World news about “Germany” published by euronews.
Oh deer, what’s that call? The hunt is on for Germany’s champion deer caller. Enthusiasts grunted, bawled and bellowed their way through imitations of red deer in the breeding season… 09/02/2012
‘Cold Bus’ offers hope to Berlin’s homeless As biting cold grips Germany each night, a clergyman sets off on a mission that could mean the difference between life and death for Berlin’s homeless. They… 09/02/2012
UN court rules against Italy’s Nazi claims The UN’s top court ruled on Friday that Germany has immunity from foreign lawsuits by victims of the Nazi regime seeking compensation. The 15-member… 03/02/2012
Controversial NATO missile shield will be in Germany A NATO missile shield that has been criticised by Russia will be based at a US military facility in Germany. Ramstein Air Base is the headquarters of… 02/02/2012
China to the rescue for EU? – maybe With German Chancellor Angela Merkel in China seeking support for the ailing euro, Premier Wen Jiabao has said Beijing is considering upping its participation… 02/02/2012
Paying the price for Germany’s economic miracle Growth heading up – unemployment and the deficit going down – 2011 was a miracle year for Germany amid the crisis in Europe. But not everybody there has… 02/02/2012
Debt crisis slams Deutsche Bank earnings Not a good day for Deutsche Bank as it posted a big quarterly loss and was the target of anti-capitalism protestors at its headquarters who strung up a banner… 02/02/2012
Ultraviolet controversy Germany’s anti-doping agency is to investigate 28 athletes who may have received blood transfusions from a doctor at the centre of a doping scandal at one of… 31/01/2012
Pressure growing on Germany’s president Germany’s president is coming under increasing political pressure over his financial dealings along with media criticism that he is being economical with the… 31/01/2012
Switzerland and Germany reach deal on plane noise Switzerland and Germany have resolved a long-term row over noise at Zurich airport. Both countries’ transport ministers signed a statement of intent at the… 29/01/2012
Holocaust Remembrance Day marked worldwide It is international Holocaust Remembrance Day. And at Auschwitz, survivors of Hitler’s Final Solution were among those marking 67 years exactly since the… 27/01/2012
Shock German survey on Holocaust Remembrance Day It is international Holocaust Remembrance Day. But as the world recalls the horrors of the Hitler era, a new survey shows that a fifth of young Germans do… 27/01/2012
German consumers more upbeat A new survey shows German consumer morale to be at its highest in 10 months. The report, by the GfK market research institute, found that confidence had… 26/01/2012
Spying scandal erupts in Germany A political scandal is brewing in Germany over revelations that a state security agency has been spying on members of the Die Linke leftist party, which has… 26/01/2012
Germany: Plan to publish Mein Kampf extracts halted A British publisher has backed down from plans to print parts of Hitler’s notorious Mein Kampf in a history magazine, sold on newsstands in Germany. Amid… 25/01/2012
ILO highlights chronic need for jobs An alarming report from the International Labour Organisation which says there are nearly 200 million people currently unemployed worldwide and 600 million… 24/01/2012
Euro crisis hits Siemens’ profit Siemens, the region’s biggest engineering conglomerate, has revealed an unexpectedly sharp fall in quarterly operating profits – down 23 percent to 1.6… 24/01/2012
German legal threat to stop Hitler memoir extracts A British publisher is controversially planning to publish excerpts of Hitler’s memoir “Mein Kampf” in Germany, along with a critical commentary. But the… 21/01/2012
Schlecker confirms insolvency German retailer Schlecker has said it is insolvent and has not been able to secure funds to keep it afloat during restructuring. The company is now in… 20/01/2012
Back in the Day: Nazis put the Final Solution on the recordJanuary 20, 1942 Fifteen senior officials in the Nazi German regime meet for the Wannsee Conference to make official arrangements for the deportation and… 20/01/2012
Back in the Day: Europe produces its last VW BeetleJanuary 19, 1978 The last Volkswagen Beetle to be made in Europe rolls off the production line at the group’s Emden plant in Germany. The Beetle would… 18/01/2012
Germany encourages Greece ahead of crucial talks Germany’s foreign minister arrived in Athens late Sunday evening with a message of encouragement for the Greek government. During talks with Prime Minister… 16/01/2012
Dutchman jailed for murder in Peru A 24-year-old Dutch citizen has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for murdering a woman in the Peruvian capital Lima. Joran Van der Sloot apologised on… 14/01/2012
S&P downgrades France and eight other Eurozone countries France, Austria and seven other Eurozone countries have had their credit ratings downgraded by the rating agency Standard & Poor’s. Germany – Eurozone’s… 13/01/2012
France and Germany push controversial Tobin tax The idea of taxing financial transactions has resurfaced with both Paris and Berlin agreeing such a levy in the EU should be imposed. France, in… 09/01/2012
Shoe-in in front of German president’s office – nocomment About 400 people have gathered in front of the office of the German president Christian Wulff for a so called ‘shoe-ín’. Protesters were holding up shoes as a… 08/01/2012
Merkel sings for charity – nocomment German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives children taking part in the Sternsinger project to collect money for children in need around the world. 06/01/2012
Eurozone bond auctions kick off Germany easily sold just over four billion euros of 10-year government bonds in its first auction of the year on Wednesday. Along with the pick-up in demand… 04/01/2012
German unemployment down more than expected Germany continues to buck the European trend for unemployment. In contrast to alarming levels of joblessness in many European states, the region’s largest… 03/01/2012
German snow and ice church opens – nocomment A church made entirely of ice and snow has opened in the ski-resort of Mitterfirmiansreut in Southern Germany. The 26 metre-long structure on a hill above the… 30/12/2011
US backs markets merger The US government has backed the multi billion euro merger between Deutsche Boerse and the New York Stock Exchange parent NYSE Euronext. It will create the… 23/12/2011
Berlin’s fishy Christmas tree – nocomment Staff at the Sealife Aquarium in Berlin brought a special gift for their residents: a Christmas tree with pieces of octopus as decorations. 23/12/2011
Baby koala a star in Germany – nocomment A baby Koala takes a first look at the outside world at the Duisburg Zoo, securely clamped to her mummy’s back. 23/12/2011
Ice sculpture festival in Germany – nocomment An annual exhibition of ice sculptures, this year with a circus theme, opens on Friday in the northern German city of Roevershagen. 22/12/2011
Air Berlin gets help from Etihad Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is to spend 73 million euros to increase its stake in Air Berlin to almost 30 percent and loan it nearly 200 million… 19/12/2011
Santa Claus takes the train in Berlin – nocomment German children in the Bavarian capital of Munich went for a special train ride on Sunday, with their attention focused only on Santa Claus who invited them… 12/12/2011
Europe’s treaty nightmare In order to make sure greater fiscal discipline is set in stone, Germany and France want treaty change. That is what has to happen they argue, even if both… 08/12/2011
Innovative digital monitoring can prevent accidents Industrial accidents in Europe claim around 6 in every 100,000 workers each year. That’s according to Eurofound, which oversees the improvement of living and… 07/12/2011
Geithner upbeat, Germany pessimistic on euro zone Urging bold steps to end the euro zone debt crisis, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has been meeting his French counterpart, the Finance Minister… 07/12/2011
Germany’s Stollen Festival – nocomment German city of Dresden holds the Stollen Festival every Saturday prior to the 2nd Advent. The highlights of the festival are the baking of a Giant Stollen… 04/12/2011
The Chancellor’s euro predicament As the euro crisis deepens Germany, and in particular, Angela Merkel are coming under mounting international pressure to do more to tackle it. The Chancellor… 30/11/2011
Surprise jobless rate boost for Germany Unemployment is down slightly in Germany, bringing a small measure of good news for the country amid the unrelenting euro crisis gloom. The rate for… 30/11/2011
German riot police clash with anti-nuclear protesters – nocomment German police forces hunted anti-nuclear activists in a forest close to a railway line where a train carrying radioactive waste was passing by. 28/11/2011
Germany antinuclear blockade – nocomment Police moved protesters from several points along a railway line in Germany on Sunday morning, ahead of the arrival of a controversial nuclear waste delivery. 27/11/2011
Slow concert plays first ten years In a chaotic world, where the pace of life gets faster every day, there’s a small church in Germany which is bucking the trend. Rainer Neugebauer, the… 25/11/2011
No US deal for Deutsche Telekom? US and German telecoms giants AT&T and T-Mobile are bracing themsleves for the possibility their near- 30 billion euro deal in the USA will bite the… 24/11/2011
Merkel: Eurobonds “will not work” The centrality of Germany to the resolution of the Eurozone debt crisis has never been more evident, yet while most member states are proposing one solution… 23/11/2011
11,000 jobs go at E.ON German energy utility E.ON, the world’s largest by sales, is to cut close to 11,000 jobs, at the very top of the range announced in August. The cuts… 22/11/2011
Eurobonds a ‘deadly sin’, says top German economistThe European Commission is about to present proposals on eurobonds, whereby all euro zone countries guarantee each others debt. For the moment Berlin… 22/11/2011
Thomas Cooked UK tour operator Thomas Cook plc crashed by 65% today after news the struggling group, Europe’s second-largest travel firm, had gone to the banks for fresh… 22/11/2011
Neo-Nazi demonstration in Germany – nocomment Neo-Nazis were gathering at the train station before joining the demonstration when a train with football supporters arrived. Kicks were exchanged and police… 20/11/2011
Immerse yourself in Cologne’s art and antiques This year’s Fine Art and Antiques Fair at Cologne features works from more than 100 galleries and dealers. There is a huge range of objects; ancient artefacts… 18/11/2011
Germany: Guinness record – nocomment On Thursday, Denni Dusterhoft, broke the record for “longest distance run with full body burn” in Germany. 18/11/2011
Germany: Fall of Berlin Wall marked – nocomment The 22nd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall has been celebrated in Berlin. Mayor Klaus Wowereit thanked former East German civil rights campaigners… 09/11/2011
Euro zone’s largest economies stagnating German says strong industrial output helped its economy grow in the third quarter but the region’s debt crisis will dampen through the end of this year and… 09/11/2011
Gassing up Europe The controversial Nord Stream pipeline which started operations on Tuesday takes an undersea rather than an overland route. That means gas going from… 08/11/2011
TUI prepares for euro worst The German tour operator TUI has confirmed that it has asked Greek hoteliers to sign new contracts spelling out how it will pay them if Greece leaves the euro… 07/11/2011
Anger in Germany’s financial capital – nocomment Some 1,200 supporters of the “Occupy Frankfurt” movement protested in Germany’s financial capital on Saturday November 5 for a more equal distribution of… 06/11/2011
German jobless rises German unemployment unexpectedly rose in October adjusted for seasonal factors. That was the first increase since early last year. The unadjusted figures… 02/11/2011
New baby at the Berlin zoo – nocomment Officially presented on Tuesday, this baby hippopotamus was born on October 23 at Berlin zoo. 02/11/2011
Frankfurt: Demo against inequality – nocomment Thousands of demonstrators march through Frankfurt’s financial district as part of the Occupy Frankfurt protests against social inequality and banking greed. 30/10/2011
Red faces in Berlin over massive banking error The German government is under pressure to explain a massive accounting error at a struggling bank nationalised in 2009. The discovery of the mistake means… 29/10/2011
Nina Hagen is one of Germany’s most eccentric artist She shot to fame in the 70s as the punk queen from East Berlin, and although she has since changed musical styles, she remains politically commited. Nina… 27/10/2011
German consumer morale unexpectedly rises German consumers were more upbeat this month despite a darkening economic outlook. The latest survey by the GfK market research group found morale… 25/10/2011
Second weekend of ‘Occupy’ protests in Germany Protests against banks and corporate greed took place in about a dozen German cities on Saturday. At the ‘Occupy Berlin’ demonstration inspired by the… 22/10/2011
European markets at close: 17.10.11 17/10/2011
Vettel makes it 10 in Korea World Champion, Sebastian Vettel stormed to his 10th victory of the season in the Korean Grand Prix in a faultless display to underline his champions… 16/10/2011
Clashes in Rome during economic injustice demos – nocomment Clashes erupted between police and protesters during demonstrations in Rome. Three people were injured and several vehicles were set alight. 16/10/2011
Demonstrations against economic injustice, part I – nocomment On October 15 in over 80 countries demonstrations were held to denounce the world of finance and international banking system. Here are images of protesters… 15/10/2011
Protesters in front of ECB in FrankfurtProtesters demonstrate against banking and finance in front the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt. Protesters worldwide geared up… 15/10/2011
Deutsche Bank scraps 2011 profit target Blaming Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, Deutsche Bank has said it will not make its target of 10 billion euros in profit before tax this year. “The… 04/10/2011
A bigger euro rescue fund: the answer to all our problems? This edition of Business Weekly focuses on the dominating topic of the week: Greece and the expansion of the European rescue fund, the EFSF. While the… 30/09/2011
Europe’s bourses boosted by German vote The German lower house of parliament’s approval of new powers for the euro zone’s rescue fund boosted the region’s stock markets on Thursday – with the… 29/09/2011
German jobless at lowest level in 20 years German unemployment fell much further than expected in September. The total of people out of work was 6.6 percent of the workforce. That is not adjusted for… 29/09/2011
German inflation spike creates dilemma for ECB German inflation unexpectedly jumped this month to its highest level in three years. Annual consumer price inflation rose to 2.6 percent from2.4 percent in… 28/09/2011
Merkel covers up for rainy mass in BerlinGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and president of the Federal Council Hannelore Kraft use rain coats as they watch Pope Benedict XVI conducting the Eucharist… 23/09/2011
Germany: anti-Pope demos in Berlin – nocomment Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Berlin on Thursday to protest against the visit of Pope Benedict to Germany. 23/09/2011
Rangnick steps down Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick stepped down from his duties at the Veltins Arena on Thursday, citing medical reasons for his decision. The 53 year old, who… 22/09/2011
Credit Suisse settles German tax probe Credit Suisse is to pay 150 million euros to end an investigation by the public prosecutor’s office in Duesseldorf, Germany. The probe was into whether… 19/09/2011
The 178th Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich – nocomment Oktoberfest, one of Germany’s favourite events, kicked off in Munich on Saturday. Several million people are expected to come and celebrate over two weeks. 19/09/2011
German giant Siemens announces nuclear exit Siemens is to quit the nuclear industry, its Chief Executive Peter Loescher has told Der Spiegel magazine. The move by the German industrial giant follows… 18/09/2011
Best served cold!A waitress carries the traditional one litre beer mugs at the opening of the Munich Oktoberfest. The world’s biggest beer fest runs until October 3. REUTERS /… 17/09/2011
Berlin, cloud city for a while – nocomment Visitors are playing on the giant bubbles of the Cloud Cities exhibition of the Hamburger Bahnhof museum in Berlin. 16/09/2011
Volkswagen Porsche merger delayed beyond 2011 Volkswagen has confirmed it will have to delay its merger with Porsche beyond this year because of legal issues. They agreed in 2009 to merge by the end of… 09/09/2011
Jean Michel Jarre unveils 3.5m high speaker It costs as much as a house but this prototype is – according to French musician Jean Michel Jarre – the biggest and most powerful loud speaker in the world… 07/09/2011
German slowdown threatens budget plans Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has called for a Europe-wide reduction in government spending as he presented next year’s draft budget in… 06/09/2011
3D TV without glasses stars at IFA fair It is a playground for lovers of electronics and home appliances. With over 1,500 exhibitors, the IFA in Berlin is one of the world’s largest trade… 06/09/2011
Portugal’s PM wants Lufthansa to consider TAP dance German airline Lufthansa should consider investing in TAP, Portugal’s troubled state carrier. So said Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho while on a… 02/09/2011
Chips with everything at IFA electronics show IFA, Europe’s leading trade fair for consumer electronics and home appliances, is underway in Germany’s capital Berlin. Techheads gathered to check out the… 01/09/2011
New Otto Dix works discovered Four previously unknown watercolours by Otto Dix have been discovered in Bavaria. They were painted using mixed techniques, watercolours worked over with ink… 01/09/2011
Euro zone jobs and inflation data may influence ECB The latest euro zone unemployment figures show 10 percent of the working population was without a job in July; that is up by 61,000 from June to 15.757… 31/08/2011
German jobless decline slows German unemployment fell in August though the rate of decline slowed. Federal Labour Office chief Frank-Juergen Weise said: “The economic upswing is losing… 31/08/2011
Lahm’s book angers German federation Only a few days before Germany face Austria in their Euro 2012 qualifier, a book by Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm in which he sharply criticises past… 30/08/2011
Merkel most powerful woman in world: Forbes Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel is being lauded as the world’s most powerful woman again being crowned for the fifth time in six years by Forbes… 26/08/2011
Consumer gloom spreads across EuropeGerman consumer sentiment has fallen to its lowest level in 10 months. A survey by top market research firm GfK found that despite low unemployment and… 25/08/2011
German businesses downbeat Germany companies are feeling more pessimistic with business morale there posting its steepest drop since the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse in… 24/08/2011
Demonstration and clashes in Hamburg – nocomment Left-wing demonstrators and police clashed in the northern German city of Hamburg, after a street festival in Hamburg’s Schanzenviertel district. 21/08/2011
Berlin against sexism – nocomment Hundreds of people took to the streets of the German capital, many wearing very little, to protest against sexism and sexual stereotypes. 14/08/2011
Germany marks anniversary of Berlin Wall’s construction – nocomment On the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall, the city has paid tribute to those who died trying to cross it. 14/08/2011
The wall that divided the world Work began on the Berlin Wall on 13 August, 1961. Once completed, it would measure 155 kilometres and become one of the most rigorously fortified borders in… 12/08/2011
