Germany

Germany

Euroviews. Turkey and Germany - an unpredictable and unstable partnership: View

08/03/2017

Germany

Tense talks for Turkish-German ministers after Nazi comparisons

Meeting his Turkish counterpart in Berlin on Wednesday, Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has tried to defuse the diplomatic crisis between the two…

08/03/2017

Germany

Germany : Police hunt suspect who bragged about killing a child

A manhunt is underway in Germany after a video emerged of a teenager boasting about stabbing his nine-year-old neighbour to death.

07/03/2017

Germany

Tears flow as Berlin's baby polar bear dies

Four-month-old Fritz, who was born in captivity in Berlin, has died of complications from a liver inflammation.

07/03/2017

Germany

Germany: Facebook fake post trial

A German court has rejected a temporary injunction against facebook in a case brought by Syrian refugee Anas Modamani, who took a selfie with Angela Merkel in 2015. The site failed to remove fake post

07/03/2017

Economy

How to understand Germany’s trade surplus: is it exploiting the weak euro?

Criticism of Germany’s export prowess, and accusations of currency manipulation, are just as wrong-headed as Germany’s own defense of its excessive surplus. Ultimately, Germany can serve everyone’s best interests – including its own – by reducing its surplus, and thus the harmful economic imbalances

07/03/2017

Business Series

Deutsche Bank seeking eight billion euros from new share sale

The past troubles at Germany's biggest bank mean it is asking investors to buy an additional eight billion euros worth of new shares.

06/03/2017

Germany

Germany's Angela Merkel hits back over 'Nazi' claims by Turkey's President Erdogan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects claims by Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Germany is using 'fascist actions'

06/03/2017

Sport

Bayer Leverkusen sack coach Schmidt after Dortmund drubbing

Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen have sacked coach Roger Schmidt a day after his side suffered their third straight defeat and fourth loss in the last six league…

05/03/2017

Germany

Bomb threat in Germany after Turkish rally cancelled

A town hall in Germany has been evacuated because of a bomb threat, amid strained relations between Turkey and Germany.

03/03/2017

Economy

Germany: inflation rises, unemployment falls

German inflation rose in February, reaching its highest level in four-and-a-half years, while unemployment fell more than expected.

01/03/2017

Germany

Experience the Mainz carnival in 360 degrees

More than 500.

01/03/2017

Germany

Merkel blasts Turkey over detention of German journalist

Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the detention of a German journalist in Turkey describing it as excessively harsh.

28/02/2017

Germany

German police launch series of anti-terror raids linked to mosque

German police have launched a series of anti-terror raids across Berlin linked to a mosque visited by the Christmas market truck attacker Anis Amri.

28/02/2017

No Comment

German Carnival makes fun of Trump and Erdogan

Revellers in Germany’s carnival strongholds of Cologne and Mainz celebrate Rose Monday, the highlight of the so- called fifth season.

28/02/2017

Germany

Frontex boss criticises NGO rescue operations in Med

NGOs react angrily to suggestions that their efforts to rescue migrants off the Libyan coast are encouraging smugglers

27/02/2017

Germany

Life sentences given to two street racers who killed in Berlin

A pair of drivers who killed a man in Berlin while street racing have been given life sentences for murder in a German court.

27/02/2017

Germany

Party-goers poke fun at politicians on the penultimate day of Germany's carnival season

Angela Merkel, Brexit and President Trump have been the butt of people’s jokes on the penultimate day of Germany’s carnival season.

27/02/2017

Next Series

Robo-Mate helps industrial workers lift heavy loads, reducing spinal injuries

Robo-Mate looks like a superhero accessory, but actually it is a tool designed to help industrial workers.

27/02/2017

Germany

Wings of change favour Germany's Social Democrats

Martin Schulz, the party's candidate to be chancellor, is riding high in the polls, giving the SPD its best showing in a decade.

27/02/2017

Next Series

Takeaway: the body-enhancing exoskeleton

This exoskeleton is designed for handling manual tasks It helps industrial workers reducethe risk of injuries Over 25 percent of Europeans suffer back pain due to work The worker’s effort is reduced,

27/02/2017

Germany

One dead and driver shot by police after hitting pedestrians in Germany

One person has died and two more were injured after a car was driven into pedestrians in the German town of Heidelberg.

25/02/2017

No Comment

Baby polar bear takes her first steps outside

This is a baby polar bear’s first steps outside at a German zoo.

25/02/2017

Germany

Germany unveils new passport design

The new identity document, which features a security mark in the shape of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, was shown for the first time on Thursday.

23/02/2017

Economy

German economy and budget surplus soar, but Merkel shuns new debt

Germany's economy grew 1.9 percent last year boosting the budget surplus hugely, but Chancellor Merkel says the country won't take on any new debt.

23/02/2017

Germany

"If you don’t just need a room, we can share the bedroom too"

Stalking and harassment is making apartment-hunting an ordeal for women in Berlin

23/02/2017