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Germany's economy will recover from a bout of winter weakness but fall well short of the dynamic growth rates of previous years as euro zone recession and global slowdown stunt exports and investment.There are homegrown problems too. What hue of government will result from September elections is injecting uncertainty and foreign investors cite worries about over-regulation and Germany's future energy mix after Chancellor Angela Merkel turned her back on nuclear power.Europe's paymaster was long resilient to the euro debt crisis but contracted at the end of last year and only eked out meager growth in the first quarter.The Bundesbank said this week a solid second quarter recovery was in prospect. Construction is expected to bounce back after a harsh winter and private consumption will grow thanks to low unemployment, inflation-busting wage increases and low interest rates.But even the government forecasts just 0.5 percent growth in 2013 and economists doubt German companies will start i...
French President Francois Hollande marked the anniversary of his first year in office by announcing a raft of spending measures on Monday aimed at shoring up France'...
The EU's trade chief will recommend placing punitive import duties on billions of euros of solar panels from China, people close to the matter say, putting up a barr...
International policymakers and banks active in central and eastern Europe Thursday said a common deposit guarantee scheme is essential to a successful banking union ...
Europe is seeking a balance between austerity and growth that is thin as a razor and about as easy to traverse.Since the onset of the European debt crisis several ye...
European stocks dropped on Friday, breaking a five-day winning streak after U.S. growth data fell short of expectations.The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 0.3% to cl...
European stock markets held on to losses in afternoon action on Friday, after closely watched U.S. growth data fell short of expectations.The Stoxx Europe 600 index ...
Lending conditions in the euro zone deteriorated in March and the economic gap separating Germany from the bloc's problem debtors widened, data released by the Europ...
Special panel weighs in on former president
There will be no common European deposit insurance scheme for the "foreseeable future", Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday at German banking conference.Her remar...
The European Central Bank would have to raise interest rates if it were looking at Germany alone but is in a difficult position because economic performance across t...
General Motors' troubled Opel division is returning to China's main auto show after a five-year absence, with three new cars at the center of a long-promised push in...
The euro-zone rescue of Cyprus cleared an important hurdle Thursday, winning approval from Germany's parliament. In a victory for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 48...
Laura Ingraham weighs in on a violent clash of cultures
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Faced with the fallout of austerity and embarrassing tax-evasion scandals, European Union leaders pledged Wednesday to ensure that everybody--from high-income earner...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday emphasized the need for reform of the banking sector, which she said was vital for winning back trust."The question of the c...
Germany wants further reforms and savings in crisis-hit euro zone states, according to a report obtained by German magazine Spiegel in which Berlin evaluates progres...
The ECB still has room to cut its already record low interest rates, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said in a newspaper interview on Thursday, and hit out at France'...
