Don’t mess with Bavaria
Loud, proud and fiercely independent, Bavaria is Germany’s Texas. But are laptops starting to beat out lederhosen? Lois Jones takes the former kingdom’s temperature.
Day: February 4, 2010
Germany
Sweden
Newspaper cleared of defaming ex-Lindh murder suspect
Southern Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan has been cleared of libel charges after being sued by the initial suspect in the murder of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh in 2002.
Germany
UK coroner calls German doctor ‘incompetent’ for lethal overdose
A UK corner on Thursday said a German stand-in doctor was grossly negligent for killing a British man with a mistaken overdose.
Sweden
February in Sweden: No sex please, we’re cold
The Year in Sweden - February: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
Germany
Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt: ‘I’ll give up Hollywood and mingle with the people’
Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, flamboyant German-born LA socialite and husband to actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, last week announced his intention to replace Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of California. The Local caught up with His Royal Highness.
Sweden
Swedish crime writer denies plagiarism allegations
The Swedish publisher of Liza Marklund and US author James Patterson's crime novel Postcard Killers has denied that the book was inspired by Klas Östergren's The Last Cigarette.
Germany
Deutsche Bahn closes deal on British train network
Germany's state-owned railway company Deutsche Bahn said Thursday it had won a contract to operate a regional train network in the northeast of Britain.
Germany
What’s on in Germany: February 4 – 10
This Week's Highlights: Milow plays Berlin, George Seurat comes to Frankfurt, and Finnish writers and DJs present an evening of clubbing Helsinki-style in Munich.
Sweden
Swedish daily slashes workforce
Dagens Nyheter (DN), the Swedish daily newspaper, has announced that it is slashing 100 jobs after a year of continued losses, according to a report in Dagens Media.
Sweden
Metro finishes 2009 with a flourish
Metro International, the Swedish publisher of free newspapers, reported a strong last quarter in 2009 but recorded a loss for the full year.
Germany
FDP proposes national road salt stockpile as shortage looms
After more than five weeks of snowy weather, German municipalities are precariously close to running out of road salt, spurring the Free Democrats on Thursday to propose building a national salt reserve for extreme winters.
Sweden
Justice Minister reluctant to store data
The European Court of Justice has told Sweden that it must implement a 2006 measure requiring telecom operators to store information about their customers’ phone calls and emails.
Germany
Denmark to return famous Flensburg lion monument
After almost 150 years, the northern city of Flensburg is regaining one of its most famous monuments – a bronze lion commemorating a Danish victory over German forces.
Germany
Bayern Munich extends contracts of rising stars
Rising Bayern Munich stars Thomas Müller and Holger Badstuber, two of the Bundesliga's brightest prospects, have extended their contracts until 2014, it was announced Thursday.
Sweden
Swedish rock mums roll up for riff camp
If you are a "madame" aged "18 to eternity" and have long harboured dreams of stardom, a new music camp at cities across Sweden may help you hone your rock star poise and hot licks.
Germany
Tax dodger scandal could mean €400 million for treasury
The scope of a newly uncovered tax evasion scandal reached a new dimension on Thursday, as German officials said far more money was likely squirreled away in Swiss accounts than previously thought.
Sweden
Delays as Arlanda Express train derails
The wintry weather continued to cause extensive problems in the Stockholm region on Thursday as an Arlanda Express airport train derailed north of the city.
Germany
New round of public worker strikes hit air and commuter traffic
Temporary strikes by public workers continued into a second day on Thursday, delaying flights and crippling public transportation across the country just as the morning rush began.
Germany
Deutsche Bank rebounds with strong 2009 profits
Germany's biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, bounced back last year with a robust net profit of €5 billion following a loss of €3.9 billion in 2008.
Sweden
‘Swedes no longer sickest in EU’: report
The established picture of the Swedes being the population with the highest incidence of sick leave in the world has been shaken. Sweden is now close to the European average, according to a report by Sveriges Radio (SR).
Germany
Three dead in US military helicopter crash
Three soldiers were killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed northeast of Mannheim, Germany on Wednesday evening, the US Army confirmed on Thursday.
Sweden
Russian nuclear waste dumped off Sweden
The Russian military is suspected of having dumped chemical weapons and radioactive waste off the Swedish island of Gotland in the beginning of the 1990s, according to Sveriges Television (SVT).
Sweden
Swedish pensioner murdered in Egypt
A 62-year-old Swede has been found dead in her apartment in the tourist resort of Hurghada in Egypt, according to the Expressen newspaper.