Germany does not plan to contest Crimea at European CourtGermany says it does not plan to file a lawsuit with the European Court of Justice against Russia regarding the annexation of Crimea at this point, spokesperson for the German government Christiane Wirtz told journalists Monday.16:41 21.07.2014
German justice minister urges the US to stop spying on GermanyGermany’s justice minister, Heiko Maas, has called on the United States to stop its spying and surveillance activity in Germany, Passauer Neue Presse newspaper wrote on Friday.15:34 11.07.2014
Mixtures with synthetic cannabinoids are not medicinal products - ECJThe EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg has ruled that the mixtures of herbs containing synthetic cannabinoids consumed as a marijuana substitute are not medicinal products. The court announced its decision in a statement on Thursday.15:58 10.07.2014
ECJ greenlights Apple store layout trademarkApple Inc. will be able to trademark its store layout in the European Union if it adheres to a number of stipulations, according to a statement released by the Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday.14:18 10.07.2014
Germany violated mass media right to criticize Gerhard Schröder - ECHRThe rights of one of the largest European media conglomerates, Axel Springer AG, were violated by Germany after several national courts prohibited the publication of an article criticizing actions of the German ex-Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday.13:40 10.07.2014
Second suspect in German spy case remains freeSeveral days after an agent of the German intelligence agency BND was arrested for spying for the US, prosecutors conducted searches in Berlin in connection with a second suspected US spy. Data storage devices have been confiscated during these searches, German federal prosecutor spokesman Markus Koehler told RIA Novosti.10:20 10.07.2014
Germany returns 19th-century icon to RussiaGermany has returned a 19th century icon of Sts. Peter and Paul to Russia. It was one of the 30 icons stolen from the Church of St. Nicholas in Chernopenye, Kostroma Region, the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday.13:12 03.07.2014
Alleged Nazi camp guard arrested in US - reportA United States Magistrate Judge on Wednesday issued a detention order for Johann Breyer who is sought by Germany, for his alleged crimes as Waffen-SS guard at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War, Jurist.org writes.15:53 19.06.2014
Germany launches criminal investigation into Merkel’s NSA wiretap - reportThe Attorney General of Germany Harald Range will conduct a criminal investigation into the alleged tapping of chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by the US National Security Agency, German daily Local writes on Wednesday.13:58 04.06.2014
Germany wants Zuckerberg to testify in NSA case - reportMembers of the German parliamentary commission, which is investigating the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) questionable activity, want the heads of US high-tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, Twitter and Google, to testify to the Bundestag, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.10:33 23.05.2014
German top court dismisses ESM complaintsGermany’s Constitutional Court held Tuesday that various proceedings challenging the European Stability Mechanism were inadmissible or unfounded.16:07 18.03.2014
World War II orphan sues Germany for recovery of looted artThe great nephew of a holocaust survivor has turned to the US courts in hopes of compelling Germany to return a painting allegedly looted by Nazis.18:11 07.03.2014
USSR Trade Mission building in Cologne stays Russian-owned - officialThe auction for the building of the Soviet Trade Mission in Cologne was won by a Russian representative.17:11 06.02.2014
German firm sues Apple for $2 billion, alleging patent infringementGerman firm IPCom GmbH has filed a $2.12 billion claim in a Mannheim court alleging that Apple infringed a patented technology that gives priority to emergency phone calls on mobile networks, the Wall Street Journal reported Wedneday.15:08 06.02.2014
NSA monitored former German chancellor Schröder's phone - reportThe National Security Agency monitored former German chancellor Schroder's phone, Süddeutsche Zeitung writes on Wednesday citing anonymous sources and Edward Snowden's revelations.12:04 05.02.2014
Russians detained in Germany for assisting illegal immigrationPolish and German police have detained five Russian nationals “for the smuggling of irregular migrants” into Germany, Europol said in a statement released on Saturday.10:16 03.02.2014
Husband and wife convicted of spying for Russia remain in German prison- reportGermany has not yet exchanged Andreas and Haydrun Anshlag convicted on charges of having spied for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service for agents serving a term of imprisonment in Russia, lawyer Horst-Dieter Poetschke told Kommersant newspaper.14:07 31.01.2014
Fatal attack in German court leaves two dead – reportAn armed attack in a German court claimed the lives of two men Friday.15:25 24.01.2014
88-year-old suspect to be tried over alleged involvement in WWII massacreThe prosecutor’s office of Dortmund, Germany has sent the case of an 88-year-old former member of an SS armored division to a court, charging him with murder and participating in the largest civilian massacre in France during WWII.13:20 09.01.2014
Tymoshenko's daughter asks Merkel to seek her mother's releaseThe daughter of convicted former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to continue seeking her mother's release for medical treatment abroad.14:55 25.11.2013