Europe

Key German think tanks cut economic growth outlook

Berlin  - The strong euro, record high energy prices and financial market turbulence have resulted in Germany's key economic institutes revising down their growth outlook for Europe's biggest econo

Longtime Berlusconi associate tipped to join EU commission

Brussels  -  Antonio Tajani, a conservative member of the European Parliament (EP) and a co-founder of Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, was Wednesday being tipped to join the European Commis

Plastination company raided by German tax investigators

Heidelberg, Germany  -  A museum and workshop founded by celebrity German anatomist Gunther von Hagens were raided Wednesday by German tax investigators who check payroll levies.

Finance manager embezzles 500,000 euros from top Spanish art museum

Bilbao, Spain - The financial director of one of Spain's top art museums embezzled nearly 500,000 euros (790,000 dollars) from its coffers over a decade, the Guggenheim Bilbao modern art museum sai

German sculpture shows bare backside to Austria

Simbach, Germany  -  A modern statue on Germany's south-east border has triggered controversy, with some people concerned on Wednesday that the figure is showing a bare backside to Austria.

European inflation jumps as prices creep up worldwide

Berlin  -  European inflation rocketed upwards in March, data released Wednesday showed, as resurgent consumer prices around the world add to the pressures facing leading central banks as they atte

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