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
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
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
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
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
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
ECB interest rates left unchanged but rise dueThe European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged yesterday but its president, Mr Wim Duisenberg, indicated that …Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Resignation of Haider widely seen as tacticalThe Austrian Chancellor, Dr Wolfgang Schussel, said yesterday that he hoped the resignation of Mr Jorg Haider as leader of the…Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
Opponents vigilant on `double strategy' of HaiderAmong the attractions at the reptile zoo in Klagenfurt, the southern Austrian town where Mr Jorg Haider has his base, is a blue…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
ECB likely to raise rates next monthThe euro's roller-coaster ride on the world's financial markets reinforced expectations among German analysts that the European…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Haider quits as leader of Freedom PartyMr Jorg Haider resigned last night as leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party, three weeks after the party entered government…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
CDU leadership contest narrows into east-west ideological divideThe contest to become leader of Germany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) has narrowed into a duel between the former Defence…Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
Austrians plan more protests against HaiderAustria's opposition is planning weekly protests against the country's right-wing government following the success of Saturday…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Students protest against Haider partyBob Marley's Redemption Song boomed out over Vienna's Ballhausplatz yesterday afternoon as thousands of teenagers skipped school…Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Divisions emerge as CDU meets to discuss leadershipDivisions emerged over the selection of a new German Christian Democratic opposition leader even before a meeting last night …Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Wim grapples with exchange rate conundrumThe mood at Frankfurt's Eurotower should be more relaxed today when the governing council of the European Central Bank (ECB) …Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Schauble quits as party chief as CDU faces difficult futureThe leader of Germany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU), Dr Wolfgang Schauble, resigned yesterday - defeated by what he …Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
CDU warns fine puts party in jeopardyGermany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) warned last night that the party's future was in jeopardy after the Bundestag …Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
CDU begs for mercy in fine over fundingGermany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) yesterday pleaded with the president of the Bundestag, Mr Wolfgang Thierse, to…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Haider sparks off fresh controversy by accusing Turks of refusing to integrateThe leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party, Mr Jorg Haider, sparked fresh controversy yesterday by accusing his country'…Sat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
CDU's partner may quit Hesse governmentThe scandal surrounding the illegal funding of Germany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) deepened yesterday when the liberal…Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
German CDU admits illegal funds used to fight Hesse electionsGermany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) used more than DM1 million (£400,000) in illegal funds to fight last year's election…Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00
Austria tries to come in from the coldAustria is about to launch a diplomatic offensive to persuade its EU partners to lift the ban on bilateral contacts with Vienna…Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Austria faces isolation over Haider controversyRiot police turned water cannon on demonstrators outside the offices of Dr Jorg Haider's Freedom Party in the centre of Vienna…Sat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
CDU says it used secret accounts before 1971 to disguise illegal donationsGermany's opposition Christian Democrats started using secret accounts to disguise illegal donations before 1971, the party revealed…Sat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
Chill in the air as far right joins governmentThe sun smiled on Vienna yesterday morning as President Thomas Klestil swore in Austria's new government in the baroque splendour…Sat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
Depreciating euro succeeds in worrying central bankersBy the time Mr Wim Duisenberg swept in with a platoon of bodyguards to face the media at the European Central Bank's (ECB) headquarters…Fri Feb 04 2000 - 00:00
CDU finds out more on illegal fundingGermany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) said yesterday that they had discovered significant new information about secret…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Klestil to give green light to coalitionAustria's President, Mr Thomas Klestil, is expected to give the go-ahead today to a coalition of Mr Jorg Haider's farright Freedom…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
ECB could raise interest rates after bruising week for the euroInterest rates could rise tomorrow when the governing council of the European Central Bank meets in Frankfurt following the euro…Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
Belgium seeks EU pressure to keep Haider out of officePressure grew on Austria's conservative People's Party yesterday to withdraw from coalition talks with Dr Jorg Haider's far-right…Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00
Battle of egos rages on as hostile merger talks reach endgameAs the battle surrounding Vodafone Airtouch's hostile bid for Germany's mobile phone giant Mannesmann enters its final week, …Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Klima's failure to form coalition clears way for HaiderAustria's President Thomas Klestil will meet the far-right politician, Mr Jorg Haider, and the leader of the conservative People…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Eichel urges ECB to maintain interest rates at present levelGermany's Finance Minister, Mr Hans Eichel, has urged the European Central Bank (ECB) to keep interest rates at their present…Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
Kohl took free flights from media magnateGermany's former chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, confirmed yesterday that he accepted five free flights from Leo Kirch, one of Germany…Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
Far-right party in Austria moves closer to powerAustria's far-right politician, Mr Jorg Haider, moved a step closer to power last night when his Freedom Party started official…Wed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
Dubious deposits of £5m found at CDUIndependent auditors investigating illegal donations to Germany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) found more than £5 million…Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
CDU activists fear £4m slush fund may be tip of icebergGermany's opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was bracing itself last night for damaging new revelations about illegal…Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Kohl quits CDU post as funds scandal escalatesGermany's former chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, has resigned as honorary chairman of the opposition Christian Democrats after he…Wed Jan 19 2000 - 00:00
Irish beef finds favourIrish beef exports to Germany have recovered dramatically during the past year after a sharp downturn in the mid-1990s and exporters…Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
Schauble under pressure to quit as CDU crisis deepensThe leader of Germany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU), Dr Wolfgang Schauble, was last night under pressure to resign as…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
