An intoxicated Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko and his son Oleksandr caused a scene at the Frankfurt airport this week when a German Lufthansa pilot refused to allow them onto a plane, daily <i>Bild</i> reported on Wednesday.
So far, we have listings for Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart; other cities will be added in the coming weeks. This week’s cinematic highlight is the mystery thriller “Angels & Demons” with Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor and the latest edition of the “Star Trek” franchise.
Rüdiger Grube, the new head of Gemany’s national railway operator Deutsche Bahn, said on Monday he would not give up floating the company on the stock market as planned by his predecessor Hartmut Mehdorn.
So far, we have listings for Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Nuremberg and Stuttgart; other cities will be added in the coming weeks. This week’s new movie releases are the Sci-Fi thriller “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” with Hugh Jackman, crime thriller “Duplicity” with Julia Roberts and the family comedy “Beverly Hills Chihuahua.”
A secret paper by German regulators estimates that Germany’s top banks may have up to €816 billion worth of bad loans on their books, the magazine <i>Der Spiegel</i> reported Saturday.
Italian carmaker Fiat could sign next week a letter of intent to take control of Opel, a unit of troubled US auto maker General Motors, the German newsmagazine <i>Der Spiegel</i> reported Thursday.
Germany has struck a broad agreement on a plan to clean up toxic assets from banks' balance sheets, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück said Tuesday after a crunch meeting with key government leaders.
Nadja Benaissa, singer in the popular German girl band No Angels, was released from police custody in Frankfurt on Tuesday after being arrested ten days ago on suspicion of infecting a lover with HIV.
Troubled US carmaker General Motors is reportedly prepared to give away its German unit Opel to potential investors who would inject at least €500 million into its operations.
Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg harshly criticized bankers just days before a major economic summit in the Chancellery in an interview to be published Sunday in the news magazine <i>Der Spiegel</i>.
Germany launched Friday its bid to nationalise troubled mortgage lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE), offering to buy 100 percent of the firm's shares at what it termed an "attractive price."
Nadja Benaissa, the No Angels singer accused of grievous bodily harm for allegedly having unprotected sex without telling her lover she was HIV positive – and infecting him – may soon be out of custody.
Nadja Benaissa, a singer in German girl band No Angels, has been arrested for grievous bodily harm at a Frankfurt night club, daily <i>Bild</i> reported on Tuesday.
Some kids might resist exposure to classical music, but as The Local’s <b>Rhea Wessel</b> reports, the town of Kronberg offers a stunning fairy-tale atmosphere that will inspire their imaginations and please grown-ups too.
English-language films dubbed into German are irritating at best. Wish you could soak up the gravelly tones of Jack Nicholson instead of his German Doppelgänger? The Local's guide to English language films in Germany tells you where and when to find the real thing. So far, we have listings for Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Düsseldorf; other cities will be added in the coming weeks.
The integration of the headquarters of Commerzbank and Dresdner Bank in Frankfurt will result in the loss of approximately 2,200 full-time jobs in the city, the company announced on Tuesday.
Hundreds of car fans made a convoy of Opels in the town of Rüsselsheim in Hesse on Saturday in a privately-organised protest against the threatened demise of the beleaguered car manufacturer.
Those struggling to navigate the murky depths of German bureaucracy now have a government-sponsored hotline that promises help for even the most intricate of administrative answers. The Local dialled 115 to check it out.
