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Stabbing victim to become Colognes's first female mayor

Henriette Reker, the mayoral candidate for the German city of Cologne who was attacked while campaigning has been elected with an absolute majority

Germany

Germans rally to support mayoral candidate stabbed in 'anti-refugee attack'

Germans took to the streets of Cologne on Saturday in solidarity with Henriette Reker, the mayoral candidate.for the city who was stabbed and

Syria

Steinmeier looks for a Syrian solution in Middle East tour

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is on a four-day trip to Iran, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, with two of those days consecrated to the

Germany

On eve of election, Cologne mayoral candidate stabbed in 'racist' attack

An independent candidate for mayor of the German city of Cologne, who is supported by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party, has been stabbed by a man

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Business Planet

Enhancing access to finance with COSME

In the latest edition of Business Planet, we visit Frankfurt to find out how you can obtain financing as this is obviously the question being asked

Economy

Volkswagen loses market share in Europe after diesel scandal

Volkswagen lost ground against its European competitors in September as the German carmaker’s market share fell away in the wake of the diesel

World News

Syrian refugee family adjusting to German life

After two weeks in Berlin and a month in the town of Heidenau, the Habashieh family from Syria are still waiting to file their asylum applications

Germany

Germany: will spying revelations embarrass Angela Merkel?

There are calls for Germany’s national foreign intelligence agency to be brought under tighter control.

Germany

Germany tightens rules for asylum seekers

German lawmakers have approved new measures to tackle Europe’s refugee crisis. The list of countries Germany deems “safe” will be widened to include

Economy

Volkswagen to recall 8.5 million diesel vehicles in Europe

Volkswagen says it will recall around 8.5 million diesel cars in the European Union which have manipulated engines, beginning in January. The move

Germany

German prosecutors investigate Dresden mock gallows protest

Prosecutors in the German city of Dresden are investigating whether a protester carrying a makeshift gallows can be charged with causing a

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Winter is coming in Germany

Germany

Germany: PEGIDA slams Merkel over refugee influx

Not all Germans are welcoming refugees with open arms. And as thousands marched in Dresden in support of the ‘anti-Islamisation’ PEGIDA movement on

Germany

German government set to announce transit zones for migrants

The German government is set to announce how and where transit zones will be established to deal with migrants. The aim is to help authorities cope

United Kingdom

Cameron holds low-profile talks with Merkel

British Prime Minister David Cameron has hosted German Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks at his country retreat Chequers. Dominating the low-profile

My Europe Series

One way ticket: Germany repatriates Balkans migrants

While Germany has declared itself open to refugees from wars in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere it has become a lot less welcoming to economic migrants

Albania

Albanian migrants return home after asylum applications are rejected by Germany

Tirana International airport is the first sight of home for many Albanians. But it is not a happy reunion for all. Thousands of individuals and

Economy

Deutsche Bank suffers record quarterly loss

Deutsche Bank has posted a record quarterly loss with a pre-tax figure of 6 billion euros. It’s another blow to German corporate pride coming on the

Germany

Volkswagen's massive recall will start in January, CEO says

Volkswagen plans to start in January a massive recall of its cars whose software cheated diesel emissions tests, and to have them all fixed by the

World

Is German opinion on refugees shifting?

The Bild newspaper reported on Monday, citing an internal government memo, that as many as 1.5 million people could seek asylum in Germany by the end