BERLIN Munich airport, Germany's second largest and a key base for Lufthansa, won approval on Wednesday for its plans to build a third runway when a federal court rejected the remaining appeals against it.Airport expansion is a hot topic in Europe, pitting local residents and environmentalists against carriers and airports facing increased global competition. Protesters this week disrupted flights at London's Heathrow after a commission recommended the government to build a third runway there Read more [...]

German media is reporting the highly anticipated BMW M2 Coupe will carry a starting price of around €54,000.It seems we were right assuming the M2 will cost more than €50,000 taking into account the rear-wheel drive manual M235i Coupe begins at €44,900 in Germany. Auto Bild cites unspecified sources close to Bavaria who disclosed a €54,000 starting price for the range-topping 2-Series, but we don't know whether this is for the six-speed manual version or the Read more [...]

Even as we creep up on the anniversary of the theatrical announcement of an agreement between Bavaria, Germany, and the Kunstmuseum Bern concerning the bequest of Cornelius Gurlitt, the court challenge by Gurlitt’s family is by no means over. News came this week that the Munich court overseeing the appeal of the initial denial of the will challenge has requested an expert opinion concerning Gurlitt’s psychological state. When Gurlitt died in 2014, he named the Swiss museum both as the recipient Read more [...]

The Federal Press Office provided the information in response to a freedom of information request sent by the Parliament Watch five weeks ago. The agency also tried to explain the hefty price tag: As it turned out, the logo had to be changed "due to the current political situation and the resulting downsizing of membership." According to the Federal Press Office, a German graphic design agency started to work on the logo in February 2014. Back then everyone expected the leaders of eight Read more [...]

Challenge Roth began well for the British with Harry Wiltshire leading out of the opening 3.8km swim in 47:24mins. Despite banging shoulders with Henry Beck of Germany, the former Olympic-distance athlete from Leeds led the field into the first transition of the German long-distance event famed for its fast course and fanatic crowds. Bracht and Carfrae win Challenge Roth 2014 Cannon fire and hot-air balloons were still filling the early morning skies above the swimmers in the Donau-Kanal Read more [...]

Challenge Roth began well for the British with Harry Wiltshire leading out of the opening 3.8km swim in 47:24mins. Despite banging shoulders with Henry Beck of Germany, the former Olympic-distance athlete from Leeds led the field into the first transition of the German long-distance event famed for its fast course and fanatic crowds. Bracht and Carfrae win Challenge Roth 2014 Cannon fire and hot-air balloons were still filling the early morning skies above the swimmers in the Donau-Kanal Read more [...]

An account announced through association urged NSA surveillance on Merkel with her workforce had droned on much longer and a lot more generally than ever before learned. The launch dangers renewing tensions between Germany and america a month after they sought to place a row over spying behind them, with D.R. President Barack Obama declaring in Bavaria that the 2 nations have been “inseparable allies”. “The people pertaining to several of the impacts on implies that surveillance…” WikiLeaks Read more [...]

An account announced through association urged NSA surveillance on Merkel with her workforce had droned on much longer and a lot more generally than ever before learned. The launch dangers renewing tensions between Germany and america a month after they sought to place a row over spying behind them, with D.R. President Barack Obama declaring in Bavaria that the 2 nations have been “inseparable allies”. “The people pertaining to several of the impacts on implies that surveillance…” WikiLeaks Read more [...]

Sonnenbatterie, market leader for smart energy storage systems with offices in Los Angeles, California and Bavaria, Germany, on July 13th, 2015 announced that US versions of the residential and commercial products are now available for ordering and shipment in the US for the first time. Demos of the new products and applications for channel partners will be available at Intersolar North America, Booth #8121.   RD facility in Atlanta, GA This news comes on the heels of recent announcements Read more [...]

Sonnenbatterie, market leader for smart energy storage systems with offices in Los Angeles, California and Bavaria, Germany, on July 13th, 2015 announced that US versions of the residential and commercial products are now available for ordering and shipment in the US for the first time. Demos of the new products and applications for channel partners will be available at Intersolar North America, Booth #8121.   RD facility in Atlanta, GA This news comes on the heels of recent announcements Read more [...]