lisbon

Portuguese teddy bear makers plead with Merkel

Portuguese teddy bear makers are set to appeal directly to Chancellor Angela Merkel to save their German-owned factory as she visits their crisis-stricken country on Monday.

European Union

Berlin hopes Czech woes won’t kill EU deal

Germany said on Wednesday that it remained confident the EU reform treaty would be passed despite political turmoil in the Czech Republic, which currently holds the European Union’s rotating presidency.

European Union

Berlin defends EU treaty amid court showdown

German ministers clashed Tuesday with opponents of the EU's proposed Lisbon Treaty in a two-day court battle that could potentially see the landmark reforms stopped in their tracks.

Politics

EU treaty approval shows Berlin schism

The upper house of the German parliament approved the European Union's Treaty of Lisbon on Friday in a vote that exposed fault lines within Berlin's local government.