Germany rethinks its tough citizenship lawAT 24, gang leader turned rapper Hakan Durmus has spent four of the past 10 years in jailThu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
A traditional rite of passage still has powerFOR Denise Neugebauer, a gangly, blond 14-year-old from Berlin's eastern district of Prenzlauer Berg, the ceremony marking the…Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Yeltsin, Kohl hope to end disagreement over NATO enlargementTHE German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, and President Yeltsin of Russia said yesterday they were optimistic about a resolution…Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00
Auf Weidersehn to BerlinAFTER five years as a labourer on building sites in Berlin, Sean has finally had enough of beer and bratwurst, 70 hour weeks …Thu Apr 17 1997 - 01:00
Yeltsin in Germany as tension over NATO increasesRUSSIA'S President Yeltsin arrives in Germany today for a two-day visit amid growing tension between Russia and the West over…Wed Apr 16 1997 - 01:00
Kohl determined to make a big contribution to German historyCHANCELLOR Helmut Kohl's announcement last week that he will seek a fifth term in office next year was greeted by his political…Sat Apr 12 1997 - 01:00
German "dialogue" with Iran at an endYESTERDAY'S verdict in the "Mykonos" case, in which the court ruled that Iran ordered a political assassination in a Berlin restaurant…Fri Apr 11 1997 - 01:00
Tehran ordered Berlin political assassination, says German courtRELATIONS between Germany and Iran were in the balance last night after a Berlin court ruled that Tehran's political leadership…Fri Apr 11 1997 - 01:00
Trial verdict could sour relations with IranGERMAN police mounted a massive security operation around a Berlin court yesterday in advance of today's verdict in the "Mykonos…Thu Apr 10 1997 - 01:00
Kohl willing to stand again if called uponTHE German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, declared last night that he will seek a record fifth term in office next year, ending …Fri Apr 04 1997 - 01:00
Miners' anger abates after Kohl agrees to meet leadersTHOUSANDS of angry German miners halted their protest in Bonn yesterday after the embattled chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, agreed…Thu Mar 13 1997 - 00:00
100 injured as nuclear waste arrivesA CONTROVERSIAL shipment of radioactive nuclear waste arrived at the northern German town of Gorleben yesterday despite massive…Thu Mar 06 1997 - 00:00
Shipment of nuclear waste arrives late due to sabotaged railway linesMORE than 1,000 anti-nuclear protesters threw stones and petrol bombs at police guarding a shipment of nuclear waste in northern…Wed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
30,000 police to accompany waste train across countryGERMANY was preparing last night for its biggest police operation since the second World War after the government refused to …Fri Feb 28 1997 - 00:00
No parties in BerlinTHE award of the Golden Bear to Milos Forman's The People vsFri Feb 28 1997 - 00:00
Germans did not object to bail for McAliskeyTHE German Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe has said it never objected to Ms Roisin McAliskey being released on bail …Fri Feb 21 1997 - 00:00
Germany dismisses Rifkind charge of EU centralisationTHE German government yesterday rejected a charge by Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr Malcolm Rifkind, that it wanted to create…Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00
Albright in bonn, Paris discussions on future of NATOTHE US Secretary of State, Ms Madeleine Albright, continued her tour of world capitals yesterday with visits to Bonn and Paris…Tue Feb 18 1997 - 00:00
Kohl calls on workers to accept wage freezeTHE German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, under pressure to take decisive action to combat Germany's record unemployment levels, …Thu Feb 13 1997 - 00:00
Kohl in the twilight zoneWHEN Chancellor Helmut Kohl came to Berlin last week to turn the sod for a chancellery building near the Reichstag, he described…Mon Feb 10 1997 - 00:00
Germany unwilling to invite "rowdy" guest to euro partyGERMANY'S determination to exclude Italy from the first group of European Union member states to join European Monetary Union…Mon Feb 10 1997 - 00:00
`Am I really condemned to idleness at 50?' asks KarlKARL Heinz Menzel is a healthy 50-year-old Berliner with more than 20 years experience as a fitterSat Feb 08 1997 - 00:00
Kohl alerts German to risk of missing EMU Maastricht criteriaTHE German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, has warned that Germany is itself at risk of missing the Maastricht criteria if it does…Sat Feb 08 1997 - 00:00
Prodi aims to defuse dispute over Italian entry into EMUMR Romano Prodi, the Italian Prime Minister, arrives in Bonn today for talks with the German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, aimed…Fri Feb 07 1997 - 00:00
Kohl hopes to cut jobless figures in half by year 2000The German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, yesterday painted a rosy picture of the country's economic prospects, claiming that his…Sat Feb 01 1997 - 00:00
Germans approve post war pact with Czech RepublicTHE Bundestag yesterday overwhelming approved an accord with the Czech Republic aimed at ending half a century of bitterness …Fri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
Home users pay the bill for Deutsche share saleLAST November's flotation of Deutsche Telekom was not only the largest privatisation in the world this decade, it may also have…Fri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
Kohl concedes emergency debate on unemploymentAMID growing divisions within the German government about economic policy, Chancellor Helmut Kohl bowed yesterday to opposition…Thu Jan 30 1997 - 00:00
Oh death, where is thy stench?AFTER more than a decade of success in persuading citizens to conserve energy and recycle their rubbish, German environmental…Thu Jan 30 1997 - 00:00
Unemployment main threat to Germany qualifying for EMURISING unemployment represents the biggest threat to Germany's efforts to keep its budget deficit low enough to qualify for entry…Wed Jan 29 1997 - 00:00
Peter's past fails to catch up with SteffiYESTERDAY's verdict in Peter Graf's trial for tax fraud marks the end of one of Germany's biggest media events since the Second…Sat Jan 25 1997 - 00:00
France and Germany to meet over EU bank riftGERMANY and France will attempt to heal a growing rift over the future of the European Central Bank (ECB) when finance ministers…Thu Jan 23 1997 - 00:00
German government attacks opposition stance over the euroGERMAN government ministers yesterday rounded angrily on an opposition leader after he warned that the single European currency…Mon Dec 30 1996 - 00:00
Personal motive in church suicide bombingGERMAN police yesterday identified the suicide bomber who killed two other people and herself in a Frankfurt church on Christmas…Fri Dec 27 1996 - 00:00
Luxembourg solution saves the day for the Franco-German axisTHE German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, made little attempt to disguise his delight at the outcome of the EU summit when he met…Mon Dec 16 1996 - 00:00
EU `associates' join fight against crimeA SPECIAL session with heads of government from the 11 "associated countries" mostly in central and eastern Europe, which hope…Mon Dec 16 1996 - 00:00
AUSTRIATHE Austrian Chancellor, Dr Franz Vranitzky, praised the draft treaty agreed at the summit as "a forward-looking, progressive…Mon Dec 16 1996 - 00:00
Hansch claims popular enthusiasm for EU is waningTHE President of the European Parliament, Mr Klaus Hansch, yesterday welcomed the draft treaty proposed by the Irish presidency…Sat Dec 14 1996 - 00:00
Kohl and Chirac fail to reach consensus on EMU regulationsTHE prospect of agreement on the rules governing a single currency before Friday's summit in Dublin receded last night after …Tue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
Kohl and Chirac consider strategy for Dublin summitTHE German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, will meet President Jacques Chirac of France in Nuremberg today to agree a joint strategy…Mon Dec 09 1996 - 00:00
Taoiseach predicts UK will not seek conflict over EMUTHE Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, predicted yesterday that Britain would not seek a confrontation at next week's European Union summit…Sat Dec 07 1996 - 00:00
Kohl sees further move to EU unity in DublinAS the Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, prepares to visit Bonn tomorrow, the German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, predicted yesterday that…Thu Dec 05 1996 - 00:00
German paper to name the nameA GERMAN newspaper will today name the prominent Fianna Fail figure who is named in the Price Waterhouse report as receiving £…Thu Dec 05 1996 - 00:00
Kohl, Chirac to meet again on EMUTHE German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, will meet President Jacques Chirac of France in Paris today for the second time in three…Tue Dec 03 1996 - 00:00
UN military leaders meet on planned force to aid refugeeUN military commanders met in the German city of Stuttgart yesterday to co-ordinate the proposed multinational operation to help…Sat Nov 23 1996 - 00:00
Plan to sell hashish and mairjuana to anyone over 16 causes uproarGERMANY was embroiled in a controversy over drugs yesterday after the northern state of Schleswig Holstein announced it would…Thu Nov 21 1996 - 00:00
Dramatic rise in unemploymentGERMAN unemployment leapt dramatically last month to approach the psychologically important figure of four million, raising fears…Fri Nov 08 1996 - 00:00
European integration irreversible, says KohlTHE German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, promised yesterday that European integration would be irreversible but denied that it …Thu Oct 31 1996 - 00:00
Kohl sends six deputies home to pass budgetSIX of Dr Helmut Kohl's entourage broke off an official tour of Asia last night to fly back to Bonn for an emergency debate amid…Wed Oct 30 1996 - 00:00
German writers, linguists band together to mind their ps and qsGERMAN writers seldom have a good word to say about one another and there are few issues capable of uniting themFri Oct 25 1996 - 01:00
