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ECB: banks to repay early $183 billion in loans
The first banks stepped forward Friday to make €137.2 billion ($183 billion) in early repayments on the European Central Bank's cheap, three-year ...
German business confidence up more than expected
German business confidence has increased more than expected this month as hopes rise that Europe's largest economy will quickly put behind it a weak ...
Dutch, Britons, Germans warned to leave Benghazi
Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an ...
Commerzbank to cut up to 6,000 jobs
Germany's second-biggest bank, Commerzbank AG, says it plan to cut as many as 6,000 jobs over the next three years as it tries to reduce costs.
Cameron proposes British vote on EU relationship
British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Wednesday to offer citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next ...
NATO to activate Turkey missile defenses this week
NATO's Patriot anti-missile defense batteries along Turkey's border with Syria will become operational this week, a senior official said Wednesday.
Eurozone debt burden stuck amid low growth
The eurozone failed to reduce its government debt in the third quarter of last year, as meager growth offset efforts by several of the bloc's 17 ...
Sin City Duke: Met moves 'Rigoletto' to Las Vegas
Diana Damrau recalled when she learned the Metropolitan Opera's new production of "Rigoletto" would be set in the glitzy Rat Pack-era Las Vegas of ...
Siemens earnings down 12 percent in its Q1
Earnings at industrial conglomerate Siemens AG declined 12 percent in the October-December quarter after the company took charges at its transport ...
Opel may move up end of production at German plant
General Motors Co. is pressing employees in Germany to agree on a turnaround plan for its struggling European unit, warning if there is no deal it ...
EU grouping gets OK for financial transaction tax
A group of 11 European Union countries was given the go-ahead Tuesday to work on the introduction of a tax on financial transactions. The tax is ...
Germany, France seek unity on Europe
Germany and France will produce joint proposals on improving economic coordination in the European Union this spring, the countries' leaders said ...
Report: Schwarzenegger says he still loves Shriver
Arnold Schwarzenegger is quoted in an interview in Germany's top-selling newspaper saying he's still in love with his estranged wife, Maria Shriver.
German cardinal 'ashamed' at rape victim treatment
A senior German bishop is publicly apologizing after two Catholic hospitals turned away a rape victim seeking treatment that included emergency ...
Germany, France to improve economic coordination
Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany and France plan to work together on proposals on how to improve economic coordination in the European Union this ...
Berlin police say robber used fake Dutch ID card
Berlin police say a man suspected of brazenly tunneling into a city bank's safety deposit room used a fake Netherlands identity card to rent an ...
Sharp rise in German investor optimism
A closely watched survey shows an unexpectedly sharp rise in German investor confidence, suggesting increasing optimism over how financial markets ...
Public trust in government, business leaders falls
Public trust in business, government and media leaders has fallen in the wake of financial and political scandals, according to a new global survey.
Dutchman elected new chief of eurogroup
The Dutch finance minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, was elected Monday as the new president of the group of euro area finance ministers.
State loss a blow to Merkel, but far from decisive
The defeat of Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition in a high-profile state election is a blow to the German leader as she seeks a third term later ...
Bundesbank: German economy picking up
Germany's central bank says the country's economy, Europe's biggest, is already showing signs of picking up after contracting in last year's final ...
German Patriot missiles systems reach Turkey
Germany's Patriot missile systems that will be deployed close to the Syrian border has arrived at a port in southern Turkey. Germany, the Netherlands ...
Merkel's coalition loses German state vote
Germany's center-left opposition won a wafer-thin victory over Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition in a major state election Sunday, dealing a ...
Felix Neureuther wins World Cup slalom
Felix Neureuther of Germany won a World Cup slalom Sunday, defeating overall leader and training partner Marcel Hirscher of Austria. Neureuther made ...
Growth slows, markets feeling good ahead of Davos
The world's financial and political elite will head this week to the Alps for 2013's gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with ...