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German FM criticizes remarks by Hungarian PM
It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary. But Hungary's leader ...
Merkel, Hollande at odds over Europe's way forward
Germany and France recognize that their cooperation is key to overcoming Europe's persistent economic crisis, but comments Thursday by the leaders of ...
German Chancellor Merkel to attend Wembley final
Football fan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to attend the first all-German Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern ...
Luxembourg PM downplays swift tax evasion deal
Luxembourg's Prime Minister says he doesn't expect an agreement on one of the European Union's key policies against tax evasion to emerge at next ...
Europe at odds over next steps to banking union
European leaders are increasingly at odds over how to create a full-fledged banking union, the bloc's key project to stabilize its financial system ...
Merkel shrugs aside new book on communist-era past
Chancellor Angela Merkel has shrugged aside a new book that suggests she may have been closer to East Germany's communist system than previously ...
Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict
Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried ...
Greuther Fuerth leaves Bundesliga without home win
It started so well for Greuther Fuerth. Three minutes into the relegated club's last Bundesliga game at home on Saturday, Matthias Zimmermann scored, ...
Germany says Obama to visit Berlin in June
President Barack Obama will visit Berlin next month for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on his first visit to the German capital since taking ...
French finance chief hails easing off austerity
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday hailed the European Union's decision to grant his country more time to tackle its deficit as a ...
German neo-Nazi trial sparks fear of hidden racism
Most of the victims were immigrants and their deaths at first failed to make headlines. Police were quick to blame the slayings on foreign gangs with ...
Hitler's food taster tells of poisoning fears
They were feasts of sublime asparagus — laced with fear. And for more than half a century, Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even ...
Baby food shortage in Europe due to China demand
Yong-Hee Kim still can't believe that in a prosperous country like Germany, powdered baby formula would ever be rationed and that she would have to ...
Merkel insists austerity part of Europe's cure
Chancellor Angela Merkel has underlined Germany's insistence that austerity is part of the solution to Europe's financial crisis but emphasized that ...
Drunk Frenchman pulls toy gun on Berlin police
A Frenchman visiting Berlin probably couldn't have picked a more dangerous spot to pull a pretend pistol. Police say the heavily drunk tourist kneeled ...
Berlin to introduce tax on tourist hotel stays
Berlin's city government has decided to put a 5 percent tax on tourist hotel stays from this summer, part of efforts to shore up the German capital's ...
Lufthansa cancels about 1,700 flights amid strike
Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, walked off the job Monday on a one-day strike that prompted the company to cancel most of the ...
Hertha Berlin promoted to Bundesliga
Hertha Berlin won promotion to the Bundesliga on Sunday after a season in the second division. Pierre-Michel Lasogga's 85th-minute goal gave Hertha ...
Suspect letter to German president prompts alarm
German authorities on Friday destroyed a letter addressed to the country's president that was suspected of containing explosives, but the scare turned ...
Stuttgart beats Freiburg 2-1 in German Cup semis
Stuttgart advanced to the German Cup final against Bayern Munich by beating Freiburg 2-1 in the semifinals on Wednesday. Arthur Boka and Martin Harnik ...