Kohl warnings on SPD foreign policy lack convictionWhen the German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, climbs on to a platform for one of his market square election rallies, his audience…Thu Sept 17 1998 - 01:00
Campaign triumph gives SPD no guarantee at pollsGermany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) this week unveiled a new poster featuring three of Dr Helmut Kohl's most senior allies…Wed Sept 16 1998 - 01:00
Bavarian success buoys Kohl bid to win fifth term in officeThe German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, yesterday faced into the final fortnight of his campaign to win a fifth term in office…Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
Kohl gets boost in Bavaria a week before electionThe German Chancellor's campaign to win a record fifth term in office received a badly needed boost last night when Dr Helmut…Mon Sept 14 1998 - 01:00
Interest rates set to be at lower level when euro beginsThe president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mr Wim Duisenberg, has indicated that when the euro is launched next January…Sat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
Slight fall in the jobless total unlikely to turn tide for KohlJust over two weeks before Germany's federal election, Chancellor Helmut Kohl's Christian Democrat party (CDU) is seizing on …Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Business as usual for most German companies in RussiaIf you speak English to an assistant in one of Berlin's luxury shops, you will often be met with incomprehension or, at best, …Fri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
TV budget debate looks to electionThe German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, defended his 16 years in office yesterday during his first face-to-face confrontation …Fri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
`Gastarbeiter' may win match and acceptanceWhenthe German soccer team plays Malta in Valletta tomorrow evening, most eyes will be on a young defender called Mustafa Dogan…Tue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00
Germans stay cool despite neighbour's financial meltdownAs Russia's biggest investor and most important trading partner, Germany is especially vulnerable to the financial and political…Sat Aug 29 1998 - 01:00
Kohl is expected to quit in a year if he winsThe German Chancellor, Dr Kohl, will leave office within one year if he wins next month's federal election, according to a report…Fri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
From eyesore to tourist shrineVisitors to Berlin have dozens of museums and art galleries to choose from, to say nothing of the city's countless places of …Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
Kohl backs Yeltsin in face of German economic fearsThe German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, gave his backing yesterday to the decision by the Russian President, Mr Boris Yeltsin, …Tue Aug 25 1998 - 01:00
An Empress of hearts shot by an anarchistShe was still a shy teenager when she married into a royal family that never fully accepted her but she won the hearts of all…Tue Aug 25 1998 - 01:00
Kohl stresses his leadership, says he could defy pollsThe German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, yesterday started the final, crucial phase of his fight for a record fifth term in office…Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
SPD unveils programme to reverse Kohl's policyGermany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) yesterday unveiled a cautious programme for their first 100 days in power, as opinion…Fri Aug 21 1998 - 01:00
Intellectuals and artists back SPD leader in electionGermany's Social Democrat leader, Mr Gerhard Schroder, yesterday drafted in 150 artists and intellectuals from around the world…Thu Aug 20 1998 - 01:00
Area where the dreamers triumphedWhen the wrinkled revolutionaries of 1968 reflect on the 30 years of German life that separate them from their youthful dreams…Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
SPD tries to keep poll lead with promises on tax cuts and welfareGermany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) attempted yesterday to consolidate their opinion poll lead over a promise by the …Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
Holocaust memorial design a delicate issue in federal pollAfter 10 years of argument, Berlin's city government is expected to decide within the next two weeks on the form Germany's national…Wed Aug 12 1998 - 01:00
Kohl's party cuts back SPD lead in new opinion pollThe German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, returned to Bonn yesterday from his summer holiday in Austria as the second opinion poll…Sat Aug 08 1998 - 01:00
Pacifist pastor at political crossroadThe news that the Rev Rainer Eppelmann failed to register as a candidate in time for September's federal election almost certainly…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
German state allows crucifixes in schools but no head scarvesIf Fereshta Ludin (25) was a Christian, she would now be enjoying the summer before starting work as a teacher in the southern…Tue Jul 28 1998 - 01:00
ECB warns Government on fiscal strategyThe European Central Bank (ECB) has warned the Government against using increased tax revenues to boost public spending and pointed…Thu Jul 09 1998 - 01:00
Angst grips Germany as greying footballers go same way as politicsThe shock of Germany's World Cup defeat by Croatia on Saturday has provoked a bout of national soul-searching that goes far beyond…Wed Jul 08 1998 - 01:00
Hooray and up she risesIf James Cameron's film impressed with its reconstruction of the sinking of the Titanic, Germany's Theater Titanick go a step…Sat Jul 04 1998 - 01:00
Bonn disillusioned with Brussels as disputes increaseThis week's inauguration of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt had a familiar feel about it as the continent's political …Thu Jul 02 1998 - 01:00
Kohl says euro could become global currencyThe German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, has predicted that the euro would be as successful and stable as the deutschmark and that…Wed Jul 01 1998 - 01:00
Fans mourn Dylan of the coal mines, for whom times changed too muchEastern Germans have been mourning the death last week of Gerhard Gundermann, a singer-songwriter who was known variously as "…Wed Jul 01 1998 - 01:00
Germans want tough action on hooligansThe Germany Interior Minister, Mr Manfred Kanther, called yesterday for tougher measures against football hooligans following…Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
Gays the forgotten victims of Nazi crimeAs tens of thousands of gays and lesbians partied in the streets of Berlin at the weekend and the rainbow flag flew over the …Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
Germany is no longer the holy grail of studentsThe flood of Irish students who came to Germany each summer during the 1980's has dwindled to a trickle in recent years as the…Mon Jun 22 1998 - 01:00
Pope relays conservative message to small crowdsPope John Paul II ended his three-day visit to Austria without directly addressing the deep divisions in the Catholic Church …Mon Jun 22 1998 - 01:00
Pope arrives in Austria to find church in crisisPope John Paul II arrived in Austria yesterday for a three-day visit to find a church in crisis over a high-level sex scandal…Sat Jun 20 1998 - 01:00
Kohl goes Eurosceptical as poll shows continuing slumpThe German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, yesterday found himself in the unusual position of defending his government against the…Fri Jun 19 1998 - 01:00
Broken wheel caused Eschede rail crash, according to expertsA broken wheel was almost certainly the cause of Wednesday's rail disaster in the northern German town of Eschede, experts said…Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00
60 German high-speed trains withdrawn for safety checksGerman rail officials took 60 high-speed trains out of service last night amid mounting speculation that Wednesday's rail disaster…Fri Jun 05 1998 - 01:00
Death toll in German rail disaster expected to reach 120The twisted wreckage of a high-speed German passenger train was strewn across a track near Hamburg last night after one of Europe…Thu Jun 04 1998 - 01:00
Experts say car not cause of disasterInvestigators said last night it could take weeks to establish the precise cause of the German train crashThu Jun 04 1998 - 01:00
Youth of today fight for the right to partyThunderstorms and drenching showers were not enough to deter 300,000 people from filling the streets of Hamburg at the weekend…Tue Jun 02 1998 - 01:00
Ghosts of Nazism haunt corridors of German government's new homeWhile Bonn bubbles with anxious speculation about the outcome of September's federal election, most Berliners remain indifferent…Tue May 26 1998 - 01:00
Nuclear waste ban orderedGermany stopped all shipments of nuclear waste yesterday after it emerged that the nuclear power industry was aware since the…Fri May 22 1998 - 01:00
Chancellor convinced Germans to accept EMUAs his popularity plummets and one electoral disaster follows another, the German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, has little to be…Fri May 01 1998 - 01:00
Far-right party little more than one wealthy fanatic's toyAs leader of the far-right German People's Union (DVU) in Saxony-Anhalt, Mr Helmut Wolf, might have been ecstatic when his party…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Regional poll results deal blow to fifth term for KohlDr Helmut Kohl's hopes of winning a record fifth term as Chancellor received a severe blow last night when his Christian Democratic…Mon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Kohl has uphill battle for votes in eastern stateWhen the German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, climbed onto a makeshift platform in Magdeburg's market square this week, he was …Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Germans endorse monetary unionThe German parliament has backed the launch of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) following an eight-hour debate during which …Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Kohl calls for EMU supportThe German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, admitted yesterday that high levels of public debt in Italy and Belgium posed a risk to…Wed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
Kohl uses Europe as ground to revive campaignGermany's Chancellor Helmut Kohl attempted yesterday to end squabbling within his coalition government and to revive his beleaguered…Tue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Battle for Rolls-Royce moves into higher gearThe battle between German car manufacturers BMW and Volkswagen to take over Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has held the German media …Fri Apr 17 1998 - 01:00
