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

Merkel seeks coherent policy with other state leaders in effort to reduce Covid third wave

Ireland’s ties with Germany reach level of intensity previously reserved for London

Covid-19 has returned the euro’s unresolved dilemma – currency union without economic union – to the agenda

Usual military parade and pomp missing because of coronavirus pandemic

Germany warns against nationalism, as UK and France thank war-time generation

Steinmeier warns on efforts to ‘offset the dead of Dresden with the dead of Auschwitz’

Almost 50 world leaders gather in Jerusalem to mark 75 years since Auschwitz liberation

Merkel joins host Macron in mediating summit aimed at restarting peace process

No wall that keeps people out and restricts freedom is so high or so wide that it can’t be broken down

Volodymyr Zelenskiy vows ‘no capitulation. No surrender of Ukraine’s national interest’

Novice leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned of Kremlin ‘traps’ in plan for war-torn east

Taking stock of dark and light legacy of a first experiment in democracy 100 years on

For Ireland, creating time to renew old bonds with Germany was time well spent

‘Mission accomplished’ says smiling Rory Gallagher fan Steinmeier of Higgins’s visit

Whether for inward investment, exports or tourism, Germany is a top five country for Ireland with potential for much more

Michael D Higgins and Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend Other Voices concert in Berlin

President Higgins meets Angela Merkel and Berlin mayor during second day of state visit

Germany and France criticise Italian government over detention of Carola Rackete

NGO ship defied ban on unauthorised migrant arrivals