DT's hunt for partner spurred by lower profitThe collapse this week of a planned take-over by T-Online, Deutsche Telekom's Internet subsidiary, of Britain's Freeserve Internet…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Chirac arrives in Germany for three-day visitThe French President, Mr Jacques Chirac, arrived in Germany last night for a three-day visit aimed at demonstrating the renewed…Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Kohl in new row after Jewish parallelGermany's disgraced former chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, has started a fresh row by comparing the governing Social Democrats' treatment…Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
Fischer denies German vision of a federal Europe is form of imperialismGermany's Foreign Minister, Mr Joschka Fischer, has defended his vision of a federal Europe and insisted that Germany has come…Thu Jun 22 2000 - 01:00
Duisenberg concerned over `worrisome' Irish inflationThe President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mr Wim Duisenberg, has described Irish inflation as "worrisome" and warned the…Wed Jun 21 2000 - 01:00
Dresdner Bank in `co-operation' talks with CommerzbankTwo months after the collapse of its planned merger with Deutsche Bank, Germany's Dresdner Bank has started talks about possible…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Deutsche Bank chief is not looking for more acquisitionsDeutsche Bank, still smarting after the collapse of its planned merger with Dresdner Bank, is not seeking any new acquisitions…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
EU's biggest players in accord on way forwardFrance and Germany are in broad agreement about how the European Union should be reformed before it accepts new members, their…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
`First Canine' scoots off to beer barGerman police and border guards were breathing a sigh of relief last night after President Johannes Rau called off a three-day…Wed Jun 07 2000 - 01:00
Centre-left leaders stress markets must be controlledPresident Bill Clinton has joined other world leaders, including Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroder and the French prime minister…Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Austria proposes formula for EU sanctionsAustria's right-wing government, itself the target of sanctions imposed by its 14 EU partners, has proposed a new formula for…Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Clinton calls for Europe to reach out to RussiaPresident Clinton has called for Russia to be allowed to join the European Union and NATO as the final step in uniting Europe…Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Clinton's visit may help to ease strains in US/German relationsPresident Clinton will travel to Aachen this morning to accept the International Charlemagne Prize for his contribution to European…Fri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00
Political in-fighting in Poland could slow down preparations to join EUPoland's squabbling coalition partners have given each other two weeks to resolve a crisis that threatens to bring down prime…Wed May 31 2000 - 01:00
Ahern rejects Donaldson's alternative proposalThe Taoiseach has rejected the alternative proposal for governing the North proposed by Mr Jeffrey Donaldson, and ruled out any…Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Price increases by greedy traders fuelling inflation, says TaoiseachConsumers should start questioning unjustified price rises more closely, as greedy traders raise prices simply because the economy…Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Haughey has betrayed FF ethos, says AhernThe scale of the financial wrongdoing by Mr Charles Haughey uncovered by the Moriarty tribunal was "deeply shocking" and an affront…Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Poland seen as ideal place for Irish firms to investPolish television viewers were treated this week to a mouth-watering account of the luxurious lifestyle enjoyed by the Irish …Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Poles to readmit rejected refugeesPoland has agreed to introduce a readmission procedure to facilitate the swift repatriation of asylum-seekers whose applications…Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Poland urges Ahern to support early EU entryThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, should show the seriousness of the Republic's support for Poland's early entry into the EU by publicly…Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00
Poland facing political crisis as Ahern begins two-day visitWhen the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, arrives in Warsaw tonight for a two-day visit he will meet a Polish government deep in crisis, …Wed May 24 2000 - 01:00
Staff, customers set to pay price of failed bank mergerEmployees and private customers will pay the price for the collapse of Dresdner Bank's planned merger with Deutsche Bank as Dresdner…Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Interest rates may rise as early as next weekThe prospect of a rise in interest rates as early as next week drew closer yesterday as the euro remained near record lows despite…Fri May 19 2000 - 01:00
Euro's brief recovery seems to be overThe euro's brief recovery on foreign exchange markets appeared to be over last night as the dollar soared on a wave of optimism…Thu May 18 2000 - 01:00
ECB under pressure as Fed raises US ratesThe European Central Bank (ECB) came under fresh pressure to increase interest rates last night after its counterpart in Washington…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Robust euro consolidates its recoveryThe euro consolidated its recovery on foreign exchange markets yesterday despite anticipation of a major increase in US interest…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
State poll boosts SPDGermany's governing Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens looked set last night to scrape back into power in Germany's most populous…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Fischer outlines his vision for federal EuropeA core of committed states led by Germany and France should push ahead to create a federal Europe with a directly elected president…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
`Mr Euro' shifts blameHe says he is Mr Euro - the only man in Europe who can speak with authority about the single currency - but as he faced the media…Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
Euro falls as ECB holds rates steadyThe euro lost some of this week's gains against the dollar and sterling after the European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates…Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
Schroder backs a multi-speed Europe before new members join the EUThe German Chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schroder, has added his voice to calls for a hard core of EU states to be allowed to integrate…Thu May 11 2000 - 01:00
ECB meets to decide euro strategyEurope's central bankers meet in Frankfurt this morning to decide what action they should take to boost the value of the euro…Thu May 11 2000 - 01:00
Mixed signals on ECB intervention curb revival of euroThe euro rose slightly against the dollar and the pound yesterday, but conflicting signals from politicians and central bankers…Wed May 10 2000 - 01:00
Euro recovers ground on both dollar and sterlingThe euro rose against the dollar and sterling yesterday after the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mr Wim Duisenberg…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Intervention rumours boost euro as sterling falls to record lowThe euro recovered slightly against the dollar yesterday following rumours that central banks had intervened to prop up the currency…Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
ECB in quandary over panic selling of euroYesterday should have been a rare good news day for the euro, as the London and Frankfurt stock exchanges announced their plan…Thu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Police in Berlin gear up for clashes as neo-Nazi group is allowed to marchThousands of extra police officers have been moved into Berlin to deal with expected clashes between right-wing extremists and…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
BMW may close Rover after Alchemy withdraws from talksBMW will close Rover Cars putting tens of thousands of British car workers out of work unless it finds an alternative buyer for…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Traders predict euro to fall below crucial level of 90 US centsCurrency traders predict the euro will fall below the psychologically important figure of 90 US cents next week after the currency…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Solutions for euro severely limitedAs they gathered yesterday morning in a wood-panelled room on the 36th floor of the Eurotower in Frankfurt, the 17 members of…Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
Donations to party did not influence Kohl, former CDU treasurer insistsSecret donations to his party did not influence the decisions of Dr Helmut Kohl's government, the Christian Democrats' former…Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
Euro predicted to drop further as rate rise fails to convinceThe European Central Bank (ECB) appeared increasingly powerless in its efforts to halt the decline of the euro yesterday as the…Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
ECB may resist pressure to increase interest ratesThe European Central Bank (ECB) is under massive pressure to raise interest rates today in an attempt to halt the euro's nosedive…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
German adviser calls for euro actionThe new head of Germany's "five wise men", a group of economists who advise Chancellor Schroder's government, has plenty of reasons…Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Duisenberg says high Irish inflation must be tackledThe Government must take action to bring the Republic's high rate of inflation more closely into line with the European average…Fri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
Money supply growth dampens spiritsThe news that Germany's biggest union has agreed a modest pay deal in the country's most populous state ought to warm the anti…Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
No easy life in Germany for asylum-seekersFROM the outside, there is little to distinguish the drab, four-storey house on a Berlin side-street from its neighbouring buildings…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Sharing of £4bn Nazi fund agreedGermany has resolved a dispute with Holocaust survivors' groups over how to distribute a £4 billion fund to compensate people…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
BMW denies rumours that chairman will be removedThe German car-maker BMW has dismissed as absurd a report to appear in tomorrow's edition of Stern magazine that its chairman…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
