Ahead of government summit on integration of foreigners, German Economy Minister Philipp Rösler on Tuesday said the country desperately needed more skilled workers to to stave off a shortage in vital sectors of Europe's largest economy.
German Economy Minister Philipp Rösler appealed to top US university students this week to consider Germany as the place to start their IT careers and called for tech entrepreneurs to be offered dual citizenship.
German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has triggered outcry from politicians and customers after announcing it would put a data limit on flat rate internet plans.
A long-delayed report on poverty in Germany has finally been rubberstamped by the government – without the parts that stated that wealth is distributed very unequally.
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A large majority of Germans have no problem with their Asian vice-chancellor, a new survey suggests. Yet for many voters an ethnic minority or gay national leader would be a step too far.
German media empire Axel Springer is teaming up with leading startup accelerator Plug and Play Tech Centre to found a Berlin-based hub to cultivate new businesses.
The Lower Saxony state election on Sunday night was followed by a morning of political poker within Angela Merkel's coalition partner, as FDP leader Philipp Rösler out-manoeuvred his rival, offering to resign in order to keep the top job.
German's economy has begun to feel the effects of the cold winds of recession blowing elsewhere in the region, said a government report released on Friday, but analysts say any downturn it suffers will prove only temporary.
Philipp Rösler, the head of Germany's beleaguered Free Democrats (FDP), on Sunday made a last-ditch attempt to placate his party critics ahead of a crucial state election in Lower Saxony later this month.
For the first time ever, there are likely to be more Greens than Free Democrats in Germany by the end of the year, new estimates predict. The Green party is the only major political party that gained new members in 2012.
German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler has suggested lifting visa restrictions for Russian and Turkish citizens, as a signal of "welcome and openness," a newspaper reported Thursday.
Germany will help Athens set up an investment fund to restore investor confidence and win back private capital, ministers from both countries said here Thursday.
German Vice-Chancellor Philipp Rösler is campaigning to save the Catholic orphanage in Vietnam where he spent nine months of his childhood before being adopted by German parents.
Economy Minister Philipp Rösler said he was disappointed with the efforts of debt-wracked Greece to implement reforms, while a senior conservative said Germany would block further aid if the country did not fall in line.
Just over half of Germans think their country would be better off without the euro, a poll suggested on Sunday, as the economy minister reiterated doubts over whether Greece can stay in the single currency.
German Economy Minister and Vice-Chancellor Philipp Rösler on Sunday reiterated his doubts about whether debt-mired Greece would be able to stay in the eurozone, saying the "horror" of a potential exit had worn off.
German Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler was forced to walk through Washington D.C. on Tuesday after his driver had his license confiscated by traffic police – for parking in front of the White House.
German ministers continued to increase pressure on Greece to implement savings measures over the weekend, despite the Greek parliament voting clearly in favour of a radical reform packet which provoked riots in Athens.
Chancellor Angela Merkel sought Monday to placate critics of a German proposal to put Greece under the supervision of an EU budget tsar, saying Europe must help Athens enact economic reforms.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition partner the Free Democratic Party (FDP) was dealt another devastating blow on Friday as the government in the small western state of Saarland collapsed.
Rebels in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition partner, the Free Democratic Party (FDP), failed Friday to win party backing in opposing the eurozone's permanent bailout fund, much to the relief of leader Philipp Rösler.
Germany's Free Democratic Party has picked 38-year-old Patrick Döring as its new general secretary, following the abrupt departure of Christian Lindner. Critics say it’s the last chance for party leader Philipp Rösler.
Christian Lindner, the general secretary of Germany’s Free Democrats (FDP), resigned on Wednesday amid controversy surrounding a grassroots attempt to derail the euro rescue fund by party members.
Greece’s new unity government, yet to be even sworn in, has already come under pressure from Berlin, after Economics Minister Philipp Rösler warned “our patience will run out at some point.”
