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Fascination With German Leaders More Private Side
Angela Merkel 's rise to power and tenure as German chancellor, she has kept a tight lid on her personal life to an extent hard to conjure in the modern social media age. But every four years, the election cycle cracks the door open, and one finds Ms. Merkel regaling small groups -- and, by extension, millions of German voters -- with tales of tending bar or hunting for goods in the ...
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The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern
The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...
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Barbie Burns on Cross at Berlin Protest of Barbie Dreamhouse Opening
Activists from women's rights group Femen burn a barbie doll on a cross as they protest outside a 'Barbie Dreamhouse' of Mattel's Barbie dolls in Berlin, May 16, ...
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Divided Europe veers between urgent growth and bleak austerity
Angela Merkel 's pro-austerity policies soon after becoming president in May last year, blamed the tough cutbacks regime imposed on troubled economies for much of Europe's economic problems. "What is hitting Europe is a recession provoked by the austerity policy," Hollande said at a Paris news conference. The president was especially keen to pin the blame on European ...
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UN presents awards for promoting information technology to improve road safety
with a United Nations award recognizing their use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to improve road safety. The recipients of this year’s World Telecommunication and Information Society Award were Swiss President Ueli Maurer, Volkmar Denner, the chairman of the Board of Management of the company Robert Bosch GmbH, and Jean Todt, President of the International ...
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Germany has leading role to play in climate change talks
Germany and Mexico co-hosted a global summit on climate change and some significant headway was made, but as the German Environment Minister pointed out, the most important issues remain unresolved. Germany is the regional power in Europe and just as it has played a leading role in dealing with the EU’s financial crisis, it will play a leading role in resolving climate change issues as well.
Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen, commenting on the outcome of the 40-nation summit, told Germany news media that it had been “a contribution to making success possible again”, adding that the importance of the summit’s outcomes were significant because it laid the groundwork or foundation for further agreements on the most important issues. Read more
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