May 03, 2012, 12:17 PM
The CEO of German flag carrier airline Lufthansa has been forced to make cuts in the face of growing losses. With the restructuring, Christoph Franz is dismantling the legacy of the company's former CEO and future supervisory board chairman. Is he steering directly into a conflict? By Dinah Deckstein more... [ Forum ]
April 27, 2012, 06:26 PM
The global solar industry has entered a brutal phase of consolidation and nowhere are the effects as dramatic as in eastern Germany. Several companies have already declared bankruptcy, leaving towns and cities in the region struggling with job losses and tax revenue shortfalls. The future bodes ill. By Charles Hawley more...
April 26, 2012, 12:25 PM
The banking crisis in Spain has countries across Europe in a deep state of worry. A German newspaper is now reporting that the European Central Bank and a number of euro-zone countries would like to change the euro bailout fund in order to permit it to lend money directly to financial institutions in the throes of the crisis. Germany, however, is strictly opposed to the idea. more...
April 24, 2012, 04:03 PM
Italy's burgundy red Ferrari on rails is finally going into service. Starting on April 28, the "Italo" will travel at speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour between Milan, Rome and Naples. The new high-speed train is more environmentally friendly and also cheaper than its competitors -- on both the rails and roads. By Hans-Jürgen Schlamp in Rome more... [ Forum ]
April 23, 2012, 03:26 PM
Spain in recent days has taken center stage in the euro crisis. The country's banks are threatened with collapse and the government in Madrid has not been successful in efforts to get the national budget under control. Will the country be forced to request aid from the euro bailout fund? By SPIEGEL Staff
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April 23, 2012, 11:15 AM
In an interview with SPIEGEL, Harald Heker, the head of the organization that collects broadcast fees for musicians in Germany, discusses his group's successful case against YouTube. On Friday, a Hamburg court ordered the company to remove video clips from the site that include any of the seven songs included in the case. more...
April 22, 2012, 12:37 PM
Internet search engine Google is expected to enter the cloud computing fray next week with the launch of GDrive, the company's answer to similar offerings by Apple, Microsoft and Dropbox. more...
April 18, 2012, 06:10 PM
Job seekers in Germany still list their birthday, gender and family status, even attaching a picture to their applications. But newly released results of a project to make German job applications anonymous show that with personal information left out, women and minorities are more likely to get a job interview. By Renuka Rayasam more...
April 18, 2012, 03:58 PM
It's no secret that factory farms use unconscionable amounts of antibiotics when fattening up animals for market. In Germany, however, veterinarians play a crucial role in the abuse. Many are getting rich in the process, but the risks to both human and animals are many. By Nils Klawitter more... [ Forum ]
April 18, 2012, 03:04 PM
The European Union would like to see the International Monetary Fund provide billions in additional funds to help relieve the debt crisis. However, a number of emerging economies are resisting the plans, accusing the West of abusing its power within the organization and creating a "North Atlantic Monetary Fund". By Marc Hujer and Christian Reiermann more...
