May 15th, 2012
Germany announced May 9 that it will delay passage of legislation on the European Union bailout fund until after the French parliamentary elections next month, the Dow Jones Newswire reports. (more)
April 28th, 2012
BERLIN (AP) — Pirates are capturing Germany’s political system. (more)
April 3rd, 2012
German green energy producer Q-Cells doesn’t have a “secure financial basis” for continuing operations, officials said in a statement released Monday. (more)
April 3rd, 2012
In preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Germany hosted the Gymnastics Challenge Cup in the city of Cottbus last month. And while gymnastics is often a sport that features 15-year-olds trying to look like 18-year-olds, one tumbler stood out — because she’s 86 years old. (more)
March 26th, 2012
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has backed down from its resistance to boosting Europe’s financial firewalls, after Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was open to temporarily boosting the eurozone’s bailout funds to €700 billion ($930 billion). But the move still falls short of what may be needed to protect Italy and Spain from collapse. (more)
February 21st, 2012
BRUSSELS (AP) — The bailout has saved Europe, for now, but it’s unlikely to save Greece. (more)
February 19th, 2012
The German finance ministry is actively pushing for Greece to declare itself bankrupt and to agree a “haircut” on the bulk of its debts held by banks, a move that would be classed as a default by financial markets. (more)
February 2nd, 2012
The thought of urinating into a pair of red lips is just too much for the delicate sensibilities of the small German town of Luechow. (more)
December 9th, 2011
All European Union states except Britain moved toward setting up a new treaty Friday, giving up crucial powers over their own budgets in an attempt to overcome a crippling debt crisis. (more)
November 25th, 2011
The dollar climbed against most major peers, extending this week’s gains, as investors sought the safest assets on concern economies in the euro area will worsen as leaders struggle to halt the region’s debt crisis. (more)
November 9th, 2011
German and French officials have discussed plans for a radical overhaul of the European Union that would involve establishing a more integrated and potentially smaller euro zone, EU sources say. (more)
October 10th, 2011
Kirsten Dunst has returned to her roots. As the daughter of a German father, Dunst has acquired German citizenship while maintaining her American one. (more)
September 9th, 2011
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is preparing plans to shore up German banks in the event that Greece fails to meet the terms of its aid package and defaults, three coalition officials said. (more)
August 13th, 2011
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Wall’s construction 50 years ago must be a constant reminder to citizens today to stand up for freedom and democracy, the city’s mayor said Saturday as a united Germany commemorated the bitter anniversary. (more)
August 3rd, 2011
It was a funny moment in May when Mark Zuckerberg bumped into German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G8 meeting in France. Merkel told the 27-year-old billionaire about how much she enjoyed The Social Network; Zuckerberg hadn’t liked it much at all. A telling moment: over the years, Germany and Facebook have often been at odds with each other. Not surprisingly, most of their disagreements have to do with privacy. (more)
May 30th, 2011
BERLIN (AP) — Europe’s economic powerhouse, Germany, announced plans Monday to abandon nuclear energy over the next 11 years, outlining an ambitious strategy in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima disaster to replace atomic power with renewable energy sources. (more)
March 23rd, 2011
Deep divisions between allied forces currently bombing Libya worsened today as the German military announced it was pulling forces out of NATO over continued disagreement on who will lead the campaign. (more)
March 3rd, 2011
On Wednesday, two U.S. soldiers were shot at the Frankfurt airport in Germany. The suspect, 21-year-old Kosovar Arif Uka, was detained and German authorities have suggested the shooting was motivated by Islamic extremism. (more)
March 2nd, 2011
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The attack on a busload of U.S. Air Force troops at Frankfurt airport that killed two is being investigated as a possible act of Islamic terrorism, German federal prosecutors said Thursday. (more)
March 1st, 2011
Two years before the Berlin Wall opened, paving the way for the end of the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan famously called on then-Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987 to “tear down this wall,” in a speech he delivered at the Brandenburg Gate, which was then part of the East-West border. (more)
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