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Supporters of the German CDU party cheer during an election event at the announcement that Angela Merkel's conservatives scored a convincing win at state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. Exit polls show the CDU under new party chief Armin Laschet won between 35 and 36 percent of the vote, with the anti-immigration party on between 22.5 and 23.5 percent. IMAGES
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier takes his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on a tour of a traditional German Christmas market. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Morale among German consumers improves heading into June, helped by a growing willingness to make purchases. But as Ciara Lee reports the picture doesn't look quite as rosy in France
German industrial orders unexpectedly dropped in February, partly because companies got fewer major contracts, suggesting manufacturers had a subdued start to 2015 in Europe's largest economy. Hayley Platt reports.
German industrial orders surged far more than forecast in December, recovering from a sharp fall the previous month and hitting their highest level since April 2008. As Sara Hemrajani reports the data was matched by Daimler's results - the car maker's Q4 profit jumped 10 percent.