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Britain: EU Must Change to Keep US: Britain's finance minister George Osborne told a German newspaper on Friday that the...

01/13/2013

Germerica » Britain: EU Must Change to Keep US

Britain: EU Must Change to Keep US: Britain's finance minister George Osborne told a German newspaper on Friday that the European Union must change the way it deals with its member states if it aims to keep Britain in its ranks. "I hope very much that Britain remains a member of the EU," the Chancellor of the Exchequer told daily Die Welt in remarks published in German. "But for us to stay in the European Union, ...

Britain’s finance minister George Osborne told a German newspaper on Friday that the European Union must change the way it deals with its member states if it aims to keep Britain in its ranks. “I hope very much that Britain remains a member of the EU,” the Chancellor of the Exchequ...

01/11 Europe's Central Bank Kees Rates Unchanged: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi Thursday announced the de...

01/11/2013

Germerica » 01/11 Europe's Central Bank Kees Rates Unchanged

01/11 Europe's Central Bank Kees Rates Unchanged: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi Thursday announced the decision to keep the key ECB interest rates unchanged at 0.75 per cent stating that the "risks surrounding the economic outlook for the euro area remain on the downside". Draghi had last month raised expectations of a rate cut while stating that there was "a wide discussion" on reducing rates. Bu...

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi Thursday announced the decision to keep the key ECB interest rates unchanged at 0.75 per cent stating that the “risks surrounding the economic outlook for the euro area remain on the downside”. Draghi had last month raised expectations of a ra...

How Safe is Minced Pork?: The party's parliamentary faction found that 16 percent of the meal samples collected for the ...

01/10/2013

Germerica » How Safe is Minced Pork?

How Safe is Minced Pork?: The party's parliamentary faction found that 16 percent of the meal samples collected for the specially commissioned study contained antibiotic-resistant germs, the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung reported on Thursday. According to the report, a laboratory tested some 50 samples collected from ten different German cities. Eight of the samples were found to contain dangerous germs, including so...

The party’s parliamentary faction found that 16 percent of the meal samples collected for the specially commissioned study contained antibiotic-resistant germs, the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung reported on Thursday. According to the report, a laboratory tested some 50 samples collected from ten di...

01/10 German Carmaker BMW Bests Own Record: German BMW car group has sold more cars than ever before in its history. In ...

01/10/2013

Germerica » 01/10 German Carmaker BMW Bests Own Record

01/10 German Carmaker BMW Bests Own Record: German BMW car group has sold more cars than ever before in its history. In 2012, the carmaker's core BMW brand remained in top position in the global luxury car market, ahead of its two strongest German rivals. BMW sold 1.84 million vehicles in 2012, surpassing its previous sales record set in 2011 by about 176,000 units, the Munich-based car group announced Thursday. ...

German BMW car group has sold more cars than ever before in its history. In 2012, the carmaker’s core BMW brand remained in top position in the global luxury car market, ahead of its two strongest German rivals. BMW sold 1.84 million vehicles in 2012, surpassing its previous sales record set i...

Merkel's Coalition Partner Slumps Further: Pollsters have recorded just 2 percent support for Germany's Free Democratic ...

01/09/2013

Germerica » Merkel's Coalition Partner Slumps Further

Merkel's Coalition Partner Slumps Further: Pollsters have recorded just 2 percent support for Germany's Free Democratic Party, the partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, as an election looms in Lower Saxony, the home state of FDP leader Philipp Rösler. Since Christmas, support for the liberal pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) nationwide had halved from 4 to 2 percent, said the research institute...

Pollsters have recorded just 2 percent support for Germany’s Free Democratic Party, the partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition, as an election looms in Lower Saxony, the home state of FDP leader Philipp Rösler. Since Christmas, support for the liberal pro-business Free Democrati...

01/09/2013

Germerica » Merkel's Coalition Partner Slumps Further

Merkel's Coalition Partner Slumps Further : Pollsters have recorded just 2 percent support for Germany's Free Democratic Party, the partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, as an election looms in Lower Saxony, the home state of FDP leader Philipp Rösler. Since Christmas, support for the liberal pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) nationwide had halved from 4 to 2 percent, said the research institut...

Pollsters have recorded just 2 percent support for Germany’s Free Democratic Party, the partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition, as an election looms in Lower Saxony, the home state of FDP leader Philipp Rösler. Since Christmas, support for the liberal pro-business Free Democrati...

01/09/2013

Germerica » Merkel's Coalition Partner Slumps Further

Merkel's Coalition Partner Slumps Further : Pollsters have recorded just 2 percent support for Germany's Free Democratic Party, the partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, as an election looms in Lower Saxony, the home state of FDP leader Philipp Rösler. Since Christmas, support for the liberal pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) nationwide had halved from 4 to 2 percent, said the research institut...

Pollsters have recorded just 2 percent support for Germany’s Free Democratic Party, the partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition, as an election looms in Lower Saxony, the home state of FDP leader Philipp Rösler. Since Christmas, support for the liberal pro-business Free Democrati...

01/09/2013

Germerica » Merkel's Coalition Partner Slumps Further

Merkel's Coalition Partner Slumps Further : Pollsters have recorded just 2 percent support for Germany's Free Democratic Party, the partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, as an election looms in Lower Saxony, the home state of FDP leader Philipp Rösler. Since Christmas, support for the liberal pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) nationwide had halved from 4 to 2 percent, said the research institut...

Pollsters have recorded just 2 percent support for Germany’s Free Democratic Party, the partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition, as an election looms in Lower Saxony, the home state of FDP leader Philipp Rösler. Since Christmas, support for the liberal pro-business Free Democrati...

Discounter Aldi Accused of Spying on Staff : The unnamed detective who worked for years for Aldi gave the magazine a det...

01/08/2013

Germerica » Discounter Aldi Accused of Spying on Staff

Discounter Aldi Accused of Spying on Staff : The unnamed detective who worked for years for Aldi gave the magazine a detailed description of the tasks he was asked to carry out. Alongside normal duties of watching out for thieves in the shop he was also told to keep a close eye on the staff. Three years ago for example, the detective said he was asked by management in Dornstadt in Baden-Württemberg to install mo...

The unnamed detective who worked for years for Aldi gave the magazine a detailed description of the tasks he was asked to carry out. Alongside normal duties of watching out for thieves in the shop he was also told to keep a close eye on the staff. Three years ago for example, the detective said [......

Polish Film Sparks Holocaust Debate: Poland's Jewish community was almost entirely decimated during the Holocaust. The N...

01/07/2013

Germerica » Polish Film Sparks Holocaust Debate

Polish Film Sparks Holocaust Debate: Poland's Jewish community was almost entirely decimated during the Holocaust. The Nazis murdered 90 percent of the three million Jews there. Later, the communist regime fostered a climate of anti-Semitism in the country, forcing many more Jews to leave. A kind of phantom pain was all that remained, the sort experienced by people who've lost a limb. The loss is, to this day, al...

Poland’s Jewish community was almost entirely decimated during the Holocaust. The Nazis murdered 90 percent of the three million Jews there. Later, the communist regime fostered a climate of anti-Semitism in the country, forcing many more Jews to leave. A kind of phantom pain was all that rema...

: Republicans must feel that way today. For they have survived their own Dunkirk. They may have left their helmets, cant...

01/07/2013

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: Republicans must feel that way today. For they have survived their own Dunkirk. They may have left their helmets, canteens and rifles behind, but they did finally get off the beach. That Republicans suffered a rout, as the British did with the fall of France and evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940, is undeniable. The party that blocked tax increases since George H.W. Bush agreed to raise Ronald Reagan’s top rate of...

Republicans must feel that way today. For they have survived their own Dunkirk. They may have left their helmets, canteens and rifles behind, but they did finally get off the beach. That Republicans suffered a rout, as the British did with the fall of France and evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940, is und...

01/07 Price Fixing Allegations Widen Against Steel Cartel: The alleged price-fixing cartel over the sale of railway equi...

01/07/2013

Germerica » 01/07 Price Fixing Allegations Widen Against Steel Cartel

01/07 Price Fixing Allegations Widen Against Steel Cartel: The alleged price-fixing cartel over the sale of railway equipment including track that included Austrian company voestalpine reportedly not only cost German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn millions but also affected prices for city public transport networks, according to new information.The latest list of victims includes Berlin, Munich, Bre...

The alleged price-fixing cartel over the sale of railway equipment including track that included Austrian company voestalpine reportedly not only cost German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn millions but also affected prices for city public transport networks, according to new information.The...

Opening of Berlin's New Airport Delayed Again: The opening of Berlin’s new airport has been delayed for the fourth time,...

01/07/2013

Germerica » Opening of Berlin's New Airport Delayed Again

Opening of Berlin's New Airport Delayed Again: The opening of Berlin’s new airport has been delayed for the fourth time, resulting in ridicule and embarrassment for a nation that prides itself in efficiency and punctuality. The mayor of the country's capital, Klaus Wowereit, said managers for the new Willy Brandt airport have determined that it's no longer possible to open on Oct. 27 this year. He insisted it w...

The opening of Berlin’s new airport has been delayed for the fourth time, resulting in ridicule and embarrassment for a nation that prides itself in efficiency and punctuality. The mayor of the country’s capital, Klaus Wowereit, said managers for the new Willy Brandt airport have determined th...

Wife Dumps Disgraced Former German President: A year after he resigned as Germany's president in disgrace after failing ...

01/07/2013

Germerica » Wife Dumps Disgraced Former German President

Wife Dumps Disgraced Former German President: A year after he resigned as Germany's president in disgrace after failing to shake off a string of corruption-related allegations, Christian Wulff has separated from his wife Bettina, it emerged on Monday. The couple's lawyer Gernot Lehr issued a statement saying they had physically separated over the weekend, confirming a story in the Bild newspaper that the couple h...

A year after he resigned as Germany’s president in disgrace after failing to shake off a string of corruption-related allegations, Christian Wulff has separated from his wife Bettina, it emerged on Monday. The couple’s lawyer Gernot Lehr issued a statement saying they had physically sepa...

01/07/2013

Germerica » Wife Dumps Disgraced Former German President

Wife Dumps Disgraced Former German President: A year after he resigned as Germany's president in disgrace after failing to shake off a string of corruption-related allegations, Christian Wulff has separated from his wife Bettina, it emerged on Monday. The couple's lawyer Gernot Lehr issued a statement saying they had physically separated over the weekend, confirming a story in the Bild newspaper that the couple h...

A year after he resigned as Germany’s president in disgrace after failing to shake off a string of corruption-related allegations, Christian Wulff has separated from his wife Bettina, it emerged on Monday. The couple’s lawyer Gernot Lehr issued a statement saying they had physically sepa...

01/07/2013

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Wife Dumps Disgraced Former German President: A year after he resigned as Germany's president in disgrace after failing to shake off a string of corruption-related allegations, Christian Wulff has separated from his wife Bettina, it emerged on Monday. The couple's lawyer Gernot Lehr issued a statement saying they had physically separated over the weekend, confirming a story in the Bild newspaper that the couple h...

A year after he resigned as Germany’s president in disgrace after failing to shake off a string of corruption-related allegations, Christian Wulff has separated from his wife Bettina, it emerged on Monday. The couple’s lawyer Gernot Lehr issued a statement saying they had physically sepa...

The 'du/Sie' dilemma in Germa: For those learning German, choosing between the informal "du" and the formal "Sie" to ad...

01/06/2013

Germerica » The 'du/Sie' dilemma in Germa

The 'du/Sie' dilemma in Germa: For those learning German, choosing between the informal "du" and the formal "Sie" to address someone can be tricky. But even for native German speakers, it's getting harder to decide - after all, language changes. "In private circles, an older person is always the one to suggest to a younger person that they use the informal 'du' as opposed to 'Sie' in conversation," said Hans-Mic...

For those learning German, choosing between the informal “du” and the formal “Sie” to address someone can be tricky. But even for native German speakers, it’s getting harder to decide – after all, language changes. “In private circles, an older person is alw...

01/06/2013

Germerica » The 'du/Sie' dilemma in Germa

The 'du/Sie' dilemma in Germa: For those learning German, choosing between the informal "du" and the formal "Sie" to address someone can be tricky. But even for native German speakers, it's getting harder to decide - after all, language changes. "In private circles, an older person is always the one to suggest to a younger person that they use the informal 'du' as opposed to 'Sie' in conversation," said Hans-Mic...

For those learning German, choosing between the informal “du” and the formal “Sie” to address someone can be tricky. But even for native German speakers, it’s getting harder to decide – after all, language changes. “In private circles, an older person is alw...

Timeless Regensburg - Untouched by Wars: Spared from devastation in the twentieth century's wars, timeless REGENSBURG (f...

01/05/2013

Germerica » Timeless Regensburg - Untouched by Wars

Timeless Regensburg - Untouched by Wars: Spared from devastation in the twentieth century's wars, timeless REGENSBURG (formerly known as Ratisbon in English, though the name is little used) preserves the appearance of an important medieval trading-city better than just about anywhere else in Central Europe. It's the only major medieval city in Germany to remain intact, and to a remarkable extent the Regensburg yo...

Spared from devastation in the twentieth century’s wars, timeless REGENSBURG (formerly known as Ratisbon in English, though the name is little used) preserves the appearance of an important medieval trading-city better than just about anywhere else in Central Europe. It’s the only major ...

01/04/2013

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Why the War Party Fears Hagel: In the fortnight since Chuck Hagel’s name was floated for secretary of defense, we have witnessed Washington at its worst. Who is Chuck Hagel? Born in North Platte, Neb., he was a squad leader in Vietnam, twice wounded, who came home to work in Ronald Reagan’s 1980 campaign, was twice elected U.S. senator, and is chairman of the Atlantic Council and co-chair of the President’s...

In the fortnight since Chuck Hagel’s name was floated for secretary of defense, we have witnessed Washington at its worst. Who is Chuck Hagel? Born in North Platte, Neb., he was a squad leader in Vietnam, twice wounded, who came home to work in Ronald Reagan’s 1980 campaign, was twice elected U.S. s...

Welcome to the newly designed Germerica.com: I'm happy to announce the launch of our new website : http://www.germerica....

01/03/2013

Germerica » Welcome to the newly designed Germerica.com

Welcome to the newly designed Germerica.com: I'm happy to announce the launch of our new website : http://www.germerica.com I hope you'll take the time to browse through the new site and bookmark us for future visits. About Germerica Germerica.com is a stand-alone site covering news and opinions from German-speaking Europe and neighboring countries. We also provide stories about German life in the United States. ...

I’m happy to announce the launch of our new website : http://www.germerica.com I hope you’ll take the time to browse through the new site and bookmark us for future visits. About Germerica Germerica.com is a stand-alone site covering news and opinions from German-speaking Europe and neig...