The EU Commission has told Germany to lift its tight border restrictions for Tyrol, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, stressing that they are too "restrictive".
Germany's Ursula von der Leyen, freshly nominated to head the European Commission, is a loyal confidante of Chancellor Angela Merkel, most recently serving in the tough post of defence minister.
Germany's Manfred Weber, who is targeting the European Commission's top job, wants to work with everyone including Hungarian nationalist firebrand Victor Orban and Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini, he said in an interview Friday.
A report published on Thursday by the EU Commission has found that average life expectancy in Germany pales in comparison to countries like Spain, Italy and France.
German car giants Volkswagen and Daimler said Monday they are under investigation by EU antitrust regulators, in a new blow to the country's beleaguered auto industry.
The President of the European Commission has advised Germany to maintain the austerity programme in Europe as negotiations between Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats begin in earnest.
