Tag: Germany

• Tuesday, February 8th 2011 - 18:16 UTC

  German cadet death that triggered “mutiny” in training ship was “unfit for duty”

  

  The 25-year-old female cadet who died after falling from rigging on the German training ship Gorch Fock was unfit for duty because of her weight, according to German media reports on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2011 - 22:00 UTC

  Germany knew in 1952 Nazi Adolf Eichmann was hiding in Argentina

  

  The notorious Nazi Adolf Eichmann could have been caught sooner if Germany's intelligence agency had assisted, new information has revealed. The German Information Agency knew as early as 1952 that Eichmann, a chief organizer of the Nazi genocide against the Jews, was hiding in Argentina under a false name, the German tabloid Bild reported.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2011 - 21:56 UTC

  German bankers ready for the worst but confident they can cope with the situation

  

  Billions in loans have succeeded in pulling Greece and Ireland back from the brink of bankruptcy. But many bankers are still expecting the worst. A new Ernst & Young survey reports that almost half of German banking executives think at least one Euro-zone country will go bust.

• Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 11:44 UTC

  Merkel committed to support the Euro, in spite of German public opinion

  

  Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Germany's commitment to the Euro in her New Year message to the country last week.

• Monday, December 20th 2010 - 05:17 UTC

  Stolen fiscal “wikileaks” earn the German treasury 1.6 billion Euros

  

  German tax authorities recovered 1.6 billion Euros this year from citizens who had stashed their cash in secret accounts in Liechtenstein and Switzerland, according to the weekly Der Spiegel.

• Thursday, November 25th 2010 - 21:24 UTC

  Germany out of the woods and heading for full employment, says minister

  

  Germany’s Economy minister Rainer Bruederle has given an upbeat assessment of his country's recovery, including the assertion that “full employment will soon be possible”. He said that Germans were “doing well and spending again”, and that domestic consumption was strong.

• Thursday, November 4th 2010 - 19:54 UTC

  Germany blasts latest US Fed Reserve plan to pump more money

  

  German Economy Minister Rainer Brüederle from the liberal FDP blasted the United States monetary expansive policy which is geared to prop the declining US economy with strong liquidity injections.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:50 UTC

  German unification conditioned to acceptance of Euro, reveal documents

  

  Deceased French president Francois Mitterrand in 1989 gave his approval to German unification on condition that then Chancellor Helmut Kohl opened the way for the creation of an only currency in the European Union.

• Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:20 UTC

  Strong rebound of the German economy: GDP 3% growth in 2010

  

  German gross domestic product (GDP) could grow by as much as 3% in 2010, as positive quarterly figures have stoked optimism in Europe's largest economy, Die Welt newspaper reported on Sunday, citing Economy Ministry officials.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 04:14 UTC

  China promises Germany’s Merkel support for the Euro

  

  Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, has said that China will continue to invest in European markets, despite the debt problems affecting many Euro zone countries. He was speaking in Beijing alongside the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. She described his pledge as an important signal that China has confidence in the Euro.