Top economist forecasts solid 2011 growth
The head of the Munich-based Ifo Institute for Economic Research is forecasting steady growth of 2.4 percent for the German economy next year.
Day: December 24, 2010
Germany
Germany
McClaren gets stay of execution
Former England coach Steve McClaren received the dreaded vote of confidence from the board of struggling Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg on Thursday.
Germany
Major rail link down as travel chaos continues
Germany's pre-Christmas travel chaos shifted from airports to roads and railways Friday. Frozen overhead wires caused the suspension of the Berlin-Hannover rail link, while ice caused several motorway accidents.
Sweden
Assange: transparency is ‘not for individuals’
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lashed out at a British daily for publishing parts of a Swedish police report detailing the rape allegations against him.
Sweden
Santas steal gun from Swedish palace guard
One of the guards at Royal Palace in Stockholm was robbed of his weapon on Thursday night.
Sweden
Fake bomb empties Stockholm metro station
The Kungsträdsgården metro station in Stockholm was evacuated on Thursday night after a train driver alerted authorities to a suspicious package.
Germany
Hungary defies Merkel’s criticism of new press laws
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has played down German criticism of his government's controversial new media laws, saying Hungary was conforming to European Union rules.
Sweden
Skåne residents encouraged to stay home
Train schedules are back on schedule on Christmas Eve after public transportation across Sweden was plagued by delays on Thursday, according to the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), which responsible for the country’s transport infrastructure.
Sweden
Swedes turn to candles to thwart the darkness
In a country shrouded in darkness almost 24 hours a day, Swedes light up the Christmas darkness as candles appear in the windows of homes, shops, offices and cafes throughout the country.
Germany
Brüderle rejects French eurozone ideas
German Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle has rejected proposals by French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for eurozone economic governance.
Germany
Germany gets a slushy Christmas Eve
Fresh snow, wind and rain are likely to make Christmas Eve quite slushy for many Germans as relatively mild weather takes hold. But temperatures will drop over the holiday weekend.