Hooray and up she risesIf James Cameron's film impressed with its reconstruction of the sinking of the Titanic, Germany's Theater Titanick go a step…Sat Jul 04 1998 - 01:00
Bonn disillusioned with Brussels as disputes increaseThis week's inauguration of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt had a familiar feel about it as the continent's political …Thu Jul 02 1998 - 01:00
Kohl says euro could become global currencyThe German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, has predicted that the euro would be as successful and stable as the deutschmark and that…Wed Jul 01 1998 - 01:00
Fans mourn Dylan of the coal mines, for whom times changed too muchEastern Germans have been mourning the death last week of Gerhard Gundermann, a singer-songwriter who was known variously as "…Wed Jul 01 1998 - 01:00
Germans want tough action on hooligansThe Germany Interior Minister, Mr Manfred Kanther, called yesterday for tougher measures against football hooligans following…Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
Gays the forgotten victims of Nazi crimeAs tens of thousands of gays and lesbians partied in the streets of Berlin at the weekend and the rainbow flag flew over the …Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
Germany is no longer the holy grail of studentsThe flood of Irish students who came to Germany each summer during the 1980's has dwindled to a trickle in recent years as the…Mon Jun 22 1998 - 01:00
Pope relays conservative message to small crowdsPope John Paul II ended his three-day visit to Austria without directly addressing the deep divisions in the Catholic Church …Mon Jun 22 1998 - 01:00
Pope arrives in Austria to find church in crisisPope John Paul II arrived in Austria yesterday for a three-day visit to find a church in crisis over a high-level sex scandal…Sat Jun 20 1998 - 01:00
Kohl goes Eurosceptical as poll shows continuing slumpThe German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, yesterday found himself in the unusual position of defending his government against the…Fri Jun 19 1998 - 01:00
Broken wheel caused Eschede rail crash, according to expertsA broken wheel was almost certainly the cause of Wednesday's rail disaster in the northern German town of Eschede, experts said…Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00
60 German high-speed trains withdrawn for safety checksGerman rail officials took 60 high-speed trains out of service last night amid mounting speculation that Wednesday's rail disaster…Fri Jun 05 1998 - 01:00
Death toll in German rail disaster expected to reach 120The twisted wreckage of a high-speed German passenger train was strewn across a track near Hamburg last night after one of Europe…Thu Jun 04 1998 - 01:00
Experts say car not cause of disasterInvestigators said last night it could take weeks to establish the precise cause of the German train crashThu Jun 04 1998 - 01:00
Youth of today fight for the right to partyThunderstorms and drenching showers were not enough to deter 300,000 people from filling the streets of Hamburg at the weekend…Tue Jun 02 1998 - 01:00
Ghosts of Nazism haunt corridors of German government's new homeWhile Bonn bubbles with anxious speculation about the outcome of September's federal election, most Berliners remain indifferent…Tue May 26 1998 - 01:00
Nuclear waste ban orderedGermany stopped all shipments of nuclear waste yesterday after it emerged that the nuclear power industry was aware since the…Fri May 22 1998 - 01:00
Chancellor convinced Germans to accept EMUAs his popularity plummets and one electoral disaster follows another, the German chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, has little to be…Fri May 01 1998 - 01:00
Far-right party little more than one wealthy fanatic's toyAs leader of the far-right German People's Union (DVU) in Saxony-Anhalt, Mr Helmut Wolf, might have been ecstatic when his party…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Regional poll results deal blow to fifth term for KohlDr Helmut Kohl's hopes of winning a record fifth term as Chancellor received a severe blow last night when his Christian Democratic…Mon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Kohl has uphill battle for votes in eastern stateWhen the German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, climbed onto a makeshift platform in Magdeburg's market square this week, he was …Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Germans endorse monetary unionThe German parliament has backed the launch of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) following an eight-hour debate during which …Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Kohl calls for EMU supportThe German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, admitted yesterday that high levels of public debt in Italy and Belgium posed a risk to…Wed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
Kohl uses Europe as ground to revive campaignGermany's Chancellor Helmut Kohl attempted yesterday to end squabbling within his coalition government and to revive his beleaguered…Tue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Battle for Rolls-Royce moves into higher gearThe battle between German car manufacturers BMW and Volkswagen to take over Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has held the German media …Fri Apr 17 1998 - 01:00
Schroder confirmed to challenge KohlGermany's Social Democrats (SPD) meet in the eastern city of Leipzig today to crown Mr Gerhard Schroder, the popular prime minister…Fri Apr 17 1998 - 01:00
Three shots that sparked off a revolutionAs most of Berlin hid indoors from a relentless torrent of rain on Saturday, about 100 people gathered at a corner of the Kurfurstendamm…Tue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
30,000 police used to break up German nuclear protestThe authorities in Germany yesterday mounted one of the largest post-war security operations the country has seen when more than…Sat Mar 21 1998 - 00:00
Court told of official doping routine in GDRFour former East German swimming trainers and two sports doctors appeared in court in Berlin yesterday charged with taking part…Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Home, Chez Moi, Mi Casa - BerlinBuying your own house has become more popular in Germany during the past decade but, with only four out of 10 homes owner-occupied…Wed Mar 04 1998 - 00:00
Brecht's centenary inspires a major revision of his legacyBerlin will today mark the centenary of the birth of Bertolt Brecht with a frenzy of tributes, talks, performances and readings…Tue Feb 10 1998 - 00:00
Thousands protest over record jobless figuresThousands of unemployed Germans took to the streets in protest yesterday after the country's unemployment figure reached a new…Fri Feb 06 1998 - 00:00
Reuter reflections spill the Daimler beansThe usually stuffy world of German business took on the characteristics of a school playground in recent weeks as some of the…Fri Feb 06 1998 - 00:00
Islamic stoning sentence for German man provokes outcryGermany faced a fresh crisis in its relations with Iran yesterday after an Islamic court ordered that a Hamburg businessman accused…Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00
Netherlands, France agree on EU bank jobA long-running dispute over the presidency of the European Central Bank (ECB) may be resolved by an agreement to split the first…Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00
Bishops bow to Pope on abortion adviceGermany's Roman Catholic bishops bowed to pressure from Pope John Paul II yesterday by declaring the church will stop issuing…Wed Jan 28 1998 - 00:00
Germans slow to accept extended shop opening hoursEasing Germany's tough laws on shop opening hours was meant to be a great boon to consumers, who are now allowed to shop until…Tue Jan 20 1998 - 00:00
Campaign starts in state election crucial to Schroeder aimsCampaigning began yesterday in a crucial German state election which could determine the identity of Dr Helmut Kohl's main challenger…Mon Jan 19 1998 - 00:00
Academics take action to block Germany's move to euroFour academics lodged an appeal at the German Supreme Court yesterday, aimed at preventing Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) …Tue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
Liberals meet to avoid political oblivion at pollsGermany's Liberal Free Democrats (FDP), the junior partners in Dr Helmut Kohl's centre-right coalition government, meet in Stuttgart…Tue Jan 06 1998 - 00:00
Explosive New Year's Eve for BerlinersThe first bang went off yesterday morning, startling two old ladies and myself as we made our way into the supermarket and heralding…Tue Dec 30 1997 - 00:00
President calls for inquiry into army neoNazisPresident Roman Herzog of Germany has called for a thorough inquiry into recent allegations of widespread right-wing extremism…Mon Dec 29 1997 - 00:00
Officers invited neo-Nazi to give talk to armyTHE German Defence Minister, Mr Volker Ruehe, started disciplinary procedures against senior army officers yesterday following…Tue Dec 09 1997 - 00:00
SPD adopts new economic policy friendly to businessGermany's Social Democrats (SPD) approved a new, business-friendly economic policy yesterday in an attempt to win over wavering…Fri Dec 05 1997 - 00:00
Kohl accused of indifference to socially excludedGermany's opposition Social Democrats opened their party conference yesterday with a call for greater solidarity and social justice…Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Bring back the good old days of blood and thunder protestsLast week's march on Bonn by 40,000 university students provoked a noisy attack of nostalgia in the fiftysomethings who took …Tue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00
Germany committed to emissions cuts - but it balks at curbs on car speedsGermany arrives at the Kyoto conference with more to boast about than most of its neighboursTue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00
Thousands of students hold protest over education cutsTens of thousands of German students marched on Bonn yesterday to protest against cuts in higher education in the biggest student…Fri Nov 28 1997 - 00:00
Kohl accused in budget debateGermany's opposition Social Democrats and Greens launched a bitter attack yesterday on the Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, claiming…Thu Nov 27 1997 - 00:00
German mood of hostility to euro begins to thawThe German Chancellor, Dr Helmut Kohl, predicted yesterday that the single currency would be launched on time and would remain…Thu Nov 20 1997 - 00:00
