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The German Federation of Expellees (BdV) blocked the opening of the exhibition on expulsions organised by the radical NPD party. The exhibition that was to be opened to viewers on 22 January in Bernburg (Saxony-Anhalt) included materials…
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| Konrad Popławski
In the opinion of the German government, the actions taken so far to rescue the euro have been makeshift solutions which do not guarantee the stability of the system as a whole. Berlin intends to create a link between strengthening…
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On 12 January, the German government brought a motion to the Bundestag for extending the mandate for the Bundeswehr’s contingent in Afghanistan for another year. If the situation allows, the Bundeswehr will be gradually withdrawing from…
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The Chinese deputy prime minister, Chin Li Keqiang, was discussing the condition of mutual economic relations with key German politicians and representatives of business circles during his visit to Germany on 6–8 January. Contracts worth…
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The Association for International Co-operation (GIZ), a new organisation in charge of implementing the development policy, was established on 1 January as a result of three previously operating agencies being merged by the German…
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On 20 December Bavaria's Prime Minster Horst Seehofer met the head of the Czech government Petr Necas in Prague. It was the first official visit of the prime minister of the largest German federal state in the neighbouring Czech Republic…
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On 21 December a letter from the interior ministers of Germany and France, respectively Thomas de Maiziere and Brice Hortefeux, to the European Commission was revealed. In the letter the two politicians reproach Bulgaria and Romania for…
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The management of the German construction company Hochtief announced on 10 December an increase of the company’s share capital by 10% through an issue of new shares. The additional shares were bought by Qatar’s state-controlled company…
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On 10 December a resolution envisaging a gradual reduction of subsidies for hard and brown coal mines until 2018 was adopted at a meeting of the EU Council. Germany managed to push through provisions which were in line with its domestic…
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| Konrad Popławski
The recently passed budget law indicates that the federal government intends to consolidate the budget primarily by increasing revenue while only slightly reducing public spending.