Deutsche Bahn

German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on Feb. 15 it would sharply lift investment in its infrastructure this year, part of a years-long battle to make grumbling about delays history.

Three people have been killed by falling trees or debris in the Netherlands as a fierce storm tears across northern Europe, according to BBC.

Storm-related accidents killed three people in Olst, Vuren and Enschede.

Gusts of up to 140km per hour (90mph) caused transport chaos.

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport briefly suspended all air traffic on Thursday due to a severe storm, as gusts of up to 140 kph (90 mph) blew down trees and damaged buildings.

At least 260 flights were scrapped, while trains, trams and buses were halted across the country after the highest weather alert was issued.

Seven people died on Thursday in a storm that had hurricane winds in northern and eastern Germany, knocked down trees and cranes, and cut off rail transport, France press and DPA reported.

In Hamburg a tree fell over a car in which there were two women. One is dead and the other is admitted to a hospital.

Governments and computer experts girded on May 15 for a possible worsening of the global cyberattack that has hit more than 150 countries, as Microsoft warned against stockpiling vulnerabilities like the one at the heart of the crisis.

Saudi Arabia wants German companies Siemens and SAP to play an important role in furthering the kingdom's "digital transformation," company officials said on April 30 during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the country.

Now that Cosco Shipping has secured a foothold in Piraeus, China is expected to activate plans to route the new Silk Road through the country's largest port, making Greece the gateway to the rest of Europe and setting the Greek logistics sector on the path toward expansion.

Four people were killed when two trains collided head-on in the southern German state of Bavaria on Feb. 9, a police spokesman said, adding about 150 people were injured, including 10 very seriously.

The collision took place on a single track, he said. 

German railways operator Deutsche Bahn on May 21 announced an end to a strike that had paralysed rail travel in the country, after the feuding sides agreed to mediation.

Millions of commuters faced long delays in Germany on May 20 after train drivers walked off the job to demand higher pay and negotiating rights.

Two in three long-distance trains and hundreds of commuter services were cancelled after the small but powerful GDL union extended its open-ended strike to passenger routes. Freight trains were halted on May 19.