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Survey: German consumer confidence rises strongly

With unemployment low and employees in some sectors recently winning significant pay rises, domestic demand is helping keep the German economy on track even as other countries in Europe struggle.

Column: German domination of football? Not quite

Had its quarterfinal opponent, Malaga, advanced to face Madrid then the talk could have been of continued Spanish success, not German conquests.

German FM criticizes remarks by Hungarian PM

"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban responded to Merkel's cavalry remarks a day later by referring to German tanks which invaded Hungary during World War II in 1944.

Court denies US asylum to German home-schoolers

But the court found that the German government treats all truants the same, regardless of their reasons for not attending school.

German exports 0.5 percent higher in March

The German economy is in better shape than many others in the 17-nation euro area and is believed to have returned to growth in the first quarter after shrinking in last year's final three months.

German industrial production rises unexpectedly

The German economy is in better shape than many others in the euro area and is believed to have returned to growth in the first quarter after shrinking in last year's final three months.

Stephens out at Madrid; all-German final in Munich

"We played really well last year in all the German events and now again we're going to have an all-German final, which I think is great for the fans."

German consumer confidence rises; unemployment low

ING economist Carsten Brzeski said the GfK numbers "confirm that the often written-off German consumers have become an important, though not strong, growth driver.

German soccer team confronts neo-Nazi fan violence

Six days earlier, a banner extending sympathy to a deceased member of the "Hoonara Chemnitz" group was displayed in the Dortmund fan block at a German Cup game.

German Ifo index up in positive sign for economy

"While most other Eurozone countries remain stuck in recessionary territory, preoccupied with structural reforms and austerity, German businesses are surfing on the wave of optimism," he said.

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