Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to...
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ECB to defend bond-buying plan in German courtroom duel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will defend its bond-buying programme in a German court this week against charges it is really an illegal scheme to fund euro zone...
Italy’s Letta tells Merkel Europe needs more growth
ROME/BERLIN (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, fresh from winning a confidence vote in parliament, told Germany on Tuesday his government would meet its budget commitments but expected Europe...
Bundesbank takes aim at ECB bond-buying via German court
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Bundesbank has sharply criticized the European Central Bank's plan to buy the bonds of highly indebted states in a report to Germany's top court but EU...
Social Democrats aim to dispel party gloom as German election nears
AUGSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) opened their election campaign on Sunday pledging victory in September despite polls that suggest their best hope of regaining power will...
Merkel, Cameron to bring families together in castle outside Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host David Cameron and his wife and children at a castle outside Berlin at the weekend in a rare family get-together that...
Straight-talking Steinbrueck struggles to debunk Merkel “cult”
BERLIN (Reuters) - Coaxed into a tub of plastic bubbles with a 19-year-old drama student, the German center-left's candidate for chancellor Peer Steinbrueck shows a sense of humor that his...
Young Spaniards fleeing crisis seek solace in boho Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - They find the language difficult and the locals as chilly as the weather but for young Spaniards Berlin has become a popular spot to sit out the...
Young Spaniards fleeing crisis seek solace in boho Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - They find the language difficult and the locals as chilly as the weather but for young Spaniards Berlin has become a popular spot to sit out the...
Italy president snubs German candidate over clown gaffe
BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy's president cancelled a dinner with the German opposition's chancellor candidate Peer Steinbrueck in Berlin on Wednesday after he described the former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi and...