Angela Merkel’s government is hoping to stem the loss of millions of euros worth of VAT revenue with new, tighter regulations on online platforms such as eBay and Amazon Marketplace.
Germany may be Europe's biggest economy but it is only the continent's eighth best place to do business. It's easier to start a firm in Iran or Tajikistan than Germany, according to the World Bank.
An attempt to split up rail giant Deutsche Bahn will be sunk by German opposition politicians next week, the <i>Handelsblatt</i> said on Friday. European pressure to separate control of the rail network from the provision of services is mounting.
Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats kicked off their election campaign with what was described as a declaration of war on the banks, sparking fears in the sector that it could force the conservatives to follow suit.
Four days after a landslide pulled homes into a lake killing three people in Nachterstedt, the state of Saxony-Anhalt’s premier announced on Wednesday that all lakes made from former open-pit mines will be inspected.
Many of northeastern Germany’s coastal herring fishermen will be forced to return to port early this year. An EU reduction in the catch quota means many crews have already reached their limit, fishery groups said on Wednesday.
<b>Worried about a fly in your soup? Elvira Drobinski-Weiß, consumer affairs spokeswoman for the centre-left Social Democratic Party, argues a new smiley-face system indicating good hygiene at German restaurants benefits both consumers and the food industry.</b>
German plastic surgeons can now apply for a seal of approval on their finished operations in a push to improve the quality of the industry, according to Munich daily <i>tz</i> on Monday.
Energy giant Vattenfall has been ordered to pay €50 million to its competitors and reduce its network charges, after losing a court battle with German regulators on Thursday.
