As the world’s biggest travel trade fair, the ITB, opened its doors in Berlin, Germany was upbeat. The country’s tourism industry managed to sail through the financial crisis in 2009 relatively unscathed.

Momentum couldn’t be greater to create a European Monetary Fund (EMF), financial experts say. But who, they ask, should pay for it?

Business consultants have been heralding the arrival of the paperless age for decades, yet hard-copy documents continue to pile up in most offices. It’s a situation German software companies are fighting to change.

Google’s 3D mapping service Street View has faced unprecedented opposition from German authorities and privacy advocates. Now, after years of negotiations, Google says its German platform is almost ready for launch.

Young German families have been filling their homes with affordable Ikea furniture for years. Soon they’ll be able to buy an entire house from the Swedish manufacturer too.

More and more, consumers are letting their mouse do the walking as they buy everything from books and plane tickets to computers and cars over the Internet. But how safe is their credit card information?

Spanish-speaking nations may not be global leaders in computer development, but they are some of the world’s heaviest IT users – which is why German industry body Bitkom chose Spain as its official CeBIT partner country.

The Greek government is holding a special session on Wednesday to launch new budget cuts of up to 4.8 billion euros ($6.5 billion) in a bid to combat bankruptcy.

The majority of German firms with operations in the United States expect to maintain current staffing levels in 2010 – an indication that German investment in US subsidiaries is stabilizing after a difficult 2009.

Siemens workers in France are the latest to «boss-nap» their managers in a protest about restructuring. They say the company wants to cut too many jobs.