Tag: Germany

• Monday, September 10th 2012 - 01:35 UTC

  Soros calls on Germany “to lead or leave the Euro”; suggests Euro zone target of 5% growth

  

  International financier George Soros has called for Germany to “lead or leave the euro” days before a crucial ruling on the Euro zone's bailout fund by Germany's constitutional court. Mr Soros argued that the euro zone should target 5% economic growth.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 00:31 UTC

  Poll shows Germans want Greece out of the Euro; doubts about reforms’ implementation

  

  Only about a quarter of ordinary Germans are in favor of debt-stricken Greece remaining in the Euro area, a poll published by the Financial Times on Monday indicated. It revealed strong reluctance to grant Greece yet another bailout installment.

• Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 06:20 UTC

  Spanish PM Rajoy challenges the European central bank and Germany

  

  Spain will consider seeking extra aid from Europe on top of a 100 billion Euro rescue of its financial sector but does not see any need for new conditions, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in an interview published in European newspapers.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:08 UTC

  Argentina surprised by Germany, which voted against granting a loan at the IDB

  

  “We’re a free country with dignity and national pride; we are nobody’s employee or subordinate” challenged Argentine president Cristina Fernandez after it was revealed that the US, Spain and Germany at the Inter American Development bank (IDB) had voted against granting the country a loan.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:20 UTC

  China pledges support for Euro-zone; orders 50 planes from Europe Airbus

  

  China has signed a deal to buy 50 planes worth 3.5bn dollars from Europe's Airbus. The agreement is part of a slew of trade deals signed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of a two-day visit to China.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:01 UTC

  Germany wants Google to pay fees to the media for displaying news headlines

  

  The German government approved this week a controversial bill that would require Internet search engine companies such as Google to pay fees to the German media for displaying news headlines on their websites.

• Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:36 UTC

  China and Germany, world’s exporting giants meet in Beijing to discuss Euro-crisis

  

  German leader Angela Merkel is due to hold top-level talks Thursday on her second visit to China this year, with Europe's debt crisis taking centre stage as it begins to drag on the two global powers.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 04:13 UTC

  Despite Fukushima accident, 30 countries considering nuclear energy says IAEA

  

  Almost 30 countries are considering or planning to introduce nuclear energy as interest remains strong despite last year's Fukushima accident, the United Nations' atomic agency said.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 05:59 UTC

  Investors wanting safe parking for their money buy 0% German bonds

  

  Germany got bids for 6.24 billion Euros of two-year notes at an auction Wednesday exceeding its 5 billion-Euro maximum sales target, according to a statement from the Bundesbank.

• Saturday, August 18th 2012 - 05:45 UTC

  Euro zone June trade surplus was the highest since 1999

  

  The Euro zone trade surplus hit 14.9bn Euros in June up from 200m Euros a year ago. The surplus was the highest since the European Union's statistics agency began collecting data in 1999.