Focus turns to money as German political honeymoon ends
Coalition members meet to fill in awkward detail of their vague shotgun agreement
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As summer heats up, the controversy over one teacher’s claims of homophobia is boiling over
Brazilian-born Oziel Inácio-Stech is suing a school over what he alleges is inaction in the face of abuse
Germany to help Ukraine make weapons more quickly
Move will help Kyiv negotiate more strongly in peace talks, German foreign minister says
‘Trump always chickens out’ is starting to look more like ‘the man always gets his way’
Brussels will try to avoid all-out trade war with US, but faces agreeing tariffs deal tilted in Washington’s favour
Pro-Israel countries to block Irish efforts to sanction Israel at EU summit
Several member states will not agree for EU to take action despite review of EU-Israel trade agreement
Once the Deed is Done by Rachel Seiffert: Close to collapse on the Western Front
This historical fiction is a powerful panorama of postwar Germany
Germany floats return to conscription if volunteer plan fails
Berlin aims to more than double army reserves in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Why there is more to soccer jerseys today than mere colours, fabrics and tribalism
A new book looks at forces such as geopolitics and social values that lie behind the shirts we see, wear and root for
EU may be finally approaching ‘point of departure’ on Gaza war
Iran war threatens to stall growing support within EU for action against Israel, as foreign ministers meet in Brussels
Europe should stop whining and ‘act like the superpower’ it is, former US general warns
Ben Hodges tells a London audience that Nato members on continent should prepare for future Russian strikes on their air and sea ports
Half of Irish businesses have raised their prices in past year, survey finds
Irish businesses are falling behind European counterparts on innovation
‘Dublin is very multicultural, which I love. But there’s also this weird energy in certain areas’
Hamza Pirimo from Uganda came to Ireland in 2024
An Irishman in Berlin: ‘For Germans, everything is forbidden unless it allowed’
Wild Geese: Property investment specialist and entrepreneur Adrian O’Sullivan lives in Berlin, Germany
Merz gives Trump a reminder of his family history as he passes Oval Office test
German chancellor Friedrich Merz was aiming to trigger a thaw, even if that meant smiling away Trump’s second World War jokes
Trade tensions simmer under surface of cordial White House meeting between Trump and Merz
US and German leaders also discussed the war in Ukraine
Israeli foreign minister finds shifting moods as he visits Berlin
Gideon Sa’ar given promises of German support but hears criticism of aid distribution programme
Ryanair flight makes emergency landing in Germany after nine injured in turbulence
Milan-bound Ryanair flight diverts to southern Germany due to heavy turbulence from a thunderstorm
Friedrich Merz gets ready for Trump’s Oval Office endurance test
Ahead of their meeting in Washington, the German chancellor has sought advice from recent survivors of Trump’s new reality television format
Thousands evacuated from Cologne after discovery of second World War bombs
Three American bombs, each with impact fuses, were discovered during construction work
Police comb ‘vast’ area of Portugal’s Algarve in Madeleine McCann case
Madeleine disappeared aged three in 2007 while on holiday with her family
German immigration clampdown ruled illegal by federal court
Ruling undermines pledge by Friedrich Merz and his government to tackle immigration
‘It’s just beginning and it’s going to get ugly’: Pro-Trump Polish president-elect reflects divided nation
Warsaw’s allies in Europe left wondering who they will be dealing with: a populist head of state or its centrist prime minister
Mercury Engineering aims for €3bn revenue within five years
Construction group eyes strong expansion in key European markets
Germany’s Merz vows long-range weapons for Ukraine following talks with Zelenskiy
Long-awaited German shift in policy, after 1,189 days of conflict, follows Berlin meeting
War in Gaza strains historical German-Israeli relationship
Nearly three months into Israel’s humanitarian blockade on Gaza, a shifting mood is palpable
Joe O’Byrne: ‘We’re having the reactivation of the type of politics that we saw in the early 1930s’
His debut novel, The Red Orchestra in Blue, about two real-life heroes of Nazi Germany, contains warnings about ‘the perils of where we’re heading’
Four former VW executives found guilty in ‘Dieselgate’ case
Decade-old Volkswagen scandal involved the manipulation of diesel emissions from VW vehicles
Fiction in translation: The Deserters traverses 20th century and brims with interesting ideas
Works by Mathias Enard, Georgi Gospodinov, Gaëlle Bélem, Elisa Levi and Solvej Balle
Stabbing attack at Hamburg train station leaves 17 injured
Suspect arrested after four people suffered life-threatening injuries, according to authorities
Trump’s slapdown diplomacy reduces Oval Office meetings to spectator sport
Events are undermining America’s influence in the world, warn foreign policy experts
Nord Stream saga shows German leaders’ magical thinking and economical approach to the truth
German media investigation raises questions about Angela Merkel’s role in Nord Stream 2 project
Merz vows to defend Nato territory as German troops deploy in Lithuania
Chancellor tells Baltic states of Germany’s soft stance on Putin: ‘I assure you, that time is over’
Germany increases border checks: Alexander Dobrindt oversees radical policy shift
Federal interior minister is sheriff in mainstream political Germany’s last-chance saloon
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