German Chancellor Angela Merkel feels the G8 stand a good chance of finding a joint position on climate protection issues. That is what she stressed after bilateral meetings with US President George W. Bush and other Heads of State and Government.

The historic city of Munich may be a wonderful travel destination for your summer vacation. The third largest city in Germany and the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria, Munich is recognized as one of Europe's most prestigious cities and one that is liable to eat up your travel budget in an amazingly short time.

The Foreign Ministry of Germany said that it held talks with Iran's top negotiator but gave no details. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani met in Berlin, a ministry spokeswoman said on customary condition of anonymity.

The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) most industrialized economies are gathering this week at a resort on Germany's Baltic coast for talks on climate change, development aid, and security.

German police said that 128 people were arrested after a violent demonstration on June 2 against the upcoming meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) leading industrialized countries in Rostock.

Total volume of €233 billion traded on all stock exchanges in Germany

Germany has pressed for greater scrutiny of the hedge fund industry ahead of the Group of Eight industrialized nations (G8) meeting being held southwest of Berlin.

Germany is calling for a review of the tactics used by international forces in Afghanistan after a series of civilian deaths in recent weeks.

European Union foreign ministers have convened in Brussels to discuss the future of the bloc's sanctions against Uzbekistan, imposed after a government crackdown on protesters two years ago. Today's debate comes after ambassadors failed to thrash out a deal last week.

Germany called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow demonstrations during next week's EU-Russia summit in Samara, Russia. Plans are under way for a so-called "Dissenters' March" in Samara during the May 18 summit. In the past months, several such marches were forcefully broken up by police in different Russian cities.

EUR 26 billion will go to the German regions in the next seven years

Peter Hintze, the Federal Government's Co-ordinator of Aerospace Policy and Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, commented on the future of Europe's GALILEO satellite navigation system: