Germany

Germany

Berlin elections loom, but is another setback on the horizon for Angela Merkel?

Berlin is set to vote on Sunday in Germany’s second regional elections in as many weeks and all signs are pointing to another blow for Chancellor Angela Merkel.

16/09/2016

Germany

80 Germans clash with a group of young asylum-seekers in Bautzen

About 80 Germans have clashed with a group of 20 asylum seekers in the eastern town of Bautsen.

15/09/2016

Economy

Merkel tells German companies to speed up hiring of refugees

Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany needed "viable solutions" to integrate refugees into the workforce faster after she met bosses of leading companies.

15/09/2016

Business Series

Bayer to buy Monsanto in latest agrochemicals consolidation

A huge merger has been announced in the agriculture world as German drugs and crop chemicals company Bayer has won over US seeds firm Monsanto.

14/09/2016

Germany

'ISIL trio' from Syria arrested in Germany

The German government said three young Syrian men arrested in the north of Germany were members of so-called Islamic State (ISIL).

13/09/2016

Germany

Merkel starting to feel immigration backlash in Germany

A million refugees arrived in Germany in 2015, with the peak migration being reached in September, when Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to open the frontiers.

13/09/2016

Germany

Three Syrians with suspected ISIL links arrested after German police raids

Three Syrian nationals suspected of being on an ISIL mission are arrested by German police

13/09/2016

Germany

Two crew killed in river cruise boat collision in southern Germany

Two crew members have died when a river cruise boat hit a bridge in southern Germany.

12/09/2016

Germany

Work 'urgently needed' to resolve Ukraine crisis - German FM

The German foreign minister has voiced his dissatisfaction over the slow pace of progress in resolving the conflict in the war-torn east of Ukraine, saying that progress was urgently…

08/09/2016

Economy

No new eurozone stimulus measures from the ECB for now

There was no fresh stimulus from the European Central Bank at its latest policy meeting in the face of high unemployment, weak growth and the threat of deflation in the…

08/09/2016

Germany

The figures behind the rise of far-right party Alternative for Germany

The burgeoning Alternative for Germany (AfD) scored one of its biggest triumphs at the ballot box in early September, notching up more than a fifth of votes and pushing Angela Merkel’s conservatives i

07/09/2016

Germany

Merkel defends migrant policy despite regional election defeat

Angela Merkel has staunchly defended her policy towards migrants in a speech to the Bundestag.

07/09/2016

Sci-Tech

Home robots all the rage at IFA in Berlin

Home robots held centre stages at Europe's biggest tech trade show, IFA, in Berlin. The message: put your feet up and let the robot do the work.

06/09/2016

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Merkel's loss is the far-right's gain

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily round up of the top stories from across Europe.

05/09/2016

Germany

Germany's AfD - a flash in the pan or here to stay?

For insight into the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany, euronews spoke to Jean-Michel De Waele, Professor of Political Science at the Free University of…

05/09/2016

Germany

Merkel resists pressure to change refugee policy

The German chancellor admits she is unhappy about the results of Sunday's regional election. But which way now for the CDU?

05/09/2016

Germany

Merkel's CDU beaten into 3rd place by anti-immigrant AFD

The CDU finishes behind the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AFD) party in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania

05/09/2016

Sci-Tech

E-bikes sales motor at the Eurobike Fair

Cycling keeps you fit, young at heart and is growing in popularity as witnessed at the Eurobike Fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

05/09/2016

Germany

Merkel's CDU beaten into third place by anti-migrant AFD

Angela Merkel's CDU has lost out to the anti-migrant, anti-Islam AFD in a state election in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania in north eastern Germany.

04/09/2016

Germany

Merkel faces huge election test in Germany

The anti-migrant and anti-Islam Alternative fuer Deutschland (AFD) could perform better than Mrs Merkel's CDU in a state election in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

04/09/2016

Germany

German right-wing party set to do well in regional vote

A nationalist, anti-immigration party looks set to perform strongly today (September 4) in a state election in the eastern German region where Chancellor Angela Merkel has her political…

04/09/2016

Germany

Kurds hold mass rally in Cologne

They are angry about Turkey's military intervention in northern Syria and what they say is the Turkish president's "dictatorial behaviour".

03/09/2016

Sport

German football legend Beckenbauer investigated over 2006 World Cup

Swiss authorities have opened criminal proceedings against German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer and two former presidents of Germany’s football federation (DFB) in connection with its successful bid

01/09/2016

Economy

Deutsche Bank's boss calls for more cross-border bank mergers

The boss of Deutsche Bank has said there should be more cross-border bank mergers in Europe to counter "scattered regionalism".

31/08/2016

Economy

German jobless rate falls again, retail sales data mixed

German unemployment was down again in August for the 12th straight month. Retail sales grew month-on-month in July, but declined from a year earlier.

31/08/2016

Sci-Tech

The biggest consumer electronics fair hits Berlin

Berlin hosts the IFA, the biggest consumer electronics fair in Europe.

30/08/2016