Billion-euro Munich art haul reveals historical Nazi theftThe 1,500 works found in squalid apartment include pieces by Picasso, Matisse and RenoirTue Nov 05 2013 - 09:51
German police seize €1bn hoard of modern art looted by NazisWorks by artists including Picasso, Chagall and Matisse were seized in MunichMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00
Dial M for Merkel: Angela’s next moveRelations between the US and Germany are straining after news leaked that the NSA has been eavesdropping on the chancellor’s phone calls. What difference might Edward Snowden’s offer to reveal all to a Bundestag investigation make?Sat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Snowden ready to testify on NSA in BerlinWhistleblower testimony conditional on resolution of his asylum situationSat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Snowden has ‘no regrets’ about exposing surveillanceFormer defence contractor claims US government is out to ‘destroy’ himFri Nov 01 2013 - 20:44
Snowden indicates willingness to testify before BundestagContents of letter to Merkel to be revealed at press conference todayFri Nov 01 2013 - 06:47
Google and Yahoo user data tapped - SnowdenGoogle and Yahoo user data accessed by US and Britain, says NSA whistleblowerThu Oct 31 2013 - 07:23
SPD seeks ‘link’ between ESM support and financial taxMerkel’s Christian Democratic Union agrees to push financial tax at EU levelThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Greenwald backs calls for Snowden to testify in GermanyInvestigative journalist promises further NSA spying revelationsWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:01
Clean-up begins as St Jude storm claims at least 13 livesMillions of euro worth of damage caused to buildings and infrastructure across EuropeWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:00
Obama under pressure over Merkel phone tap allegationsGerman magazine claims US has been spying on chancellor’s mobile phone since 2002Mon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Discrimination against Roma traced back to Middle AgesFrom their earliest days in Europe, Roma were suppressed and excludedSun Oct 27 2013 - 23:08
Angela Merkel demands progress on no-spy deal between Europe and the USGerman chancellor continues to use Nokia 6210 phone allegedly tapped by NSASat Oct 26 2013 - 01:01
Bugging of Merkel’s phone may finally push EU’s debate on data protectionRevelations that the chancellor’s phone was targeted by US marks a new lowFri Oct 25 2013 - 10:36
US spy activity in EU jeopardising trade talksMerkel tells Obama ‘spying on friends is not acceptable at all’Fri Oct 25 2013 - 08:53
Road works in Poland lead to dead end for Siac and SiskLittle did Irish construction giants think the winning of multimillion euro tenders to build motorways and bridges would end in disasterFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:00
US spying allegations set to dominate EU summitKenny condemns ‘appalling’ alleged bugging of German leader’s phone callsThu Oct 24 2013 - 13:11
Pope suspends German ‘bling bishop’ pending investigationExpensive residence renvoation under investigation by German bishopsThu Oct 24 2013 - 06:59
Berlin ready to compromise on ESMPproposals circulating in Berlin do not foresee any element of retrospective recapitalisationThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
US intelligence services alleged to have tapped Angela Merkel’s phoneGerman leader demands clarification from US president Barack ObamaThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
Prayers to riches tale of ‘bling bishop’ puts German church in spotlightThe new pope’s approach to wealth may not be compatible with his German churchWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:08
Bundestag opposition warns of grand coalition influenceTalks on a new CDU-SPD government commence immediatelyTue Oct 22 2013 - 18:26
Bundesbank alert over rapid property price risesBank warns of ‘possible overvaluation’ in desirable German citiesTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:07
Scandal-hit German bishop meets popeBishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst given 20-minute audience to explain €31m residenceTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:00
Merkel aims for further EU treaty change in third termGerman chancellor is pushing for even tighter EU oversight of national budgetsMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
The battle for Germany’s finance ministry beginsAlthough the SPD has designs on the ministry, Merkel’s CDU is determined Shäuble will stay putSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:09
Germany economists warn on ESM bank recapitalisationContinued high debt levels leave Ireland “vulnerable”Fri Oct 18 2013 - 01:01
Germany poised for another grand coalitionCDU and SPD agree to open talks next week for a second allianceFri Oct 18 2013 - 01:00
CDU-Greens coalition talks end in BerlinDoor between parties ‘is not nailed shut’ as Merkel withdraws to consider optionsThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
Noonan to continue seeking bank recapitalisationGovernment to negotiate on all fronts for debt relief, says MinisterThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
Family that controls BMW gave €690,000 to Merkel’s partyDonation from Quandt family was made two weeks after federal electionWed Oct 16 2013 - 01:00
SPD places Irish corporate tax rate at centre of coalition talks‘I am very sorry for Ireland but I am afraid the corporate tax rates are too low’Tue Oct 15 2013 - 06:48
Lavish spending forces German bishop to seek audience with popeLimburg renovation included a reported €15,000 spent on a bathTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:23
Second coalition of CDU and SPD looking likely in GermanyAngela Merkel’s talks today with Green Party seen as just a matter of political choreographyMon Oct 14 2013 - 23:13
Second Houses – What they do elsewhereThe Bundesrat – a bulwark of German democracyTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00
Austrian coalition set to hold on to powerThree Eurosceptic populist parties command support of a third of electorateSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Team Stronach offers a frank alternative to Austrian body politicSupport for his team is dipping, but all eyes are on Frank Stronach as Austria goes to the polls on SundayFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:00
Greens incur wrath of Joschka FischerFormer German foreign minister attacks party for ‘disastrous’ election that led to mass resignations at topWed Sept 25 2013 - 01:00
Merkel offers ‘gratitude’ to Ireland and says reforms are paying offChancellor sees scale of election triumph as endorsement of her euro zone strategyTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00
Merkel’s search for partner in government beginsMost likely outcome is another grand coalition with the Social DemocratsMon Sept 23 2013 - 22:40
Merkel praises Irish reform but ‘no change’ to strategyRe-elected chancellor says Ireland an example of how crisis countries can turn themselves aroundMon Sept 23 2013 - 13:14
German result is a clear vote for stabilityMerkel rewarded for her steady stewardship of the German economy and labour marketMon Sept 23 2013 - 09:39
Angela Merkel sweeps in for third term as chancellorGerman leader’s CDU party scores best federal election result since 1994Mon Sept 23 2013 - 08:46
Merkel retains power in Germany as safe pair of handsThe election of the 18th Bundestag was won on domestic concernsMon Sept 23 2013 - 01:02
Mammy Merkel keeps it personalTomorrow’s poll is less an election on the German leader’s polices than a referendum on her personalitySat Sept 21 2013 - 07:23
No revolution likely on EU reformLikely Merkel victory means more incremental reformSat Sept 21 2013 - 07:06
Power city: Berlin’s political nerve centreWhat happens in the German capital affects us more than the goings-on inside the Washington Beltway or even Whitehall’s square mile. Ahead of Germany’s federal election tomorrow, it’s a good time to stroll through the heart of the Berliner RepublikSat Sept 21 2013 - 01:00
Social Democrats warn against third term for MerkelGermany’s Election: Pledges to raise minimum wage but opposition coalition behind in final pollsThu Sept 19 2013 - 23:20
Upstart eurosceptic party could upset German pollOpinion polls unclear of support for anti-bailout “Alternative for Germany”Thu Sept 19 2013 - 01:00
