EU democracy ‘gone to the dogs’, German court toldCountry’s highest court hears criticism of sovereign bond-buying programmeTue Jun 11 2013 - 23:11
ECB under fire for allegedly breaching its mandateGerman court in Karlsruhe to consider ECB’s role in Irish promissory note dealTue Jun 11 2013 - 13:12
ECB’s Asmussen warns German court not to undermine euroComments come ahead of two-day hearing in constitutional court on ‘outright monetary transaction’ provisionTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Bank rescue fund deal unlikely this year, says KennyIssue to be negotiated ‘towards end of year and into next year’, says TaoiseachSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Finnish doubts about EU bailout politics expressed loudly and frequentlyAnalysis: in mapping Ireland’s bailout exit it’s crucial to look beyond Berlin to HelsinkiSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Kenny refuses to enter Rehn row with IMF‘Decisiveness, clarity and courage are required,’ says TaoiseachSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Kenny declines to row into EU and IMF dispute over Greek bailoutOlli Rehn says troika partner did not support early debt restructuringFri Jun 07 2013 - 13:10
German court rules gay couples should have equal taxation rightsDecision puts Merkel in difficult position in what could be an electoral minefieldFri Jun 07 2013 - 01:06
Enda Kenny in Lithuania and Latvia for presidency handoverTaoiseach expresses “hope and belief” focus is on breaking deadlock on agreeing EU’s seven-year budgetFri Jun 07 2013 - 01:00
Kenny urges agreement on stalled EU budgetStruggling European economies cannot afford to wait for deal, Taoiseach says in LatviaThu Jun 06 2013 - 14:13
Kenny demands Coalition parties throw weight behind Seanad referendumTaoiseach challenges Labour whip Stagg as Tuffy vows to campaign 'vigorously' for No voteThu Jun 06 2013 - 10:19
A slow-acting, addictive, dangerous drug: 200 years of WagnerHe was an opportunistic ego-maniac and his legacy was sullied by Nazism, but after two centuries, Richard Wagner’s music has lost none of its power and furyWed May 22 2013 - 02:00
Germany stalling on speed limitDebate on autobahn speeding has run for 40 years and shows no sign of stoppingTue May 21 2013 - 19:05
Germans queue up for the Full IrishIn Germany, they love Irish storytelling in song and word. Now, at last, they are paying attention to our playsSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Inside Barbie’s Berlin Dreamhouse of HorrorAmused parents and confused children looked on as spontaneous protest turned into a violent scuffle with security guardsFri May 17 2013 - 01:00
Google must tidy up search formatCompany failed to ensure search did not breach privacy laws, says courtWed May 15 2013 - 04:03
Leak reveals no let-up in Berlin austerity planAn internal chancellery report on reform plans around Europe notes that ‘further room for labour market liberalisation’ exists in Italy, while similar reforms in Spain and Greece ‘were essential’Mon May 13 2013 - 21:52
German obsession with inflation is based on mythsOpinion: Separating historical fact from fiction is a thankless task in Germany but one man is trying to do just thatSat May 11 2013 - 02:00
Berlin counts the cost of the Nazis’ cultural crackdownMemorials to the culling that began in 1933 are reminders of the loss of diversitySat May 11 2013 - 01:00
France given more time to reach budget targetsEuropean Commission to give France two extra years to bring deficit beneath 3 per cent ceilingWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Beate Zschäpe goes on trial in biggest German terrorist case in decadesOver 600 witnesses to be called in neo-Nazi trial likely to last more than two yearsTue May 07 2013 - 06:00
Euro exit could benefit Germany says Hans-Werner SinnInfluential economist says ‘Germany can exist without the euro’Tue May 07 2013 - 06:00
Barroso defends Merkel over austerityGermany not to blame for crisis, says European Commission presidentMon May 06 2013 - 06:00
Neo-Nazi trial begins in MunichCourt to hear evidence 38-year-old woman masterminded 13-year campaign of killings against German migrantsMon May 06 2013 - 06:00
Germany would have much to lose from euro zone failureWorld View: The German hegemony argument tends to overlook how much ground Berlin has already concededSun May 05 2013 - 08:00
New Italian PM urges Merkel to back growth strategy for the EUCyprus parliament backs austerity bail-out packageWed May 01 2013 - 06:16
Bundesbank leader criticises ECB euro zone rescue programmeJens Weidmann says ECB stability analysis is based on `strongly subjective elements'Mon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Irish corporate tax rate on agenda in BerlinLabour TD Dominic Hannigan discusses issue with German politiciansSat Apr 27 2013 - 05:49
Austerity on the menu as Van Rompuy dines with MerkelEuropean Commission president José Manuel Barroso’s assertion that austerity had ‘reached its limits’ in Europe provides backdrop to meetingThu Apr 25 2013 - 07:00
Merkel: German hegemony in Europe ‘an alien idea’Chancellor warns easing of euro crisis no time to let up on reforms and integrationWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
Bayern Munich boss scores own goal with back-tax settlementGerman soccer club president Uli Hoeness confirms multimillion-euro payment over Swiss bank accountTue Apr 23 2013 - 06:00
Merkel cautious on study showing Germans less wealthy than neighboursReport suggests median Cypriot wealth five times higher than German equivalentSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Bundestag backs Cyprus aid and Irish loan extensionsSPD questions solidarity to low-tax countriesFri Apr 19 2013 - 07:00
Irish art on Berlin’s blank canvas‘Neither Here Nor There’, a show by Irish artists in Berlin, turns nowhere into somethingThu Apr 18 2013 - 07:00
Berlin open to medium-term treaty change on banking unionDemands in Dublin not a ploy to delay bank recapitalisation, officials sayTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
‘Alternative for Germany’ party calls for euro zone dissolutionSingle currency is polarising continent, says party’s Bernd LuckeMon Apr 15 2013 - 07:00
Upstart political party challenges Germany’s consensus on the euroAnalysis: The appetite for euro-critical debate is growing in German newspapersSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
Germany restarts hunt for nuclear waste dumpNew facility for 28,000 tonnes of nuclear material to open by 2040Thu Apr 11 2013 - 07:00
Germany may seek concessions from Ireland for new loan dealTroika report warns of ‘potentially challenging’ situation aheadThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
Extending maturities on loans to Ireland may serve as catalyst for return to market, according to reportIrish borrowing in coming years ‘demanding’ though ‘manageable under tranquil market conditions’Thu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
Spiegel editors fired over pay-wall feudOngoing dispute over paid-for content prompts departures at the Hamburg media organisationThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
On Germany, the lady was for turningThatcher’s foreign secretary Douglas Hurd urged her not to obstruct historyWed Apr 10 2013 - 06:00
Merkel pays tribute to ‘extraordinary leader’Thatcher’s suspicion of German unification well documentedTue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
Ireland vulnerable to crisis shocks - German economistGerman economic ranking places France in fourth placeTue Apr 09 2013 - 01:00
Kohl says German entry to the euro depended on his political survivalInterview in thesis reveals struggle within CDU over the single currencyMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:28
The new Irish Gastarbeiter find their feetSome 25 years after Joxer went to Stuttgart, his children are finding new opportunities in Europe’s largest economySat Apr 06 2013 - 07:00
