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Germany dismisses Greece's demand for billions in war reparations

Bavaria's state finance minister has called Greece's World War Two reparation claims "inappropriate" and "not very clever"

Greece

Greece's claim for war reparations from Germany explained

Economy

A different vision, but the same goal: Merkel and Tsipras agree to cooperate

Greece and Germany agree on the need for Athens to make major structural reforms as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras makes his first official visit to Berlin .

Economy

Greece and Germany 'kiss and make up'

A group of some 250 couples have told Greece and Germany to kiss and make up. Lovers from the two countries carried out an intimate protest in the

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Germany agrees legal quotas to boost women in business

Germany is led by a woman and boasts a strong female presence in parliament. But when it comes to business, it seems females are falling behind

World

European Parliament's Martin Schulz says cuts not enough for Greece

German Social Democrat Martin Schulz has found himself at the head of the European Parliament for this crucial stage of the Greek crisis – a hot seat

Germany

Child porn trial halted after German ex-MP pays 5,000 euros

He has paid 5,000 euros and acknowledged he made a mistake. And that is what it took for a court in northern Germany to end the child pornography

World

The controversy over Germany's Pegida movement

As the controversy swirls around the anti-Islam group, Pegida, in Germany, Euronews spoke to Aydan Özoğuz, the German Commissioner for Immigration

Germany

Richard Von Weizsacker, Germany's reunification president, dies at 94

The former president of Germany, Richard Von Weizsacker, has died aged 94. He steered the country through its reunification in 1990, 11 months after

Economy

Greece's eurozone partners play down future financial troubles despite Syriza election

Greece's eurozone partners react to Sunday's election of anti-austerity party Syriza by offering cooperation while stressing they assume Athens will honour its commitments.

Germany

PEGIDA leader quits amid Hitler photo row

The leader of the anti-Islamisation PEGIDA movement in Germany has quit after a photo of him posing as Hitler was published in the Bild newspaper

Germany

Merkel embarrassed by Dresden protest ban after threat to Pegida

The German Chancellor and others in the political mainstream have expressed unease after authorities in the eastern city of Dresden banned all gatherings on Monday because of a threat to attack the an

Germany

Merkel honours 17 victims of Paris attacks in Bundestag

The German parliament held a minute of silence to honour the 17 people killed in last week’s terror attacks in Paris at the French satirical

Germany

2015: 'Grexit' reloaded?

Another year and yet more speculation about Greece’s future in the eurozone. Germany’s Der Speigel magazine reported last week that Chancellor Angela

Germany

Germany accused of interfering in Greek politics in run up to January election

German government is criticised for warning of a eurozone exit for Greece if it elects the popular anti-austerity Syriza party in January parliamentary poll.

Economy

Germany believes euro zone could handle Greek exit say reports

German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes the eurozone could cope with a potential Greek exit, the magazine Der Spiegel has reported. It says her

My Europe Series

Welcome to Germany? The social network response to Syrian refugee surge

The war in Syria and other conflicts have caused a surge in the number of people seeking asylum in the European Union. At around half a million, the

Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel re-elected leader of CDU party

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected President of the Christian Democrat CDU Party for an eighth two-year term.

Germany

Merkel's CDU party distances itself from 'Speak German at home' idea

German chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party has distanced itself from a proposal by its Bavarian sister CSU party that immigrant families should be

Germany

Germany: Angela Merkel soars sky-high over party and country

Unchallenged and with no meaningful internal opposition, Angela Merkel’s re-election as leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU)