CDU speaker confesses in detail to a very slightly misspent youthFriedrich Merz may be the ultra-conservative parliamentary speaker of Germany's Christian Democrats, but he can still play Wipeout…Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
Schroder admits serious EU differences on reform plansThe German Chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schroder, has denied there is a rift between Germany and France but has admitted that a week…Wed Nov 29 2000 - 00:00
A beef-loving nation looks to pastures new"What do I cook for my family now?" lamented Ms Doris SchroderKopf, wife of Chancellor Mr Gerhard Schroder, on the cover of the…Tue Nov 28 2000 - 00:00
Byrne criticises German approach as `isolationist'The European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Affairs, Mr David Byrne, has criticised Germany for adopting a "nationalistic…Tue Nov 28 2000 - 00:00
Germany calls for meal ban after its first BSE findGermany's Agriculture Ministry reported the country's first cases of BSE in German-born cows yesterday as Chancellor Gerhard …Sat Nov 25 2000 - 00:00
Three arrested for neo-Nazi drowning of boyGerman police have arrested two men and a woman suspected of drowning a six-year old boy in a public swimming pool three years…Fri Nov 24 2000 - 00:00
Deutsche Post offer woos new German capitalistsSusanne Thelen's first whiff of easy money came when a property investment consultant cold called her and promised her a 14 per…Wed Nov 22 2000 - 00:00
School marks a Jewish rebirthThe new Abraham Geiger College, Germany's first rabbinical school since the Holocaust, was inaugurated three days after a march…Tue Nov 21 2000 - 00:00
Kohl in bitter attack on ex-alliesThe former German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, made an embittered attack against former political allies and the media yesterday…Mon Nov 20 2000 - 00:00
Train fire victims mourned at serviceA week ago, 155 strangers boarded a train to take them to the top of Kitzsteinhorn mountain in the Austrian alps for a day of…Sat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
German Minister quits saying he did not embezzle fundsThe German Transport Minister, Mr Reinhard Klimmt, resigned yesterday after just 11 months in office over involvement in an embezzlement…Fri Nov 17 2000 - 00:00
Find indicates ski-train caught fire before entering tunnelInvestigators in Austria have found their first clue to the cause of the Alpine tunnel fire which killed at least 160 skiers …Wed Nov 15 2000 - 00:00
Holocaust survivor fails the thrift testFor decades Mrs Lea Stern (91) received a small supplement to her German pension, small compensation for her horrific experiences…Wed Nov 15 2000 - 00:00
Identification of Austrian tunnel fire dead could take a monthPathologists in Austria have said that identifying victims of Saturday's tunnel fire could take up to a month.Tue Nov 14 2000 - 00:00
Austrian investigators examine death sceneAustrian investigators last night overcame noxious fumes to enter the tunnel where 155 victims died in Saturday's fire and examined…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Bundesrat votes to seek ban on NPD to stop hate crimesGermany's upper house of parliament voted yesterday to seek a ban of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), one of the…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
Huge protest in Berlin against neo-Nazi violenceMore than 200,000 Germans marched with political and religious leaders through Berlin yesterday evening to protest against a …Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
Early welcomes cause bitten lipsPresident Johannes Rau of Germany was in distinguished, if embarrassed, company yesterday when he joined Mr Gore and President…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
Sharp drop in German jobless figuresUnemployment in Germany fell to its lowest level in five years in October, according to figures released by the Federal Labour…Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
German train company faces €767m deficitNews that Germany's troubled train company Deutsche Bahn will lose up to 1Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Schroder angered by CDU culture proposalThe German Chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schroder, has dismissed as "grotesque" a call from the opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) …Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
White powder in the Reichstag toilets causes red faces in Berlin"How many of our politicians are drug addicts?" was the headline in Berlin tabloid BZ yesterday after traces of cocaine were …Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
German post office flotation prospectus targets logistics sectorDeutsche Post, Germany's post office, plans to become the market leader in distribution and logistic services after it goes public…Wed Oct 25 2000 - 01:00
Oil prices force economists to revise Germany's growth forecast for 2001Germany's six leading economic institutes have predicted economic growth of 2.7 per cent in the German economy next yearWed Oct 25 2000 - 01:00
Deutsche Bank shares plungeShares in Deutsche Bank, Europe's largest bank, plunged 8 per cent in value yesterday as chief executive Mr Rolf Breuer denied…Thu Oct 12 2000 - 01:00
Germany seen as model for united EuropeGermany marked 10 years as one nation with celebrations across the country yesterday and a call from the last leader of the former…Wed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
Germans still see unification as a good developmentGermany celebrates 10 years as a unified country today with two-thirds of Germans saying they are pleased that unification took…Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Backing by Putin for Kostunica claimed by SchroderThe German Chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schroder, and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed that last week's victory of Mr Vojislav…Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
10 years after fall of Wall, parties compete for creditPolitical point-scoring threatens to overshadow the 10th anniversary of German unification next week, as the country's two opposing…Sat Sept 30 2000 - 01:00
Girl in the red coatRoma Ligocka's first sentence was: "I want to die with my motherSat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Traffic brought to standstill in German cities as protesters increase demandsTrucks, tractors and taxis brought traffic to a standstill in several German cities yesterday as protesters increased their demands…Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
German protests sporadic and shortAngry farmers and truck drivers organised sporadic but short-lived protests around Germany yesterday with the real row over the…Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
Do-it-yourself Net Potter gross violationThe Internet has been described as the world's greatest library, with all the books on the floorSat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Three neo-Nazi youths convicted over murder of Mozambique-born manThree neo-Nazis were convicted of murder yesterday for beating to death a Mozambique-born man last JuneThu Aug 31 2000 - 01:00
German accused `sorry' for race killingOne of the three men on trial for beating a man to death in an eastern German town apologised to his widow yesterday.Thu Aug 24 2000 - 01:00
German marathon mobile phone licence auction endsGermany's marathon auction for third generation mobile phone licences finally ended yesterday with final bids reaching a total…Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Catholic Church admits it took Nazis' forced labourThe Catholic Church in Germany broke its 55-year silence on Sunday, admitting that it used forced labourers "extensively" in …Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
Checkpoint Charlie reopens for Joe touristGermany marked the 39th anniversary of the building of the Berlin wall yesterday with the reopening of a replica of Checkpoint…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Nazi websites accessed via Yahoo to be investigatedA Paris judge has ordered independent experts to investigate how to bar French web surfers from tapping into online sales of …Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
German youth uneducated about Jewish suffering - surveyTwo-thirds of German young people do not understand the word Holocaust, a new survey suggestsFri Aug 11 2000 - 01:00
ECB agrees deal for smooth changeoverThe European Central Bank (ECB) announced yesterday that it has agreed the details with banks to ensure a smooth changeover to…Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00
Anti-foreigner violence on riseThe German government has pledged "zero tolerance" of extreme-right violence as newly released statistics show an alarming rise…Thu Aug 03 2000 - 01:00
German rail attack may have been targeted at foreignersPolice investigating Thursday's bomb attack on a busy Dusseldorf train station said yesterday that the attack might have been…Sat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
Chancellor to attend Cologne serviceThe German Chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schroder, is expected to interrupt his holiday in Mallorca to attend a memorial service in …Sat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
Germany has day of mourning for victims of ConcordeThe flag on the Reichstag in Berlin hung at half-mast yesterday, marking Germany's official day of mourning for the 113 people…Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Bomb blast at crowded train station in Dusseldorf injures 9The German public was faced with a second horrific incident yesterday afternoon as nine people, including a pregnant woman, were…Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Germany `stunned and speechless', says SchroderGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroder led Germany in mourning yesterday at an ecumenical service to remember the 96 Germans killed…Thu Jul 27 2000 - 01:00
