Five on trial for 1986 bombing of Berlin night clubFive people went on trial in Berlin yesterday for bombing a crowded disco in the city in 1986, an operation that prosecutors …Wed Nov 19 1997 - 00:00
Having a bad hair day by the Brandenburg GateHalf-empty most of the year round, Berlin's hotels are desperate for foreign guestsTue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
Advisers predict Germans will fail to hit EMU targetGermany, the self-appointed guardian of the euro's stability, will itself be unable to meet the economic criteria for entry to…Sat Nov 15 1997 - 00:00
Change in law cuts pensions of war criminalsThe German parliament voted last night to plug a pensions loophole that allowed thousands of Nazi war criminals to claim a special…Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Mayor elected on equal rights for gays pledgeHamburg's gays and lesbians were celebrating yesterday as the city's coalition government of Social Democrats and Greens elected…Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:00
Germans seek to put brave face on French ECB riftAs the shock of the French nomination of Mr Jean-Claude Trichet to head the European Central Bank (ECB) subsided this week, German…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Court refuses to rule on ScientologyGermany's Supreme Administrative Court refused yesterday to rule on whether the Church of Scientology should be treated as a …Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Court refuses compensation for `slave labourers' of AuschwitzA Bonn court yesterday rejected a claim for compensation by 19 Jewish women who were forced to work as slaves in a Nazi munitions…Thu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
Social Democrats kill off ambitious Kohl tax planGermany's upper house of parliament yesterday killed off an ambitious plan by Chancellor Helmut Kohl's centre-right government…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Kohl snubs critics to rally CDU troopsThe German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, yesterday ignored critics within his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as he fired up delegates…Tue Oct 14 1997 - 01:00
Capital move fails to excite bureaucracyFew diplomats have a good word to say about Bonn, a city with as much excitement as a small seaside town in DecemberTue Oct 14 1997 - 01:00
Kohl calls on divided Germans to work together and unite EuropeThe German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, yesterday called on Germans to put all their strength behind the drive to unite Europe…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Jewish museum director sacked for Derry speechThe Director of Berlin's Jewish Museum has been sacked for criticising the Berlin city government at a conference in Derry earlier…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
Hamburg boosts Kohl's CDU partyGermany's year-long general election campaign got off to a dramatic start last night with a surprise boost to Chancellor Helmut…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Ireland risks isolation if it does not join world fair, says German organiserIreland is risking isolation as the only EU member-state not to be represented at Expo 2000, the world fair planned for Hanover…Mon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00
World reaction - GermanyMore than 20 million Germans watched the funeral live on eight TV stationsMon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
Jewish museum director sacked for Derry speechThe Director of Berlin's Jewish Museum has been sacked for criticising the Berlin city government at a conference in Derry earlier…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
Germany backs launch dateThe German government has attempted to dampen speculation about a possible postponement of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) …Fri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
United front on euro by Kohl, JospinGermany's Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl and the French prime minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, presented a united front on the euro yesterday…Fri Aug 29 1997 - 01:00
Rejection of tax reform plan deals severe blow to Kohl's hopes of retaining officeThe German parliament dealt a severe blow to the Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, and his hopes of winning a record fifth term in …Fri Aug 01 1997 - 01:00
Germany waits as floods near peakThousands of emergency workers are battling day and night to strengthen dykes along the River Oder between Germany and Poland…Tue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
Renewed fears that Oder dykes may failThousands of soldiers and rescue workers battled yesterday with the worst floods Germany has seen for a century amid fears that…Mon Jul 28 1997 - 01:00
Officials may use force to clear homes by OderThousands of people were told to leave their homes along the river Oder between Germany and Poland last night as rising flood…Sat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Kohl tries to defuse row on EMU criteriaGERMANY'S Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, attempted yesterday to defuse a row within his governing centre-right coalition over the…Wed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
German property tycoon blames banks for failureTHE former German property tycoon, Mr Juergen Schneider, yesterday admitted using fraud to secure loans worth billions of deutschmarks…Tue Jul 01 1997 - 01:00
Germans attempt to put a positive spin "less than ideal" summitLISTENING to German officials in Amsterdam late on Tuesday night as they struggled to put a positive spin on the summit, it was…Thu Jun 19 1997 - 01:00
Furious EU heads cave in to Kohl's insistence on immigration controlsTHE German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, infuriated EU colleagues early yesterday morning by announcing a dramatic policy U-turn…Wed Jun 18 1997 - 01:00
Ugly mood worsens as Kohl says he's `not a monkey' and turns down bikeAFTER an unexpectedly harmonious session on Monday, culminating in the resolution of a row over Economic and Monetary Union (…Wed Jun 18 1997 - 01:00
A stately Dick Spring conveys Bloom to city of tulipsFAR from plump and soon to be a little less stately, Dick Spring ascended a pulpit in Amsterdam yesterday to begin a marathon…Tue Jun 17 1997 - 01:00
EMU wrangle ends in victory for allBOTH France and Germany were claiming victory last night in their dispute over the Stability Pact governing Economic and Monetary…Tue Jun 17 1997 - 01:00
German politicians sure Bonn Paris dispute over monetary union will be resolved easilyGERMAN politicians expressed confidence yesterday that the dispute between Bonn and Paris over Economic and Monetary Union (EMU…Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
Germans agree to work chapter but reject jobs creationGERMANY said yesterday it would agree to the inclusion of an employment chapter in the revised Maastricht Treat, but ruled out…Thu Jun 12 1997 - 01:00
Waigel dismisses possibility of renegotiating stability pactGERMANY yesterday ruled out a renegotiation of the stability pact governing Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) despite the doubts…Wed Jun 11 1997 - 01:00
Parties reaffirm support for coalition after reports of Kohl threats to resignTHE German government yesterday denied reports that the Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, threatened to resign four times last week…Tue Jun 10 1997 - 01:00
Germans still oppose the single currencyMOST Germans have opposed a single European currency ever since the idea was first mooted and even now, more than two thirds …Mon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
Germany steps up action against sectGERMANY stepped up its official campaign against the Church of Scientology yesterday by ordering intelligence services to place…Sat Jun 07 1997 - 01:00
Blair, Kohl promise to bury differencesTHE British Prime Minister, Mr Blair, and the German Chancellor, Dr Kohl, promised yesterday to try to make a success of the …Sat Jun 07 1997 - 01:00
WAIGEL'S WAYTHERE was a touch of deja vu in the air in Bonn on Wednesday when Germany's finance minister, Theo Waigel, stood before a hostile…Fri Jun 06 1997 - 01:00
Waigel survives gold crisis confidence voteTHE German finance minister, Mr Theo Waigel, survived a vote of no confidence in the Bundestag yesterday following Bonn's capitulation…Thu Jun 05 1997 - 01:00
Germany's role in Europe questionedTHE RETURN to power of the Socialists in France, following on the heels of Labour's election victory in Britain, has persuaded…Wed Jun 04 1997 - 01:00
German deal on revaluing gold after climbdown by governmentTHE German government and the Bundesbank were close to resolving their dispute over a plan to revalue the country's gold reserves…Wed Jun 04 1997 - 01:00
Germany fears for EMU after French resultTHE GERMAN government reacted cautiously to the French election result yesterday, insisting that the change of government did…Tue Jun 03 1997 - 01:00
"Der Spiegel" lauds Irish happinessTHE German news magazine Der Spiegel yesterday became the latest voice to join the international chorus of admiration for Ireland…Tue Jun 03 1997 - 01:00
Germans play down EMU differencesTHE German government and the Bundesbank sought yesterday to play down their differences over the planned single European currency…Mon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00
Crisis talks break up with no accord, except on goldTHE GERMAN Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, held a crisis meeting with his coalition partners last night in an effort to hold his …Mon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00
Bonn adviser critical of the proposals to revalue goldTHE row over Germany's plan to revalue its gold reserves deepened yesterday when one of the Bonn government's senior economic…Sat May 31 1997 - 01:00
Opposition calls for minister to quit over gold `hold-up'GERMANY'S opposition parties demanded the resignation of the Finance Minister, Mr Theo Waigel, yesterday following the Bundesbank…Fri May 30 1997 - 01:00
£18,000 fine and suspended sentence for ex-spy masterWESTERN justice finally caught up with the legendary East German spy master, Markus Wolf, yesterday when a Dusseldorf court found…Wed May 28 1997 - 01:00
Elegy for an unloved stateNO state has ever been more unloved than the German Democratic Republic, and few have been more swiftly forgottenSat May 10 1997 - 01:00
Delighted Kohl hopes Britain will now play a more constructive role within EuropeFOR Germany, Mr Blair's land slide election victory represents a long awaited opportunity to improve relations between Bonn and…Sat May 03 1997 - 01:00
