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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

China

Europe and China should hold free trade talks, says Li

China and Europe should look at holding free trade talks, according to the country’s premier Li Keqiang who is meeting with German Chancellor Angela

Austria

Germany sharpens its tone with Austria over migrants

Germany has accused Austria of sending people over their common border under the cover of darkness to escape detection. The flow is thought to have

Economy

Volkswagen puts brave face on crash into the red

Volkswagen plunged into the red in the third quarter, the first such loss for 15 years. The reason is the 6.7 billion euros set aside to deal with

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Germany

VW posts huge operating loss: 3.48 billion euros

Car maker Volkswagen has posted a third-quarter operating loss of 3.48 billion euros. It is the German group’s first quarter loss in more than 15

Sport

Beckenbauer admits controversial FIFA payment was a 'mistake'

Franz Beckenbauer has admitted he and the German Football Association made a ‘mistake’ in paying FIFA €6.7m but strongly denied the money was used to

Real Economy

Turning point: Europe's return to growth

This week the Real Economy takes a look at the European Growth Story – is it reliable? And is it back for good? Those questions and more as well as

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

Economy

Business activity grows in eurozone but low prices disappoint

Stronger business activity in France and Germany boosted figures for the eurozone in October – but there was no sign of healthy price increases

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

Germany

Germany's interior minister says migrant crisis has two faces

Migrants not needing protection in Europe will be sent back home. The warning from Germany’s interior minister Thomas de Maiziere, who says the

Germany

Merkel calls for calm in Middle East; Netanyahu blames unrest on Palestinians

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Israelis and Palestinians to calm the situation in the Middle East following a month of escalating violence in

Germany

Netanyahu blames Palestinian Territories for failing to stop violence in Middle East

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks in Berlin to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations

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

Germany

Stabbing victim to become Colognes's first female mayor

Henriette Reker, the mayoral candidate for the German city of Cologne who was attacked while campaigning has been elected with an absolute majority

Germany

Germans rally to support mayoral candidate stabbed in 'anti-refugee attack'

Germans took to the streets of Cologne on Saturday in solidarity with Henriette Reker, the mayoral candidate.for the city who was stabbed and

Syria

Steinmeier looks for a Syrian solution in Middle East tour

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is on a four-day trip to Iran, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, with two of those days consecrated to the