Three times Turkey appeared to be down and out at Euro 2008, only to stage a last-minute comeback and pull off a miracle victory.

Close to 50 members of the German parliament's lower house want German citizens to have voting rights from the day they are born. They hope that this will act as a counterbalance to the 'greying' of the German population.

The European currency advanced against the dollar on Tuesday after a key survey revealed a surprise jump in business confidence in Germany , the biggest economy in the Euro zone.

German stocks rose, led by Deutsche Postbank AG after a report said Commerzbank AG is the government's partner of choice for a merger with the country's biggest consumer bank by clients.

Poland and Germany have held unprecedented talks about German plans for a museum to commemorate the expulsion of Germans from eastern Europe following World War II.

Germany seems to betray its favorite beverage in favor of juices and bottled water.

TOWN OF 50,000 INHABITANTS TO HAVE ULTRA HIGH SPEED BROADBAND BY 2012

Today the European Commission examined the updated stability programmes of Finland, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. All four have reached, maintained or exceeded the objective they have set themselves to have sound public finances. Luxembourg and the Netherlands have presented budgetary strategies that are in line with the sound principles established in the Stability and Growth Pact. In both countries, the trajectory seems sufficient to maintain, by a large margin, their medium-term objective (MTO).

SA of Belgium by Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (NA) of Germany. Both companies are active at several stages of the copper processing chain, in particular producing copper cathodes, copper rod and copper shapes. In September 2007 the Commission opened an in-depth investigation to check whether the proposed acquisition might significantly impede competition, in particular with regard to the European market for copper shapes.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier held a bilateral meeting in Berlin on Tuesday morning, which Steinmeier said was "a positive signal" to Chinese-German relations.

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China hopes the German government and leaders always honor their commitment made to China on Taiwan and Tibet issues and seriously consider and fully respect China's great concerns on issues relevant to its core interests, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Jiang Yu Tuesday.