Siemens settles Israel bribery case for €38m
German technology giant Siemens has agreed to pay €38 million to settle a corruption case in Israel, local media reported on Monday.
Merkel rival urges Berlin voters to help change
Angela Merkel's election rival Peer SteinbrĂĽck urged voters in Berlin on Thursday to swing behind his bid to usher in a more socially fair Germany by toppling the chancellor.
Merkel's coalition hits winning poll position
Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government is doing better in polls than it has done for more than three years, with less than six months to go before the general election, a survey published on Wednesday showed.
Scrap starts over bankrupt solar cell firm
Spanish solar energy group Isofoton said Monday it had bid for bankrupt German solar cell maker Q-Cells, despite weekend news that it been bought by South Korean Hanwha Group.
Merkel 'will compromise' if Hollande wins France
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is unlikely to budge from her strict austerity course if France elects Socialist front-runner Francois Hollande on Sunday, though analysts say she'll have to compromise on a few new growth measures.
German parties present miniature political utopia in Hamburg
As Germany's election race draws to a close, Hamburg’s Miniature Wonderland has opened an exhibition which makes it possible for voters to experience the vision of a perfect society as imagined by the country's six biggest parties.
CSU and FDP cross swords over social provision plans
A surprising rift has emerged as the election approaches, with the Bavaria-based conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) attacking the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) – two parties aiming to work together in the next government.
Althaus moots end to 'Soli' tax for East German reconstruction
Dieter Althaus, the premier of the eastern state of Thuringia, said on Friday an election victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel next month could spell the end of a “solidarity surcharge” levied to help fund the reconstruction of Germany’s economically depressed east.
Steinmeier plummets in polls
Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s uphill battle to become Germany’s next chancellor just got steeper: the popularity of Angela Merkel's Social Democratic (SPD) challenger plunged to a new low in a poll released Friday.