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Germany

German police find seven dead babies in apartment

The bodies of seven dead babies have been found in an apartment in the southern German state of Bavaria, police said, adding that they wanted to

13/11/2015

Focus

Salt filled batteries to give engines new lease of life

On the streets near a research institute in Dresden, Germany, a Hungarian physicist drives an electric car with a “pioneering vision”

13/11/2015

Germany

Schäuble's 'refugee avalanche' remark whips up storm in Germany

German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble has caused a political storm by his comments on the migrant crisis. In an apparent swipe at his boss Angela

12/11/2015

Economy

Winterkorn quits as Audi chairman as emissions probes continue

He resigned as head of Volkswagen in the wake of the diesel emissions tests scandal, then he left the family-owned Porsche – now he is quitting as

12/11/2015

My Europe Series

Is Europe doomed because of Merkel's domestic troubles?

Europe’s “powerfrau”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has wielded her country’s power to tackle a devastating financial crisis, a refugee crisis and

12/11/2015

Germany

Migrant crisis piles political pressure on Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is coming under increasing domestic political pressure to find a lasting solution to the refugee crisis, which will

11/11/2015

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Santa makes an appearance in Germany

Santa Claus arrives at a post office in the small German town of Himmelpfort. Children from all over the world are encouraged to send their Christmas

11/11/2015

Germany

Remembering a giant of German politics....

Floral tributes as well as personal accolades have been paid to the former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt who has died at the age of 96. He

11/11/2015

Germany

Helmut Schmidt, former West German chancellor, dies at 96

Many Germans will remember the fifth chancellor of the federal republic enjoying a cigarette. Perhaps his country’s best-known chain smoker, Helmut

10/11/2015

Germany

Helmut Schmidt, euro founding father, has died aged 96

Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who led the country for eight years at the height of the Cold War, has died at the age of 96, his

10/11/2015

Germany

Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies aged 96

Helmut Schmidt, the former West German chancellor, has died at the age of 96. He passed away at home after an infection following the removal of a

10/11/2015

Sport

President of Germany's football federation resigns over FIFA payment

The president of the German Football Association (DFB) has resigned over a payment to FIFA that was allegedly used to bribe officials of the body to

09/11/2015

Economy

VW holds first post-emissions scandal board meeting

Volkswagen running out of time to prove it is not Das Problem as first board meeting since emissions scandal debates disaster

09/11/2015

Germany

Strike grounds 100,000 passengers as Lufthansa cancels 900 flights

Germany’s biggest airline Lufthansa has been forced to cancel nearly a thousand flights on Monday because of a strike by cabin crew. Some 113,000

09/11/2015

Germany

Germany parliament votes to criminalise commercial euthanasia

07/11/2015

My Europe Series

Separation anxiety: trauma of underage refugees alone in Germany

Among the vast throng of refugees to have flowed into Germany this year are at least 30,000 unaccompanied minors. The situation for these vulnerable

06/11/2015

Germany

Lufthansa cancels 290 flights, 37,500 passengers affected

German airline Lufthansa cancelled hundreds of flights on Friday after cabin crew union UFO announced a walkout on flights from Frankfurt and

06/11/2015

Germany

Germany: ruling coalition agrees to speed up asylum process

Germany's ruling coalition agrees on how to speed up the asylum process as migrant arrivals reach almost 800,000 this year.

06/11/2015

Germany

Germany: train collides with lorry in Bavaria, killing at least 1 person

A train crash in northern Bavaria on Thursday night killed at least one person and wounded several more, German media reported. The passenger train

06/11/2015

Economy

Weak eurozone demand hits 'Made in Germany' goods

German industrial orders fell for the third consecutive month in September – in particular due to weak demand from other eurozone countries. The

05/11/2015

Economy

Volkswagen shares fall over 'false' CO2 and fuel readings

Another three billion euros have been wiped off Volkswagen’s market value after the company admitted the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of some

04/11/2015

Germany

More VWs recalled as emission doubts creep towards Audi and Porsche

More bad news at Volkswagen/Audi/Porsche, where 800,000 new cars are now deemed worth a recall because of failing to hit CO2 limits. It is another

03/11/2015

Economy

Volkswagen CEO under pressure to explain Porsche emissions claims

Volkswagen’s new boss is under pressure to explain claims by US regulators that they’ve found more cars equipped to cheat emissions tests. What is

03/11/2015

Germany

Germany: Merkel moves to reassure over migrant influx as coalition divisions deepen

Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated calls for other EU members to take in more migrants and refugees as her ruling coalition comes under growing

03/11/2015

Germany

FIFA: football funding row spreads to Germany

Police in Frankfurt have raided the headquarters of the German football association, the DFB. The operation is connected to allegations of tax

03/11/2015

Germany

Pegida: German Justice Minister likened to Goebbels

There is outrage in Germany after the leader of the far-right Pegida movement likened the country’s justice ministed to a notorious figure from the

03/11/2015