Tag: Germany

Friday, October 25th 2013 - 02:30 UTC
US monitored phone conversations of 35 world leaders according to Snowden

The United States monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders according to classified documents leaked by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden, Britain's Guardian newspaper said.
Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 05:34 UTC
Germany’s ‘Mom’ Angela no darling for the EU Mediterranean members

Southern Europeans are facing four more years of ‘mutti’ (Mom) Angela Merkel — whether they like it or not. Majorities of 82% in Spain, 65% in Portugal and 58% in Italy repudiate the German leader’s handling of the Euro area’s debt crisis, blaming her for drastic cuts in social services, recession and record unemployment, according to a German Marshall Fund poll released last week.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 17:20 UTC
Coalition government: “we are open to talks” Merkel tells Social-democrats

Just a few seats short of a majority, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she's ready to begin coalition talks with the center-left SPD, but with animosity on both sides, it's not quite clear who will be courting whom, according to German analysts.
Friday, September 20th 2013 - 19:43 UTC
Germany’s anti-Euro party could force a ‘grand-coalition’ after Sunday’s election

German voters will go to the polls this Sunday in a national election whose outcome could change the future of Germany and the Euro zone. According to the latest polls, Merkel's conservative lead has narrowed ahead of the vote on Sunday. Merkel and her conservative CDU/CSU coalition would receive 38% of the vote, an INSA poll showed on Thursday.
Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 21:09 UTC
Merkel rejects coalition with anti-Euro party that could capture 9% of votes on Sunday

A leading member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union rejected coalition talks after Sunday’s elections with the Alternative for Germany party because of its anti-euro stance.
Monday, August 26th 2013 - 02:38 UTC
Germany top of the class in budget surplus and sustained economic growth

Official figures show Germany's budget surplus rose to 0.6% of GDP in the first half of the year, boosted by higher tax income. The government pulled in 321.4bn Euros in taxes, 3.8% more than a year ago thanks to its steady employment rate. The German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, said the surplus was 8.5bn Euros in the period between January and June.
Wednesday, August 14th 2013 - 20:16 UTC
EU climbs out of 18-month recession led by Germany and France, but still fragile

European stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday after official data showed that the Euro zone had finally escaped from a record 18-month recession. The Euro-zone climbed out of recession with surprisingly strong growth of 0.3 percent in the second quarter led by Germany and France, announced the European Union.
Tuesday, August 13th 2013 - 02:02 UTC
Brazil military regime wanted the ‘bomb’ fearing an armed conflict with Argentina

The military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985 was planning to develop an atomic bomb according to secret documents from the Armed Forces Chief of Staff to which the influential newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo had access and released details.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:06 UTC
Der Spiegel exposes US and German spy agencies work hand in hand

Code name Bad Aibling. The US spy agency according to US whistle blower Snowden, worked hand in hand with Germans spy agency BND (BundesNachrichtenDiens) This is the result of an investigation by one of Germany's oldest and most established magazine “Der Spiegel”
Friday, July 12th 2013 - 22:05 UTC
German courts reject petition from hedge fund holders of Argentine debt

German courts have rejected a petition from bondholders related to the Argentine debt 'default', using a similar interpretation based in the 'pari passu' clause that hedge funds pursued in New York which was accepted by Judge Thomas Griesa.