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Lufthansa said it would operate about 100 fewer aircraft after the Covid-19 crisis

Up to 26,000 Lufthansa employees at risk of losing jobs

Business / 11 Jun

Continental has said it must save hundreds of millions of euros in costs

Continental CEO warns staff of job, costs cuts

Business / 10 Jun

Visitors welcomed the experience, describing it as 'unusual' and 'completely different'

German artists set up drive-through exhibition

News Lens / 08 Jun

German retail sales dropped by 5.3% in Aprill - much better than a Reuters forecast of analysts for a 12% fall

German retail sales fall far less than expected

Business / 29 May

German businesses expected operations to return to normal in nine months after severe lockdowns in the second quarter, Ifo has said

German economy likely to shrink 6.6% due to Covid-19

Business / 28 May

The Lufthansa group has been bleeding €1m per hour with around 90% of its fleet grounded

Lufthansa says 'unable to approve' state rescue deal

Business / 27 May

Travellers at Munich's Franz-Josef-Strauss International Airport

Germany to extend distancing measures until late June

Coronavirus / 26 May

Lufthansa is starting to restore business that was virtually shut down by the Covid-19 crisis

Lufthansa secures €9bn rescue deal

Business / 25 May

The German economy saw a first-quarter contraction of 2.2%

Consumption, exports slump push Germany into recession

Business / 25 May

IHS Markit's Flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index recovered to stand at 30.5 in May from April's 13.6

Euro zone contraction eased in May but still sharp: PMI

Business / 21 May

Lufthansa has been in talks with the German government for weeks over aid to help it weather the coronavirus pandemic

Lufthansa in advanced talks for state rescue deal

Business / 21 May

The German economy shrunk by 2.2% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year, its steepest fall since 2009

Germany faces bleak economic outlook - Bundesbank

Business / 18 May

Erling Braut Haaland scored the opening goal for Dortmund against Schalke at an empty Signal Iduna Park

All eyes on Bundesliga as German football resumes

A police officer takes the temperature of a citizen at a police station in Santiago, Chile

At a glance: latest global Covid-19 developments

German output shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2020, new figures show today

Virus causes German economy to shrink 2.2% in Q1

Business / 15 May

The nuclear plant is being replaced with a direct current transformer station

WATCH: Nuclear cooling towers demolished in Germany

News Lens / 15 May

Lufthansa plans to operate about 1,800 weekly flights to 130 destinations by the end of June

Lufthansa restores routes, targets 1,800 weekly flights

Business / 15 May

Commerzbank said that the impact of measures to control the coronavirus hit earnings by €479m in the first quarter

Commerzbank plunges to loss as pandemic slows recovery

Business / 13 May

Deutsche Post DHL is one of the world's biggest post and freight companies

Deutsche Post says Europe business returning to normal

Business / 12 May

People stood on top of a fountain to protest against the lockdown measures in Berlin

Concern over rise in German Covid-19 infections

Coronavirus / 11 May

Some 43% of German firms have faced cancelled orders and more than a third have had to slash investment due to Covid-19

Covid-19 crisis hitting demand at 60% of German firms

Business / 08 May

Germany's seasonally adjusted exports dived 11.8% on the month while imports fell by 5.1%

German exports plunge in March due to Covid-19 hit

Business / 08 May

The low price of the new shares issued to the state would enable Germany to sell its stake fast and for a profit - once Lufthansa has stabilised

Lufthansa seeks €9 billion bailout amid political talks

Business / 08 May

BMW expects to make an operating loss in Q2 as coronavirus lockdowns continue in large markets like the US and Britain

BMW cuts outlook, sees Covid-19 pain lasting all year

Business / 06 May

Masked shoppers in Moers

Germany embraces masks as restrictions ease

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