German police search allotment in Madeleine McCann case German police are searching a garden allotment in the northern city of Hanover in connection with the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann, prosecutors said. World • 28 Jul 20
'Negligence' blamed for Germany's virus case rise Negligence is behind Germany's steady rise in new coronavirus infections, the head of the Robert Koch Institute said, adding it was unclear if a second ... Coronavirus • 28 Jul 20
German business morale improves again German business confidence rose for the third month in a row in July, a key survey showed today, as Europe's top economy bounced back from ... Business • 27 Jul 20
Germany must toughen audit rules after Wirecard scandal Germany must toughen its rules for auditing and accounting to prevent another billion-euro scam like the Wirecard scandal, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in a ... Business • 27 Jul 20
German stimulus measures lift consumer mood - GfK German consumer morale improved more than expected heading into August, helped by a temporary cut in value-added tax (VAT) as part of the government's stimulus ... Business • 23 Jul 20
'Black Forest Rambo' held in Germany after six-day hunt After a huge six-day manhunt, German police said they caught the so-called 'Black Forest Rambo', a heavily armed suspect accused of stealing officers' weapons and ... News • 17 Jul 20
German investor sentiment highlights long recovery road Investor sentiment in Germany worsened somewhat in July, the ZEW economic research institute said today. Business • 14 Jul 20
Germany invites bids for state financier Depfa The German government has today invited bids for Dublin-based credit institution Depfa bank, as it seeks to draw a line under the country's largest bailout ... Business • 14 Jul 20
German police in 'Rambo'-style Black Forest manhunt In scenes reminiscent of the film "Rambo", police in Germany's Black Forest are hunting for a homeless man wearing combat gear and armed with a ... Europe • 13 Jul 20
Germany probes Wirecard for money laundering German state prosecutors are investigating Wirecard for suspected money laundering, a spokeswoman for the Munich prosecutor's office said today. Business • 09 Jul 20
German union show strength as Commerzbank bosses leave Commerzbank's chief executive and chairman were under pressure from activist investors to axe jobs, but they decided to go first after a damaging clash with ... Business • 06 Jul 20
Who's to blame for Wirecard? Germany passes the buck Germany's accountancy watchdog has denied blame for failing to spot problems at collapsed payments firm Wirecard. Business • 02 Jul 20
Police raid Wirecard HQ, administrator kicks off sales Police and public prosecutors raided Wirecard's headquarters in Munich and four properties in German and Austria today as they widened their fraud investigation into the ... Business • 01 Jul 20
German economic rebound from coronavirus gathering pace German retail sales rebounded sharply in May and unemployment rose less than expected in June, data showed today, signalling that an economic recovery from the ... Business • 01 Jul 20
New rules may be needed for payments after Wirecard German regulators twice looked into tightening the supervision of collapsed payments firm Wirecard and discussed it with the German and European central banks but no ... Business • 30 Jun 20
Cerberus wants well over 7,000 Commerzbank job cuts Cerberus wants Commerzbank to cut far more than a reported 7,000 jobs as part of plans by Germany's second biggest bank to reduce costs, a ... Business • 30 Jun 20
German government backs ECB bond-buying programme The German government has backed a European Central Bank bond-buying stimulus programme in a row with the country's top court, according to a letter seen ... Business • 29 Jun 20
Thousands investigated in Germany paedophile probe Germany is investigating 30,000 suspects as part of a probe into an online paedophile network, the latest in a series of child sex abuse scandals ... Europe • 29 Jun 20
Wirecard goes from boom to bust Wirecard has filed for insolvency after disclosing a €1.9 billion hole in its accounts only a week ago, capping a swift demise for a company ... Business • 25 Jun 20
Germany's Wirecard files for insolvency Wirecard collapsed today owing creditors about €3.5 billion after disclosing a gaping hole in its books in Germany's worst accounting scandal. Business • 25 Jun 20
Lufthansa soars after top shareholder backs bailout Lufthansa shares jumped 10% today after its top shareholder dropped his objections to a €9 billion government bailout for the German airline brought to the ... Business • 25 Jun 20
Lufthansa draws up 'Plan B' to avoid insolvency: source Lufthansa has drawn up a plan to avoid insolvency should a shareholder vote tomorrow fail to approve a $10 billion government bailout, a company source ... Business • 24 Jun 20
German business morale posts strongest ever rise German business morale posted its strongest rise in June since records began as business in Europe's largest economy "sees light at the end of the ... Business • 24 Jun 20
German court orders Facebook to curb data collection Facebook must comply with an order by Germany's antitrust watchdog to curb data collection from users, a top German court ruled today, in a setback ... Business • 23 Jun 20
Wirecard 'disaster' highlights corporate reform need Wirecard's fall from grace has prompted calls for an overhaul of Germany's system of corporate oversight, as the fraud scandal threatened to further undermine the ... Business • 23 Jun 20
