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Merkel warns of tough limits on Afghan asylum

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:49:59 +0100

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Afghanistan's visiting President Ashraf Ghani agreed Wednesday to work jointly for stability in the South Asian country and to reduce illegal migration.

Germany second-biggest migrant destination

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:40:00 +0100

As politicians and civil society organizations gathered in Berlin to discuss integration policy, new figures show that more people than ever are immigrating to Germany.

EU's Oettinger says Europe ripe for 'overhaul'

Wed, 29 May 2013 10:34:00 +0200

Günther Oettinger, Germany’s EU commissioner for energy issues, has attacked Europe as ripe for “overhaul” with several countries “ungovernable.” He also slammed Chancellor Merkel’s political agenda.

German pension tax bills anger Austrians

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:48:00 +0100

Germany has provoked anger by demanding tax payments from people living in Austria but receiving pensions relating to work they carried out in Germany.

Soros damns German handling of euro crisis

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:54:00 +0100

Prominent US investor George Soros launched a devastating broadside against the Germany's handling of the European debt crisis, saying the eurozone was on a “self-destructive” course.

Berliners enjoy best standard of living in Germany

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:05:00 +0200

Berliners enjoy the best standard of living among Germany’s big-city dwellers while people in Munich have to pay the highest prices, according to a new study by the Swiss bank UBS.

Wind power could be stored in water under the Harz mountains

Mon, 23 May 2011 10:15:00 +0200

Plans are being developed to store energy generated by wind turbines in water pump storage facilities to be built in former mine shafts under the mountains of the Harz region.

Top music stars join calls to tax the rich more

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:47:00 +0200

Two of Germany’s biggest music stars, Herbert Grönemeyer and Marius Müller-Westerhagen have called for the rich to be taxed more in the current times of crisis in order to spare the poor.

Audi car sales set to overtake Mercedes

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:04:00 +0200

German carmaker Audi is set to sell more vehicles worldwide than luxury rival Mercedes for the first time ever next year, according a new study released on Monday.

Fewer visitors to Frankfurt car show amid global crisis

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:16:00 +0200

The crisis in the global automotive industry appears to have affected the Frankfurt motor show which closed Sunday with visitor numbers down some 150,000 this year, Germany's VDA auto federation said.

German firms eye brighter future

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:18:00 +0200

The majority of German businesses believe the financial crisis is over and the state of Europe's top economy will improve in the next 12 months, according to a new study to be published on Monday.

Germany tinkers with junk car scheme rules to fight fraud

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:55:00 +0100

German officials have changed the rules for the popular new auto “scrap premium,” or Abwrackprämie, because of fraud, an Economy Ministry spokesperson told The Local on Wednesday.