German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel believes a ruling by the European Union's top court on Tuesday has removed any lingering EU obstacles to Berlin's renewable energy law.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she would push back decisively against the European Commission if it raises further objections to Germany's system of green power subsidies.

Germany on Tuesday proposed that industrial companies generating their own electricity pay a higher surcharge than previously planned, as the country seeks to keep costs for renewable energy under

German drinking water costs may increase with contamination of supplies from pollutants such as pesticides and pharmaceuticals rising faster than in other European Union nations, according to a lob

If Europe adopted a style of farming that abstains from plowing after a harvest, local temperatures could drop as much as two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), researchers said Monday.

Britain and Germany have broken records for generating solar electricity in the last few weeks, according to new industry figures.

Audi has drawn up blueprints for a range of high-performance electric cars to take on US firm Tesla Motors, according to sources at the German carmaker.

European Commission leaders in Brussels have recommended that Europe aims for an energy saving target of 27% by 2030.

The European Union’s attempt to cap greenhouse-gas emissions over the next 16 years is threatened again as rising pollution from the bloc’s biggest economies show even developed nations want to bur

Germany, the world’s biggest solar market by total capacity, is set to install the fewest panels since 2008 after subsidies fell faster than prices.