German plans 2,200 km run to celebrate Marathon (Washington Post) Jul 21, 2010Juergen Mennel's 50-year-old feet have a lot of kilometers in them -- the social worker from Heilbronn estimates he has run the equivalent of more than seven times around the world.... German vote shows Merkel weakness (BBC) Jun 30, 2010Chancellor Angela Merkel suffers the embarrassment of seeing her candidate for president forced into a crunch third round ballot.... Landmark German euthanasia ruling (BBC) Jun 25, 2010A top German court says it is not a criminal offence to cut off the life support of a dying person if that person has given their consent.... Nobel Economist Krugman Slams German Austerity (Spiegel Online) Jun 21, 2010Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says that Germany has begun imposing austerity measures far too soon and that it could endanger fragile economic growth. His comments are just the latest in a trans-Atlantic dispute about fiscal policy.... Handball team loses gracefully (eKathimerini) Jun 21, 2010Home advantage failed to help Greece during the return leg of the World Handball Championship qualification playoffs against Germany yesterday in Drama, eastern Macedonia, and the team went down 27-20 despite another spirited performance.... There is still hope for Greece in handball (eKathimerini) Jun 14, 2010Greece maintained some hope of making the finals of handball’s World Championship despite its 25-20 loss to Germany in Dortmund on Saturday evening.... Germany joins EU austerity drive with €10bn cuts (Guardian) Jun 06, 2010German chancellor Angela Merkel today began a two-day meeting with ministers to hammer out a savings plan for the country's budget that could include cuts to federal staff,... Greek crisis may sound Europe death knell (The Australian) May 28, 2010GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel was right to say last week that the Greek crisis and its resolution are no longer just about the survival of the common currency, but about the survival of the EU.... |
