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	German report by Euro Reporter 'New Wars' Demand New MindsetsGermany's government recently announced plans to do a 180-degree policy shift by deploying armed drones in combat. It argues that remote-controlled killing
	German report by Euro Reporter German Greens want conservative voters, not allianceGermany's Greens do not want to form a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives after elections next year, but hope to poac
	German report by Euro Reporter Germany demands more power on bankingGermany is demanding greater power on the board of the eurozone’s new bank supervisor, a politically charged request that further complicates Europe’

	Beware of Angela bearing gifts by Thanos Kalamidas The last thirty years I have met and occasionally worked with a big number of politicians in every level of the political life – from local to national to international level - and in many different countries. All of them despite ideologi
	German report by Euro Reporter Engagement in Europe key for German economyGermany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told the country's parliament Tuesday that German economic growth is impacted by the cooling economie
	German report by Euro Reporter Germany's Merkel says committed to maintain EuroGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday her country is committed to do what it can to maintain the euro and that European Central Bank Presi
	German report by Euro Reporter German finance minister asks high court not to delay Euro measuresThe German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, warned on Tuesday of severe consequences for the euro currency union if his cou
	German report by Euro Reporter Metal workers’ 4.3% pay settlement seen setting Benchmark A 4.3 percent pay increase for German metal workers doesn’t pose an inflation threat even as it sets a precedent for other industr
	German report by Euro Reporter New path to bridge culturesOver the last 35 years, Michael Kahn-Ackermann has witnessed the remarkable changes and strong economic resurgence of China. Now Kahn-Ackermann, has stepped away from a long and illustrious career as
	German report by Euro Reporter Activist pastor elected German presidentActivist pastor Joachim Gauck was elected German president by an overwhelming majority Sunday, marking the first time a candidate from the former communist east will be head of state. Ga
	German report by Euro Reporter President quits in scandal over favoursGermany's president resigned Friday in a scandal over favours he allegedly received before becoming head of state, and Chancellor Angela Merkel moved quickly to try and head off a dom
	German report by Euro Reporter German five-, 30-year yields drop to records on Europe crisisGerman bonds gained this week, with five-year and 30-year yields falling to records, as government officials said Standard & Poor’s may lower the credit ra
	German report by Euro Reporter Solar power production surges 60 of total electricity supplyGermany’s solar energy output surged 60% to 18 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2011, accounting for more than 3% of national electricity generation, national in
	German report by Euro Reporter Police battle with 1000s blocking nuke trainThe convoy taking the German waste on a 1,200-kilometre (750-mile) journey from a reprocessing centre in north-western France to a storage facility in northern Germany was stopped fo
	German report by Euro Reporter Germany approves boosting of EU’s bailout fundAnother EU leaders’ summit has kicked off in Brussels aimed at taking concrete steps to deal with the Eurozone debt crisis. Ahead of that, German legislators agreed to
	German report by Euro Reporter At war over eurozone bail-outEuropean officials have confirmed that discussions are afoot to boost the eurozone bail-out fund's firepower as part of a grand plan to contain the region's sovereign debt crisis in Greece.
	German report by Euro Reporter Interior minister sees no sign of far-right terrorism in GermanyGermany’s top security official is saying after the deadly attacks in Norway that there are no signs of any far-right terrorist activity in his country. A N
	German report by Euro Reporter Germany provides loan guarantees to prop up GreeceWolfgang Schauble, finance minister, said Germany was prepared to beef up the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) - one of the mechanisms set up last year as a temporary m
	German report by Euro Reporter German economy minister rejects Greece exit from euroGermany's economy minister rejected on Sunday speculation that Greece should abandon the euro zone and return to the drachma, arguing that this would only weaken Europe
	German report by Euro Reporter Big inflow of migrant workersGermany could see a net inflow of almost 800,000 migrant workers from central and Eastern Europe over the next two years, following the opening of its borders to free labour movement in the Europea
	German report by Euro Reporter Nuclear tensions eruptTensions within Germany’s centre-right coalition government have burst into the open in Berlin, with leading members of the ruling parties competing in calls for ever more drastic moves to abandon n
	German report by Euro Reporter Germany's Merkel hit by EU compromise, nuclear powerThe radiation threat from damaged Japanese nuclear power plants after a devastating earthquake has added to Chancellor Angela Merkel's domestic troubles ahead of thre
	German report by Euro Reporter Euro Group leader exhorts Germany to expand rescue fundThe influential head of the Euro Group of 17 countries that have adopted Europe's common currency is warning that Germany must move to expand the money available in th
	German report by Euro Reporter Extension of coal subsidiesGermany has won its battle to ensure that state subsidies to loss-making coal mines can continue until 2018, rather than a 2014 cut-off date proposed last summer. Under a deal formally approved by in
	German report by Euro Reporter German official espousing Nazi racial ideologyThe German official who authored a new doomsday book on the future of Germany appears to endorse Nazi racial ideology, Jewish leaders said. Thilo Sarrazin, a board member of the Ge
	The German alchemical growth miracle by Thanos Kalamidas Reading the achievement of the German economy to how a growth of 2.2 percent in the middle of the economic crisis filled everybody with hope and the European administrations with a thrill. Personally I missed the thrill and I went straight away to
	Talking about EU visions by Thanos Kalamidas It was not the report that made me stop and think but the title that headed the report. “Germany's Merkel wary of French EU vision” and when I actually swallowed what the report was saying I started laughing. oddly the title was
	German report by Euro Reporter Government to sidestep Bundesrat on nuclear power plant extensionThe centre-right coalition government is looking to bypass the Bundesrat upper house to push through one of its more controversial policy plans – extending
	A two ways insult by Thanos Kalamidas Probably the wrong person but Angela Merkel said to Recep Tayyip Erdogan exactly what the rest of Europe wants to say but is not ready to say yet. Angela Merkel said to the Turkish Prime Minister that Turkey is not suitable for a full EU membershi
	A handicap union and a trebling future by Thanos Kalamidas In an extended survey lately in Norway about possible candidacy of the countr
	German report by Euro Reporter Bishop resigns over driving drunkThe head of the Lutheran Church in Germany, Margot Kaessmann, announced her resignation at a press conference after being pulled over for drunken driving days before. "One of my advisers s
	German report by Euro Reporter Antique car dealer finds Hitler's Mercedes A Düsseldorf antique car dealer working on behalf of a Russian billionaire told The Local on Monday he has located a Mercedes limousine belonging to Nazi dictator Ado
	The Fall of Berlin Wall 20th anniversary by Ilaria Tagliaferri.
	Facts about the Berlin Wall by The Ovi Team The Berlin Wall was erected in the night of August 13, 1961.It was a weekend and most Berliners slept while the East German government begun to close the border. In the early morning of that Sunday most of the first work was d
	German report by Euro Reporter Deutsche Bahn offers €20-ticket for Wall fall anniversaryDeutsche Bahn on Wednesday announced a special €20-ticket in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – but they will only
	The good Aunt Angela phenomenon by Thanos Kalamidas The truth is Angela Merkel was never going to lose the office and the odd truth is that the looks of a good aunt really works for her! Walter Steinmeier on the other side reminds me of the Gargamel character from the Smurfs’ cartoons; alw
	German report by Euro Reporter 25,000 march for more privacy from authoritiesAround 25,000 people demonstrated against increasing monitoring and data gathering by authorities and companies on Saturday 12th in Berlin. Organisers of the demonstration, under t
	Angela Merkel commemore, ou comment se faire reelire aÂ tout prix by Newropeans-Magazine Angela Merkel, la "petite" mère, c'est ainsi que l'on parlait d'elle ce matin à la radio, certes un surnom dont elle a été affabulée depuis pas mal de temps. Femme à poigne, femme de con
	German report by Euro Reporter Heading to Web for political information The majority of Germans turn to the Internet for information about what political parties are promising ahead of September's election, and nearly half of Germans would take part
	How ...bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Blown up …his flat!A German man has blown up his flat
	German report by Euro Reporter Cars drive German industrial output higherGerman industrial output bounced back strongly in May, boosting hopes that the recession is bottoming out. The news follows an announcement on Tuesday that industrial orders had also s
	German report by Euro Reporter Missionary Activities Prompted AbductionOfficials from the Foreign Ministry in Berlin believe that the Germans kidnapped in Yemen were abducted because of their missionary activities. Local Muslims had threatened one of the
	German report by Euro Reporter Car scrapping bonusThe German cabinet agreed to extend the popular car-scrapping bonus Wednesday morning, earmarking a further €3.5 billion for the scheme. The bonus, which can be claimed until the end of the year, will also rema
	A German lullaby by Thanos Kalamidas And it did happen again and this time in Germany, with more victims - fifteen, the news say, including the boy that held the gun. The question remains, who put this gun in his hand and who triggered it! The answer is unknown and we are all waiting
	German report by Euro Reporter Mother admits freezing babies but denies killingsA German mother accused in the deaths of two of her babies admitted to stashing their bodies in the family freezer but denied killing them, at the start of her high-profile trial. In a m
	Arrival in Frankfurt by Frances Zheng October 21st, 2008, with the Roman's triumphant horn announcing for the thousandth time through the airplane radio that this airline was on time (even though it was 10 minutes late), I was freed from my tiny seat where I couldn't bend my k
	German report by Euro Reporter Nazi Youth Camp A youth camp run by a neo-Nazi organization is broken up by police near Rostock in northern Germany. Authorities said the children were being instilled with Nazi propaganda under the guise of a sleep-away camp. Police h
	TurnLeft Spring 2008: Berlin by Turnleft Dear style travelers, Trendwatching has a fantastic March report on the rise of free stuff and turnleft has made it: free city style guides, updated quarterly and dedicated to our favourite world cities. Turn
	Germany: Regional Elections in Hamburg - The Left is Scared to Hell by the Left by Europe & Us Regional elections in Germany always have a national significance, since the heads of the regional governments (Länder) sit in the Bundesrat, the second German legislative chamber. This week-end, on of the smallest German Bundeslän
	Der Fall Nokia und die Demokratie in der EU by Newropeans-Magazine Es gibt wirksame ökonomische Rezepte gegen Subventionswettlauf und Steuerdumping in der EU. Sie können jedoch nicht verwirklicht werden, denn: „der Hemmschuh sind die Regierungen.“ Doch auch dagegen gibt es ein Rezept: Ne
	"Mainstream media" vision by Luis Alves 1. Nokia 1.1 "Mainstream media" vision
	Photography Behind The Berlin Wall by The Ovi Team This exhibition brings together a group of photographers whose extraordinary contribution to European photography has quite literally been 'frozen out' by the cold war. Curated by Matthew Shaul, the exhibition includes works by Arno Fische
	German report by Euro Reporter Climate-protection packageThe EU Commission has unveiled a new climate-protection package. It contains tougher rules for emissions-trading, target goals for greenhouse-gas reduction, and directives for the expansion of renewab
	Demokratie als Zukunftsprojekt by Newropeans-Magazine Zum zweiten Mal führte die Bertelsmann-Stiftung dieser Tage ihre große Umfrage durch, in der rund 9000 Personen in neun Staaten um ihre Einschätzung der internationalen Machtverhältnisse heute und in Zukunft gebeten wurden.
	German Report by Euro Reporter Parent benefit is going to ... cost moreAccording to the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, the budget's vote for parent benefits was too low, so the Minister asked for another 110 million plus 30 million euro for educat
	Finland 90 Years Ago, Kingdom Come...Not by Hank W. Meine lieben Leser, Willkommen zur wechselnden Wirklichkeit des Königreiches von Finnland. Heute feiern wir die Wahl von Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin von Hessen-Kassel, Prinz und Landgraf zu Hessen zum König…
	Medias et politique en France: la loi du silence by Newropeans-Magazine Je me souviens combien les médias français s'étaient pris un plaisir de dénigrer Angela Merkel quand à peine nommée Chancelière d'Allemagne elle s'était empressée d'aller serrer les m
	German reporter by Euro Reporter Chancellor Merkel visits US President Bush at his ranch in TexasChancellor Merkel paid US President Bush a two-day visit at his ranch in Texas. Core items on the agenda: bilateral issues, the nuclear power problem in Iran, the
	German Report by Euro Reporter Eastern Germany still emptying out 17 years after reunification Exactly 17 years after German reunification, the exodus of people from the former East Germany conti
	Bruxelles Declare La Guerre... De La Bratwurst by Europe & Us Quel lien entre une fête populaire et une manifestation sportive? La Bratwurst, élément incontournable de tout rassemblement public. Nul d'ailleurs, n'oserait imaginer s'attaquer à cette saucisse blanche grill
	Another presidency by Thanos Kalamidas Six months ago when the Finnish Prime Minister Mr. Matti Vanhanen was talking about the priorities of the Finnish EU presidency, he emphasized many times that one of the main issues was going to be the European Constitution and in a way he did so
	Die Grenzen der EU by Newropeans-Magazine GASTSPRACHE DEUTSCH - Die Grenzen der EU - Das Ende vom Mythos der unendlichen Erweiterung: Türkei und Ukraine: die Staaten ohne Beitrittsperspektive. Die Staaten des Balkans: die letzte Erweiterung der EU für die