Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday gave strong backing to continuing the ratification process for the European Union's Treaty of Lisbon, in the face of the negative position taken Pol

Berlin  - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and German Economics Minister

Berlin - German unemployment fell in June, data released Tuesday showed, with the numbers out of work dropping by a seasonally unadjusted 123,000 to 3.16 million.

Berlin - Ground staff targeted German carrier Lufthansa with brief warning strikes in support of a pay demand Tuesday.

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Berlin - German leaders will be happy to meet the presumptive Democratic nominee for the US presidency, Barack Obama, when he visits Germany this summer, government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said in Berlin Monday.

Wilhelm said no precise date had been fixed yet for the Obama visit, although Berlin was aware of Senator Obama's announcement that he intended to visit Europe and meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel.