May 22, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Erika_steinbach":
National: 1 May 12
Calls are growing from German politicians and others to relocate the European Football Championship from Ukraine to neighbouring countries, following the country's alleged treatment of its former leader.
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Politics: 2 Oct 11
Extraordinary exchanges between senior members of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union in the run-up to last week’s crucial vote on the euro bail-out fund have come to light, prompting claims of anti-democratic bullying.
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National: 28 Aug 11
Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich on Sunday rejected demands to compensate Germans who were forced to work in neighbouring countries after World War II.
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National: 16 Jul 11
Organizers of prominent German political prize Quadriga reversed a decision Saturday to bestow the annual role model award on Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin amid a public outcry.
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National: 12 Jul 11
The organization responsible for the German political award the Quadriga Prize is standing by its decision to honour Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, despite withering criticism and the resignation of a key board member.
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Politics: 5 Jul 11
Germany's centre-right coalition on Tuesday came under fire from both the opposition and Angela Merkel's own conservatives for an arms deal to supply 200 Leopard tanks to Saudi Arabia despite its questionable human rights record.
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Society: 25 Dec 10
The Left party has spoken out against a proposed museum commemorating Germans displaced by World War II. The museum is being founded without representatives from the Jewish Council or the Council of Sinti and Roma.
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Politics: 9 Sep 10
Erika Steinbach, under fire for implying Poland was jointly to blame for World War II, announced on Thursday she would leave the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats.
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Society: 25 Feb 10
Walking past the "Coffee Bar" advertising "breakfast and bakery" and the "Midtown Grill" offering "great steaks, chops and seafood," you could easily be in downtown Manhattan or central London rather than the heart of Berlin.
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National: 11 Feb 10
A dispute over a memorial centre for Germans driven from Eastern Europe after 1945 that has caused friction with Poland looked to be over Thursday after the main expellees' body and the government reached a compromise.
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Analysis & Opinion: 5 Jan 10
Erika Steinbach will have little success trying to outwit those in the German government opposed to her joining a foundation for people displaced after World War II, argues Ludwig Greven from Zeit Online.
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Politics: 5 Jan 10
A simmering standoff between the government and a vocal advocate for Germans expelled from Eastern Europe after World War II has forced Erika Steinbach to withdraw her candidacy for a key post in a memorial foundation.
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Politics: 13 Nov 09
The delicate issue of ethnic Germans displaced after World War II sparked a political row on Friday, when a conservative Christian Democrat claimed Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle was buying off Germany's eastern neighbours.
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Politics: 1 Nov 09
New Foreign Minister, Free Democratic Party leader Guido Westerwelle, completed his first foreign trip over the weekend – in Poland rather than the traditional first stop of France.
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Politics: 4 Mar 09
After weeks of controversy, conservative politician Erika Steinbach has withdrawn her candidacy to become a board member of a German-Polish foundation aiming to create a memorial for WWII refugees in Berlin.
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National: 27 Feb 09
Shortly before meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned her not to appoint controversial politician Erika Steinbach to the board of a German-Polish foundation.
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Politics: 25 Feb 09
Gesine Schwan, Berlin's coordinator for German-Polish cooperation, has warned Chancellor Angela Merkel ties with Warsaw could be damaged by a conflict over a planned foundation for World War II refugees.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 May 08
The military regime in Burma must delay its planned constitutional referendum in light of the catastrophe that has hit the Southeast Asian country, argues Christian Democratic MP Erika Steinbach.
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National: 19 Mar 08
The German government on Wednesday agreed on the outlines of a memorial project for ethnic Germans expelled from their homelands that had drawn fire from the Czech Republic and Poland.
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