The payment of compensations to Holocaust survivors in the former Soviet Republics, which have not integrated into the European Union (EU), begins on November 1. The total sum of compensations will be around 245 million euros, and the receivers are 80,000 Jewish people living in the countries of the post-Soviet space. This decision was made as a result of talks between representatives of the German... 

There was a time when the Turkish-led Ottoman Empire ruled over a large chunk of Europe. Now some believe the Turks want to bring back those old glory days. The Turkish government has embarked on a mosque-building campaign throughout Germany. One new Turkish mega-mosque, the Cologne Central Mosque, has Germans on edge. When construction on the facility is completed, it will be Germany’s largest... 

The swastika symbol was around long before the Nazis chose it for their notorious emblem. An ancient Buddhist statue with a swastika on it they brought back from Tibet was probably carved from a meteorite that crashed on the Siberia-Mongolia border. ­According to researchers, the 10-kilogram figure of the “Iron Man” which features a large swastika, a good-luck symbol in Buddhism, most... 

German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere addresses a press conference in Berlin on October 26, 2011. German government has dismissed Israeli pressure to obstruct the probable sale of two attack submarines to Egypt, saying no country is entitled to ‘veto’ Berlin’s decisions. “No country in the world has the right of veto to decisions taken by the German government,” Defence Minister... 

German tanks rumbling through the historic streets of Greek capital Athens as the conquering soldiers stage a victory parade in 1941 Greece has threatened to hit Germany with a bill for tens of billions of pounds in outstanding reparations for Nazi war crimes during the Second World War. The move is an indication of growing outrage in Athens at the strictures being placed on the Greek economy by EU... 

Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the €500-billion bailout is legal under German law. The verdict comes as Greece’s coalition government hesitates on the further austerity cuts required by its creditors. The verdict ruled that the German government will not be liable for sums over 190 billion euros without approval of the Bundestag, and that both houses of parliament would be informed,... 

Employees work on a solar panel production line at a solar company workshop in Hefei, Anhui province, China. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a frank assessment of a solar panel trade dispute with China. The EU is mulling an anti-dumping inquiry into China after the US took similar action in one of the world’s fastest-developing markets. “I suggest the European Commission and... 

A few days ago, Germany’s Ministry of Justice exposed the draft amendments to the legislation to legalize gay marriage in the country. In fact, sexual minorities enjoy complete freedom in the country. In 2001, their freedom became official: their relationship was called a “civil partnership”. Something like a civil marriage or live-in relationship. Nowadays, according to the proposed... 

The European currency euro logo stands in front of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany. Business confidence has dropped in Germany to its lowest level in more than two years amid pessimism over the eurozone’s deteriorating debt crisis, data show. According to the German research institute, Ifo, the country’s Business Climate Index fell to 102.3 points in August from 103.2 points... 

A German Rabbi has become the first person to face criminal charges after performing a circumcision. The charges come less than two months after a Cologne court ruled that the religious act causes bodily harm to newborn babies. Rabbi David Goldberg was sued by a German doctor on Tuesday, for inflicting “physical harm” by circumcising an infant. Chief prosecutor Gerhard Schmitt confirmed that the... 

“German” Minister of Economy Philipp Roesler has expressed disillusionment with debt-ridden Greece’s endeavors to implement reforms to save its economy. “I’ve lost my illusions,” Roesler told the weekly magazine Focus in an interview to be printed on Monday. “I proposed with German businesses a whole series of support measures for the Greek government,” he said. “The... 

Members of the German Special Police Force. German experts have warned that Germany is now a ‘promised land’ for Italian organized crime as four largest Mafia syndicates are operating in the country under perfect conditions. The opposition Social Democrat (SPD) party in the southeast state of Bavaria cautioned against the phenomenon on Friday and called for tougher coordinated police action... 

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere has reaffirmed his opposition to military intervention in Syria, saying diplomacy favors over military action. “The failure of diplomacy must not automatically bring about the onset of the military,” the minister told told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, AFP reported on Sunday. He said Kofi Annan’s... 

German Chancellor Merkel attends a session of German parliament (Bundestag). Support has sharply declined for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decisions regarding the eurozone’s spiraling debt crisis, a survey suggests. The poll, conducted by YouGov and printed in the Monday edition of Bild newspaper, found only 33 percent in favor of Merkel’s stance, Reuters reported. The steep erosion in domestic... 

Germany’s Bundestag passed its new registration law in just 57 seconds – as deputies rushed off to watch the national side play football against Italy. But it could undermine Germans’ right to privacy for years to come. ­Now, every single time a German moves to a new home, and gives the local authorities his address (as he is legally obliged to) as long as he does not explicitly forbid them...