Tag: Germany

Tuesday, January 6th 2015 - 07:24 UTC
Germany' growing consensus to let Greece drop out of the Euro block

Germany has said it will not be “blackmailed” into renegotiating Greece’s rescue program should a new hard left government take office after elections later this month. The Euro dropped to a nine-year low after a report in Der Spiegel magazine on Monday that Berlin was no longer opposed to Athens leaving the currency bloc.
Wednesday, November 19th 2014 - 04:18 UTC
Bird flu highly contagious H5N8 strain in England, Netherlands and Germany

Bird flu on a duck farm in northern England is the highly contagious H5N8 strain, the same form of the virus already discovered in Germany and the Netherlands, Britain's farm ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
Friday, November 14th 2014 - 19:04 UTC
When Germany promised 'the return of Texas' if Mexico declared war on US

The United States of America entered World War I in April 1917 and it is widely believed that turned the tide of the conflict. The wartime leader was Woodrow Wilson, whose progressive accomplishments were significant between 1912 and his re-election in 1916.
Monday, November 10th 2014 - 09:08 UTC
“Nothing and no one can stand in the way of freedom” says Berlin mayor

More than a million Germans and people from around the world celebrated on Sunday the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the Cold War.
Wednesday, November 5th 2014 - 20:44 UTC
British and German embassies commemorate 100 years of the Battle of Coronel

British and German Embassies in Santiago organized a commemoration event to mark the 100 years of the Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile. A hundred years ago November first 1914, one of the first Naval battles of the First World War between the Royal Navy and the German Navy took place 50 miles off the coast of Coronel.
Wednesday, October 15th 2014 - 08:28 UTC
Germany insists with a 2015 balanced budget despite slower growth forecast

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday rejected calls for Berlin to ditch its plans for a balanced budget next year and to instead invest more in order to shore up the faltering German and Euro zone economies. On Tuesday Germany slashed its 2014 growth forecast from 1.8% to 1.2%.
Saturday, September 27th 2014 - 06:11 UTC
US/Argentina are going through 'a difficult period'; Timerman downplays situation

US Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Roberta Jacobson has said the bilateral relationship with Argentina is going through a “difficult period”, but stated the legal battle between that country and holdouts is not a “political problem” but a “judicial problem.”
Friday, September 26th 2014 - 16:44 UTC
Germany takes distance from 'holdouts' controversy and praises Argentina

Angela Merkel’s administration attempted to lower tensions with the Argentine government on Thursday following controversial statements made by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble regarding the so called 'holdouts' or 'vulture funds' conflict.
Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 - 05:43 UTC
Merkel praises France on reforms, but deferred to Brussels the controversial budget deficit issue

Germany's Angela Merkel said on Monday after meeting French premier Manuel Valls that she was impressed by the number of reforms Paris had launched, but deferred to Brussels on the halting French efforts to reduce its public deficit.
Wednesday, September 3rd 2014 - 05:26 UTC
UK and Germany main beneficiaries of Spain's brain drain

Spain is among the European countries hardest hit by the so-called 'brain drain' effect with thousands of professionals including nurses and teachers taking steps to leave the country in recent years, new figures from the European Union show.