Germany's Social Democrats marked their 150 anniversary by opening a new chapter in global centre-left politics, founding an alliance of parties in an attempt to replace the ignored and discredited Socialist International.
Germany said Friday that French President Francois Hollande's proposal for a eurozone economic government was "interesting" but reacted coolly to his call for strengthened European budgetary powers.
Germany will not publicly criticize France over economic policy, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble insisted on Thursday, amid differences between Berlin and Paris over growth versus austerity in battling the eurozone debt crisis.
As Germany and France clash over how to move Europe's economy forward, the French Finance Minister told Germany's counterpart, Wolfgang Schäuble, that committing to fiscal discipline must not stall growth.
A year after Francois Hollande's election, the French president finds himself trapped in Europe between a powerful but unpopular German Chancellor Angela Merkel and his own weakness at home.
Germany on Monday played down criticism by France's ruling Socialists of Chancellor Angela Merkel's insistence on austerity, and said it saw cooperation with Paris as "essential".
Germans are outraged at an exhibition of German 19th century art in the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris which they say misconstrues their nation's cultural and historical development.
April Fools' Day, falling as it did this year on Easter Monday, led to all sorts of jokes about getting the kids to hunt for eggs that hadn't been hidden - across Europe, The Local network had people scratching their heads with spoof stories.
The leaders of Germany, France and the European Commission late on Monday vowed to do more to bolster competitiveness in the eurozone, but avoided the crunch topic of the fresh crisis in Cyprus.
In the latest instalment of My German Career, The Local spoke with French corporate communications expert Sonia Sassi about mastering the language and the German work philosophy.
A leading member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives said Friday that France was a "problem child" in the eurozone and must scrap its 35-hour work week as well as push back its retirement age.
The finance ministers of Germany, Britain and France on Saturday launched a new drive to force big business to pay its fair share of tax and halt the schemes of top firms to keep payments to a minimum.
It was not the usual setting for high-level diplomacy, but a France-Germany football match at a Paris stadium on Wednesday evening gave Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel the chance to meet privately on the eve of a key EU summit.
Real Madrid duo Mesut Özil and Sami Khedira combined to devastating effect as Germany came from behind in Paris to beat France 2-1 in a heavyweight showdown here on Wednesday night.
France winger Franck Ribery has said he is looking forward to Wednesday's friendly international against Germany, which will pit him against his Bayern Munich team-mates in the German side.
As The Local throws open the doors to its new office in Paris, founder <b>Paul Rapacioli</b> argues - purely coincidentally - that a daily diet of local news could change Europe’s destiny.
For almost a decade now, The Local has been delivering accessible European news to millions of Anglophone readers all round the world – but we're now about to get even better.
German newspapers have rejected the idea of copying the agreement made last week between their French counterparts and the internet giant Google over royalties.
Germany is considering expanding its support of France’s military campaign against Islamists in Mail to include airborne refueling of jets carrying out airstrikes.
German security officials are concerned the country's support for France's fight against Islamists in Mali has increased the risk of terrorist attack, according to a newspaper report.
France and Germany Tuesday marked 50 years since a landmark treaty sealed their post-war reconciliation with a day of pomp, symbolism and celebration while papering over their differences.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out sending combat troops to fight Islamist rebels in Mali alongside France, but warned the northern African nation should not be allowed to become a failed state.
The Bundesbank is expected to announce on Wednesday that it will repatriate its gold reserves held in Paris and move back some which is currently in the New York Federal Reserve vaults, the <i>Handelsblatt</i> newspaper reported on Tuesday.
