'I'm not a racist': The word on the street about Bavaria's elections
The Oktoberfest concluded last weekend. The brilliant autumnal weather that usually accompanies it continues to bathe Bavaria in golden sunlight. But it’s not the persistent hangovers and lingering incidence of the notorious Wiesengrippe (Oktoberfest flu) that’s giving Munich the shakes.
Bavarian election: Embattled CSU and SPD in last minute push to win back voters
As the state election campaign in Bavaria draws to a close, the embattled CSU and SPD are launching major rallies on Friday in a last desperate push to draw in voters.
Munich court tells lawyer he isn’t worth €8,000 an hour
A lawyer in Munich took a client to court on Tuesday after he refused to pay a bill of €25,000 for three hours of work.
Cabinet agrees road toll for foreigners from 2016
After months of bickering among the coalition parties, the cabinet finally agreed to put a road toll for foreigners before parliament, but open questions about its financial viability and legality remain.
Greece: we need more time for reforms
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Friday his debt-wracked country was not asking for more cash, but needed more "breathing space" to carry out cuts and reforms. He had just met Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.
Merkel, Sarkozy vow to solve eurozone crisis
The leaders of Germany and France put aside their differences on a controversial tax of financial market transactions and promised to speed up various measures to ease the eurozone crisis, as the euro flirted with new market lows Monday.
European leaders give Greece a final ultimatum
Germany and France have warned Greece it will not get “one more cent” from the European Union or International Monetary Fund unless Athens abides by the terms of a rescue deal agreed upon last week.