Berlin energy crisis may be opportunity for Dublin
Cantillon: Irish wind energy could be sold to energy-hungry German industrialists
‘Implosion’: CDU plays blame game after German election disaster
Centre-right party begins search for third leader in three years
Intel seeks €8bn in subsidies for European chip plant
Chip manufacturer eyes Germany and Benelux states for potential semi-conductor factory
Germany’s climate law not fair on young, constitutional court rules
Judges order government to rewrite law to ease climate burden on future generations
Armin Laschet clinches nomination to run for German chancellor
Leader of Merkel’s CDU party to head election challenge after Bavarian rival ends bid
How vaccine laggard CureVac hopes to come out on top
EU approval is likely to come around the middle of the year
German businesses left waiting for pandemic payments
Despite financial pledges, half of SMEs deprived of Covid-19 funds for month or more
Germany poised to extend ‘lockdown lite’ up until Christmas
Plan is to slow spread of Covid enough to enable family gatherings over festive season
EU hits US with tariffs on €3.4bn of imports
High hopes for reset in trade relations once Biden takes office and review of levies on Irish products including Kerrygold and Baileys
Coronavirus outbreaks impact on senior EU leaders
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in self-quarantine after exposure
Miriam Lord: Restricted movement for Leo as Micheál finds his stride
We are learning that a pandemic, along with a week, is a long time in politics
‘Deutschland rocks’ but not if you’re BMW
Elon Musk’s visit to new Tesla ‘Gigafactory’ underlines growing crisis in German car industry
Europe’s ‘zombie’ recovery will fall behind US, Deutsche Bank warns
Bank chief warns of danger of extending state aid to shield economy from pandemic
Leading German unions propose four-day working week to save jobs
New poll finds a reduction in working hours with only limited pay decreases is backed by 60% of Germans
Germany sees economy recovering faster than expected
Berlin expects V-shaped recovery to economic devastation caused by Covid-19
Wirecard scandal leaves German regulators under fire
Critics point to a corporate culture historically wary of foreign speculators
Coronavirus: Millions of French to emerge from lockdown
Germany records lowest number of new infections in six days with global deaths at 282,000
German packages to cushion against Covid-19 now collectively worth €1 trillion
Berlin determined to use ‘all we have’ to limit looming economic crisis
Coronavirus: German vaccine developer rejects US buy-up bid
Donald Trump is reportedly trying to gain exclusive access to German firm’s reseach
New SPD leadership raises risk of German coalition break-up
Conservatives urge Social Democrats to stick with coalition agreement
Donohoe to meet new ECB president Lagarde on visit to Germany
Minister for Finance’s visit aims to build ties with largest EU member ahead of Brexit
Germany returns to growth helped by construction and consumption
GDP in Europe’s largest economy expanded by 0.4% in first quarter
Germany slashes growth forecast for second time in three months
Trade disputes and Brexit weigh on Europe’s largest economy
German institutes slashes growth forecast as industry orders tumble
Institutes cut their overall forecast for this year to 0.8% from a previous 1.9%
Germany and France say EU ‘champions’ needed to take on Chinese and US rivals
The aim is to protect the EU’s industrial base from what is seen as predatory competition from China and threats from trade wars
Weak foreign demand sinks German industry orders
Global trade tensions take a toll as demand from outside EU slumps 5.5%
German minister calls for fund to counter foreign takeovers
Proposal forms part of strategy designed to create ‘national and European champions’
Khashoggi ‘body double’ footage emerges from outside Saudi consulate
Erdogan to give parliament ‘naked truth’ about journalist’s murder in speech on Tuesday
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
Germany shrugs off Brexit fears and trade threats to grow 0.5% in second quarter
Warning that unresolved trade concerns and Turkish currency crisis could change things quickly
Merkel to meet allies in last attempt to avoid rupture
Germany’s interior minister offered to resign over EU deal to tackle immigration
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’
EU seeks last-minute deal over US tariffs on steel and aluminium
US commerce secretary and EU trade chief to meet this week at OECD event in Paris
Eurogroup chief hails German stance on euro zone reform
Mário Centeno wants concrete progress during ‘unique window of opportunity’
Concerns deepen as Germany grapples with coalition talks collapse
SPD faces dilemma in seeking fresh elections if grand coalition as likely after poll as now
German parliament votes to back Irish debt restructuring
Social Democratic Party opposes move which will save exchequer estimated €150m
EU blacklist of tax havens to be completed by December
Action spurred on by publication of Paradise Papers, meeting of finance ministers told
Key German state gives landslide victory to Angela Merkel party
CDU win in North Rhine-Westphalia offers clear endorsement of Merkel’s policies
Dutch election: Rutte wins and celebrates ‘rejection of populism’
Many parties had adopted most of Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration platfom
Merkel hoping to ease demands for immediate EU exit of UK
Commission president says he wants UK’s divorce papers on his desk ‘immediately’
Greece debt: Tsipras to bring more to negotiations
European Central Bank sanctions further support for the Greek banking system
ECB supports Greek banks after €1.2bn in deposits withdrawn
Kenny says time is running out to reach a solution, country getting close to ‘crisis time’
ECB provides funding lifeline to cash-strapped Greek banks
Frankfurt raises cap on emergency liquidity amid run on Greek lenders
Germany, Spain, Italy and Austria host Ryder Cup bid inspections
Portugal have informed officials that they are no longer in the running for 2022 event
Merkel promises stability ahead of today’s swearing-in for third term
Marathon coalition agreement with SPD signed in Berlin
Germany restarts hunt for nuclear waste dump
New facility for 28,000 tonnes of nuclear material to open by 2040
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