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Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes General Motors Co. ’s four Opel German factories face a good future after the U.S. company presented its restructuring plans, Reuters said.
Berlin - Germany's highest army officer has resigned over his handling of a Afghan bombing raid which left dozens of civilians dead, it was announced Thursday. The resignation of General Inspector Wolfgang Schneiderhan was announced by the country's ...
The inspector general of Germany's military was fired Thursday for failing to properly pass on information to political leaders about a September airstrike in Afghanistan in which civilians were killed, the defense minister said.
Berlin - The German and Spanish governments said Wednesday they plan to work closely to avert major job losses and factory closures at General Motors' European division Opel. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodrig...
FRANK AUGSTEIN/APThis Aug. 13, 2009 file photo shows the logo of the energy supplier RWE is seen at the company's headquarters in Essen, western Germany. German power company and utility RWE AG said Wednesday it will sell its remaining 3.7...
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. may close its plant in Belgium and cut 5,400 German jobs as the company seeks an accord with workers to restructure its Adam Opel GmbH unit.
BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- Governments worldwide will need "coordinated exit strategies" as they emerge from the economic crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a conference Friday.
The German military's top official was removed Thursday for failing to properly pass on information to political leaders about a September airstrike in Afghanistan in which civilians were killed, the new defense minister said.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A German state court said the government’s surcharge on income tax and profits started in 1991 to help rebuild the former communist east may be unconstitutional and asked a higher court to rule on it.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. plans to scrap a layer of management and keep open all four German factories at its Adam Opel GmbH unit as the U.S. automaker seeks an agreement with workers to cut as many as 9,500 jobs.
Germany's annual inflation rate increased to 0.3 percent in November from zero last month as fuel prices rose, according to preliminary data released Thursday.
Germany on Wednesday extended until the end of 2010 a program that allows companies to put workers on short work hours in an effort to avoid layoffs -- an arrangement credited with keeping unemployment down over recent months.
A regional German court has taken a decision that could cost the government billions of euros. It has ruled that the "solidarity" income tax surcharge introduced in 1991 to help rebuild eastern Germany is unconstitutional. The matter will now go before Germany's top court.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The DAX Index tumbled the most since July on concern Dubai’s proposal to delay debt payments may trigger a wave of writedowns and losses amid banks and affect Gulf investors that hold stakes in German carmakers.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- German government bonds rose, pushing the 10-year bund yield to a six-week low, as a proposal by Dubai to delay debt payments spurred investors to seek the safety of assets perceived to be lower risk.
BERLIN, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- German Gen. Wolfgang Schneiderhan resigned amid allegations he did not provide enough information regarding a deadly attack in Afghanistan, an official said.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- German consumer prices posted their first annual gain in seven months in November as rising oil prices pushed up energy costs.
WIESBADEN, Germany - General Motors Co.'s top European official underlined the future importance of Opel's biggest German plant on Wednesday, while reiterating that there likely will be up to 9,500 jobs cut across the continent.
Duesseldorf, Germany - A threatened Opel car plant in the German city of Bochum will not now be closed, General Motors' (GM) European Chief Executive Nick Reilly said Tuesday. The 4,900 staff at the plant in western Germany had feared closure under G...
The German military’s chief of staff resigned yesterday.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- German consumer confidence unexpectedly declined for a second month as households grew more concerned about job security, according to market-research company GfK AG.
