Economy Is a Casualty in Germany's 'Noncampaign'

BERLIN — Germans sleep better, Bismarck once said, when they don’t know how sausages and laws are made. A century and a half later, Chancellor Angela Merkel seems to be modeling an election campaign on the musings of Bismarck, the “Iron Chancellor.”

France, Germany call for immediate end to Egyptian clashes

BRUSSELS, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The leaders of France and Germany on Friday called for an immediate end to the violence in Egypt and a return to dialogue between the opposing sides.

Eurozone inflation flat, trade surplus higher: Eurostat

BRUSSELS: Inflation in the 17-nation eurozone was flat in July at an annual rate of 1.6 per cent, official data showed on Friday.

Euro Zone Returns to Growth

The euro-zone economy emerged more strongly than expected from its longest postwar contraction in the three months to June, but a resolution to its banking and fiscal crises remains a distant prospect.

German economy grows by 0.7 per cent in second quarter

BERLIN: The German economy, Europe's biggest, gained steam following a weak start into the year, growing by 0.7 per cent in the April-June quarter compared with the previous three-month period, the country's Federal Statistics Office said on Wednesday.