Germany

Germany

Questions raised about German secret service links in neo-Nazi murder case

What did the secret service know? That is the shock question raised by the German press on Thursday as the trial of the lone surviving suspect in a

07/04/2016

Sport

Klopp takes Liverpool to Dortmund and an unrestrained reception

Jürgen Klopp takes his new Liverpool side to his old stomping ground Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final of the Europa League.

06/04/2016

Germany

International finance chiefs call for transparency following offshore scandal

More transparency is called for by financial chiefs Reforms were already underway Panama Papers are a media witch hunt Transparency and reform –

05/04/2016

Germany

Pressure grows after leaked "Panama Papers"

Pressure grows on those named in “Panama Papers” Governments investigate possible wrongdoing Mossack Fonseca claims work is `misrepresented’

05/04/2016

Germany

First Syrian refugees arrive in Germany under EU-Turkey exchange deal

The first group of Syrian refugees to be sent to Europe in exchange for those returned to Turkey arrived in northern Germany on Monday. The first

04/04/2016

Germany

'Panama Papers': World leaders caught up in 'biggest financial leak in history'

Over 11 million leaked documents from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca reveal how some of the world’s richest and most powerful people hide

04/04/2016

Germany

Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca reacts

Edward Snowden labelled it “the biggest leak in the history of data journalism,” but the release of the so-called Panama Papers had yet to draw a

04/04/2016

Germany

Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher dies aged 89

The man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall, former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, has died at the age of 89. Genscher, a one-time

01/04/2016

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