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Volkswagen shares fall over 'false' CO2 and fuel readings

Another three billion euros have been wiped off Volkswagen’s market value after the company admitted the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of some

Germany

More VWs recalled as emission doubts creep towards Audi and Porsche

More bad news at Volkswagen/Audi/Porsche, where 800,000 new cars are now deemed worth a recall because of failing to hit CO2 limits. It is another

Economy

Volkswagen CEO under pressure to explain Porsche emissions claims

Volkswagen’s new boss is under pressure to explain claims by US regulators that they’ve found more cars equipped to cheat emissions tests. What is

Germany

Germany: Merkel moves to reassure over migrant influx as coalition divisions deepen

Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated calls for other EU members to take in more migrants and refugees as her ruling coalition comes under growing

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Germany

FIFA: football funding row spreads to Germany

Police in Frankfurt have raided the headquarters of the German football association, the DFB. The operation is connected to allegations of tax

Germany

Pegida: German Justice Minister likened to Goebbels

There is outrage in Germany after the leader of the far-right Pegida movement likened the country’s justice ministed to a notorious figure from the

Germany

Volkswagen denies Porsche cars involved in emissions scandal

German car maker Volkswagen has denied cheating air pollution tests with its luxury diesel vehicles as well as its smaller engines. It follows new

Germany

US: Porsche and Audi drawn deeper into Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal

The United States has expanded its investigation into Volkswagen, with claims the German carmaker has also installed emissions-control cheating

Germany

German village of 102 residents ordered to take in 750 asylum seekers

A German village of 102 inhabitants has been ordered to take in 750 asylum seekers. The German village of Sumte, population 102, braces for an influx

Germany

Germany's ruling coalition remains divided over refugee crisis

Leaders of Germany’s ruling coalition parties remain divided over how to deal with the refugee crisis. At a meeting in Berlin Chancellor Angela

Germany

Gunter Schabowski, man who accidentally sparked fall of Berlin Wall, dies

Gunter Schabowski the East German spokesperson whose error led to the demise of the Berlin Wall has died aged 86. Guenter Schabowski, official whose

Germany

Germany restricts refugee entry from Austria to five crossings

Germany has announced it is to restrict the number of entry points for refugees and migrants arriving from Austria. A total of five crossings will

Germany

Prominent German ISIL propagandist killed in Syria - US officials

German jihadist and former rapper Denis Cuspert is believed to have been killed in Syria. US officials said that Cuspert was killed in a US airstrike

Economy

Deutsche Bank announces huge job loss plan

Deutsche Bank has announced plans for major job losses and will also scale down massively its operations worldwide, as part of a major shake-up of

Economy

German business shrugs off VW scandal - IFO survey

The first real test of the mood among German industry and trade since the Volkswagen emissions scandal has found that managers were less fazed by it

Germany

Clashes in Cologne over anti-Islam rally

German riot police used water cannon to keep left – wing radicals and anti-Islam protesters apart on Sunday as they held rival rallies in the city of

Cinema

Thought-provoking doc on terrorism finds chilling resonance

This week in Cinema Box we are bringing you a film of a different kind: ‘A German Youth’ (‘Une Jeunesse Allemande’) by French filmmaker Jean-Gabriel

Economy

Deutsche Bank pays hedge fund client $6bn 'by mistake'

Deutsche Bank is back under the spotlight – for mistakenly sending a payment of six billion dollars to a US hedge fund client. The money was paid

Germany

German anti-immigrants Pegida mark first year of existence with Dresden rally

Round about this time last year the anti-immigrant Pegida movement took off in Dresden, and it celebrated the fact on Monday with a rally they

Economy

Deutsche Bank reform plan welcomed by investors

Moves by Deutsche Bank to overhaul senior management and put past scandals behind it have met with a positive response from investors. The bank