Paris and Berlin visions of European Union at odds over emphasis on euro zone

Dundrum native Caroline Staunton has watched Ireland’s opera revival and is now contributing to the ambitious new Irish National O(...)

German rappers accepted Echo prize on day of remembrance for Holocaust victims

Minister meets German counterpart and urges EU to pursue banking union over tax harmonisation

Plan likely to make clear a reboot of relations must engage with Merkel’s federal government

Hearing concerns questions over transfer of EU user data from network’s Dublin HQ to US

German chancellor summons new cabinet to castle outside Berlin to settle tensions

Police release six men detained on suspicion of planning an attack on Berlin’s half-marathon

German police decline to comment on reports man had criminal record and links to far-right groups

Twenty people seriously injured and woman (51), man (65) and driver (48) all dead

German man drove into beer garden in western city of Münster before taking his own life

Catalan leader says country needs mediator to try to address political crisis

Former Catalan leader urges Spain dialogue after being freed pending extradition proceedings

Spain’s victory in securing arrest of Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont now looks hollow

German court now has to decide whether to act on arrest warrant issued by Spain

In Berlin, where one in five is on the dole, talk of change is being followed closely

Claims theatre director Benny Fredriksson was hounded by problematic accusations

Former Catalan leader arrested on Sunday on way back to self-imposed exile in Belgium

Data commission saw problems with justification for sharing Facebook data with developers

Carles Puigdemont detained on European arrest warrant after crossing into Germany

New EU rules will allow data-protection organisations to oversee the work of the DPC in Dublin

Ruling conservative government is moving for a second time to tighten abortion laws

Ornua says microbes discovered in the tested butter were not a health concern

AfD ridiculed for attacking kindergarten’s decision to celebrate its ‘calendar of cultures’

‘We support Ireland and the Border question without ifs or buts,’ says German official

Warm welcome for Taoiseach from Angela Merkel

SF motion calling on Government to stand down unit has backing of other Opposition parties

‘Germany supports the Irish position completely’ on Northern border, German chancellor tells Taoiseach after Berlin meeting

Taoiseach notes ‘inconsistency’ that ex-MP felt obliged to resign while Senator sidelined

Airport was set to open in 2012 until safety checks revealed defective smoke extractor system

Taoiseach’s inaugural official visit to Berlin a chance to explore growing EU reform debate

The loophole allowed a political firm to collect unauthorised data on millions of users

Marcin Warchol: Would Ms Justice Donnelly refuse to surrender criminals to Germany or Spain?

German chancellor hints at mutualisation of debts if EU states improve competitiveness

High Court judgment will force EU to face a decision it has ducked for years

Record number of government MPs refuse to vote chancellor back into office

Mainstream media praises Aileen Donnelly’s referral of extradition case to Europe

Polish minister says Ireland delaying punishment of ‘serious drug mafia criminal’

Judge’s decision based on legal changes in Poland shifts relations into uncharted waters

Minority partner pledges to take tougher approach to criminality from asylum seekers

Richard Bruton tells Germans Brexit has made Ireland more European in its outlook

Success of Merkel’s fourth term hinges on relationship with SPD figures Scholz and Nahles

One ‘Tafel’ has faced criticism for excluding migrants from new donations

SDP presents its six ministers almost six months after Germany’s federal election

Chancellor says EU requires ‘a strong German voice together with France and other member states’

One third of SPD rank-and-file argue the party has lost touch with core voters

Postal vote of centre-left SPD party sees backing for another grand coalition in Berlin

Vote paves way for Merkel’s fourth term as chancellor after months of uncertainty

After months of post-election wrangling, big questions remain about Germany’s future

Leaked government paper suggests public money be used to pay for retrofits

‘We need clear positions, courage and decisiveness,’ says hopeful leader Andrea Nahles

Berlin insists it struck no political deal to free Deniz Yücel

Many European churches – besides one in Dublin – claim to hold relics of St Valentine

Berlin lawyer’s case will ask the question: do air quality laws exist on paper or in practice?

German chancellor’s party critics have accused her of negotiating badly in coalition deal

Angry emails and party pressure force SDP leader to step down and suggest successor

Andrea Nahles’s first task will be to sell the Merkel coalition deal to SPD members

Derek Scally: Three big parties eventually sign off on deal amid talk of post-Merkel era

Social Democrats secure finance portfolio in talks with Angela Merkel’s CDU

Anti-abortion campaigners link Down syndrome abortions to Nazi eugenics practices

From 1961 to 1989, Soviet construct made sure ‘angst, discipline and conformity ruled’

The country’s vague regulations are stirring tensions with both camps seeking change

Stand-off over health and labour market reform stalls discussions to create government

An official review of the two countries’ relationship is under way. It’s time to think anew

Mateusz Morawiecki errors appear to break ban on blaming Poland for Nazi atrocities

Plans will help city’s growing population, with almost one-third available as social housing

Bill passed by senate makes it illegal to accuse Polish nation of complicity in the Holocaust

Arthur Wagner changes name to Ahmad and declares plan to unite Germans and Muslims

Emissions tests showed VW fumes more harmful to animals than 20-year-old Ford’s

Emissions tests on people and monkeys ‘wrong, unethical, repugnant’, says VW chief

Hans Scholl flirted with Hitler Youth before he and sister Sophie were executed by the Nazis

Daimler, BMW and VW implicated as politicians react with horror to news of trials

Berlin duo achieve the transformation after spotting a loophole in bottle deposit system

Cost-conscious stores revolutionised furniture design and interior decoration

German parties promise ‘speedy’ talks after keeping voters waiting 123 days

Use of German-built Leopard-2s in Syria sparks claim arms policy ‘morally depraved’

FPÖ’s Udo Landbauer was member of academic fraternity with extremist traditions

ECJ says Austrian privacy activist can take action as an individual against the company

Far-right party set to take role of chair of powerful budgetary committee

Joyce's famous work is getting a radical reworking in Berlin by director Sebastian Hartmann

Future of deal uncertain after SPD seeks further concessions from Angela Merkel

Breakthrough does not assure the acting chancellor a fourth term, however

SPD leader Martin Schulz hails close 56% yes vote for talks: ‘We are all relieved, of course’

Country’s political future – and with it Angela Merkel’s future – hinges on Sunday’s meeting

At least eight people dead and estimated €500m damage to infrastructure

Chancellor to be pressed about her appetite for EU reform

Mário Centeno wants concrete progress during ‘unique window of opportunity’

In turn Austrian chancellor has a dig at Germany’s hardening immigration attitudes

Refugee requests are down almost 80% from peak of 890,000 two years ago

Pack a small bag – booklet preps Swedes for war, terror attacks and pandemics

Dissent growing in party over terms of deal with Merkel’s CDU ahead of key meeting

Like three SPD leaders before him, Martin Schulz has taken a huge chance - for himself and his ailing party

Spooked SPD officials are floating the idea of renegotiating the preliminary agreement

Coalition parties name Irish-based tech giants in vow to tackle tax fraud and avoidance

Difficult path to fourth term as chancellor awaits after ‘hard, turbulent’ CDU-SPD talks

Germany’s prospective partners gave EU first three pages of preliminary coalition deal

CDU and Bavarian CSU ally unable to form a government since elections in September

Fears that a third grand coalition in 12 years could be lowest common denominator affair

German far-right casts short film on children’s TV as manipulative ‘indoctrination’