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German automakers are looking for a better trade deal
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Josie Fan
Jun 21, 2018
Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen are proposing to end tariffs on U.S.-imported cars.
Germany: Business as usual with Iran
by
Anu Anand
May 9, 2018
In Germany, officials are confident that the European leaders will broker a deal that avoids U.S. punishment.
Another week, another round of trade conversations
by
Molly Wood
Apr 27, 2018
This week European leaders met with President Trump, there's new numbers on the economy out ... let's break down the week's economic news.
Trade to figure heavily in Merkel’s meeting with Trump
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 26, 2018
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with President Donald Trump tomorrow, just ahead of the May 1 deadline for averting the steel and aluminum tariffs the Trump administration announced last month. What is the German leader hoping to get from her talks with the president? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Top German court gives cities a green light for diesel restrictions
Feb 27, 2018
Germany’s top administrative court today ruled that cities can now ban older diesel vehicles from high-pollution areas. Before Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal a few years ago, more than half of the new cars sold in Europe had diesel engines. They’ve been losing market share ever since, and today’s ruling only hastens the decline of diesel. That’s […]
Angela Merkel's woes echo beyond Germany's borders
Dec 7, 2017
The chancellor is struggling to secure a ruling coalition. The EU could be affected.
Germany won't have a government anytime soon
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 20, 2017
The German parliament still has not formed a coalition government.
For public good, not for profit.
Would you eat lunch at the bank of the future?
Nov 13, 2017
Banks introduce experimental features like cafes and co-working space to lure millennials back to branches.
German carmakers are slowly heading toward electric vehicles
Sep 28, 2017
Relying on old technology like diesel could prove fatal, an expert says.
How Germany's election shake-up could change its economy
Sep 25, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun the long process of forming a new coalition government. Merkel won the largest number of votes by far in Sunday’s election, but millions of Germans defected from the mainstream parties and supported the anti-Islamic, anti-immigration Alternative for Deutschland. For the first time since World War II, a far-right party will be […]