Russia warns EU leaders over Belarus ahead of crisis talks

Protests and strikes continue after disputed election and brutal crackdown

German coalition agrees €130bn stimulus to mitigate lockdown damage

Huge package comes as country expects worst recession in its postwar history

Germany reopens gun law debates after shisha bar killings

Gunman who killed nine in attack in Hanau sent letter to prosecutors in November

New SPD leadership raises risk of German coalition break-up

Conservatives urge Social Democrats to stick with coalition agreement

Miriam Lord: Scuttling things in the Dáil bars

A rat in TDs’ midst; Shane Ross’s birthday; Dr Reilly’s tie; hands, knees and boomps-a-daisy

‘Berlin is not Munich’: What Ireland can learn from Bavaria

Irish people based in the sprawling German region offer advice on the CSU visit

Merkel’s allies urge EU to break Brexit deadlock

Ahead of Irish trip, CSU pledges support for Ireland in all Brexit scenarios

Stevie Wonder: every studio album ranked

From his teenage Motown years to his funk masterpieces of the 70s and later pop ballads, Stevie Wonder’s music is nothing but joyous

Ursula von der Leyen profile: Who is proposed new EU Commission president?

German defence minister (60) is seen as a liberal and reliable pair of hands

Who is in the running for the EU's top jobs?

Europe Editor Patrick Smyth sets the scene and looks at the runners and riders

Vast open-cast mine protest ends as German police move in

Thousands of Ende Gelände demonstrators infiltrated Garzweiler 48sq km lignite mine

EU summit: ‘Electing a pope is easier,’ says Varadkar as no decision on top jobs

EU leaders to meet again on June 30th to seek agreement on who should get top jobs

Future of Merkel’s coalition in doubt after SPD leader steps down

Social Democratic leader Andrea Nahles resigns after just 400 days in office

European elections 2019: Voters turn to populists and the Greens

Far-right poised to be a disruptive influence in next European Parliament

German authorities seek Irish help over ‘very serious’ data hack

Hundreds of politicians and media figures caught in Germany’s biggest data dump

Macron urges greater European integration in address to Bundestag

France and Germany have ‘obligation not to let the world slip into chaos,’ president says

Who is Manfred Weber, potential next head of European Commission?

Pragmatic 46-year-old Bavarian and EPP leader is close ally of Angela Merkel

German former spy chief loses role after lambasting Merkel government

Hans-Georg Maassen criticised coalition’s ‘naive’ immigration policy in speech

Merkel’s conservative allies humbled in Bavarian state poll

Exit polls show Christian Social Union bleeding votes to Greens and far-right

Bavarian election could be the canary in the mine for Merkel

Poor showings for her centre-right alliance could catalyse her transition out of power

EU member states jockey for positions as top jobs to be filled

Europe Letter: France and Germany lead field in expectation of key roles in institutions

Bavarian asylum camps open their doors

Agencies based in ‘anchor centres’ to take hardline approach, state premier says

Merkel ‘livid’ over interior minister’s Brexit intervention

Horst Seehofer warned European Commission of security risks posed by its Brexit stance

The Irish Times view on Angela Merkel’s problems: the free-travel zone is under threat

For much of Europe, fears of a hard border in Ireland tomorrow pale in comparison to fears of hard borders across the continent today

Austrians insist they will respond to Bavarian transit camps

EU fears grow that if Vienna closes border with Italy Schengen zone will unravel

Merkel ground down by Germany’s new political poker

Chancellor’s legacy tied forever to refugee hand she played on principled hunch

Austria and Italy react to German border control plan

Vienna rejects proposal to pass asylum seekers back over Austrian border

Merkel to meet allies in last attempt to avoid rupture

Germany’s interior minister offered to resign over EU deal to tackle immigration

Merkel’s coalition in the balance as allies row over migration

CSU yet to accept EU proposals while minister pledges to begin turning back migrants

Fear stalks German borders as police face renewed wave of migration

High-stakes stand-off in Berlin as Merkel’s Bavarian allies decide on support for EU deal

Merkel in bid to save German coalition with asylum-seeker deal

EU members at summit agree on processing centres for refugees and to bolster Frontex

Future of EU hinges on solving migration issue, says Merkel

German chancellor under increasing pressure to secure comprehensive EU-wide deal

CSU pressure on Merkel over refugees has harmed party, poll shows

Observers suggest CSU demands on German chancellor may be running out of steam

Irish State has nothing to boast about regarding migrants

As the EU wrestles with migration, we should not forget the demographic crisis

EU states to meet on Sunday to tackle growing migration rifts

Issue bringing bitter political divisions to a head in Europe and United States

The Irish Times view on Germany’s coalition: On the ropes

Angela Merkel’s coalition partner has given her an ultimatum that could collapse their government

Merkel given two weeks to come up with migrant solution

Chancellor denies CDU allies in Bavaria blackmailing her to back tougher asylum rules

Macron hopes Italy will work with France on immigration

Paris concerned about stance new PM will take on euro zone integration and asylum

Fronts harden in Berlin-Bavaria refugee row

Fake news tweet causes palpitations in Berlin as hectic weekend of shuttle diplomacy looms

Angela Merkel warns Trump that Europe ‘won’t be had’ again

US president’s torpedoing of G7 summit on Twitter was ‘sobering and a bit depressing’

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

The Irish Times ePaper

Stardust

Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people

Common Ground

How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands