Simon Rattle wins bitter battle for freedom at Berlin PhilharmonicThe British conductor Sir Simon Rattle has signed a 10-year contract as artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra…Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
Germany's jobless may rise by 10%Unemployment in Germany could, by early next year, rise to 4Wed Aug 22 2001 - 01:00
Vodafone denies paying bribes to MannesmannVodafone yesterday denied it bribed directors of German telecoms rival Mannesmann to seal its takeover of the company last year…Wed Aug 22 2001 - 01:00
Vodafone inquiry widens to include GentGerman prosecutors have expanded their investigation of Vodafone's hostile takeover of German telecoms company Mannesmann to …Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Commerzbank may be takeover targetSpeculation is growing that Commerzbank, Germany's fourth largest bank, could be the target of a takeover in the coming weeks…Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
Doctors offered Orient Express trip for prescribing Bayer drug LipobayDoctors who prescribed cholesterol-fighting drug Lipobay to more than 25 of their patients were promised a free trip on the Orient…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Bundesbank rules out recessionGermany is not heading for a recession even though growth slowed to zero in the second quarter of this year, the Bundesbank said…Fri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
Deutsche Telekom advertises apology for drop in share valueDeutsche Telekom took out full-page advertisements in German newspapers yesterday to apologise to shareholders for the 20 per…Thu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Telekom, Deutsche Bank will meet to discuss sell-offTop-level management from Deutsche Telekom and Deutsche Bank are to meet this week to discuss Deutsche's sell-off of 44 million…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
Western leaders knew of plan to build Berlin WallDeclassified intelligence reports have shed new light on one of history's greatest "what-ifs", the building of the Berlin Wall…Sat Aug 11 2001 - 01:00
Schr÷der admits job cuts target difficult to achieveThe German Chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schr÷der, has admitted it is unlikely he will achieve his goal of cutting unemployment to below…Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
3.86 million now unemployed in GermanyUnemployment in Germany has risen for the seventh month in a row, in the latest blow to Chancellor Mr Gerhard Schr÷der's hopes…Wed Aug 08 2001 - 01:00
Retailers are prepared as licence to haggle arrivesGerman shoppers had an extra reason to look forward to the start of the summer sales last MondayMon Aug 06 2001 - 01:00
Germany to reverse immigration policy to meet need for workersGermany is set to end its decades-old closed door policy and allow immigrants to live and work permanently in the country, based…Sat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
British embassy denies bias against RomaThe British embassy in the Czech Republic has denied it is discriminating against Roma by refusing them permission to board UK…Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
German nuclear waste arrives in FranceThe largest-ever shipment of German nuclear waste reached a reprocessing facility at La Hague near Cherbourg yesterday after …Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
Some Berliners begin to show signs of memorial fatigueJurgen Boger has two weeks to rebuild the Berlin WallThu Aug 02 2001 - 01:00
Germany's gay couples celebrate their new right to wedTwo middle-aged men in matching linen suits emerge from a small room, smiling and holding hands.Thu Aug 02 2001 - 01:00
Wagners in discord over fate of festivalA new twist in the fight for control of the Bayreuth Festival overshadowed the start of the month-long Richard Wagner marathon…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Rain storms bring Poland to brink of submersionThe streets of Cracow began to disappear under floodwater yesterday after a week of torrential rain and storms that have killed…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
German data squeeze ECBPressure is growing on the European Central Bank to cut interest rates in the medium term after Germany's closely watched Ifo…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Takeover of Dresdner Bank ends era for German businessWhen Germany's third-largest bank, Dresdner Bank, disappears from the stock market on Monday it will mark the end of an era in…Sat Jul 21 2001 - 01:00
Elvis doll all shook up on the autobahnClassic car accessories come along once in a generation: the pine-tree air freshener, the fluffy dice, and, most recently, the…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
Wife of former German chancellor is buriedFormer German chancellor Dr Helmut Kohl buried his wife Hannelore yesterday, a week after she took her own life.Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
President begs forgiveness for Polish massacreExactly 60 years ago the residents of a small Polish town turned on their Jewish neighbours, herded them into a barn and burned…Wed Jul 11 2001 - 01:00
Poll group calls ban `undemocratic'A leading organisation of marketing research professionals has attacked as "undemocratic" the new legislation banning the conducting…Sat Jul 07 2001 - 01:00
ECB's failure to cut rates puts euro under pressureThe euro fell to its lowest level against the dollar in seven months yesterday, following the European Central Bank's (ECB) decision…Fri Jul 06 2001 - 01:00
Salzburg police keep anti-capitalists at bayAnti-globalisation activists clashed with riot police on the streets of Salzburg yesterday, throwing stones and bottles as a …Mon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
Muslim teacher loses case over headscarf banA Muslim teacher who insisted on wearing her headscarf in the classroom lost her challenge to a state ban on religious symbols…Wed Jun 27 2001 - 01:00
Haider call for EU vote dismissedThe Austrian Chancellor, Mr Wolfgang Schuessel, has dismissed calls from Austrian state governor Mr Jorg Haider to hold a referendum…Thu Jun 14 2001 - 01:00
Renegotiation of Nice Treaty is ruled outThe French and German leaders yesterday said the EU could maintain the momentum for eastward enlargement of the Union despite…Wed Jun 13 2001 - 01:00
German MEP sees No vote as fortunateIreland's No vote in the referendum is a chance to overhaul the "terrible" Nice Treaty, according to the chairman of the Foreign…Mon Jun 11 2001 - 01:00
German 3G pie may prove tasty but costlyGermany's auction for third-generation (3G) mobile phone licences last summer was more like a spree in a Las Vegas casino than…Fri Jun 08 2001 - 01:00
German government 'regrets' Irish rejection of NiceThe German government says it "regrets" Ireland’s rejection of the Nice Treaty but says the outcome will "in no way delay the…Fri Jun 08 2001 - 01:00
How the birth of a theatre threatens to divide a cityIt was a perfect human-interest storyFri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Kohl's son weds his Turkish girlfriendThe youngest son of the former German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, married his long-time Turkish girlfriend under tight security…Mon May 28 2001 - 01:00
Schroder maintains distance from ruling party during his official visit to AustriaThe German chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schroder, yesterday began his first official visit to Austria since the lifting of EU sanctions…Sat May 26 2001 - 01:00
Euro slips and slides as ECB leaves interest rates unchangedThe euro tumbled again yesterday as markets ignored an expected hold on euro-zone interest rates and concentrated on gloomy data…Thu May 24 2001 - 01:00
Art that is dead but not buriedTwo children are examining a lifelike model of a man with what appears to be a raincoat over his armTue May 22 2001 - 01:00
Former members of Red Army Faction involved in new terrorist group, say policeFormer members of Germany's Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) terrorist group have formed a new extreme-left terrorist group…Mon May 21 2001 - 01:00
Euro change fees too high says ByrneThe European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Affairs, Mr David Byrne, has demanded banks introduce a nominal charge of #…Sat May 19 2001 - 01:00
Gadafy claim of role in bombing deniedThe German government has denied a report that the Libyan leader, Col Moammar Gadafy, told a German official he personally sanctioned…Wed May 16 2001 - 01:00
Book-burning memorial to be removed to allow for car-parkBerlin plans to replace the city's memorial to the Nazi-organised book-burning in 1933 with a car-park.Fri May 11 2001 - 01:00
Anti-capitalist demonstrations staged in cities across the world for May DayMay Day protest rallies affected cities around the world yesterday, with hundreds of protesters detainedWed May 02 2001 - 01:00
Ringing a mobile phone and not the church bell to attract young people back to the foldA minister in Germany is hoping to attract young people back to church, not by a ringing bell but a ringing mobile phone.Tue May 01 2001 - 01:00
Schroder proposes overhaul of EU bodies to create a central government for EuropeThe German Chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schroder, has proposed an overhaul of EU institutions to create a central European government…Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
Spending a pfennig is a dying artTo pee or not to pee is not the question for German men any more, but rather how? Is it nobler in the mind to be a Stehpinkler…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
4m Germans now living in povertyThe gap between rich and poor in Germany is widening with at least four million people living in poverty, according to a government…Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Anti-nuclear activists try to stop Sellafield cargoFive containers of radioactive nuclear waste began their surface trip to the Sellafield reprocessing plant in Cumbria yesterday…Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
