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Germany plans more transparency over gender pay

The German government has approved new legislation that will force companies to be more transparent about salaries paid to male and female employees.

World News

Poland, Germany and Estonia 'are EU's worst power polluters'

Poland is the most-polluting country in the EU when it comes to producing power, a snapshot of latest data reveals.

Germany

Former German president Herzog dies

The 82-year-old will be remembered for encouraging Germany to embrace economic reform in the 1990s.

USA

Ex-Volkswagen executive appears in Florida court

A senior executive in the 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal has appeared in a Florida court charged with defrauding the United States.

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Economy

German exports jump along with industrial production

German exports enjoyed their steepest monthly rise in four-and-half years in November and industrial production in Europe's biggest economy rose.

World News

US military shipment arrives in Germany, ahead of NATO exercises

Hundreds of US tanks, trucks and other military equipment has arrived at the northern Germany port of Bremerhaven.

Economy

Economic optimism in the eurozone despite political uncertainty

Economic sentiment in the eurozone was much better than expected in December while German industrial orders pointed to a busy final quarter.

Business Series

Volkswagen must defend investor lawsuit in US - judge rules

A US judge has ruled Volkswagen does have a case to answer in a California court over the company's diesel emissions cheating scandal.

Germany

Germany gripped by severe storm

Germany has been hit by what’s thought to be its biggest storm in ten years.

Germany

Belgian police release CCTV images of Berlin attack suspect

Anis Amri is seen passing through Brussels train station two days after 12 people died in the attack on a Christmas market

Economy

Eurozone inflation heads up

Eurozone consumer prices rose more than expected in December, up 1.1 percent year-on-year but core inflation rose only slightly.

Economy

Eurozone business booming

Eurozone businesses ended 2016 by ramping up activity at the fastest pace for five-and-a-half years.

Germany

Rising Mein Kampf sales in Germany shock publisher

Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler's semi-autobiographical foundation of Nazi ideological thought, has experienced a surprising resurgence, says its publisher

Economy

German inflation rises sharply, unemployment falls

Inflation in Germany jumped in December - up 1.7% on the year - due to costlier energy and food while unemployment there fell more than expected.

Business Series

Volkswagen chased for emissions scandal compensation in Germany

A German consumer rights group has filed a test case against Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal trying to get compensation for owners.

Germany

Syrian held in Germany 'sought ISIL funds for terror attack'

German prosecutors say a Syrian man arrested at the weekend in the west of the country tried to get funds from ISIL to carry out a terrorist attack.

Germany

Cologne police: New Year arrests of North Africans 'not racial profiling'

The chief of police in the German city of Cologne has dismissed claims of racial profiling after hundreds of North African men were detained during New Year…

Sport

Handy Tande wins the second of the Four Hills at Garmisch

Tande's leap of faith claims Garmisch Four Hill

Germany

Merkel says Germany is 'stronger than terrorism'

With Germany still reeling from the deadly Berlin truck attack, Angela Merkel has used her annual New Year’s message to insist the country and its democratic values are ‘stronger than…

Germany

Man wrongly arrested for Berlin attack says he's fearful for his life