After retrenching from Germany at a profit in recent years, Galway-born brothers Brian and Luke Comer have just bought a high-profile hotel in Hamburg. Covid-19 has created the type of opportunity their fortune is based on.
German governments do what voters have elected them to do, under the watchful eye of the Bundestag. This previously led to austerity-laced EU bailouts. This time, Germany’s big election issue was the environment.
German political power is splintering as the country prepares for a post Angela Merkel world and, two weeks ahead of the federal election, the situation is volatile.
Over 1,000 Irish investors were lured to a tax incentive scheme targeting historic properties in Germany, but the product's promoter is under investigation there. Brokers are now asking the Gardaí to find their clients' money.
Political risks are starting to appear in the eurozone, particularly in France and Germany. Will this upset investors’ upbeat views on the region?
Eason faces a legal clash over rent arrears with a German fund as challenging trading conditions continue to prevail as a result of the pandemic.
DWS is suing Gap and Champion Sports over missed rent as their stores remain closed, but the German landlord is not put off investing in Ireland: it has poured over half a billion euro into Dublin property in the past year alone.
Northern Ireland man Martin Shields was at the centre of what has been described as the “biggest tax theft in the history of Europe.” He offered full cooperation during his prosecution, which last week came to an end.
Northern Ireland-born banker Martin Shields made millions off so-called cum-ex transactions now at the centre of a spectacular German investigation. This week, he offered to give €15 million back to the taxpayer.
Confused signals began to emerge about the future of the wall. For those of us reporting from the Czech/German border, there was nothing to do but to urgently start the six-hour drive to Berlin and to a profound moment of history.
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