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World leaders mark fall of Berlin Wall
World leaders called for a new spirit of co-operation in tackling the challenges of the 21st century, from climate change to poverty and economic turbulence, as they met in Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
German factory output surges
German factory output surged unexpectedly in September, in a sign that foreign demand for the nation’s machines and cars bolstered the eurozone’s largest economy in the third quarter
Berlin celebrates fall of Wall
People flock to the former ‘death strip’ along the now vanished Berlin Wall as the German capital marks the 20th anniversary of the ‘peaceful revolution’
Leaders to mark fall of Berlin Wall
World leaders will gather in the German capital to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the climactic event of the peaceful revolution of 1989 that ended 62 years of cold war and paved the way for Germany’s reunification a year later
Mandelson steps back from Asian shoe duties
Extending anti-dumping duties against footwear from China and Vietnam risks Europe’s long-term commercial relations with both countries, the UK business secretary has warned
EU states given stark warning on debt levels
The European Union’s public debt could rise to 100 per cent of gross domestic product by 2014 unless governments take firm action to restore fiscal discipline, EU finance ministers will be warned
Analysis: A pause in Paris
France: At the midpoint of his presidential term, Nicolas Sarkozy’s zeal for reform appears to be waning – jeopardising longer-term economic recovery
Norway seeks representation at G20
Norway’s foreign minister has called for Nordic countries to be given a joint seat in the Group of 20 big economies and warned that the body was yet to secure its international legitimacy
Berlin Wall collectors leave no stone unturned
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the desire to own a concrete reminder of the capital's painful, divided past shows little sign of abating. In a...
When moral ambiguity is necessary
The key pacts of the 20th century can help us understand compromise as a political act. John Lloyd reads an account of morality in action
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