German archbishop resignation offer over abuse failures Germany's influential Archbishop of Munich, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has offered his resignation to Pope Francis, over the church's handling of child sex abuse scandals. World • 04 Jun
Bauer Media completes Communicorp deal The acquisition of Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group by Germany's Bauer Media Audio Holdings is now complete. Business • 01 Jun
German inflation hits highest mark in a decade in May Germany's annual inflation rate jumped in May to its highest level in a decade, preliminary data showed today, driven by surging energy prices and one-off ... Business • 31 May
Germany admits genocide in Namibia during colonial rule Germany has for the first time recognised it committed genocide in Namibia during its colonial occupation, with the government promising financial support worth more than ... World • 28 May
German competition watchdog probes Google over data use Germany's competition watchdog has launched a probe into whether Google Germany, Google Ireland and its parent company Alphabet are exploiting their market dominance in the ... Business • 25 May
Germany's biggest landlords agree €18 billion merger Germany's two biggest listed landlords Vonovia and Deutsche Wohnen have agreed to join forces in a €18 billion deal that risks stoking tensions over affordable ... Business • 25 May
Covid hit on German economy bigger than expected in Q1 The German economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter as coronavirus-related restrictions spurred householders to put more money than ever into savings, data ... Business • 25 May
German investor morale surges on easing Covid wave German investor sentiment surged in May to its highest level since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to a third wave tailing off, pointing ... Business • 11 May
German exports grow for 11th month in a row German companies defied the coronavirus crisis to increase their exports for the eleventh month in a row in March, data from the Statistics Office showed ... Business • 07 May
UK under-40s to get alternative to AstraZeneca jab UK regulators said under-40s are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Coronavirus • 07 May
Could a Green trampoline champion become German leader? Germany is holding national elections on 26 September, which will determine who will become the next chancellor to replace Angela Merkel, who after almost 16 ... Analysis and Comment • 03 May
German police shut down huge child pornography network German police have said they had shut down "one of the biggest darknet child pornography platforms in the world" and arrested four of its members ... World • 03 May
German economy shrank 1.7% in first quarter Germany's economy shrank 1.7% in the first quarter of 2021 as rising coronavirus infections forced shutdowns to be extended, worse figures than elsewhere in Europe, ... Business • 30 Apr
Woman in custody over killings at Germany care clinic An employee at a clinic for disabled people outside Berlin has been arrested on suspicion of killing four people at the centre and wounding a ... Europe • 29 Apr
German business morale improves less than expected German business morale improved by less than expected in April as a third wave of Covid-19 infections and supply problems with components in the industrial ... Business • 26 Apr
Merkel party backs Laschet as chancellor candidate Angela Merkel's party has firmly backed Armin Laschet to be the conservative bloc's chancellor candidate at Germany's upcoming elections, hoping to draw a line under ... World • 20 Apr
Germany mourns its 80,000 Covid dead at memorial Germany has held a national memorial service for its nearly 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic, putting aside deep divisions over Covid-19 restrictions to share ... Coronavirus • 18 Apr
German top court throws out Berlin's disputed rent cap Germany's highest court said that a policy to freeze rents in Berlin for five years to combat soaring housing costs was unlawful in a ruling ... Europe • 15 Apr
German investor mood falls in April on lockdown fears Investor sentiment in Germany fell unexpectedly in April, the ZEW economic research institute said today, citing rising fears that Europe's largest economy will go into ... Business • 13 Apr
Pandemic drives Germany to highest deficit in 30 years Germany's public sector deficit reached €189.2 billion in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the first deficit since 2013 and the highest budget shortfall since ... Business • 07 Apr
France complains about delays over EU virus fund France has taken aim at the failure of some EU countries to rapidly ratify an emergency programme for the bloc's coronavirus-hit economies, singling out Germany. Europe • 02 Apr
Euro zone optimism beats expectations with March surge Euro zone economic sentiment surged much more than expected in March, data showed today, moving above the long-term average for the first time since the ... Business • 30 Mar
Demand for German goods pushes business morale higher German business morale hit its highest level in almost two years in March as rising demand for manufactured goods kept factories in Europe's largest economy ... Business • 26 Mar
Germany set to extend lockdown, draft proposal says Germany is set to extend a lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 into its fifth month, according to a draft proposal, after infection rates ... Coronavirus • 21 Mar
Police clash with Covid protesters in German city Police used pepper spray to disperse people protesting against coronavirus curbs in the German city of Kassel, in one of the country's largest such rallies ... Coronavirus • 20 Mar
