First chancellor Konrad Adenauer the father of modern German politicsAdenauer wanted a rebuilt Germany to strive for European unity and reconciliationWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
The wildcards of Germany’s general electionDespite predictions of a third Merkel term, the most closely watched German election in decades is also the most uncertainTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:01
Ex-SS man tried in Germany over 1944 killingThe 92-year-old defendant denies involvement, 70 years onTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:01
Rival accuses Angela Merkel of ‘deadly dose’ of austerityGerman election race hots up in television debate as chancellor suggests she is safe choiceMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
Zurich confirms suicide note of finance chiefSwiss paper reports that Wauthier said he was under pressure for poor financial resultsSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Bid to unseat Merkel gaining momentum - SteinbrückOpposition candidate in Germany’s election unveils plans to reduce gap between rich and poorFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Depfa was ‘final nail in coffin’ of Hypo Real EstateNew light cast on dramatic events of five years agoFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Near-collapse of German bank and its Irish subsidiary shrouded in mysteryThe name of the bank that broke Ireland might not have been Anglo Irish Bank, but Depfa – to the tune of around €130bn and risingFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Election posters push a Merkel referendumChancellor stars as poster girl even in campaigns of rivalsWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
SPD leader critical of Angela Merkel over euro crisis‘I always said early on that Germany will have to pay for European stability,’ says challenger Peer SteinbrückTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:06
‘Der Spiegel’ report claims NSA spied on United NationsAlleged widespread surveillance of communications is codenamed ‘Blarney’Mon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
HRE plans auction sale of Dublin-based Depfa BankOffloading Dublin subsidiary seen as crucial step to allow HRE reprivatisationMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
Steinbrück gets unintended Stasi boostEast German secret police kept file on Merkel challenger, apparently intending to recruit him as informerSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Neo-Nazi murder inquiry criticises institutional incompetenceBudnestag publishes 1,000-page into neo-Nazi gang’s seven-year murder campaignFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:02
German election: don’t mention the euro crisisThere has been little talk of economic and European issues in the campaignFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:00
Merkel criticised over Dachau concentration camp visitGerman chancellor’s tour of camp where more than 41,000 were murdered followed by election rally in beer tent described as ‘tasteless’Wed Aug 21 2013 - 01:01
German Greens on campaign trail criticise Irish corporate tax regimeCoalition option with Angela Merkel not ruled out after shift on nuclear issueTue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00
Merkel open to second grand coalition with SPDGerman chancellor predicts federal election will be ‘very, very tight’Mon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
In Germany, coalition-building is the norm, even between eternal party rivalsOpinion: ‘Grand coalitions’ have advantages, but don’t always tackle difficult issuesSun Aug 18 2013 - 00:01
Angela Merkel: A Chancellorship Forged in Crisis, by Alan Crawford and Tony CzuckaReviewed by Derek ScallySat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Angela Merkel launches re-election campaign with warning on European debt addictionChancellor says instability likely unless she secures third termFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Shadow looms over plan to export solar power from Sahara to EuropeThe Desertec project has cooled following a split over when to begin sending natural energy from Africa to EuropeFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Ireland was forced into bailout, say German EuroscepticsAlternative for Germany launches election campaign saying France should leave euroThu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00
The gradual greening of two German giantsSince their launch, Aldi and Lidl have slowly adapted to Irish marketWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
Austrian anti-Facebook campaigner critical of Irish DPC’s positionGroup complained that company collected more data on users than it admittedWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
The man in Portarlington who protects people’s dataDiffering European approaches pose challenges for data commissionerWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
Leak points to third bailout for GreeceMerkel under pressure pre-election after reports that Greece will need further aidMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
German parties help email users to keep it crypticRequests for email encryption rise as leading US provider Lavabit closes down following claim of NSA request for dataSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
The diplomat who kept the Irish flag flying in BerlinDan Mulhall’s term as Ambassador to Germany saw dramatic changes in the countries’ relationshipSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
SPD on back foot over fresh NSA claimsMerkel challenger denies his party opened the door to surveillance a decade agoFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
Saga of German publisher stranger than fictionPublisher of Joyce and Beckett, loved for its iconic spines, is fighting for its lifeThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:01
Bonn urged sport agencies to give West German athletes drugs, claims reportResearchers collated and analysed catalogue of performance enhancing drugsMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:02
Boardroom battle sees exit of Siemens chiefIndustrial giant appoints CFO to top jobThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:01
Draghi favours publication of ECB minutesMove would add transparency to interest rate decisions in FrankfurtThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:01
Childcare deadline looms in GermanyLegal right to day-care in land of kindergarten to boost birthrate – and economyWed Jul 31 2013 - 01:00
Swimming against the tide in HamburgDie Zeit weekly is gaining readers with an up-market offering that marries serious and up-market popular journalismTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
US spying endangers democracy, says German presidentJoachim Gauck suggests Edward Snowden ‘deserves respect’ for NSA revelationsSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:13
Wagner bicentennial festival hits sour note at BayreuthComposer’s descendants struggle to mollify aggrieved directorSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Berlin denies go-slow on EU bank wind-up talksReports claim German finance ministry is planning to stall plan until new European Commission is chosen next yearSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
The colourful new face of WarsawWarsaw has a cheery new face but has not forgotten its dark history, making it a fascinating capital of many layersSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Irish privacy watchdog dismisses security agency complaintData-sharing with US intelligence not a breach of EU privacy laws, Data Protection Commissioner rulesFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Merkel aide questioned over US spyingChancellor’s chief-of-staff insists German intelligence services operate within the lawFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Executive board of German bank all on trial for fraudDirk Jens Nonnenmacher and five other former executives are accused of breach of fiduciary trust as well as accounting fraudThu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
Nazi ‘wanted’ posters spark controversy in GermanySimon Wiesenthal Centre is running campaign to find unconvicted Third Reich war criminalsWed Jul 24 2013 - 01:00
German intelligence chiefs examine Snowden claims on data shared with USGerman ministers and intelligence officials appear before a closed-door meeting to explain what they knew of data collectionWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:01
Irish strong on solidarity despite harsh economic conditionsIreland ranked 11th on social cohesion list, ahead of Britain and GermanyWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
Wall-to-wall barriers from Belfast to BerlinPanoramas featuring Belfast’s peace lines have been pasted on to a surviving stretch of the Berlin WallMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Merkel challenges US firms on data useGerman chancellor urges US companies based in Ireland to say with whom they share dataMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Merkel highlights failings in Irish data protection ahead of EU action“We have great data protection laws in Germany but if Facebook is based in Ireland, then Irish law applies”Mon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
European mobile operators to take on Apple and GoogleAlcatel ‘One Touch Fire’ phone with Firefox operating system to be rolled out in autumnSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
