Volvo sold to China’s Geely
Chinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding has signed a deal to buy Sweden's Volvo Cars from US auto maker Ford.
Day: March 28, 2010
Germany
Deutsche Bahn wins UAE rail contract
Deutsche Bahn has won a contract to build a rail network in the United Arab Emirates, signing a memorandum of understanding on Sunday in Abu Dhabi.
Germany
Merkel visits Turkey amid broad disagreements
German Chancellor Angela Merkel flies into Turkey on Monday for a delicate two-day visit against a backdrop of profound differences with its leaders over its limping EU accession bid.
Sweden
Chainsaw massacre averted in southern Sweden
Peace has returned to the small community of Klippan in southern Sweden after a 25-year fired up his chainsaw and chased unsuspecting passers-by down the street last weekend, threatening to kill them.
Germany
Millions smuggled out of East Berlin in 1990s to be returned
A court has ordered the return of more than €230 million which was smuggled out of Eastern Germany during the financial chaos of the early 1990s and laundered in an Austrian bank.
Sweden
Volvo unions on board as deal looms
The takeover of Volvo by Zhejiang Geely Holding looks set to go ahead on Sunday as unions linked to the Swedish car maker agreed to the Chinese company's purchase.
Germany
Culture fans demonstrate in support of local theatres
Thousands of culture fans from across the country took to the streets in Wuppertal at the weekend to demonstrate their support for the Schauspielhaus theatre there which is threatened with closure.
Sweden
Reinfeldt weighs in on village rape case
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has added his voice to the outcry over the treatment of a 14-year-old girl shunned by her village community after being raped in a school toilet.
Germany
Odenwaldschule board resigns in wake of abuse claims
Nearly the entire board of the Odenwaldschule progressive boarding school in Hesse have resigned following the exposure of a long-neglected history of child sex abuse there.
Sweden
Government promises tax cut for pensioners
Sweden's centre-right government has indicated it will include tax cuts for pensioners to the tune of five billion kronor ($688 million) in its impending spring budget.
Sweden
Lottery player wins record jackpot
A national lottery contestant in Helsingborg in southern Sweden hit the jackpot on Saturday evening with a record 214.6 million kronor ($29.5 million) win.
Germany
Germany prepares to receive Gitmo prisoners
The government is preparing to allow a number of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to settle in Germany as the US slowly closes the jail in Cuba and releases those held there not considered a threat.