Germany
Call for English to be second official language in Germany
English should become a second official language at administrative offices in Germany, one of the country’s governing parties has argued, saying unwieldy…
East Germany’s last Communist premier dies aged 95
BERLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Hans Modrow, who as the last Communist prime minister of East Germany oversaw democratic reforms that opened…
China cranking up political espionage, German official tells newspaper
BERLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency fears that China is expanding its spy activities against Berlin,…
German insolvency angst eases but retailers still struggle – Ifo
BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The percentage of German companies fearing for their survival fell at the start of the year across…
Germany to drag on European growth this decade – Scope ratings agency
Germany will act as a drag on growth in Europe until at least 2030, as it faces pressure to address a declining…
German industrial orders rise by 3.2% in December
BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - German industrial orders rose in December, increasing by 3.2% on the month on a seasonally and calendar…
Germany’s Habeck optimistic that EU and U.S. can reduce trade tension
BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed optimism before departing on a trip to the United States on…
Germany’s Scholz: Putin has not threatened me or Germany – Bild
FRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin in his telephone conversations with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz "has not made any…
German beer sales recover but remain below pre-pandemic levels
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany sold 8.8 billion litres of beer in 2022, but sales of the beverage still haven't recovered from the…
Germany has evidence of war crimes in Ukraine ‘in three-digit range’ – prosecutor
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has collected evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, the country's prosecutor general said in a newspaper interview published…
German government backs €49 public transport ticket
A €49 transport ticket valid throughout Germany is to be introduced on May 1, Olaf Scholz's government decided on Wednesday. The Cabinet…
Brazil’s Lula cold-shoulders Germany’s Scholz on Ukraine support
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday said Moscow made a mistake invading Ukraine, but speaking alongside German Chancellor Olaf…