BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will not "pour money into a bottomless pit" and patience with Greece is growing thin ahead of a new election in the Mediterranean country, a conservative member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet was quoted on Saturday as saying. Full story
How Germany might be convinced to help the rest of Europe solely for the common good, with Julian Callow, Barclays chief European economist.
The head of Germany's central bank says there is no quick fix for Europe's problems, calling appeals for more support from the European Central Bank and plans for investment in infrastructure a distraction from the hard work of reform. Full story
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the mother of a man accused of setting dozens of fires across Los Angeles this year can be extradited to Germany to face charges including failing to pay a surgeon for breast augmentation. Full story
THE NEWS: German business confidence dropped sharply in May, a closely-watched survey showed Thursday, as anxiety grows in Europe's largest economy over the increasing financial turmoil in the 17-country eurozone. Full story
The German government will more closely oversee the country's move from nuclear power to renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday — a mammoth 10-year project for Europe's biggest economy that has been going slowly so far. Full story
European leaders are set to meet this week to discuss the euro zone and how to best encourage economic growth in the euro zone. Morning Joe financial analyst Steve Rattner brings charts to discuss the economies of countries like Germany, Italy and Portugal.
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, talks with MSNBC’s Alex Wagner about European austerity measures, and the effect of those measures if they were followed in America.
James Rubin, former assistant secretary of state and spokesman for the State Department during the Clinton Administration, joins NOW w/ Alex Wagner to discuss the G8 summit being held at Camp David, and the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago.
CNBC's Simon Hobbs reports on where the German government stands on the possibility that Greece will exit the euro zone.
Harry Dent, HS Dent Investment Management; and CNBC's Simon Hobbs, Gary Kaminsky, Bob Pisani and Rick Santelli discuss Germany's GDP, a default in Spain and achieving austerity in Europe.
Dietmar Hopp , founder of German business software maker SAP, visits a training session of Germany's national team in Tourrettes, southern France, May 28, 2012. The German national soccer team started a training camp in Tourrettes near Cannes on May 18. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT
German national soccer coach Joachim Loew gestures to his players during a training session in Tourrettes, southern France, May 28, 2012. The German national soccer team started a training camp in Tourrettes, near Cannes on May 18. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
German national soccer player Thomas Mueller watches a training session in Tourrettes, southern France, May 28, 2012. The German national soccer team started a training camp in Tourrettes, near Cannes on May 18. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
German national soccer player Toni Kroos reacts during a training session in Tourrettes, southern France, May 28, 2012. The German national soccer team started a training camp in Tourrettes, near Cannes on May 18. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
