Germany’s supreme court has rejected a bid by politicians to outlaw a far-right party accused of promoting a racist and anti-Semitic agenda.

Germany’s top court has rejected lawsuits seeking to block the country’s participation in the European Stability Mechanism, a key part of the euro area’s response to the debt crisis.

Germany's highest court has indicated it may delay a decision on Europe's new permanent bailout fund.

THE eurozone’s rescue fund used to bail out Ireland, Greece and Portugal was given the all clear by Germany’s constitutional court, but securing further loans could be more difficult.

GERMANY’S finance minister defended the rescue packages for Greece and other eurozone countries at a supreme court hearing yesterday, as opponents argued the bailouts violated German and European law.