Many of my European clients seem to prefer fasthosts for shared hosting environments. I have never used them personally (or any other shared hosting) but based on what I do for clients, they are about double the price of a similar US hosting package, their servers seem decent but their support is pretty bad. Some times they take a couple days to answer tickets. When I submit a support ticket to any host, I want a response in less than 30 minutes or I move on. It is hard to find good hosting outside the US. If you find something let me know.