News: Germany

We have started to collect the most important news related to Germany in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• January 5th 2013 – October 31st 2012
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• February 4th 2011 – January 7th 2011
• January 7th 2011 – December 6th 2010
• December 6th 2010 – October 28th 2010
• October 27th 2010 – September 18th 2010
• September 17th 2010 – August 7th 2010
• August 5th 2010 – July 2nd 2010
• July 2nd 2010 – May 18th 2010
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• January 16th 2006 – November 12th 2005
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Germany: news

Germany investigating egg 'fraud'

Monday, February 25th 2013, 20:15

German authorities investigate 200 farms accused of mislabelling their eggs as organic in what the farm minister said would be fraud "on a grand scale".
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Conductor Sawallisch dies aged 89

Monday, February 25th 2013, 14:18

Wolfgang Sawallisch, one of Germany's greatest conductors, dies at the age of 89.
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US denies Afghanistan troops claim

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 14:50
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta rejects Germany's claim that he confirmed the number of US troops to stay in Afghanistan after Nato's exit.
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The Germans who tried to topple Hitler

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 1:52

The German students who urged people to rise up against Hitler
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BMW recalls 720,000 cars worldwide

Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 18:55

German carmaker BMW recalls 720,000 cars, mostly in North America, over potential electrical problems that may cause unexpected stalling.
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Amazon fires German security firm

Monday, February 18th 2013, 13:53

Online retailer Amazon ends the contract of a security firm used at one of its German warehouses following complaints about workers' conditions.
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Germany 'likely to avoid recession'

Monday, February 18th 2013, 12:41

Germany will avoid recession and return to growth in the first quarter of 2013, the country's central bank says.
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G20 vows to tackle tax avoidance

Sunday, February 17th 2013, 8:57
related countries: France, United Kingdom

G20 finance ministers meeting in Moscow pledge to crack down on tax avoidance by multinationals, and vow to abstain from "currency wars".
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Germany probes Amazon warehouses

Saturday, February 16th 2013, 22:41

Germany demands explanations from the online retailer Amazon after a documentary showed seasonal workers being harassed by security guards.
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Romanian film wins top Berlin prize

Saturday, February 16th 2013, 21:24
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania
related places: Berlin

The Romanian film Child's Pose picks up the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin film festival, while an unemployed Bosnian Roma wins best actor.
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Osborne urges global tax rule reform

Saturday, February 16th 2013, 12:59
related countries: France

Chancellor George Osborne joins French and German counterparts at the G20 summit to call for global rules to tackle corporate tax avoidance.
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New head of Vatican bank appointed

Friday, February 15th 2013, 13:37
related places: Ernst, Freyberg

Outgoing Pope Benedict XVI selects German lawyer Ernst von Freyberg to head the Vatican's embattled bank as one of his last major appointments.
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Germany's Commerzbank to cut bonuses

Friday, February 15th 2013, 11:05

Germany's second-largest bank, Commerzbank, slashes bonuses for 2012 as a result of "unsatisfactory net profit".
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Sutil in line for shock F1 return

Thursday, February 14th 2013, 15:46

German ex-Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil has a seat fitting at the Force India team and may drive in a pre-season test.
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Germany finds horsemeat in lasagne

Thursday, February 14th 2013, 11:16

Germany is the latest country to report horsemeat DNA in processed beef, as authorities across the EU are told to conduct tests.
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VIDEO: Dresden survivor's story

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 11:36
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: Dresden

Sixty-eight years ago today, British and American Air Forces dropped more than 2,600 tonnes of high-explosive bombs on the German town of Dresden.
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Kraftwerk to headline T in the Park

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 10:41

The organisers of T in the Park announce German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk are to headline this year's festival.
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German 'plagiarism' minister quits

Saturday, February 9th 2013, 14:22

German Education Minister Annette Schavan resigns after a university stripped her of her doctorate for plagiarism.
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Christmas truce matches 'replayed'

Saturday, February 9th 2013, 13:44
related countries: United Kingdom

Football matches played between British and German soldiers during the Christmas truce of World War I could be recreated for next year's centenary celebrations.
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Child abuse at RAF base investigated

Friday, February 8th 2013, 20:53
related places: Berlin

Sex abuse allegations of children at a former Royal Air Force base in Berlin are investigated by the RAF police.
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German brothel job offer shocks girl

Thursday, February 7th 2013, 17:34

A German job centre apologises after offering work as a hostess in a brothel to a teenage girl, according to a local newspaper.
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Kraftwerk begin Tate Modern shows

Thursday, February 7th 2013, 10:14

German electro pioneers Kraftwerk win rave reviews for the first of their eagerly-anticipated series of eight shows at the Tate Modern.
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German minister stripped of thesis

Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 23:47

A German university votes to strip Education Minister Annette Schavan of her doctorate after an investigation into plagiarism allegations.
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ELN rebels hold German pensioners

Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 18:32
related countries: Colombia

Two men seized by left-wing guerrillas in Colombia are German pensioners and were touring South America, German officials confirm.
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Bolshoi director leaves hospital

Monday, February 4th 2013, 8:53

The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin, injured in an acid attack last month, leaves hospital for further treatment in Germany.
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Russia invites anti-Assad leader

Saturday, February 2nd 2013, 20:27
related countries: Russia, Syria

Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib is invited to Moscow during his first direct talks with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
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German farm fire kills 86 camels

Thursday, January 31st 2013, 16:13

A night-time blaze sweeps through a camel farm in Germany's Black Forest region, killing 86 animals but causing no human casualties, police say.
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German inquiry into SS massacre

Wednesday, January 30th 2013, 15:50
related countries: France
related places: Glane, Oradour

German investigators open a new inquiry into the wartime massacre of 642 people by SS troops in the central French village of Oradour-sur-Glane.
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Spurs bring forward Holtby deal

Monday, January 28th 2013, 19:03

Germany international Lewis Holtby joins Tottenham following talks to bring forward his summer move.
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German minister plagiarism probe

Thursday, January 24th 2013, 11:31

Germany's Education Minister Annette Schavan faces a formal inquiry into allegations that parts of her doctoral thesis may have been plagiarised.
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Commerzbank plans 6,000 job cuts

Thursday, January 24th 2013, 9:23

Germany's second-biggest lender Commerzbank is planning to cut as many as 6,000 jobs, or more than 10% of its workforce.
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EU leaders warn Cameron over poll

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 18:41
related countries: France, United Kingdom
related places: Cameron, Eu

Germany and France warn that Britain cannot pick and choose the terms of its EU membership after Prime Minister David Cameron announces a referendum.
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Siemens' quarterly profits drop

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 7:53

German industrial giant Siemens reports a fall in quarterly profits, adding it expects no help this year from the weak global economy.
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VIDEO: France and Germany mark treaty

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 19:42
related countries: France

France and Germany have marked the 50th anniversary of a treaty that helped to reconcile the two former foes.
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France and Germany mark treaty

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 17:39
related countries: France

France and Germany mark the 50th anniversary of a treaty that helped to reconcile the two former foes and form the core of the European Union.
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European transactions tax agreed

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 13:28
related countries: France
related places: Eu

EU finance ministers give the green light for 11 eurozone members, including France and Germany, to prepare a new tax on financial transactions.
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German investor confidence surges

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 11:37

Confidence among investors and analysts about the German economy surges to a 32-month high in January, according to a closely watched survey.
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VIDEO: Skilled migrants seek work in Germany

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 6:58

High unemployment across much of Europe has prompted many skilled workers to travel to Germany in search of opportunities
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Opposition wins in Lower Saxony

Monday, January 21st 2013, 12:42

Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledges a "painful" defeat in Lower Saxony after her coalition is edged out by centre-left opponents.
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VIDEO: Thieves dig hi-tech tunnel to bank vault

Friday, January 18th 2013, 4:38
related places: Berlin

Pictures have emerged of a tunnel that was built by thieves to break into a bank in Berlin earlier this week.
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Germany brings gold reserves home

Wednesday, January 16th 2013, 12:27
related countries: France, United States

Germany's central bank will bring back some of the gold it currently holds overseas, so that half of its reserves will be in its vaults by 2020.
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Russia 'spies' in Germany trial

Tuesday, January 15th 2013, 15:22
related countries: Russia

A married couple go on trial in Germany for spying for Russia over decades, in a case seen as one of the most intriguing cases since the Cold War.
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Germany's economy slows sharply

Tuesday, January 15th 2013, 9:49

The German economy grew by 0.7% in 2012, a sharp slowdown on the previous year, preliminary figures show.
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Runaway boy drives across Europe

Saturday, January 12th 2013, 14:44
related countries: Italy

A 13-year-old boy takes his father's Mercedes and drives from Italy all the way to Germany after an alleged row with his mother.
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German MPs warn over UK EU exit

Thursday, January 10th 2013, 17:43
related countries: United Kingdom

A delegation of visiting German MPs warns that the UK leaving the EU would be disastrous for its economy.
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Rattle to quit Berlin Philharmonic

Thursday, January 10th 2013, 16:57

Sir Simon Rattle announces he will leave as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra after his contract expires in 2018.
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Klaus Kinski 'was child abuser'

Thursday, January 10th 2013, 16:55

The elder daughter of the late German film star Klaus Kinski, Pola, accuses her father of sexually abusing her between the ages of five and 19.
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German Church drops abuse inquiry

Wednesday, January 9th 2013, 12:16

The Roman Catholic Church in Germany terminates an independent inquiry it commissioned into sexual abuse by clergy, citing a breakdown in trust.
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German exports in sharp decline

Tuesday, January 8th 2013, 8:15

German exports fell sharply in November, hit by the economic weakness in the eurozone, official figures show.
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Berlin airport opening delayed

Monday, January 7th 2013, 15:07
related places: Berlin

The opening of a new airport for Berlin is delayed yet again until 2014 at the earliest, the latest in a series of setbacks for the project.
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VIDEO: Nato missiles sent to Syria border

Monday, January 7th 2013, 12:11
related countries: Netherlands, Syria, Turkey, United States
related places: Patriot

A Dutch convoy of Patriot missiles is travelling to the Turkish Syrian border to join German and US deployments, after a number of rockets from Syria hit targets inside Turkey.
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