Provides the latest RSS feeds for Berlin News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Germany News.net http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/cat/0ad4c3821bd2e189/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:24:16 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:24:16 -0400 30 From behind a bullet-proof glass, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany June 19, 2013. (KEVIN ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297933/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:31 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297933/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 From left, President Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit arrive at the stage in front of the Brandenburg Gate ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297936/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:13:11 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297936/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Sumi Somaskanda, Special for USA TODAY BERLIN - President Obama told Berliners in a speech Wednesday at the iconic Brandenburg Gate that he was proud to pay tribute to a city that was divided for decades after World War II by a wall erected by the former totalitarian Soviet Union. "It is citizens who choose whether to be defined by a wall or whether to tear it down," Obama said. ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297938/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:01 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297938/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 June 18--In the latest push to expand its television production business, DreamWorks Animation has signed a five-year deal to produce animated television shows for German broadcaster Super RTL. Under the deal, the creator of the "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" franchises will supply up to 1,100 hours of animated programming for Super RTL, the leading ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297905/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:09:04 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297905/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Obama’s repeat performance in Berlin… President talks Afghanistan, NSA surveillance, and Syria in press conference with Germany’s Merkel… House passes abortion-ban measure… CBO says "Gang of Eight" immigration bill will lower deficit by nearly $1 trillion over 20 years… Boehner: "I don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297946/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:09 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297946/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 19: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive to speak to the media following bilateral talks at the Chancellery on June 19, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Obama is visiting Berlin for the first time during his presidency and his speech at the Brandenburg Gate is to be the highlight. Obama will be speaking close to the 50th anniversary of the ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297778/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:00 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297778/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 President Obama is to give a speech in Berlin on transatlantic alliance It comes on the eve of anniversary of JFK's famous Berlin speech Kennedy used the occasion to signal his solidarity with people of West Berlin Nicolaus Mills says JFK's overriding point was: When one is enslaved, all of us are not ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215298273/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:55:37 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215298273/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 oGoal to cut 'deployed nuclear weapons by up to one-third'o US to host 2016 summit on securing atomic materialo Obama calls on Russia to 'move beyond Cold War ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297822/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:49:26 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297822/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 25/02/2013 17:04 CET Barack Obama has returned to Berlin for the first time as president of the United States, but the euphoria that greeted him as a presidential candidate in 2008 has long gone. The recent revelations about the US National Security Agency’s global electronic surveillance, where German citizens were monitored has caused fury across the country. Chancellor Merkel ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297825/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:47:31 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297825/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN - President Barack Obama is challenging Americans and Europeans not to become complacent even though the Cold War is over. Obama is speaking at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate nearly 50 years after John F. Kennedy's famous speech in the once-divided city. Obama says there's a temptation to turn inward now that barbed wire and concrete walls no longer separate East and ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297967/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:29 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297967/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Two representatives from Germany's Agritechnica, the world's largest farming technology show, are hoping to fertilize business partnerships between farmers here and overseas."We've got a growing world population and by 2050 there is going to be nine billion people in the world, so how are these people going to be fed?," said Marlene Conlong, international media and ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215298091/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:10 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215298091/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Workers make last-minute preparations at the Brandenburg Gate on the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Berlin on June 18, 2013. Obama is scheduled to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and will later speak at the historic site where fifty years earlier, U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a Berliner)" address . UPI/David ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297973/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:58 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215297973/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 U.S. President Barack Obama listens as German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media during a press conference at the chancellery in Berlin, June 19, ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296220/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:09:35 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296220/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 U.S. President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a news conference at the German Chancellery on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Berlin. Obama will speak at the Brandenburg Gate later in the ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296266/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:08:40 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296266/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Reuters © U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he addresses a news conference after a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296326/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:08:05 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296326/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Reuters © Juergen Fitschen, Co-CEO of Deutsche Bank AG speaks during an extraordinary shareholders meeting in Frankfurt April 11, 2013. REUTERS/Ralph ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296267/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07:58 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296267/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 I am proud to come to this city as the guest of your distinguished Mayor, who has symbolized throughout the world the fighting spirit of West Berlin. And I am proud to visit the Federal Republic with your distinguished Chancellor who for so many years has committed Germany to democracy and freedom and progress, and to come here in the company of my fellow American, General Clay, who has been in ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296720/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:02:46 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296720/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 President Barack Obama is in Germany where he will push for a reduction of the world's nuclear stockpiles. His speech in Berlin will include a proposal for a one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals, the White House has said. The president will make his case during a speech at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. His address comes 50 years after John F. Kennedy's famous ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296208/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:46:35 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296208/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Editor's note: Marc Young is a Berlin-based freelance journalist covering President Obama's visit for Yahoo! News. Ever since John F. Kennedy made his legendary "Ich bin ein Berliner" address almost 50 years ago to the day, Berlin has been a place where U.S. presidents come when they have something important to say. In 1963, JFK set down a marker that America would not yield ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296721/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:45:24 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296721/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 rockstar . Unfortunately, his reception this time is likely to be a lot different, despite what he said was being "a little more informal among ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296722/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:45:22 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296722/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 The German institutional market is opening up to non-German players as investors acknowledge that there is excellent investment expertise outside of Germany, despite the fact that German banks and asset managers have a global reputation, according to Olivier Lebleu, managing director EMEA of MFS Investment Management ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296524/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:58 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296524/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Fidelity International’s Real Estate Business is planning to expand into the Continental European market with the opening of a dedicated Fidelity Real Estate Business office in Munich. The new office, which is currently going through its regulatory notifications, will provide a strategic base for Fidelity’s director of European Real Estate, Keith Sutton. From here he will ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215295723/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:54 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215295723/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 IMercer has boosted its presence in the German pensions space with the acquisition of local player Hofer Vorsorge-Management, one of Germany’s leading actuarial and retirement consulting firms. The acquisition, effective from 1 January 2008, has increased Mercer’s German employee base to more than 500 and expanded its reach to five additional offices in Berlin, Karlsruhe, ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296525/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:49 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296525/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 The German Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is finally on the market, following the German President Horst Kohler’s signing of the G-REIT law at the end of May. The new law – which will apply retrospectively from 1 January 2007 – was ratified by the German parliament in March but was not binding until this final stage of the process was complete. It is expected to ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296526/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:42 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296526/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 UK life and pensions provider Friends Provident has entered the German market as part of a long-term development of business in continental Europe. Aiming to bring innovation and flexibility to Germany, the company has partnered with distribution and service business, Financial Partners Business (fpb) AG, to launch the Friends Plan range of pensions, which can be used for personal and ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296305/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:40 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215296305/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Germany has the third highest population of millionaires of any country in the world, and according to a study released on Wednesday, their piles of gold are growing faster than the world ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215294712/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:57:48 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215294712/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 A Menomonee Falls manufacturer is moving to Westridge Business Park, in New Berlin, while another area manufacturer to moving to Menomonee Falls from Mequon. Milwaukee Broach Co. has leased approximately 28,000 square feet at 5660 S. Westridge Court, in a lease brokered by Kevin Barry and Kenneth Braden, of Cassidy Turley Barry, and Barry Chavin, of NAI MLG Commercial. Milwaukee Broach, which ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215294177/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:49:57 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215294177/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 After attending the G-8 summit in Ireland, the president is spending two days in Germany where he'll speak at the Brandenburg Gate, 50 years after John F. Kennedy visited the landmark that divided Berlin. NBC's Chuck Todd ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215294563/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:27 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215294563/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German banking association BDB signalled it may drop its opposition to a pan-European deposit guarantee scheme, a radical step under which German lenders would absorb some of the losses of failed banks in other European states.Until now, Germany's banks have been opposed to any plans for funding bank rescues from outside of Europe's largest economy, slowing ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215292624/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:58 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215292624/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN (AFP) - President Barack Obama said Wednesday that US spies were not "rifling" through emails of Germans, French or American citizens, in a defence of National Security Agency surveillance programmes.Obama defended the sweeps of global phone and Internet data during a visit to Germany, where they have caused concern, and said a balance must be struck between ensuring the security ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215293123/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:56 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215293123/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 New in theaters this week, Monsters University, a joyful computer-animated extravaganza in colorful 3D. The prequel to ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215293252/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:27 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215293252/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Berlin's new international airport should have been open for a year, but may not start operating until 2017. The cost has doubled to 4.3 billion euros, mostly due to the delays. Joanna Partridge reports from Berlin on what's gone wrong, and looks at other large German infrastructure project facing ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215293253/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:16 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215293253/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 SPIEGEL ONLINE International is streaming the live video of President Barack Obama's historic speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. CET. Click here to view the ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215293127/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:40 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215293127/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 >Sudha David-Wilp is a senior program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States' Berlin office. She previously oversaw the Congressional Study Group on Germany, a program for lawmakers on Capitol Hill and in the Bundestag, in Washington DC. Follow her on Twitter. Berlin (CNN) -- US President John ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215294412/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:17:20 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215294412/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Britain's Vodafone Group has reportedly raised its preliminary offer to buy Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, a day after US media group Liberty Global made a rival bid. Bloomberg reports that Vodafone told Kabel Deutschland this week that it would be willing to pay €85 a share, compared with its initial offer of €80-82 for the German company. Vodafone is ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291673/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:42:20 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291673/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 US President Barack Obama has traveled to Berlin, Germany for his first official visit since he became president in 2009. His speech that is expected later today will also mark the first time a US president will speak from the east side of the former Wall. As Obama's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes stated: "This is a place where U.S. presidents have gone to talk about the ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291915/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:57 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291915/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 German VOD Platform Maxdome Takes 'Skyfall' The deal, financial details of which were not disclosed, gives Munich-based Telepool full control of Netleih. Telepool managing ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291765/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:42 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291765/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN This city may be the only place in the world where President Obama's rhetoric is no match and can be no match for the presidents who came before him. Mr. Obama will speak Wednesday at the Brandenburg Gate just days before the 50th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy's speech of Cold War solidarity with all of West Germany, menaced for years by communist East Germany and nursed through ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291575/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:14:50 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291575/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Reuters © A logo is seen on a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S displayed ahead of the annual news conference at the Porsche headquarters in Stuttgart March 15, 2013. REUTERS/Lisi ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291033/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:46 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291033/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:40am EDT German residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) For the full text of this story please click the following ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291995/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:20 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291995/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Air Berlin, the German carrier in which Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways owns a 29 percent stake, faces industrial action after trade unions representing its pilots announced plans to go on strike after a breakdown in talks with ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291035/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:26:25 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291035/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 German stocks fell, after three days of gains, as investors awaited the outcome of a Federal Reserve meeting for signs of the central bank's plan for stimulus. Daimler AG lost 1 percent as a gauge of carmakers was the second-worst performer of the 19 industry groups in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. Deutsche Bank AG lost 0.9 ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291180/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:20 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291180/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Chancellor Angela Merkel to take the heat out of the crisis-wracked euro area. With surging government borrowing costs in Italy and Spain roiling the global economy less than five months before U.S. presidential elections, Obama and Merkel's European peers at the G-20 summit in Mexico in June 2012 jointly urged her to show markets that the euro area stood behind its biggest economies, ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291179/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:19 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291179/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291181/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:14:17 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215291181/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 refugees than any other rich country. But that does not mean it is easy for the hundreds of thousands of refugees stuck in limbo.One year and eight months since Chima Oxumbor arrived at Dsseldorf's police station to appeal for asylum, he has a EUR1-an-hour (85p-an-hour) job cleaning the toilets and floors at the camp where he shares a room with four or five other people. His life in Germany ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215290887/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:12:46 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215290887/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 President Barack Obama follows John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan in his Berlin speech on Wednesday. Can he match being a Berliner or calling for Gorbachev to tear down that wall? The Local List has six other famous US quotes about ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215290088/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:35:11 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215290088/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Berlin - United States President Barack Obama will say on Wednesday that he will pursue a new reduction in deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third below the level achieved in the ';New START'; treaty with Russia, a senior administration official ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215290024/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:13:24 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215290024/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R) attends a parliamentary faction meeting of the coalition of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) to discuss a Cyprus bailout plan in Berlin, March 22, ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289927/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:07:41 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289927/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Germans are set to commemorate the 50 anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's celebrated "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. The historic address ended with Kennedy expressing his solidarity with the citizens of Berlin, electrifying an immense crowd. NBC News' Andy Eckardt ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215290026/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:20 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215290026/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 U.S. President Barack Obama is set to lay out his vision for advancing toward a world free of nuclear weapons during a speech Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. A senior administration official says Mr. Obama will propose the United States and Russia cut their number of strategic nuclear warheads by up to one third below the level agreed to in a 2009 treaty. That pact, ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215288805/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:33:37 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215288805/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha, left, and Malia disembark from Air Force One at the Tegel airport in Berlin Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Obama arrived for a two-day official visit to Germany. AP/Michael Probst BERLIN -- Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can’t escape those anniversaries and the inevitable ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289081/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:22:53 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289081/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Obama comes to deliver a highly anticipated speech to a country that is a bit more sober about his aspirations, yet still eager to receive his attention at a time that many Germans feel Europe is no longer a US priority.Fifty years ago next week, ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215288972/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:13:00 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215288972/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 June 18, 2013: President Barack Obama listens to French President Francois Hollande during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289088/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:03:40 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289088/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 President Barack Obama may still have the kind of popularity ratings that any politician would envy, but some Germans say the president’s ‘superstar’ status has been slightly tarnished. His arrival last night in Berlin on a 24-hour trip will culminate in a speech later today at the city’s iconic Brandenburg Gate. Last time he was there, in 2008 as a presidential ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289016/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:07 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289016/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Onlookers take snapshots as the motorcade carrying United States President Barack Obama passes the Brandenburg Gate after arriving in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Obama arrived for a two-day official visit to Germany and will deliver a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Gero ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289089/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:55 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215289089/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 In keeping with the protocol of such occasions, the first official visit to Germany by US President Barack Obama is being used to evoke historical memories and proclaim mutual friendship. The fact that 50 years ago this month President John F. Kennedy gave his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in front of Schneberg Town Hall is being exploited to this end.Behind the carefully ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215288231/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:41 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215288231/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Barack Obama arrived for his first visit as US president to Berlin on Tuesday for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a major open-air speech at the city's Brandenburg ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215288300/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:27:37 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215288300/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Between the government and the society of the Federal Republic of Germany and Azerbaijan, there is a good exchange of views, values, and interests in mutual cooperation. This was stated by Foreign Minister of Germany Guido Westerwelle on 18 June during an international media forum. He also noted that Germany's foreign policy takes into account the interests of both countries, including ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215287330/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:19:36 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215287330/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 The June 3, 1944, photo provided by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum shows Heinrich Himmler, centre, SS Reichsfuehrer-SS, head of the Gestapo and the Waffen-SS, and Minister of the Interior of Nazi Germany from 1943 to 1945, as he reviews troops of the Galician SS-Volunteer Infantry Division Michael Karkoc a top commander whose Nazi SS-led unit is blamed for burning villages filled with women and ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215287471/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:03:35 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215287471/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 By JOHNNY J. BURNHAMSTAFF WRITER BERLIN - With unanticipated money to complete the renovation of Berlin High School now available from the state, the Town Council voted Tuesday to accept the additional $15 million needed to move the project forward.Mayor Adam Salina said he welcomed the money and hopes now that the funding has been obtained without putting an additional load on the taxpayers, ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215286667/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:58:10 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215286667/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Barack Obama will on Wednesday invoke the Cold War history of German-US solidarity, on a long-awaited first visit to Berlin as president, but will face sharp questions on US spy snooping ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215285466/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:09 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215285466/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Australia's captain Lucas Neill (L) celebrates victory with teammate Mark Bresciano after defeating Iraq in the World Cup qualifier in Sydney, on June 18, 2013. Coach Holger Osieck claimed vindication for his methods after Australia qualified for the Cup with a last-gasp ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215285631/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:36 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215285631/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 >Editor's note: Nicolaus Mills is professor of American studies at Sarah Lawrence College and author of "Winning the Peace: The Marshall Plan and America's Coming of Age as a Superpower. "(CNN) -- The White House has announced that on Wednesday, at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Obama will speak in Berlin at the city's landmark Brandenburg Gate. The president's ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215285820/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:08 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215285820/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 US President Barack Obama's visit to Germany on Tuesday and Wednesday is expected to be overshadowed by pubic outcry over concerns about intrusion into privacy after reports on the American online surveillance program.German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she would discuss with Obama on the scale of American online surveillance and call for more transparency over the issue, which caused ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215284809/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:50 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215284809/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN -- U.S. President Barack Obama is in Berlin, where he will speak Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate and meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president arrived in Berlin after two days at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland, where the leaders focused much of their attention on efforts to end the bloody conflict in Syria. Obama and six other world leaders ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215283672/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:57 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215283672/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Berlin this week, where he will speak at the historic Brandenburg Gate. The gate is not just one of Germany's emblematic symbols; it also chronicles the recent history of the European relationship with the United States. It has been the backdrop of U.S. presidential speeches in Germany for decades. The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215283637/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:56 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215283637/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 When President Barack Obama returns to Germany on Wednesday, there will be one South Florida resident looking on with a touch of nostalgia for her old job.Consul General Eva Countess Kendeffy, who is retiring next week, is Germany’s chief representative in Florida and played a major role in the planning of Obama’s first three trips to her homeland.In July 2008, then-Sen. Obama visited ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215284013/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:38:36 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215284013/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 President Barack Obama arrived in Germany Tuesday for a 24-hour visit, the culmination of which will be a speech on Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215282577/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:33 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215282577/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Afghans take over, peace office opens: a ridiculous mouse? Syria aid M.I.A.; Iran's shady plans to go nuclear; Middies charged with rape; The services are "acting like children;" And a bit more. - by Gordon ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215282583/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:44:33 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215282583/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Shares in the German telecoms company Kabel Deutschland jumped nearly 4 per cent yesterday on the prospect of a EUR7.5bn (6.4bn) bidding war after US giant Liberty Global entered the fray against ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215282331/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:36:44 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215282331/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 President Obama landed in Berlin this evening for his first official visit to the German capital, but his reception in the privacy-loving nation might have been warmer if not for the recent revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. A few dozen demonstrators gathered at Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall crossing that became a historic symbol of Cold War ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215282595/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:03 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215282595/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 German Chancellor Angela Merkel is greeted by Britain Prime Minister David Cameron at the G8 leaders at the G8 meeting in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Merkel’s political party will propose putting German on equal footing as English and French within European Union ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215281540/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:11 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215281540/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 The limousine carrying US President Barack Obama drives by the Brandenburg Gate after their arrival in Berlin, Germany, on June 18, 2013. / Ole Spata, AFP/Getty ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215281665/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:30:20 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215281665/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Xavier Malisse in an upset. Ferrer, ranked fourth in the world, tumbled to the Belgian grass court specialist 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the opening round at Autotron Rosmalen. The Spaniard was seeking to repeat in the Netherlands after downing German Philipp Petzschner in last year's finale. Malisse, meanwhile, notched just his 16th win 57 all-time matches against Top 10 players. Elsewhere ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215281436/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:24 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215281436/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 An American soldier salutes as Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Barack Obama, rolls by upon its arrival at Tegel airport on June 18, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. (Sean Gallup, Getty ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215280270/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:29 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215280270/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 President Barack Obama, then candidate for President, waves after a speech at the Victory Column in Tiergarten Park in Berlin, July 24, 2008. (Photo: REUTERS/Jim ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215280271/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:09 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215280271/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Barack Obama has arrived for his first visit as US president to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a major open-air speech at the city's Brandenburg Gate.Obama arrived at Berlin's Tegel Airport on Tuesday from Northern Ireland where he and Merkel took part in a G8 summit dominated by the bloodshed in Syria and a bid by the European Union and the United States to ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215279010/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:37:57 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215279010/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Pesticides commonly used in Europe and Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, scientists say. A team of German and Australian researchers analyzed the impact of pesticides, including insecticides and fungicides, on the biodiversity of invertebrates in flowing waters using data from Germany, France and the state of Victoria in ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215278723/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:50 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215278723/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel caused a stir three years ago when she declared the country's integration policies a failure. Since that time, though, several new programs have sprung up with the aim of giving immigrants a fair shot at a career in Europe's largest economy. One such program is called "Berlin Needs You," and it has been successful placing minority ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215277746/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:34 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215277746/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 President Obama has been called one of the most eloquent of the modern presidents – and not without reason. That reputation will be put to the test tomorrow when he speaks in Berlin, a city which has served as the stage for two of the best-known modern presidential speeches: John F. Kennedy's "ich bin ein Berliner" address, which will see its 50th anniversary next week, and ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215277802/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:36 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215277802/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 A huge security operation has been mounted in Berlin as the city welcomes US President Barack Obama. It's his first visit to the German capital since he took office in ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215278058/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:11:58 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215278058/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Paramount Pictures, one of the California movie industry's biggest studios, will distribute movies made by a Swiss independent film company in Germany, it was learned this week. The ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215277587/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:43 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215277587/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 The government of Germany continues to pay the price for the crimes committed during the times of Nazism. Before 2017, Germany undertakes to pay compensations worth 1 billion dollars. This amount of money will be paid to the Jewish people for all the tortures and sufferings that they had to experience during the years of the Holocaust, when nearly 6 million Jews were ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215276438/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:11 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215276438/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Dreamworks Animation, the studio that is home to Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar, is making its way to Germany television under a deal with a children's television ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215274857/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:01 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215274857/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 On Tuesday (18 June), the German chancellor and the US president will embrace each other. Eyes will be shining as both sides praise the German-American friendship. After all, this visit from Washington is an election campaign present for Angela Merkel, and the president can hope for symbolic pictures to build his own legend. At the same time, the two of them have an enormous quandary: Obama is ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215275342/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:39:19 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215275342/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN (AFP) - German solar panel manufacturer Solarworld announced Tuesday a capital injection by Qatar, a move which will save the company from bankruptcy as the German sector struggles against Asian competition.Solarworld said in a stock exchange statement that it had agreed several measures with its biggest creditors, including the injection by Qatar Solar in return for a 29-percent stake in ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273434/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:32 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273434/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 German investor sentiment rose slightly in June, on firming hopes for a gradual recovery in Europe's biggest economy in the second half of the year, the ZEW economic institute said on ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273879/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:02 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273879/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 German investor sentiment rose slightly in June on firming hopes for a gradual recovery in Europe's biggest economy in the second half of the year, the ZEW economic institute said on Tuesday.Its closely watched index rose 2.1 points from May to 38.5. This was better than expected by analysts questioned by Dow Jones Newswires, who had forecast an index of 38.1."The financial market ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273657/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:19 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273657/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's conservatives want to increase the use of German in Europe if they are re-elected in September, calling in their campaign programme for the language to be treated on a par with English and French in top Brussels ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273658/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:55:21 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273658/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Eugenia Tymoshenko, daughter of the jailed Ukrainian former PM and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, addresses supporters in front of a screen displaying her mother on 15 June. Photograph: Valentyn ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273403/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:58 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273403/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 "I'm unbelievably disappointed," said Germany defender Babett Peter after she became the sixth player to be ruled out of her side's UEFA Women's EURO 2013 campaign through ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271552/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:15 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271552/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 RIGA, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - A new ferry boat line will link Russia, Latvia and Germany, a member of the board of Terrabalt company, Aris Ozolins, told Latvia’s Rietumu Radio on Tuesday. Latvia’s LSEZ Terrabalt SIA that services ferry boat lines in the port of Liepaja will launch this ferry boat line together with Alfastar ferry boat operator. The ferry boats will run between ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271740/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:20 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271740/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Brussels - Senior members of the German government have warned EU member states that German automakers could scale back or scrap production plans in their countries unless they support weakened carbon emissions rules, according to diplomatic ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271950/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:00 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271950/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 bidding to acquire German cable operator Kabel Deutschland . Welcomed as sector consolidation at EU-level, the deal would do little to spark much needed broadband investment as the acquirer would access existing broadband infrastructure that requires little to no upgrades. Germany aims to reach at least 50 M/bits broadband speed in all 40 million households by 2018. This target goes beyond the ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271637/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:09 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271637/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Berlin has been getting ready for Obama. The second-term US president will give a speech in the symbolic city on Wednesday. Barack Obama is still popular with Berliners, but not with the same rapture as in 2008, before his historic first entry into the White House. Then, Obama said: ';This city, of all cities, knows the dream of freedom.'; Berlin has been inspiring American presidents ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215272306/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:42:42 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215272306/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Fitch: Spanish Floor Clause Ruling May Reduce Excess Spread A recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling could cause lenders to stop applying floor clauses that set minimum interest rates in mortgage contracts, and so reduce excess spread in Spanish RMBS transactions, Fitch Ratings says. The presence of interest rate floors in mortgage contracts has bolstered excess spread during the recent period of ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271737/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:36:02 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215271737/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:34am EDT (Adds background, bank quote) By John Geddie LONDON, June 18 (IFR) - Five banks have been hired on Tuesday to manage the first ever joint bond issue between the German Federal Republic and its regions, with the deal expected to come to market as early as next week. The Bund-Laender-Anleihe bond, or so-called Deutschland-Bond, has been mandated to Barclays, ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273187/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:34:16 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215273187/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN -- Shares in Germany's biggest cable operator are up after Kabel Deutschland received a preliminary takeover proposal from U.S. firm Liberty Global. Kabel Deutschland confirmed Liberty Global PLC's approach Tuesday, only days after British rival Vodafone PLC said it was also in early takeover talks with the company. London-listed Liberty Global -- a cable TV and Internet ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215270175/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:56:14 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215270175/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 10/04/2013 19:25 CET Berlin has been getting ready for Obama. The second-term US president will give a speech in the symbolic city on Wednesday. Barack Obama is still popular with Berliners, but not with the same rapture as in 2008, before his historic first entry into the White House. Then, Obama said: ';This city, of all cities, knows the dream of freedom.'; Berlin has been ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215270941/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:28 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215270941/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 10/04/2013 19:25 CET Berlin has been getting ready for Obama. The second-term US president will give a speech in the symbolic city on Wednesday. Barack Obama is still popular with Berliners, but not with the same rapture as in 2008, before his historic first entry into the White House. Then, Obama said: ';This city, of all cities, knows the dream of freedom.'; Berlin has been ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215270942/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:29:24 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215270942/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Chelsea this afternoon confirmed the signing of Germany forward Andre Schurrle from Bayer Leverkusen, subject to a medical.The 22-year-old has long been a target for the Blues and becomes the first transfer since the appointment of new manager Jose Mourinho in what is reported to be an 18m deal.A statement on the club website, www.chelseafc.com, read: "Chelsea Football Club and Bayer 04 ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215270580/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:19:06 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215270580/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Pilots at Air Berlin, Europe's third-biggest discount carrier, plan a short-term strike sometime in coming days in a push for higher pay, arguing they are not the ones to blame for losses at the company. The carrier should make up for wages that lag behind the average at competitors by at least 10 per cent, Markus Germann, chief negotiator for the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots union, said. Air ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215269453/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:53:55 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215269453/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Boeing 777X as contenders for its mid-sized international fleet, and is likely to make the call – and place a massive order – by year's end. The timeframe for signing on the dotted line is "still probably this year, it’s quite imminent" Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215269016/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:40:21 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215269016/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 German investors are confident their country keeps moving towards an economic recovery based on strong domestic demand, a leading think tank has said. Its latest sentiment barometer pointed slightly ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215269612/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:32:50 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215269612/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 As the cost of housing continues to soar in the German capital, one Berlin investor has found a solution for the rising number of students - put them in ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215269613/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:32:42 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215269613/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 The EU and the US are set to start negotiations on a trans-Atlantic free trade agreement in July. A deal could have huge benefits for Germany and the rest of the EU. But there would also be losers according to a new ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215268309/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:48:23 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215268309/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Germany's investor confidence increased more-than-expected in June after staying broadly unchanged in the previous month, signaling the prospects for a further pick up in the recovery that started at the beginning of the year.Data from a survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research/ZEW showed Tuesday that the Indicator of Economic Sentiment climbed to a three-month high of ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215268310/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:16 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215268310/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN - A German NGO started a grassroots online petition last week to urge Chancellor Angela Merkel not to move forward with a labeling system for products originating in the West Bank because of the adverse consequences it would have on Israel.The pro-Israel German Media Watch organization started the petition, titled "Call against the labeling of Israeli merchandise," with the ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215267809/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:42:30 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215267809/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 - US President Obama: Fed Chairman Bernanke has stayed on longer than he originally planned - Fitch analyst Colquhoun: Fed likely to be the first major central bank to begin tightening - FT's Harding: To focus on how Bernanke modifies reference to QE reduction in "next few meetings" - RBA: AUD currency has fallen noticeably, though remained high given decline in exports - Large ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215268190/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:23:01 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215268190/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 U.S. President Barack Obama is followed by U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Malia walk to Marine One as they depart the White House in Washington on June 16, 2013. Obama is traveling to Northern Ireland to take part in the G8 Summit. UPI/Joshua ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215268214/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:40 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215268214/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 (1 hr 2 mins ago) German investor sentiment edged up slightly in June, with hopes for a gradual recovery in the second half of the year, the ZEW economic institute said today. ';The financial market experts are sticking to their assessment,'' the institute said. ';The German economy is likely to gain momentum in the second half of 2013. The survey results indicate, however, ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215267240/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:23:34 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215267240/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Kabel Deutschland Drops Public Channels as German Cable War Heats Up The German company on Tuesday confirmed the offer that was first reported by ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266861/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:19:04 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266861/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 BERLIN - German prosecutors are investigating whether three alleged neo-Nazis suspected of killing 10 people between 2000 and 2007 were responsible for a bomb attack not previously linked to the group. A spokesman for the Federal Prosecutors' Office says the probe was sparked by a defendant's comments during the trial of the group's surviving member, Beate Zschaepe, and four men ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266954/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:17:09 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266954/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 German investor confidence surged more than median expectations in June amid signs of progress from the euro area's biggest economy. Zew survey economic sentiment rose to 38.5 this month from 36.4 in May, coming above forecast of 38.1, and the current situation gauge fell to 8.6 from 8.9, lower than forecasts of 9.5. The most recent data has pointed to a possible pickup in growth, where ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215267613/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:16:07 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215267613/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 economy to pick up speed in the second half of the year, albeit at a slow pace, the head of the ZEW think tank said on Tuesday. "The financial experts stick to their assessment: the German economy is likely to pick up speed in the second half of 2013," said ZEW president Clemens Fuest. "However, the results of the current survey indicate that the economy will improve rather ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266862/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:15:49 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266862/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 "I'm unbelievably disappointed," said Germany defender Babett Peter after she became the sixth player to be ruled out of her side's UEFA Women's EURO 2013 campaign through ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266442/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:43:36 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266442/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 A German Femen activist and two fellow demonstrators were sentenced to four months in prison for a topless protest in Tunis. The 19-year-old was recently visited by the German government's human rights commissioner. He said the woman was completely surprised at the ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266078/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:41:12 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215266078/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Immigration Thousands are emigrating from Germany, one of Europe's strongest economies, to seek opportunities elsewhere, citing "no safety for the future" and overcomplicated business legislation as the reasons behind their decision. Some 130,000 people - the most in a generation - left Germany in 2012, RT's Peter Oliver reported. Recent government data has shown that ... http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215265864/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:26:30 -0400 http://www.germanynews.net/index.php/sid/215265864/scat/0ad4c3821bd2e189