Germany

Germany

May and Merkel in first face-to-face talks in Berlin

Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived in Berlin for her first face-to-face talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

20/07/2016

Germany

Questions over Germany's refugee policy after train attack

Germany’s Interior Minister sought to play down any link between the government’s refugee policy and the axe attack by an Afghan asylum seeker aboard a train in…

20/07/2016

Germany

German train attacker vowed revenge on 'infidels'

The teenage Afghan teenager who carried out the axe-and-knife attack on a train in southern Germany left behind a letter and a video saying he sought to avenge the deaths of civilians in Muslim…

19/07/2016

Germany

Afghan axe attacker 'self-radicalised recently'- German official

A note found in the Afghan axe attacker’s room indicates he may have self-radicalised recently, according to the Bavarian Interior Minister.

19/07/2016

Germany

ISIL claims responsibility for axe attack by Afghan youth on German train

ISIL says an Afghan teenager who carried out an axe attack on a German train, severely wounding four people, was one of its fighters.

19/07/2016

Germany

Afghan youth attacks German train passengers with axe

Four passengers on a train in southern Germany were wounded, three of them seriously when a 17-year-old Afghan refugee suddenly attacked them with an axe and a…

19/07/2016

Sport

Bayern back in training

New Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has no plans to rip up the foundations laid by predecessor Pep Guardiola and says he will look to continue the club’s tradition of attacking football when the

12/07/2016

Economy

Call for 150 billion euros bailout fund for European banks

Deutsche Bank's chief economist David Folkerts-Landau wants the European Union to set up a 150 billion euro rescue fund to recapitalise European banks and address "one crisis after another".

11/07/2016

No Comment

World's 'largest orchestra' performs in Germany

The world record for the largest orchestra has been broken, according to the German Institute for Records.

11/07/2016

Germany

Police and protesters clash in Berlin neighbourhood

Around two thousand left wing extremists marched through the Freidrichshain neighbourhood of Berlin on Saturday in a day of tension with a similar number of police that hours later ended in…

10/07/2016

Germany

Germany sees dramatic drop in asylum seeker numbers

The influx of people seeking asylum in Germany has fallen sharply, government figures show.

08/07/2016

Economy

German exports plunge in May

There was an unexpected fall in exports from Germany in May and imports barely rose, further indicators of slowing growth in Europe's largest economy.

08/07/2016

Germany

Bitter row threatens unity of the AFD - Alternative for Germany political party

Climbing political mountains.

07/07/2016

Germany

German parliament votes for 'No means No' rape law

“No means no” when it comes to rape – so says the German parliament after a unanimous vote.

07/07/2016

Economy

Germany says Brexit changes nothing for its economy

Germany is to stick to plans for a balanced budget over the next four years with Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble saying the Brexit vote changes nothing for country's economy.

06/07/2016

Business Series

BMW in tech alliance with Intel and Mobileye for self-driving cars

BMW is teaming up with Intel and Mobileye aiming to put self-driving cars on the road by 2021.

04/07/2016

Cult

Syria's cultural heritage recreated in Berlin's Pergamon Museum

Berlin's Pergamon museum has set up a project to help integrate refugees where Syrian and Iraqi guides tell visitors of the cultural heritage of their countries.

04/07/2016

Germany

Man jailed by German court for stabbing mayor of Cologne

A German court has sentenced a man to 14 years in jail for stabbing the mayor of Cologne the day before Henriette Reker was elected.

02/07/2016

My Europe Series

The European battle over the herbicide known as glyphosate

Currently in Europe, manufacturers of glyphosate have asked to have their European Internal Market licence renewed. But many are opposed to this herbicide and are attempting to block their way.

30/06/2016

Cult

Berlin fashion week seeks technology-fashion fusion

Berlin fashion week has been showcasing its “Fashion Fusion” and “Smart Fashion” exhibits designers hope set the pointers for the future of what we will all be…

30/06/2016

No Comment

A sign of respect

Berlin’s most famous landmark, the Brandenburg Gate, is illuminated in the Turkish colours as a sign of respect to the victims of the triple suicide bombing and gun attacks at Istanbul’s main…

30/06/2016

Cult

Berlin Fashion Week: Erik Frenken takes a walk on the casual side

Dutch designer Erik Frenken took a step back in time when he opened the Berlin Fashion Week He says he took inspiration from the Victorian period and its approach to form and structure when was design

29/06/2016

Germany

Volkswagen to pay historic 15.3 billion dollars for cheating US emissions tests

German vehicle maker Volkswagen is to pay a record 15.3 billion dollar settlement for cheating on US emissions tests.

28/06/2016

Economy

ECB's Draghi focuses on monetary policy alignment rather than Brexit

Despite all the Brexit turmoil the European Central Bank head Mario Draghi had nothing to say about it in a major speech at an ECB forum in Sintra, Portugal on Tuesday.

28/06/2016

Germany

Germany says UK will not be allowed to 'cherry pick' over Brexit deal

Angela Merkel has firmly quashed claims from Boris Johnson and other prominent British politicians that the UK will be able to retain access to the single market if it leaves the…

28/06/2016

Germany

Germany, Italy and France rule out informal talks on Brexit

After talks in Berlin the leaders of Italy, Germany and France have ruled out any informal talks with Britain on leaving the EU, raising the prospect of a lengthy political vacuum within the…

27/06/2016