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Barbie’s dream house splits opinion Ballerina Barbie, Vet Barbie, Mermaid Barbie, Tribal Beauty Barbie – since she was first introduced in 1959, the long-legged blond has been everywhere and… 16/05/2013
Germany ‘pulls the plug’ on Euro Hawk drone project Germany’s plans for a costly drone project have come crashing down. During a parliamentary debate, the German defence minister defended the controversial… 16/05/2013
Barbie’s dream house splits opinionBallerina Barbie, Vet Barbie, Mermaid Barbie, Tribal Beauty Barbie – since she was first introduced in 1959, the long-legged blond has been everywhere and… 16/05/2013
Protests disrupt the opening of Barbie Dreamhouse in Berlin – nocomment Protesters staged a demonstration against a bright pink life-sized plastic Barbie house near Alexanderplatz in Berlin. They criticise the city’s latest… 16/05/2013
Germany: Google ordered to act over auto-complete function Internet giant Google has been ordered to clean up its search engine results. A German federal court says it must take steps to ensure terms produced by an… 15/05/2013
Neo-Nazi trial makes mockery of security authorities Germany has not seen a trial receive this much media attention in decades, not since the 1970s, with the left-wing militant group Red Army Faction. Germans… 14/05/2013
Germany: Neo-Nazi trial resumes as lawyers battle over technical details The trial of alleged neo-Nazi ring leader Beate Zschaepe has resumed in Munich. The process began again after accusations of bias where dismissed, but further… 14/05/2013
Germany’s Amazon workers reject ‘logistics’ label and demand more pay Employees of online retailer Amazon are on strike in the German town of Bad Hersfeld and the city of Leipzig. When balloted by labour union ver.di in… 14/05/2013
More victims found in East Germany human guinea pig scandal A report by German newspaper Der Spiegel claims more than 50,000 people in East Germany were used as medical guinea pigs between 1983 and 1989 without their… 13/05/2013
Europe Weekly: Thoughts on the EU during celebrations for Europe Day France and Germany try to side-step their differences and portray a united front; how the EU hopes to change “casino banking” and give every European the… 10/05/2013
German chancellor in surprise visit to Afghanistan Unannounced and arriving by helicopter, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel,visited Northern Afghanistan to meet with German peacekeeping troops. Her visit… 10/05/2013
Lightning strikes Father’s Day party in Germany In Germany, 39 people were injured by a lightning strike at a Father’s Day party in Dabel, a village around a 160 kilometres from Hamburg. Eight of the… 09/05/2013
German Nazi-themed opera cancelled It is curtains closed for a Nazi-themed Wagner opera in Dusseldorf. The ‘Tannhäuser’, which had been running at the Rheinoper opera house, was cancelled… 09/05/2013
Lithuania’s President Grybauskaite gets Aachen’s Charlemagne Prize President of Lithuania Dr Dalia Grybauskaite has been awarded the Charlemagne Prize The award is named after Charlemagne, the first century Frankish ruler… 09/05/2013
Paris and Berlin celebrate 25 years of economic marriage Celebrating 25 years of working closely together on their economies, Germany and France’s Economic and Financial Council met on Tuesday at a moment when many… 07/05/2013
Suspected former Auschwitz guard detained German police have arrested a suspected former Auschwitz death camp guard. Prosecutors in Stuttgart said a 93-year-old had been detained amid “strong… 07/05/2013
Neo-Nazi murder trial delayed in Germany A German court has delayed the trial of a suspected surviving member of a neo-Nazi cell after the chief judge was accused of bias. Beate Zschaepe is… 07/05/2013
Do the locomotion Could machines learn to walk? Legs have their advantages, especially on uneven terrain, but scientists have struggled for years to find a way to create in… 06/05/2013
Suspected neo-Nazi goes on trial over string of racist murders A woman accused of being a neo-Nazi has gone on trial in Munich over a series of racist murders that exposed serious failings in Germany’s security… 06/05/2013
Will the real role of Beate Zschaepe ever be known? For many in Germany, this case has reopened an uncomfortable debate about whether the country must do more to tackle the far-right and lingering racist… 06/05/2013
Neo-Nazi murder trial begins in Germany An alleged member of a German extreme-right wing group has gone on trial in Munich today over her links with a series of racially motivated murders. The… 06/05/2013
The serious side of playing games Serious games might sound like a contradiction in terms, but in fact, video and computer games are increasingly being adapted for the classroom. The idea… 03/05/2013
Adidas winning the profit race Adidas has posted its highest-ever gross profit margin. The German sporting goods maker credited sales of higher-priced products through its own… 03/05/2013
Strikes in Germany’s industrial sector Europe’s biggest industrial power, Germany has been hit by a series of strikes after talks between workers in metal, engineering and electronic sectors and… 02/05/2013
Dortmund back among Europe’s elite There were wild celebrations in Dortmund on Tuesday night after the city’s football team held off a remarkable comeback by Real Madrid to book their place in… 01/05/2013
Lufthansa deal ends costly strikes Following two days of negotiations, Lufthansa has struck a deal with workers, putting an end to recent strikes. In addition to ground staff, the agreement… 01/05/2013
Smart floor that recognises individual footfalls Smart phones are part of everyday life, now scientists at the Hasso-Plattner Institute in Potsdam Germany have developed a smart floor. It is a… 01/05/2013
FC Barcelona attempt Mission Impossible Bayern Munich will be looking to hold on to their four goal advantage over Barcelona when both sides meet again for the second leg of their Champions League… 30/04/2013
Real Madrid with a mountain to climb against Dortmund Real Madrid will be hoping to bounce back from their humiliating 4-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund last week when both sides meet again in the second leg of… 30/04/2013
German inflation subdued, makes ECB rate cut more likely In April, inflation in Germany slowed to its lowest level in two and a half years. The cost of living in Europe’s largest economy increased by 1.2 percent… 29/04/2013
German environmentalists mull red-green alliance against Merkel Tax the rich, end the austerity, dump Merkel – the rallying cries at the German Greens party congress in Berlin. With a national election in September… 27/04/2013
A mentor: a life-changing experience Mentoring is a teaching tool widely used in schools and universities. An increasing number of businesses are also relying on mentorship as a way to pass on… 26/04/2013
Youth policy pays dividends for the Bundesliga With broadcasting rights sales on the up, global chart-topping match attendances and the lure of playing against some of football’s biggest and rising stars… 25/04/2013
‘At the end the Germans always win’To score four goals against a top Spanish club in the last decade or two has been quite a difficult task for just about every team in European football. Well… 25/04/2013
Greece to pursue wartime damage claim from Germany to ease economic woes Greece says it plans to pursue Germany for billions of euros in compensation for damage suffered during World War II as a way of easing its debts. The move… 24/04/2013
Bayern Munich on the brink of Champions League final German giants Bayern Munich took a huge step towards reaching the final of the Champions League after they outclassed Barcelona 4-0 in the first leg at the… 23/04/2013
Dortmund looking for first leg advantage Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has urged his side’s fans to put the news of Mario Gotze’s impending transfer to Bayern Munich to one side as they… 23/04/2013
German business contraction adds to eurozone worries Concerns continue over eurozone economic contraction with a sharp drop in German business activity in April; the first time that has happened in five… 23/04/2013
Lufthansa strike cancels thousands of flights in Germany Thousands of passengers in Germany face disruptions as Lufthansa staff walkout over a pay dispute. 1,700 flights have been cancelled, leaving only 20… 22/04/2013
Lufthansa cancels flights in pay dispute walkout Lufthansa passengers face a day of disruption due to a union walkout in an ongoing pay dispute. The German airline has cancelled the majority of its flights… 22/04/2013
Germany’s ruling party rebuffs move for women’s quota Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition has rejected an opposition move to set binding quotas for women on German company boards. The Christian Democrats… 18/04/2013
A brave film about cowardice German film “Das Leben ist nichts fur Feiglinge” or “Life is not for Cowards” is a tragi-comedy about a family coming to terms with bereavement. The movie was… 18/04/2013
Berlin approves Cyprus bailout Germany’s lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly agreed to Cyprus getting a 10 billion euro bailout so that it does not go bankrupt and stays in the… 18/04/2013
Poisoned rolls gifted to plastics workers Around 25 workers at a plastics factory 300 kms west of Berlin are in hospital after an anonymous gift of filled bread rolls turned out to contain rat poison… 17/04/2013
A Champions queue Hundreds of Borussia Dortmund fans continued to line the streets outside club’s offices on Tuesday all with one objective – to get their hands on precious… 17/04/2013
Late spring bad news for hay fever sufferers After what has felt like a very long winter, spring has finally sprung. Good news for most people, but an abrupt change in seasons means a bumper crop of… 15/04/2013
New party seeks to pull Germany out of the euro Germany has a new political party, the Alternative for Germany, an anti-euro party whose main objective is to take the country out of the single currency… 14/04/2013
German opposition candidate loses support The German opposition party, the Social Democrats, are losing support according to the latest opinion poll carried out ahead of Germany’s general elections on… 14/04/2013
German court rules foreign reporters must attend NSU trial Germany’s Constitutional Court has upheld an appeal by the Turkish newspaper Sabah to ensure a court in Munich reserves a certain number of places for foreign… 12/04/2013
Schaeuble: Greek WWII reparation report ‘irresponsible’Less than a week after a top-secret document was leaked that suggested billions are owed by Germany to Greece in war reparations, Berlin has rejected the… 11/04/2013
Neo-Nazi cell exposed in German prisons A covert neo-Nazi network has been uncovered in German prisons. Communicating via coded messages in letters and classified ads, the system was discovered… 10/04/2013
Merkel and Putin disagree on NGOs Female protesters bared all in a demonstration directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin. The FEMEN protesters shouted the word ‘dictator’ at Putin as he… 08/04/2013
Femen disrupt Putin German visit – nocomment Topless activists from feminist activist group Femen, with anti-Vladimir Putin slogans painted on their semi-naked bodies, tried to disrupt the visit of the… 08/04/2013
FEMEN give Putin and Merkel an eyeful in Hanover Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel came face to face – or face to breast – with naked FEMEN activists as they toured an… 08/04/2013
‘TOP SECRET’ report may reveal Germany owes Greece billions of euros Greek newspaper To Vima claims a secret report details huge amounts of money owed to Athens by Germany for World War Two reparations and unpaid loans. The… 07/04/2013
Poll boost for Germany’s Merkel as she gears up for third term bid The man hoping to become Germany’s next Chancellor is losing support. According to the latest opinion poll carried out by public television station … 05/04/2013
Deutsche Bank ‘being probed over hiding losses’ Germany’s central bank and the country’s financial watchdog Bafin are reportedly conducting an in-depth investigation of Deutsche Bank accounts. Sources… 04/04/2013
WWII bomb found in Berlin An unexploded world war II bomb was found near Berlin’s main railway station, causing long delays on main railway lines and the closure of nearby roads on… 03/04/2013
Written on the wind – the future of texting? Typing text messages on a mobile phone via the tiny soft keyboard is very cumbersome. How about simply writing your words in the air? This idea drove the… 03/04/2013
Easter fun with biking bunnies – nocomment While most europeans spent their Easter Sunday thinking about chocolate, eating with the family or at church, 150 motorcycle-bunnies collected presents for… 31/03/2013
Turkey’s foreign minister wades into court trial spat Turkey’s foreign minister has called his counterpart in Germany, after a spat erupted over media access to a trial of suspected neo-Nazis – who were allegedly… 31/03/2013
A spring bath for BerlinersSwimmers braved 3 °C waters as they took a dip at Berlin’s Strandbad Wannsee lido, marking the start of Germany’s annual swimming season. REUTERS/Tobias… 30/03/2013
Germans banned from dancing over Easter There will be no disco action in some parts of Germany on Saturday night, with a traditional Easter dancing ban in place. It is down to individual regions… 30/03/2013
Weather pushes German jobless total up German unemployment unexpectedly climbed in March, according to figures adjusted for seasonal factors. The number of people out of work increased by 13,000… 28/03/2013
All change at EADS EADS’ shareholders have backed sweeping changes at the aerospace group. The shake-up of the parent company of Airbus will end a Franco-German ownership pact… 27/03/2013
George Clooney save the Berlin Wall plea A section of the Berlin Wall, around five metres in length, has been removed to make way for construction work on a luxury apartment block nearby. The… 27/03/2013
German and Italian presidents honour Nazi massacre victims Joachim Gauck has become the first German president to visit the site of one of the worst Nazi massacres in Italy. In August 1944 a unit of SS soldiers… 25/03/2013
More gloom from Germany German business morale fell in March, for the first time in five months. The Ifo economic think tank’s monthly survey of some 7,000 companies reflected… 22/03/2013
Led Zeppelin honoured at Germany’s ECHO awards Berlin became a Mecca for musicians for one night as the annual Echo Awards were handed out to the great and the glamorous. Among them American singer Lana… 22/03/2013
Berlin helicopter crash kills pilot and injures 4 people A pilot has been killed four people injured in a collision involving two helicopters in Germany. The aircraft were taking part in a police training… 21/03/2013
Verdi clips Lufthansa’s wings in half-day strike Go-slow in the skies over Germany this morning as Lufthansa cancels more than 670 flights after a strike by the Verdi trade union. The airports of… 21/03/2013
Germany in the dock over Kunduz airstrike Relatives of Afghans killed by an airstrike ordered by a German NATO officer in northern Afghanistan have taken Germany’s government to court. The country… 20/03/2013
Deutsche Bank sets aside more cash to cover litigation costs Deutsche Bank has trimmed 600 million euros from the pretax profit for last year that it previously reported. Europe’s biggest bank in terms of assets said… 20/03/2013
David Hasselhoff’s Wall rescue – nocomment American actor David Hasselhoff has backed a campaign to preserve one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. And in Germany, The Hoff’s name… 19/03/2013
German defence minister visits troops in Mali German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere German troops in Mali on Monday, who have been sent to support French soldiers fighting Islamist rebels. Germany… 18/03/2013
The Hoff tries to keep the Berlin Wall standing From “Knight Rider” to “Baywatch”, David Hasselhoff has always been a hero. And now life is imitating art once more. The US actor is back in Berlin… 18/03/2013
Neureuther wins season-ending slalom Felix Neureuther skied through the pain barrier to win the season-ending men’s slalom at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The German – who… 17/03/2013
Bundesbank’s boss frets over France and Italy First an inconclusive election, then a credit rating cut for Italy. It keeps troubling the markets and testing them with each bond auction. Do investors have… 16/03/2013
Benedict XVI’s troubled relationship with Germany On February 11, 2013, Benedict XVI caused dismay for many in the church when he announced he was stepping down from the papacy, a job that is normally for… 15/03/2013
Airport workers’ strike causes strife in Germany Hundreds of security personnel at the Duesseldorf and Cologne airports have gone on strike once again over an ongoing wage dispute. North… 15/03/2013
Hans Küng: Pope’s priority is ‘reform of the Curia’ To get some insight into what is ahead for the new pope, euronews spoke to the well-known theologian and church critic, Professor Hans Küng. Rudi Herbert… 14/03/2013
Lufthansa expects profit boost by 2015 Europe’s biggest airline by revenue, Lufthansa, has announced difficult economic circumstances and a major restructuring programme will limit operating profit… 14/03/2013
CeBIT innovations New ways of interacting with computers have proliferated in recent years with technology like touch screens, motion-sensing and eye-tracking. Swedish company… 13/03/2013
Bundesbank’s frosty outlook The head of Germany’s central bank is warning the eurozone crisis is not over and governments must tackle the roots of their troubles with reforms – pointing… 12/03/2013
In pictures: winter snow returns to EuropeSnow was back with a vengeance to Europe early this week, as a chilly reminder that winter is not over yet. The cold-snap caused significant travel… 12/03/2013
Audi profit stagnates amid Europe’s crisis Volkswagen’s main profit driver – Audi – is suffering from stagnant earnings from slumping demand in its core European markets – where it sells half its… 12/03/2013
Children perish in apartment fire At least seven people including six children have been killed in a fire in south western Germany. The blaze swept through an apartment near the city of… 10/03/2013
Maze on course for World Cup grand slam This season’s form skier Tina Maze put herself on track for a grand slam of crystal globes with victory in the slalom at Ofterschwang Germany. Maze was… 10/03/2013
Fenninger wins in Germany Austria’s Anna Fenninger kept her composure to win a World Cup giant slalom in Ofterschwang on Saturday. The 23 year old, winner of a super-G in… 09/03/2013
CeBit dumbs down to draw in the crowds The world’s top computer and IT fair is underway in Hanover Germany – but this year the CeBIT, as it’s known decided to dumb down by being more consumer… 07/03/2013
Europe’s economic gap widens The eurozone was dragged into a deeper downturn in February by the struggling economies of France, Spain and Italy. The latest business surveys of thousands… 05/03/2013
Painful journey of discovery in ‘Lore’ Lore, a new movie by director Cate Shortland, tells the tale of a girl whose assumptions about World War II are challenged. She explained: “I love the idea… 05/03/2013
CEBIT conference opens in Hanover The German Chancellor and Polish Prime Minister have opened the world’s largest hi-tech trade fair in Hanover. The trade show in the northern German city will… 05/03/2013
Berlin Wall protests block luxury flat project A protest to save part of the Berlin Wall from being knocked down to make way for luxury flats appears to have paid off. Thousands of people had turned out… 04/03/2013
Fenninger wins Garmisch super-G Former world combined champion Anna Fenninger stunned the big guns on Sunday to win her very first World Cup super-G race at the German resort of… 03/03/2013
Maze sets new World Cup record Tina Maze rewrote the alpine skiing history books on Saturday when she won the women’s downhill in Garmisch Partenkirschen to set a new World Cup points… 02/03/2013
Tough 2013 debut for eurozone The eurozone’s debt crisis continues to take its toll on jobs Unemployment in the currency bloc rose to an all-time high at the start of this year, with a… 01/03/2013
Germans hit the shops in January Retail sales in Germany grew in January at the fastest monthly rate in more than six years. Adjusted for inflation and seasonal factors, they were up by 3.1… 01/03/2013
Protesters protect Berlin Wall gallery from demolition Protesters have blocked construction crews from demolishing one of the few remaining stretches of the infamous Berlin Wall. The famed open-air East Side… 01/03/2013
Sutil gets second chance with Force India After weeks of speculation, Germany’s Adrian Sutil has won the race for the final seat available in Formula 1 this season at Force India. The 30-year-old… 28/02/2013
