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Enterprise Ireland, IDA lead trade mission to Germany

Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland are leading a trade and investment mission to Germany this week to bolster economic partnerships and create opportunities for increased trade and investment between Ireland and Germany - Europe's largest economy.

Business • 21 Oct

Ryanair's move will result in a loss of 800,000 seats and 24 routes across nine German airports, including Berlin, Hamburg and Memmingen

Ryanair cuts more German winter routes

Ryanair said today it will further cut its traffic in Germany this winter, blaming Berlin's failure to reduce location charges,which are among the highest in Europe.

Business • 15 Oct

German exports fall unexpectedly as US tariffs hit

German exports unexpectedly fell in August on a sharp decline in US demand due to Washington's tariffs on European imports, official data showed today.

Business • 09 Oct

A soldier of the German armed forces Bundeswehr demonstrates the use of a handheld HP 47 drone jammer

Germany to allow police to shoot down drones

Germany will grant police the power to shoot down rogue drones like those that have disrupted airports across Europe and that some European leaders have attributed to a hybrid war being waged by Russia.

World • 08 Oct

German industrial output posts biggest decline in 3 years

German industrial output fell much further than expected in August, pushed down by a sharp decrease in car production as frontloaded demand ahead of US tariffs dried up.

Business • 08 Oct

An ambulance and police cars are seen near the site where Iris Stalzer, the newly elected mayor of Herdecke, western Germany, was severely injured in a knife attack

German town mayor stabbed, Merz condemns 'heinous' act

A newly-elected German town mayor was badly wounded in a stabbing attack that Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned as a "heinous act".

Europe • 07 Oct

Passengers sleep on inflatable mattresses on the ground at Munich International Airport in Munich

Flights resume at Munich airport after drone sightings

Flights have resumed "progressively" at Munich airport after drone sightings caused a second shutdown in as many days, affecting over 6,500 passengers, the operator said.

Europe • 04 Oct

A general view of Munich International Airport in Germany

Munich airport resumes flights after drone sightings

Germany's Munich airport restarted flights this morning after several drone sightings forced its closure overnight, the latest in a string of similar aviation disruptions across Europe.

Europe • 04 Oct

Lufthansa announces 4,000 job cuts, higher profit targets

Lufthansa will cut 4,000 administrative jobs by 2030 and set higher profitability targets, the German airline group said today, as it seeks to boost efficiency through digitalisation and automation.

Business • 29 Sep

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German business sentiment unexpectedly falls - Ifo

German business morale unexpectedly declined in September, a survey showed today, as the economic outlook remained weak.

Business • 24 Sep

Germany likely to avoid technical recession - Bundesbank

Germany's battered economy should dodge a technical recession in the immediate future, thanks to an uptick in industrial production, the central bank said today.

Business • 18 Sep

German inflation confirmed at 2.1% in August

German inflation rose to 2.1% in August, the federal statistics office said today, confirming preliminary data.

Business • 12 Sep

Lufthansa making progress with turnaround plan, CEO says

Lufthansa group is making progress with its turnaround plan, though 2025 and 2026 will be transitional years as it works to stem spiralling costs, chief executive Carsten Spohr told reporters in Frankfurt.

Business • 10 Sep

Berlusconi media firm takes control of ProSiebenSat.1

Italy's MediaForEurope (MFE) group, majority-owned by the Berlusconi family, said today it had secured a controlling stake in German broadcasting giant ProSiebenSat.1 through a takeover offer.

Business • 04 Sep

Porsche AG drops from DAX on falling shares, challenges

Shares in Porsche, the luxury sports car maker majority-owned by Volkswagen, will drop out of Germany's benchmark blue-chip index on September 22, stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said today.

Business • 04 Sep

German inflation rises more than expected in August

German inflation rose more than expected in August, adding to the gloom on a day when unemployment topped three million for the first time in a decade.

Business • 29 Aug

Number of unemployed Germans passes 3 million mark

The number of unemployed people in Germany passed 3 million for the first time in a decade, labour office figures showed today, as the labour market of Europe's biggest economy is squeezed by two years of economic contraction.

Business • 29 Aug

German industry sheds almost 250,000 jobs in downturn:EY

The downturn in German industry is picking up speed, with almost a quarter of a million jobs lost in the sector since 2019, according to an EY study released today.

Business • 26 Aug

German business sentiment at highest level in over a year

German business morale improved unexpectedly in August to its highest level in 15 months, a survey showed today, although analysts warned the economic outlook remained weak.

Business • 25 Aug

German economy slows 0.3% in Q2 as US tariffs hit exports

The German economy contracted by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter, the statistics office said today, revising its preliminary reading of a 0.1% contraction.

Business • 22 Aug

HelloFresh shares fall after outlook cut

Shares in HelloFresh fell today after the German firm cut its outlook for the full year, blaming a strengthening euro and a decline in sales at its ready-to-eat business.

Business • 14 Aug

Germany's ZEW economic sentiment index fell to 34.7 points in August from 52.7 points in July

German investor morale falls more than expected in August

German investor morale fell more than expected in August, the ZEW economic research institute said today, citing widespread disappointment with the US-EU trade deal and sluggish economic performance in Germany in the second quarter.

Business • 12 Aug

German inflation unchanged at 2% in July

German inflation remained unchanged in July, preliminary data showed today, as euro zone rate-setters mull their next steps after keeping interest rates on hold last week following a string of cuts.

Business • 31 Jul

German unemployment rises much less than expected in July

The number of people out of work in Germany rose significantly less than expected in July and the unemployment rate remained unchanged, but economists warned that economic weakness will take its toll in the labour market in the months ahead.

Business • 31 Jul

BMW sticks with guidance despite profit drop, tariffs

Germany's BMW has today maintained its full-year guidance despite US tariffs and quarterly earnings dropping by a third, arguing that its large manufacturing presence in the country gives it an edge over rivals.

Business • 31 Jul