
Taoiseach rules out early general election despite push within Government parties for October voteHarris said the electorate had not voted for change in recent local and European elections and wanted him to ‘get stuck in and do the job’Sat Jun 15 2024 - 16:30
Ukraine quandary: Questions of war and peace hang over Zelenskiy’s Switzerland summitAsked what is the point of peace talks when Russia is not attending, Swiss foreign minister says the only alternative is ‘to lean back and do nothing’Fri Jun 14 2024 - 17:10
Euro 2024: Can Germany repeat the glorious football parties of yesteryear? The 2006 World Cup surprised everyone with what it was really like to be a football fan in the country; can lightning strike twice?Wed Jun 12 2024 - 13:52
