Germany
Stasi victims still in trauma as Germany cheers 25 years since wall fell
COTTBUS Germany - Sunday marks 25 years since the collapse of the regime that imprisoned and persecuted them, but many victims of former communist East Germany are still so traumatised that celebrating the unification of their country may forever be a challenge.
Lebanese man admits joining Islamic State, buying supplies in Germany
STUTTGART Germany - A Lebanese man admitted joining Islamic State in Syria and later returning to his home country Germany to buy military and medical supplies for the group, at the opening of his trial in Stuttgart on Wednesday.
UK, Germany offer plan to break Bosnia's EU deadlock
BERLIN/LONDON - Britain and Germany put forward a plan on Wednesday to revive Bosnia's stalled bid to join the European Union, offering to unlock EU funds in exchange for commitments to institutional reform from the country's yet-to-be-formed new government.
Ailing Sultan Qaboos tells Omanis he will miss birthday celebrations
MUSCAT - Oman's Sultan Qaboos, in Germany for medical treatment since July, said on Wednesday he would miss annual celebrations of his birthday this month in the Arabian peninsula country he has ruled for more than four decades.
German court rejects challenge to air traffic tax
KARLSRUHE Germany - Germany's constitutional court has rejected an attempt by the federal state of Rhineland Palatinate to challenge the legality of the country's air traffic tax, which German airlines and airports say is hurting their business.
German private sector grows at slower pace in Oct - PMI
BERLIN, - Germany's private sector grew in October for the 18th month in a row but output rose more slowly, a survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting Europe's largest economy may eke out meagre growth at the end of the year.
European Commission cuts forecasts, euro zone recovery delayed
BRUSSELS - The euro zone will need another year to reach even a modest level of economic growth, the European Commission said on Tuesday, calling on Germany to help as Chancellor Angela Merkel again rejected a spending spree. | Video
EU growth forecasts show German prudence not working, Italy says
BERLIN - The latest reduction in growth forecasts for the euro zone proves that Germany's and the outgoing European Commission's "prudent" approach to investment has failed and must be exchanged for pro-growth policies, a senior Italian official said on Tuesday.
French, German resolution fund bill to be 15 billion euros per country
PARIS - France and Germany have agreed that the banking sectors in each country should pay 15 billion euros (11.87 billion pounds) toward an EU fund designed to limit the fallout from a banking collapse, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on Tuesday.
Upbeat Continental says well positioned for car industry growth trends
BERLIN - Germany's Continental AG has forecast growth in profitability and sales next year on the back of rising car demand, seeing itself as well positioned in growth areas such as emission-cutting technologies and driver-assistance systems. | Video
Pay up in instalments, EU to tell Britain on disputed bill
BRUSSELS - EU finance ministers will tell Britain on Friday that the only way to resolve a row over a surprise budget bill to Brussels is to pay in interest-free instalments, officials said, but Britain's finance minister insisted the bill was "unacceptable".