Late trains, old bridges, no signal: Germany’s infrastructure woes
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Running late and vastly over budget, a mammoth rail project stands as a monument to what ...
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Germany logs record US surplus amid Trump tariff fears
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany logged a record trade surplus with the United States last year, data showed Friday, news ...
German industry sounds alarm as government cuts growth forecast
Berlin (AFP) - The German government on Wednesday slashed its growth forecasts for 2025 as industry leaders sent dire warnings ...
Job cuts report worries employees at Germany’s Commerzbank
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Suggestions that German lender Commerzbank was considering cutting thousands of jobs as it fights off an ...
At VW home base, Germany’s Scholz vows to revive economy
Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to secure the future of Germany's ailing ...
At VW home base, Germany’s Scholz vows to revive economy
Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to revitalise Germany's ailing economy at a ...
German economy shrinks again amid political crisis
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's economy shrank for a second straight year in 2024, official figures showed Wednesday, with little hope ...
Pace of German emissions cuts slows in 2024: study
Berlin (AFP) - German greenhouse gas emissions fell again last year but at a slower rate, due to lagging green ...
‘Lost year’: Germany electric car sales go into reverse
Berlin (AFP) - Sales of new electric vehicles in Germany plunged last year, official figures showed Monday, as a slow ...
EU rules don’t prohibit Musk’s German far-right chat on X
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Elon Musk's controversial plan for a live chat with a German extreme-right leader on X this ...
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