Ukrainian president calls on country to match words with more decisive deeds

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Gerhard Schröder is a long-time friend of Putin and sits on two Russian boards

Chancellor Olaf Scholz presents radical rethink of German foreign and energy policy

Berlinale juries praise Colm Bairéad’s feature as ‘unique’ and ‘a beautiful film’

ECJ ruling paves way for billions in funding to Poland and Hungary be frozen

Investigators dismiss as ‘not credible’ Benedict’s claims he did not attend key meeting

New German chancellor faces three Russian challenges as tensions rise over Ukraine

Vaccine pass forgers are exploiting weak spots in the country’s health administration

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Alan Curry, 5ft 9in tall with shaved head and blue eyes, last seen at airport

Insided Politics: ‘Grim’ the watchword in Government yesterday as Reid outlined risks

Leaders of opposing countries accuse Putin and EU respectively of orchestrating crisis

Berlin’s wish for continuity set to collide in Bundestag with calls for change

In the News: German referendum has caught the attention of housing activists here

Hearing moved to prison sports hall in Brandenburg to accommodate defendant

Inside Politics: Picture is dimmer again for Fine Gael and Leo Varadkar

Two children of Turkish migrants to Germany developed Pfizer Covid vaccine

Initiative orders city-state government to buy-out landlords with more than 3,000 units

Europe’s most populous – and powerful – country goes to the polls on Sunday

Outgoing chancellor Merkel’s CDU hoping for a record fifth term in government

The biggest mistake is to confuse what Irish people say they want with how they regard what happens in the real world

CDU steps up attacks on SPD in federal election campaign as final Merkel term nears end

Author says unanswered questions remain regarding the treatment of women

Olaf Scholz reacts to searches targeting party ministries two weeks before election

Critics say rail system is dilapidated and unsafe after third crash in two years

Querdenker protesters use social media to make ideological claims linked to disaster

Widespread flooding in central Europe caused ‘terrifying’ destruction last week

Heavy flooding in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands sees thousands evacuated

Climate change now likely to be high on political agenda ahead of September election

Donald Tusk wants this ‘black dream’ to be over, but what do people on the ground think?

Social Democrat had stepped down from position following no-confidence motion

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Government does not bear responsibility for large-scale fraud, Bundestag inquiry hears

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German politicians struggle to find the right words to argue for tighter restrictions

Berlin Letter: German obsession with details over bigger picture on display in vaccine rollout

Perhaps the sacred and the secular are not as diametrically opposed as is often assumed

Karin Strenz (53) pronounced dead after being brought to University Hospital Limerick

Collapse in vote in regional elections could bode ill for party’s hopes in federal poll