In many parts of Germany people woke up this morning to find themselves in some kind of winter wonderland. During the night and in the early morning hours first snow was falling in Saxony, Thuringia, parts of Hesse and Bavaria. Commuters had a hard time to make their way through the Taunus, near Frankfurt.At euronews we believe in the intelligence of our viewers and we think that the mission of a news channel is to deliver facts without any opinion or bias, so that the viewers can form their own Read more [...]

"Kloster Banz Luftbild" by Presse03 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons.“We should only be pleased to see so many people wanting to come to Germany: it validates what a great country it is,” commented Detlef Esslinger in Munich’s Süddeutsche Zeitung. A well-meaning remark, in line with prime minister Angel Merkel’s welcoming attitude of late (though she wasn’t always like this). Many in Bavaria do share his views. The right-wing Christian Social Union Read more [...]

The Alps, northern Bavaria, Thüringen, the Vogtland region and the Erzgebirge saw most of the snow. Snow in higher regions is normal for this time of year, but this time lower lying regions also obtained some snow and that is unusual. The north west of the country also experienced some snowfall and frost, but the snow soon melted again as the ground is too warm. Germany's northernmost peak, the Brocken, is covered in snow. And with temperatures of minus 4 degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit), Read more [...]

(Adds finance minister comment, background)VIENNA Oct 14 (Reuters) - A group of creditors representing claims of more than 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) against Austrian "bad bank" Heta condemned on Wednesday a draft law on a settlement with the German state of Bavaria and said it would fight Vienna's plan.Austria's parliament is expected to pass a bill on Thursday to implement a settlement reached with Bavaria, the former owner of Heta's predecessor Hypo Alpe Adria, by paying 1.23 billion euros, Read more [...]