Germany

Germany

Reviving global growth tops agenda at G7 talks in Dresden

G7 finance ministers and central bank bosses are getting down to business in the German city of Dresden. They are meeting to discuss how to revive

28/05/2015

Germany

Ship abandoned off German coast amid explosion fears

A ship carrying fertiliser has been abandoned off the coast of Germany amid fears of an explosion. Resident along the North Sea coast, in the region

27/05/2015

Germany

Thousands evacuated in Cologne as WWII bomb is defused

Around 20-thousand people have been evacuated from their homes in the German city of Cologne, as experts defused a Second World War bomb. The device

27/05/2015

Sport

Roberto Di Matteo resigns as manager of Schalke

Manager Roberto Di Matteo has walked away from German side Schalke. The man who brought the Champions League Trophy Chelsea when he was in charge

26/05/2015

World

Nazi hunters: Serge and Beate Klarsfeld on the combat of their lives

They look like any other elderly couple. But Beate Klarsfeld, 76, and her husband Serge, 79, are two of the most fearsome Nazi hunters the world has

21/05/2015

Germany

German rail strike ends as GDL and Deutsche Bahn agree to begin arbitration

German trains are set to start rolling again after the GDL union agreed to begin arbitration with rail operator Deutsche Bahn. The GDL-Union Chairman

21/05/2015

Sport

Hamilton agrees new Mercedes deal

After weeks of speculation, double world champion Lewis Hamilton has extended his contract with current championship leaders Mercedes. The

20/05/2015

Germany

Germany's GDL union promises long train drivers' strike

German trains are at a near standstill today after another strike called by the GDL union began. It warns it could be longer than the last, which

20/05/2015

Germany

New strike halts German public rail services again

The GDL train workers’ union in Germany has begun a new strike that will affect freight and passenger traffic, and it says it may go on for longer

20/05/2015

Germany

German train drivers begin open-ended strike

German train drivers have announced their ninth strike in 10 months due to an ongoing dispute with rail operator Deutsche Bahn. Freight trains shut

19/05/2015

Germany

Merkel and Hollande pledge action on climate change

The leaders of France and Germany have said more needs to be done if the world is to achieve its goal of limiting global warming to two degrees. The

19/05/2015

Germany

Germany: Two killed and 20 injured in train crash

Two people were killed on Saturday and 20 more injured in a collision between a packed passenger train and a farm vehicle in western Germany. At

16/05/2015

Cinema

"Labyrinth of Lies" - post-war Germany's dilemma over Nazi past

It lacks perhaps the tinge of madness to make it a great movie, but there are good reasons to see “Labyrinth of Lies”. Giulio Ricciarelli’s film

15/05/2015

Germany

Stormy weather damages homes in southern Germany

Stormy weather has lashed southern Germany, damaging houses in its path. Two people were taken to hospital after a lightning strike. The weather

14/05/2015

Musica

Opolais brings passion and poise to "Eugene Onegin"

It is one of the most moving scenes in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, recently successfully staged at Munich’s Bavarian State Opera. The role of the

14/05/2015

My Europe Series

Spies like us: why did German intelligence help America's NSA access their citizens data?

14/05/2015

Germany

Martin Schulz wins EU's prestigous Charlemagne Prize for integration

European Parliament President Martin Schulz is the latest International Charlemagne Prize laureate. He received the medallion in recognition of his

14/05/2015

Germany

Lufthansa strikes put on hold as union mediates

Strikes by Lufthansa pilots have been put back until the end of July after their union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) agreed with the airline to enter a

14/05/2015

Sport

Jubilant Barcelona fans celebrate Champions League win

Thousands of Blaugrana fans gathered in Barcelona’s Canaletes Square to celebrate their team’s victory over Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the

13/05/2015

Sport

Barcelona through to Champions League final despite 3-2 Bayern loss

Bayern Munich have defeated Barcelona 3-2 in the second game of their champions league semi-final. But after the German side’s 3-0 defeat in the

12/05/2015

Germany

Berlin Philharmonic in deadlock over Simon Rattle successor

Members of the Berlin Philharmonic have still not chosen a new chief conductor despite more than 11 hours of discussions. The prestigious orchestra

12/05/2015

Germany

Israel and Germany celebrate 50 years of bilateral diplomatic relations

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has been received with military honours in Berlin. He was welcomed by his German counterpart Joachim Gauck at the

11/05/2015

Sport

Champions League: Bayern host Barca in do or die second leg

On Tuesday Bayern Munich host Barcelona for the decisive second leg of their Champions League semi-final looking to overhaul a three nil first leg

11/05/2015

Germany

Processing of asylum applications in Germany to be sped up

The German Chancellor and the leaders of the country’s regions have agreed to speed up the processing of asylum applications. However, they have put

08/05/2015

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08/05/2015

Germany

Four arrested in Germany in alleged anti-Islamic attacks

German police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on Muslims and refugees. They arrested the three men and one woman accused of

06/05/2015