Germany

Economy

Eurozone lending picks up in February

Lending growth to eurozone companies and households rose at its fastest rate since late 2011 in February, but the economic recovery remains sluggish and uneven.

29/03/2016

Culture news

Berlin show highlights artists' holiday pictures in "We're off then"

Travel pictures immortalised by artists are special, and an exhibition in Berlin, Germany celebrates that in an era when phone images have replaced

28/03/2016

Germany

The swimmer who fled Syria: One refugee's story

27/03/2016

Germany

Tributes to former German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle

Guido Westerwelle, Germany’s former foreign minister and first openly gay leader of a mainstream political party, has died aged 54, just months after

18/03/2016

Business Series

Former Porsche boss cleared of market manipulation in VW takeover attempt

Porsche's former chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking has been acquitted of alleged stock market manipulation, over its attempt to take control of Volkswagen in 2008.

18/03/2016

Next Series

Virtual reality app recreates horror of Germany concentration camp

How can virtual reality help to preserve historical heritage? In this episode of Futuris, show host Julián López Gómez travels to both Germany and

18/03/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: seeing the unimaginable

18/03/2016

Germany

Germany: wannabe triple agent jailed for 8 years for spying and treason

A German would-be triple agent who claims not enough trust was placed in him has been sentenced to eight years in prison for spying and treason

17/03/2016

Cinema

George and Amal Clooney show solidarity with Syrian refugees

Actor George Clooney and his wife Amal have been in Berlin to meet with refugees to mark the fifth year of the Syrian war.

17/03/2016

Business Series

Lufthansa says low cost moves will hit 2016 profit

Germany's Lufthansa has predicted only slightly higher profit for 2016 due to lower average fares as it boosts its Eurowings budget business in the face of tough cut-price competition.

17/03/2016

Germany

German court rejects VW customer claim to cancel contract

A court in Germany has rejected a Volkswagen customer’s attempt to cancel his VW contract after the company’s emissions scandal. The German carmaker

16/03/2016

Germany

Migrants: what Merkel said to her parliament

German Chancellor speaks to the Bundestag the day before the start of a crucial EU summit

16/03/2016

Business Series

LSE and Deutsche Boerse go to the altar again but NY may steal the bride

European traders are wondering if it will be third time lucky after previous failed attempts, but the London and Frankfurt stock exchanges have again

16/03/2016

Germany

Migrants: what Merkel said to her parliament

German Chancellor speaks to the Bundestag the day before the start of a crucial EU summit

16/03/2016

Germany

Merkel comes under pressure to change her migrant policy

Voters in three regional elections punished her party at the polls by flocking to Germany's new anti-immigration party.

14/03/2016

Germany

Anti-migrant party makes gains in German state elections

Members of the anti-immigration “Alternative for Germany party (AfD) have been celebrating after making unprecedented gains in three German state

14/03/2016

Germany

German voters punish Merkel's conservatives in regional elections - exit polls

Exit polls in Germany’s regional elections suggest the anti-migrant AfD party has won enough support to enter all three state parliaments. The

13/03/2016

Germany

Moment of truth for Merkel migrant policy in German regional polls

As millions of Germans vote in regional elections on Sunday, Angela Merkel says she is keeping her fingers crossed. The Chancellor’s Christian

13/03/2016

Germany

Merkel defends Germany's refugee policy on eve of 'Super Sunday' vote

The day before Germany’s “Super Sunday” elections that are expected to severely test Angela Merkel’s popularity, the chancellor launched a passionate

12/03/2016

Sport

Ski-jumping: Forfang celebrates maiden win

Johann Andre Forfang upstaged the big guns to win his first individual ski-jumping event in Titisee-Neustadt, southern Germany. With stunning jumps

12/03/2016

Germany

Germany's regional elections are a big test for Merkel

Votes in three states risk undermining the German Chancellor's policies and eroding her power base

11/03/2016

Germany

Graffiti artwork of drowned Aylan highlights refugees' plight

A huge graffiti image of toddler Aylan Kurdi, pictures of whose dead body stirred global sympathy for migrants fleeing war and poverty, confronts

11/03/2016

Economy

Berlin's annual travel fair ITB overshadowed by security fears

Berlin's annual travel fair ITB is underway, but overshadowed by security fears. The event's organisers insist the industry is in good health and the event is still relevant.

11/03/2016

Germany

Anti-migrant AfD tipped for success in Germany's 'Super Sunday' elections

Regional elections in Germany this weekend – the first since the refugee crisis began – are expected to propel the anti-migrant Alternative for

11/03/2016

Europe News

German anti-immigrant party eyes regional poll breakthrough

Voters in three German regions go to the polls on Sunday with the right-wing, anti-immigrant party Alternative für Deutschland hoping to make

10/03/2016

Business Series

Germany energy firm E.ON posts record loss again

Germany's E.ON has posted a record loss again hammered by a surge in renewable energy, plunging wholesale electricity prices and the country's plans to abandon nuclear power.

09/03/2016