Schäuble still wary of Irish debt planGermany has said it will oppose any Irish debt-relief proposal it believes sends a negative signal to financial markets.Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Greek PM pleads with EU partners for more time to reform economyGREEK PRIME minister Antonis Samaras has pleaded with EU partners to give Greece more time – if not more money – to enable its…Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Merkel's party using 'nationalist demagoguery'GERMANY’S MAIN opposition party has warned that the euro zone crisis has seen “nationalist demagoguery” take hold of Angela Merkel…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
German banks seek centralised EU overseerGERMAN PRIVATE banks have made a concerted call to centralise all euro zone financial regulation under the auspices of the European…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Juncker says Greek exit from euro 'manageable'EUROGROUP HEAD Jean-Claude Juncker has conceded that a Greek exit from the euro zone would be risky but “manageable”.Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
German minister urges tax equality for gay couplesA DECADE after Germany legalised gay partnerships, the country’s family minister has backed a call to extend to same-sex couples…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Opposition seeks Merkel turnaround on euro debtGERMANY’S SOCIAL Democrat (SPD) leader, Sigmar Gabriel, has called on Chancellor Angela Merkel to drop her opposition to pooling…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Germany leaning towards ECB strategy in BerlinANALYSIS: THE EURO zone crisis has prompted a new round of bedhopping between Berlin and Frankfurt’s two central banks.Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
German Olympic rower denies boyfriend is neo-NaziFAR-RIGHT LINKS: A GERMAN Olympic rower who left the London games prematurely has denied claims her boyfriend is a neo-Nazi …Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Sovereignty in EU 'stolen' by financial marketsGERMAN PHILOSOPHER Jürgen Habermas has called for the creation of a EU political union with a “core currency area” to “win back…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Seconds to knockout - or checkmateIn Berlin, there is time and space for original ideas such as chess boxing – a combination of two taxing mental and physical …Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
ECB raises pressure on Spain and Italy to take bailoutsSPAIN AND Italy face renewed pressure to accept euro zone bailouts after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi made this…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Shares up on ECB 'commitment'European equities surged today, reversing all of the previous day's pull-back and resuming a week-long rally as investors judged…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
ECB walks thin line with a layered message on bond-buying revival in FrankfurtANALYSIS: Draghi tightened euro zone suspense with talk of a return to bond markets – but not yet and not as beforeFri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Bundesbank chief warns ECB council on price stabilityBUNDESBANK PRESIDENT Jens Weidmann has warned European Central Bank governors meeting this morning he will defend Germany’s culture…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
ECB warned on price stabilityThe governing council of the European Central Bank is meeting this morning in Frankfurt amid speculation that it will decide …Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Berlin against giving bailout fund unlimited capacityANALYSIS: France and Italy are canvassing support to equip the permanent euro zone fund with a banking licenceWed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Juncker hints ECB to announce bond market buy-upEURO GROUP chief Jean-Claude Juncker has fuelled speculation that European Central Bank governors meeting on Thursday will announce…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
