Legal talk not enough on Irish banks - DraghiEUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank president Mario Draghi has told euro zone central bankers that solving Ireland’s banking debt issue will…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Speculation grows about full bailout of Spain by EU and IMFSPECULATION WAS growing last night that Spain is positioning itself for a full EU-IMF bailout worth €300 billion, with signals…Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
Berlin rejects Moody's rating warning and insists it is 'anchor of stability'GERMANY HAS shrugged off the assessment of the Moody’s credit agency that the future of its triple-A rating is in doubt.Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
After centuries at debt's door, Berlin's €68bn tab is no surpriseBERLIN DIARY: A new books suggests the German capital’s history can be written on the back of an IOUTue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Claim that IMF will cut off aid to GreeceA GREEK insolvency in September has become more likely, with the International Monetary Fund reportedly refusing to make further…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Baritone quits Bayreuth festival over Nazi tattooBAYREUTH’S NEW Flying Dutchman has flown the coop, four days before his premiere, after it was revealed he had a large Nazi tattoo…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Doctor allegedly manipulated organ transplant listsGERMAN MEDICAL authorities are investigating a consultant for allegedly altering medical records to push patients to the top …Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Circumcision ruling divides German publicWORLD VIEW: The death of a child after a circumcision has sparked a controversy about religious freedomSat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Bundestag gives backing for bailout of Spanish banksGERMAN FINANCE minister Wolfgang Schäuble will add Berlin’s support for bailing out Spanish banks today after receiving the backing…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
German MPs recalled for Spain aid voteTHE BUNDESTAG has summoned MPs back from their summer holidays to vote today on financial assistance for Spanish banks.Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Noonan confirms 'evolving' debate on imposing losses on senior bondholdersMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has confirmed that there is an “evolving” debate among European finance ministers to impose…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
German economists in war of words on crisisAS GERMANY winds down for the summer holidays, the country’s economists are getting wound up in a very public feud over the euro…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Ireland confirmed as equal in debt dealEURO GROUP head Jean-Claude Juncker has confirmed that the terms of any banking debt deal for Spain or Italy will have to apply…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Rabbis condemn Cologne circumcision rulingA COLOGNE court ruling that the circumcision of young boys constitutes grievous bodily harm “calls into question the future existence…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Chaos over neo-Nazi murdersGERMANY’S DOMESTIC intelligence service is in meltdown over its failure to track an underground neo-Nazi group behind a series…Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Mother to pay daughter €600 after Facebook humiliationA GERMAN court has ordered a woman to pay her daughter €600 for humiliating her on Facebook.Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
German borrowing costs drop to record lowGERMANY’S COST of borrowing dropped to a new record low yesterday as investors continued to seek “safe haven” bonds in the euro…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
German finance minister denies pushing ESM dealGERMAN FINANCE minister Wolfgang Schäuble has denied Berlin is leaning on the constitutional court to expedite its ruling on …Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
German court ruling stalls ESM ratificationGERMANY’S RATIFICATION of the European Stability Mechanism bailout fund is facing further delays after the country’s highest …Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Review of Irish bailout likely after Merkel climbdownEuro zone finance ministers are poised to initiate a fundamental review of Ireland’s bank bailout after EU leaders moved to give…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
How the deal was doneEU SUMMIT: German chancellor Angela Merkel was met with uncompromising and forthright demands and, this time, the policy changed…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Opposition SPD accuse Merkel of caving in to MontiGERMAN REACTION: GERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel went straight from summit to damage limitation yesterday, insisting in Berlin…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Germany not immune to bank fiasco“A toxic mix of corruption and incompetence, not to mention a multibillion bill for the taxpayerFri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Fears that German economy faces 'rude awakening'EURO ZONE uncertainty has arrived in Germany, where the closely watched Ifo index of business confidence has dropped to a two…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
German court halts stability fund ratificationCONSTITUTIONAL COMPLAINTS ON ESM: EURO ZONE members face a new wave of financial uncertainty after Germany’s constitutional …Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Berlin dismisses reports of plan to buy up bank debtBERLIN HAS dismissed as “simply wrong” reports that it was ready to permit a large buy-up of Spanish and Italian banking debt…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
German court rules Merkel did not inform MPs on ESMTHE CONSTITUTIONAL court in Germany has reprimanded chancellor Angela Merkel’s government for keeping the Bundestag in the dark…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Germany feels vindicated over tough stanceONE OF Germany’s favourite political cliches is that “post-election is pre-election” – meaning that, far from deciding anything…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
'One cannot hold anyone who wants to go,' warns ministerGERMAN REACTION: AT FIRST glance it was a regular, sunny Sunday evening on Berlin’s leafy Kurfürstendamm boulevard, outside …Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
'Forest boy' identified as Dutch runawayGERMANY’S MYSTERIOUS “forest boy” has been exposed as a fraud after he was identified as Dutchman Robin van Helsum (20…Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Debt 'redemption' fund with Berlin sought by HollandeFRENCH PRESIDENT François Hollande has stepped up his confrontation course with Berlin by calling for euro zone crisis solutions…Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
ECB says it will give Greece level of liquidity neededEuropean leaders are girding their loins to limit any damage if the Greek vote leads to the country exiting the euro zoneSat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
German opposition leaders meet HollandeGERMANY’S OPPOSITION Social Democratic Party leaders returned, beaming, from Paris yesterday after paying a courtesy call on …Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Europe in race against time to solve euro crisis - MerkelCHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel has warned that Europe is in a race against time – and the financial markets – to solve the euro zone…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Troika warns over insolvency law delaysGOVERNMENT DELAYS in reforming personal insolvency laws are a “specific source of concern” for the EU-ECB-IMF troika and could…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
EU-IMF says austerity charges must be shared 'fairly' by allPUBLIC OPPOSITION to the household charge is a timely warning to the Government to ensure Ireland’s reform burden is “fairly …Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
EU-IMF says austerity must be 'fair'Public opposition to the household charge is a timely warning to the Government to ensure Ireland’s reform burden is “fairly …Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Irish Merkel banner makes cover of 'Bild'FORMER chancellor Gerhard Schröder once said that, if you had something to say in Germany, it was best to say it on the telly…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
German parties intensify call for transaction taxGERMAN POLITICAL wrangling over the fiscal treaty has taken on a new urgency, with opposition parties insisting a Spanish bailout…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Schäuble insists funds given to state, not to banksGERMAN REACTION: GERMAN FINANCE minister Wolfgang Schäuble has insisted the Spanish state carries ultimate responsibility for…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Spanish bailout conditions setback for Irish hopesTHE EUROPEAN bailout of Spain will proceed without direct aid for the country’s banks, dealing a blow to Dublin’s campaign to…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Germany's economy expected to expand by 1% faster than forecast this yearGERMANY’S ECONOMY is expected to grow faster than forecast by 1 per cent this year, despite continued euro zone uncertainty and…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
German firms urge rejection of stability mechanismEUROPE’S PERMANENT bailout fund is a legal and financial “black box” that should be rejected by German MPs, according to an association…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Merkel urges greater fiscal and political unionGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has called for a more “intensive” political and fiscal union as the best answer to the euro zone…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Merkel wants more 'intensive' EUGerman chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a more “intensive” political and fiscal union as the best answer to the euro zone…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Spanish bank debt contingency plan under discussionGERMANY HAS refused to discuss reports that talks are under way to refinance Spain’s banks without Madrid applying for a full…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Merkel backs calls for European 'banking union'GERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has backed calls for the creation of a European “banking union” to regulate systemic European…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Berlin says bank deal for Ireland would send wrong signalGERMANY HAS cast doubt on any deal on bank debt following the fiscal treaty referendum outcome, saying it would be a “negative…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Merkel steps up opposition to eurobondsGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has delivered her most strident rejection yet of eurobonds, saying she would agree to jointly…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Merkel flags debate on closer political tiesEUROPE WILL face a debate “sooner rather than later” over closer political union, German chancellor Angela Merkel said.Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
