Tag: Germany

It was 25 years on June12, 1987, that President Ronald Reagan delivered his historical speech in Berlin, Germany. Reagan stood at the Berlin Wall with the full weight of the Western world upon his shoulders. He addressed the crowd assembled

Germany is facing the growing problem of an aging population with a birth rate estimated at 1.6 children per woman. To remedy this issue, the government has decided to bribe parents into having more children. It recently proposed a monthly

Fresh reports out of Iran have found uranium enriched to grades higher than that needed for civilian use, leaving little doubt about the mullahs’ real intentions. In that context, one would expect nothing but praise for the German government, which just

By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business WriterNEW YORKAs U.S. stocks struggled for direction, world finance leaders struggled for a way out of Europe’s mounting debt crisis. Major market indexes ricocheted between small gains and losses in morning trading and were little changed

(AP) Merkel open to idea of European banking unionBy JUERGEN BAETZAssociated PressBERLINGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that she is open to establishing a European banking authority as a long-term solution to the continent’s financial crisis. Her support as leader

As investors panic over the debt crisis in Greece, Italy, and Spain, Germany has emerged as a safe haven for investors–so much so that the interest rate on ten-year German government bonds dropped below zero on Friday. That means investors

The Obama administration refuses, time and again, to say that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Victoria Nuland, speaking from the State Department, recently repeated over and over that the status of Jerusalem is subject to final status negotiations. Israel thus

DANIEL WOOLLSAssociated PressMADRIDThe European Union urged Spain on Thursday to come clean on how it plans to finance the overhaul of its banking sector, warning that uncertainty over this has contributed the recent market turmoil and the country’s soaring borrowing

By DAVID McHUGHFRANKFURT, GermanyThe setup of the 17-country euro currency union is unsustainable, the head of the European Central Bank has told EU leaders, warning they must quickly come up with a broad vision for the future to get the

(AP) Spain fears hit stocks, push euro near 2-year lowsBy PAN PYLASAP Business WriterLONDONMounting concerns about Spain’s worsening economic and financial condition and doubts over Europe’s ability to bail out the country dragged stock markets and the euro sharply lower

(AP) Greek euro exit would halve incomes, report warnsBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, Greece An exit from the euro would see Greeks lose more than half their annual income and prompt a dramatic rise in unemployment and inflation,

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Britain and Russia return to previous position on Syria International outrage appears to grow over Syria Germany’s Merkel prepares to strike back against France’s Hollande on austerity Sweden’s Loreen wins Eurovision Song Contest Britain

Iran is to build a new nuclear power plant, alongside its sole existing one in the southern city of Bushehr, by early 2014, state television reported on Sunday, quoting the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organisation. The current Bushehr

The Euro Humpty Dumpty (17 of 27 EU countries tied to the Euro) is not comfortably perched on, shall we say, the EuroWall.  Euro Humpty Dumpty is falling, and the only question is whether it can be gently caught before

The Obama Administration admitted that Iran is still not cooperating with international calls to reduce its nuclear program.  After the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany gave Tehran their demands, which called for Iran to halt enrichment of uranium

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. New edition of Adolf Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ to be published China’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) shows continuing contraction Europe sees worst economy in three years Free money – Germany’s central bank issues bond with

(AP) Stock indexes drift lower as Europe fears loomBy MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business WriterNEW YORK The Dow Jones industrial average and other stock indexes drifted lower Thursday after a meeting of European leaders failed to deliver any new steps to ease

For two years Washington and Wall Street have been bracing for Greece’s eurozone exit, but despite the preparations, fears remain that an “X factor” could slap around the world’s largest economy. The most popular hypothesis runs: On June 17 Greek

Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator had a rare “chat” with the head of the US delegation after talks between Tehran and world powers over the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme Thursday, officials said. The “brief encounter” came after Iran rebuffed a US

After April’s nuclear talks with Iran produced nothing more than an agreement to talk again in May, Israeli Prime Minister said that the Obama administration and the other “six nations” (China, Germany, Britain, France, and Russia) had merely given Iran

(AP) Markets swoon as anxiety about Europe takes holdBy PALLAVI GOGOI and MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business WritersNEW YORK The threat of a financial crisis spreading from Europe shook markets on Wednesday. The euro dropped to a nearly two-year low against the

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Central Asian nations harden mutual boundaries as Nato pulls out Europe raises expulsion threat level against Greece Germany’s Merkel expects to clash openly with France’s Hollande Anti-German sentiment in Greece deters tourists Suicide bomber