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Munich train stations closed amid fears of ISIL attacks

Two train stations were closed in the German city of Munich on New Year’s Eve amid fears that militants were about to launch attacks. Police say

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Angela Merkel outlines the challenges the migrant crisis will bring in 2016

Thousands of migrants and refugees have been streaming into the Presevo reception centre in southern Serbia. There to greet them activists from the

My Europe Series

Germany and Poland have a dirty big secret - an addiction to brown coal

In eastern Germany some members of a little-known group claim they are being ethnically cleansed, not by militia groups, but by the coal mining

France

France makes 200,000 World War II documents public

Seventy years after the end of World War II, France has made public 200,000 documents from the so-called Vichy regime which helped Nazi Germany

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Berlin Seals

Some 30 Germans go for their annual Christmas Day swim in a Berlin lake, calling the 6 degree Celsius water temperature “pleasantly warm.”

Germany

Soul-searching in Germany over printing of new edition of Hitler's Mein Kampf

A critical, annotated edition of Mein Kampf is coming out after its copyright held by the State of Bavaria expires

Economy

Business Year Review: tracking the global recovery

Seven years after the crisis began, the global economy has taken decisive steps out of the dark. Just as the collapse hit countries in different

Germany

Celebrating Star Wars in a galaxy not so far away

Health Series

Keeping the workplace healthy

Company doctors have a new role looking out for early signs of chronic conditions such as diabetes and musculoskeletal disorders.

Germany

Angela Merkel praised by CSU leader at conference

The refugee crisis has split political and popular opinion in Germany. As the number of refugees in the country approaches the one million mark

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Angela and the Wolf

Fangs very much – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is given a toy wolf as a present during her Christian Democrats Party convention in Karlsruhe.

Germany

Germany to 'noticeably reduce' migrant influx, says Merkel

The German chancellor has promised to “noticeably reduce” the number of migrants entering Germany. Angela Merkel was speaking at the congress for

Economy

Greece signs airport deal with Fraport in first big privatisation move

Greece’s left wing government has taken its first step towards large-scale privatisation – one of the key conditions of its bailout deals. German

Germany

Merkel says she wants to reduce refugee arrivals in Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel says she wants to reduce the number of refugees coming to Germany but is refusing to declare a limit. Merkel signalled her

World News

Stars descend on Berlin for European Film Awards

There is glitz and glamour in Berlin, as big names in the movie industry arrive for the the European Film Awards. German director Sebastian Schipper

Germany

A migrant Christmas in Zwickau, Germany

It is a tradition which stretches back decades in the German town of Zwickau – the Christmas market. But for four Syrian refugees it is their first

World News

German aircraft join the anti-ISIL coalition fighting in Syria

The German air force has joined the air power coalition fighting ISIL in Syria. German Tornado fighter-bombers are being used by coalition air power

Germany

German police arrest 5 people in exorcism death probe

German police have arrested five people suspected of beating a 41-year-old woman to death as part of an exorcist ritual. They are accused of

Europe News

First time asylum applications on the rise in the EU

The number of people claiming asylum in the EU has risen by 150 percent year-on-year, officials figures show. It will put further pressure on

Economy

Volkswagen blames 'small group' of employees for 'dieselgate' scandal

Volkswagen says a “chain of errors” led to the emissions cheating scandal rather than a one-off mistake, adding that it struggled with deadlines to