Germany

German parliament passes gender quota for corporate boards

By Daniel Costa-Roberts

Major German companies will soon be required to make sure 30 percent of their supervisory board seats are filled by women. The quota is part of a new law, approved Friday by Germany’s parliament, intended to improve women’s representation on…

After marathon talks, a chance at peace in eastern Ukraine

By Larisa Epatko

After 16-hour talks that stretched into the night, the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine emerged with a deal to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire is scheduled to start at midnight Saturday.

U.S. names German global terrorist for helping Islamic State

By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has designated a German citizen as a global terrorist for fighting for the Islamic State.

Obama and Merkel try to find common ground on Ukraine strategy

By Steven R. Hurst, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are trying for a public display of unity despite a potential split over arming Ukrainian fighters to wage a more effective battle against Russian-backed separatists.

Decision time for President Obama on arming Ukraine

By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford

President Obama’s meeting today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington is fraught with all kinds of geopolitical consequences.

Will Super Mario save Europe's bacon?

By Simone Pathe

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Thursday announced an unprecedented plan to purchase 60 billion euros a month in the EU's first stab at quantitative easing. Making Sen$e breaks down how bond purchases work and turns to the Council…

What's the most fiscally responsible country in the developed world?

By Laurence Kotlikoff

Countries like Germany have gotten away with lecturing others about their fiscal prudence. But maybe the Germans should take a look around them, argues economist Larry Kotlikoff, to see which European Union country is doing it better.

Tens of thousands rally in Dresden against racism, xenophobia

By Andrew Mach

Around 35,000 people turned out to rally on Saturday in the eastern German city of Dresden against an anti-Islamic movement and in remembrance of the recent terrorist attacks in France.

Ebola outbreak started with bat-filled hollow tree, study finds

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

A group of researchers from the Robert Koch Institute in Germany found that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa likely began when a young boy played too close to an infected group of bats. Their findings were published Tuesday in…

In landmark ruling, orangutan granted legal 'person' status in Argentina

By Joshua Barajas

A court in Argentina ruled Sunday that an orangutan was entitled to some basic rights as a "non-human individual" and can live in a partially free primate sanctuary, local media reported.