Berlin calls for data exchange on tax havensGerman finance minister advocates closer co-operation between EU member statesSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
Turkish media to challenge exclusion from neo-Nazi trialLimitied accreditation for Munich trial draws sustained criticismFri Apr 05 2013 - 05:00
WWII bomb defused in central BerlinTraffic comes to standstill as Soviet bomb defused near central stationThu Apr 04 2013 - 06:01
A personal tour of some of Picasso’s best worksAfter extensive renovation, the doors have reopened on Berlin’s Berggruen Museum, one of the world’s top private collections of 20th-century artThu Apr 04 2013 - 06:00
Record euro area jobless rate sparks alarmIreland sixth in European jobless league table with youth unemployment stuck at 31%Wed Apr 03 2013 - 06:09
Germany’s CDU warned against courting “shrill” minoritiesMerkel confidante advises party to court conservative base in September general electionWed Apr 03 2013 - 06:00
Hasselhoff marries Berlin WallCivil ceremony reportedly took place in Berlin before a small group of family and friendsMon Apr 01 2013 - 12:14
Former German chancellor Schröder defends Merkel on euro crisisMerkel’s ‘restrained’ leadership is ‘appropriate’, says SchröderSun Mar 31 2013 - 20:16
German coalition partner seeks relaxation of dual citizenship lawsCall by Free Democrats likely to put party on collision course with conservative wing of Merkel’s partySat Mar 30 2013 - 06:02
Band of Brüder: a German view of wartimeGeneration War, a TV miniseries about the second World War which engaged a new generation of Germans, begins tonight on RTE TwoSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Schäuble defends Dijsselbloem over Cyprus bailout ’precedent’German finance minister says it is not ’the task of taxpayers’ to save indebted banksThu Mar 28 2013 - 22:07
Germany’s rethink on just where the blame lies for the Irish bank bailoutAs Ireland’s bank guarantee closes its doors tomorrow, the Irish debate over the infamous decision of September 2008 and the subsequent bailout is drawing attention in GermanyWed Mar 27 2013 - 06:00
German finance minister warns against ‘radical change’ to Irish bailout termsComments come as Government faces setback on bank fundsWed Mar 27 2013 - 06:00
Angela Merkel welcomes ‘fair distribution’ of burden in Cypriot crisisDeal will help win back confidence, says German finance minister Wolfgang SchäubleTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:07
German states file lawsuit at constitutional courtBavaria and Hesse claim they subsidise poorer statesTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:00
Cyprus deal reached that will protect small depositorsIsland’s second largest bank to be wound down, hitting deposits over €100,000Mon Mar 25 2013 - 01:24
Cyprus bringing Europe to ‘edge of what’s possible’, says MerkelCypriot politicians have yet to realise banking model is history, says chancellorSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:44
Trade links with Germany vital, says Richard BrutonEssential for Ireland to move beyond traditional strengths, says Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation after three-day trip to GermanyWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:19
Berlin presses Nicosia to produce alternative to bank levy proposalTwo big banks insolvent without ECB funding, says Wolfgang SchäubleWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Schäuble supported levy on Cypriot accounts but not below €100,000German finance minister cites lessons of Irish and Icelandic bank crisesWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
German ‘Antichrist of finance’ arrested after five years on the runFinancier accused of short-selling to earn himself $53mMon Mar 18 2013 - 00:06
Thousands brave cold for Berlin paradeAlmost 3,000 turned out in near-zero temperatures for St Patrick’s Day celebrationsSun Mar 17 2013 - 17:16
Angela Merkel’s Polish roots revealedNew biographer discovers a grandfather of the German leader was born in PoznanFri Mar 15 2013 - 06:30
Merkel criticises excessive manager payOutspoken remarks prompt speculation of a post-election grand coalition with the Social DemocratsThu Mar 14 2013 - 00:06
Schröder returns to German national stage to rally Social DemocratsA decade on, disagreement persists about former chancellor’s economic legacyWed Mar 13 2013 - 13:16
Merkel’s ailing coalition partner FDP seeks electoral revival as defender of euroFDP warns France against creating ‘debt EU’Sun Mar 10 2013 - 22:56
Merkel's strategies on euro zone crisis reveal 'courtesan to the rich'Germany’s left-wing firebrand Oskar Lafontaine has said Chancellor Angela Merkel’s euro zone crisis tactics had exposed her as…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
German scepticism on debt deal growsGerman politicians have drawn a line through Irish hopes of extending EU loan repayments by up to 15 years.Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
'Bishop Basilius' escorted out of hall after cardinal errorAhead of the conclave to elect a new pope, no one noticed the black-clad Bishop Basilius in the crowd of Catholic clergy in St Peter’s Square.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Swiss vote to cap pay of top company executivesExecutive life in Switzerland will soon be less lucrative after more than two-thirds of Swiss voted yesterday in favour of capping…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryThere’s a little-known link between the Irish economy and the German language – something I call Brandt’s Law.Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Helmut Kohl's sons go public on family feudWhen Helmut Kohl’s wife, Hannelore, took her life in 2001, after years battling a rare allergy to daylight, she left a suicide…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Kampusch premiere meets mixed reviewsCritics say it’s voyeuristic. but its makers say the film of Natascha Kampusch’s memoir portrays her as a survivorSat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Horse DNA detected in Polish meat plantsPolish authorities have confirmed that horse DNA has been detected in three of the country’s meat processing plantsFri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Kerry hints US ready to aid Syrian rebelsUS secretary of state John Kerry used his inaugural visit to Germany yesterday to signal Washington’s readiness to support anti…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Berlin calls for reforms to continuePublic frustration and private fear dominated German reaction yesterday to the Italian general election.Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Merkel warned over gay tax concession planGerman conservatives have warned Chancellor Angela Merkel that she will alienate core voters if her ruling Christian Democratic…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Quinn launches language websiteIreland should embrace the German language as the “key to a door” of cultural and economic achievement, Minister for Education…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Irish artist revisits 'Slaughterhouse-Five' with installation to illuminate firebombing of cityThe building on the outskirts of Dresden has a raked, snowcovered roofWed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Promissory deal a breach of ECB rules, Stark saysIreland’s new promissory note arrangement is a clear breach of the European Central Bank’s prohibition of monetary financing, …Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Bundesbank concern at Irish dealBundesbank president Jens Weidmann has voiced concern that Ireland’s promissory notes deal came perilously close to illegal monetary…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Death threats sent to man with HIVBavarian police have opened an investigation into a HIV-positive German man after he received death threats from neighbours and…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Amazon to investigate exploitation claimsInternet retailer Amazon has vowed to investigate claims that its German subsidiary exploits foreign workers to cope with the…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Tainted lasagne leads to countrywide meat testsGermany is the latest European country to find horse meat in its frozen food after two major retailers yesterday removed own-…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Asda withdraws Greencore product with horse meatIrish food group Greencore became the latest company to become embroiled in the horse meat scandal when it confirmed it manufactured…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Financial transaction tax may yield €35bnThe European Commission estimates a new financial transaction tax in 11 EU countries will raise up to €35 billion annually.Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Germans shocked and surprised by sudden moveGermany Germany was speechless when one of their own was elected pope in 2005, as they were again yesterday when Pope Benedict…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Kurt Weill revived: the return of the MackKurt Weill supplied the soundtrack to Weimar BerlinMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
German minister quits over 'plagiarism'When German chancellor Angela Merkel goes before the cameras to announce the departure of a cabinet minister, it’s usually a …Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
