EU steps up fight against tax evasion by end 2013
The European Union's leaders took a major step in tackling tax-dodgers Wednesday by pushing to end bank secrecy across the bloc's 27 members by the ...
Germans, French eye plan to create jobs for young
Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high European youth unemployment, which officials in Berlin say will ...
German central bank: Economy to improve 'markedly'
Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone ...
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 ...
Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, ...
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 ...
Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline
Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France.
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 ...
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 ...
Germany: Chancellor Merkel on visit to Afghanistan
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit Friday to northern Afghanistan to visit her troops less than two weeks after insurgents ...
Germany plans tighter control of managers' pay
The German government plans to give company shareholders a greater say in setting managers' pay — a proposal aimed at curbing perceived corporate ...
Merkel challenger hits brakes on autobahn limits
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's challenger in September's election is trying to avoid a political speed bump. Peer Steinbrueck is trying to halt a ...
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 ...
New Italian premier urges EU to focus on growth
Italy's new prime minister called Tuesday for European countries to prioritize economic growth over debt reduction, adding his government believes ...
Lonely year for French president at time of crisis
The sounds of raucous protest echo in the Presidential Palace, unemployment is rising to levels not seen in over a decade, and his country's economy ...
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 ...
Top ECB official cautions: rate cuts have costs
A top European Central Bank official warned Thursday that another interest rate cut might not be much help for eurozone countries in recession — ...
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 ...
German Parliament approves Cyprus aid package
The German Parliament on Thursday approved a 10 billion euros ($13 billion) rescue package for Cyprus by a wide margin. Lawmakers voted 487-102 in ...
German lawmakers reject boardroom quota for women
The German Parliament has rejected an attempt to introduce a quota for women on companies' boards of directors — defusing for now a divisive issue for ...
Thatcher Funeral: Guest list standouts
More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. In all, 11 ...
Thatcher Funeral: Attendees and No-Shows
More than 2,300 guests have confirmed they will attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the former U.S.
Anti-euro party a wildcard in German elections
The leader of a new anti-euro party called Sunday for Germany to leave the common currency, telling an inaugural convention that the euro forces ...
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