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‘We need a modernization push:' How Germany wants to speed-up infrastructure projects

Germany’s Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer wants to accelerate construction times for bridges, railway lines and mobile phone masts in a bid to push projects forward in Germany.

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Germany's slow internet: only fraction of government funding has been spent

The government seemed ready to spend money on improving Germany's slow internet. But only a fraction of the €3.5 billion set aside for improvements to broadband connections has been spent.

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Merkel challenger Schulz calls for guaranteed public investment

Germany should be legally bound to invest in infrastructure, the centre-left challenger to Chancellor Angela Merkel at September elections said on Sunday.

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New Berlin airport to open seven months late

Berlin’s new international airport will open seven months late, Mayor Klaus Wowereit announced on Friday.

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German infrastructure tangled in dodgy US tax scheme

What do Berlin trams, German sewers and the stricken US insurer AIG have in common? They are all intertwined in complex financial transactions that could cost many German cities dearly.