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  • Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
    Social Media
    Germany set to force social media to report hate speech

    Cabinet approves legislation requiring companies to flag offensive content

  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    Tesla Inc
    Tesla’s German ‘gigafactory’ stalled by environmental objections

    Local and national politicians fear delay could damage country’s business image

  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    Corporate earnings
    Profit warnings hit record in Germany

    Ten of 12 leading auto groups reduced targets in 2019, survey finds

  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    German economy
    Coronavirus impact causes sentiment to darken in Germany

    Zew survey shows ‘considerable decline’ in investor outlook amid China shutdown

  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    AnalysisGerman politics
    Merkel pressed to step down early to ease CDU crisis

    Choice to remain chancellor lies at heart of her party’s leadership puzzle, say critics

  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    German economy
    Germany’s minimum wage boosted productivity but hit small companies

    Introduction in 2015 cut inequality without significantly affecting overall employment, research shows

  • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
    Wolfgang Münchau
    Merkel’s successor must confront Germany’s decline

    Investment strategies have failed to prepare the country for the technology shock

  • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will European PMI data reveal coronavirus impact?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    Eurozone economy
    Eurozone economy suffers slowest growth in 7 years

    German economy has flatlined and coronavirus could deal further blow

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  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    Volkswagen AG
    Volkswagen boss condemns German coal plant

    Herbert Diess hits at energy groups in sign of disunity among country’s industry leaders

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Eurozone weakness is a test for post-crisis policy

    Debt costs fall for troubled countries, but currency bloc still has scars

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    German politics
    Germany’s CDU in turmoil over working with extremists

    German history weighs on Merkel’s party as it wrestles with rise of far-right

  • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
    German politics
    Von der Leyen tries to contain fallout over consultants

    Issue casts shadow over European Commission president’s legacy at German defence ministry

  • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
    Instant InsightMartin Sandbu
    Isabel Schnabel’s welcome defence of the ECB

    For too long, the central bank has not known how to respond to unfair charges from Berlin

  • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    How to be healthier on a work trip

    Explore our series of top tips from FT writers and readers on keeping fit, eating well and being more mindful on a business trip

  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
    E-scooter start-ups braced for German crackdown

    Crunch vote could lead to ban in Europe’s largest market for the vehicles

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    Commerzbank AG
    Commerzbank told to speed up restructuring by ECB 

    German lender urged to consider ‘plan B’ in unusually blunt appraisal 

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    Huawei Technologies
    Germany’s CDU stops short of Huawei ban in 5G rollout

    Merkel’s party backs proposals to curtail role of ‘untrustworthy’ suppliers

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Germany and Europe need a revitalised CDU

    Leader’s departure reopens tussle over the party’s future direction

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Sprint T-Mobile, Trump budget cuts, AKK stands down

    Federal judge clears T-Mobile’s takeover of Sprint

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    German politics
    Merz ready to lay fresh claim to Merkel’s job

    Darling of German conservatives goes from fringe to forefront in CDU leadership race

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    German politics
    Race to succeed Merkel thrown open as heir apparent steps aside

    Kramp-Karrenbauer quits as CDU leader after regional party sided with rightwing AfD

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    Instant InsightTony Barber
    Merkel’s heir departs and reveals deep problems in German politics

    Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s authority collapsed amid fragmentation of political system

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    German economy
    German carmakers can fend off China, says Berlin

    Economy minister believes electric vehicle buyers will pay more for domestic ‘quality’

  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Germany’s anti-far right taboo is under pressure

    The AfD’s role in Thuringia sends a worrying signal about the state of politics

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