Germany's inflation steady at 2.8% in January ahead of February election
German inflation was unchanged year-on-year at 2.8% in January, preliminary data from the country's statistics office Destatis showed Friday in the last reading before Germans head to the polls next month.
Germany’s defence contractors turn to car supplier workers to fill vacancies
Air defence radar maker Hensoldt offers to hire laid off engineers from Bosch and Continental as automotive job cuts rise
Germany's Commerzbank posts 20% rise in net profit for 2024
Germany's Commerzbank said on Friday that it posted a 20% increase in net profit in 2024, announcing earnings nearly two weeks ahead of schedule as it fends off interest in a tie-up with Italy's UniCredit .
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Germany’s Election Made a Radical Migration U-Turn
The country’s likely next chancellor wanted to focus on the economy—before suddenly betting everything on culture war.
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Sources: Germany's centre-right to push ahead with divisive vote
Sources told dpa that Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU plan to push forward with a highly controversial vote on legislation cracking down on migration in the lower house of German parliament despite last-minute talks with other parties.
Germany’s Merz breaks far-right taboo, prompts backlash from Merkel
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Merkel Weighs in on German Election Amid Merz Immigration Row
Former Chancellor Angela Merkel weighed into Germany's contentious election campaign, criticizing fellow Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz over his decision to force through a hard-line immigration resolution in parliament with votes from the far right.
Merkel criticises Merz for teaming up with Germany's far-right on migration vote
Germany's private LNG terminal fears state operator may undercut it
Private German liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operator Deutsche ReGas says the potentially lower prices offered by state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal to attract buyers are a threat to its business.
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Can Germany’s economy stage an unexpected recovery?
In the early 2000s, the complaints were similar...We missed that underneath the surface many things were changing,” says Jens Ulbrich, chief economist at the Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank. Back then,
Germany annual CPI inflation softens to 2.3% in January vs. 2.6% expected
Annual inflation in Germany softened unexpectedly in January. EUR/USD continues to trade in a tight range at around 1.0400. Inflation in Germany, as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI),
Follow as Germany’s Parliament Votes on Migration Bill
Welcome to TOPLive. We’ll be covering today’s vote on a divisive anti-immigration bill in Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is taking a hard line and attempting to push through legislation with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
Germany Approves Weapons Worth About $2.6 Billion, Bloomberg News Reports
(Reuters) - German lawmakers have approved weapons and equipment orders worth about 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion) for the armed forces in the last parliamentary session before the snap election, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Continental's ContiTech division to close four plants in Germany
German car parts supplier Continental's ContiTech division is to fully close down four plants and make personnel changes at two other sites, affecting a total of 580 employees, the company said on Thursday.