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Migrants: what Merkel said to her parliament

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

Germany

Migrants: what Merkel said to her parliament

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

World News

Car explodes in busy Berlin street at rush hour

Police launch a murder investigation, say they do not think the blast is connected to terrorism.

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

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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

France

Germanwings crash: BEA calls for less medical secrecy for pilots

French investigators into the crash of a Germanwings plane in the Alps last year say a private doctor had recommended that the pilot should be

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

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

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

Business Series

Volkswagen sales fall further

Volkswagen's sales fell further in February following the German carmaker's rigging of diesel engine emissions tests in the US. Sales in Europe did rise 3.7 percent.

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

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

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.

Germany

European security services uncover 'ISIL recruitment forms'

European security services have obtained the details of thousands of ISIL fighters from forms they filled in when joining the group. The German

World News

Regional elections a major litmus test of Merkel's immigration policy

German voters will go to the ballot box this Sunday in regional elections in three of the country’s 16 ‘Länder’ that are being seen as a major first

Germany

Congo-born priest resigns after receiving death threats in Germany

A Catholic priest of Congolese origin has resigned in Germany after getting death threats. It follows a row between the 66-year-old clergyman and two

World News

Israel faces bill after Mossad agents get stuck in the mud!

A muddy mishap by two Mossad agents on an overseas mission is set to cost Israel’s secret service. The unfortunate pair were operating in German

Economy

German factory orders dip in January, but only slightly

German industrial orders slipped in January by 0.1 percent from the previous month. A spike in orders from eurozone countries cushioned a drop in demand from domestic customers.

France

Hollande and Merkel stand together on migration ahead of EU-Turkey summit

The French and German leaders presented a united front over Europe’s migration crisis on Friday, ahead of an emergency EU summit with Turkey on

Business Series

Facebook faces competition investigation in Germany

Germany's competition regulator is looking into whether Facebook abuses its dominant market position by forcing users to agree to the use of their personal data without them fully understanding what t