May 22, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Made_in_germany":
Business & Money: 15 May 12
Germany has avoided recession despite the resurgent eurozone debt crisis, official data showed on Tuesday, confirming the resilience of Europe's top economy to the surrounding turmoil.
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Business & Money: 19 Apr 12
The explosion at a German chemicals plant two weeks ago which killed two workers, has thrown the global car industry into turmoil as manufacturers run short of a vital component, prompting an emergency meeting in Detroit.
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Business & Money: 8 Feb 12
German exports topped €1 trillion for the first time in 2011, but fell at year-end as the eurozone debt crisis hit demand for goods made in Germany, official data showed on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 6 Feb 12
Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, saw the release of further favourable economic data on Monday with industrial orders in December partly reversing steep falls seen the previous month.
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Business & Money: 30 Jan 12
Putzmeister, a German family-owned engineering firm, is to being taken over by Chinese construction equipment giant Sany Heavy Industry, the German company said on Monday.
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Business & Money: 16 Jan 12
New rules being planned by the European Union which would limit the use of the label “Made in Germany” could cause “immense damage”, Germany’s industry lobby group warned on Monday.
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Society: 22 Dec 11
Motherhood in the Fatherland follows mum Sabine Devins as she navigates the cultural quirks of having a baby in Germany. In the latest instalment, she discovers that the love for engineering starts early.
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Business & Money: 30 Nov 11
Germany provided a rare ray of light in the eurozone gloom on Wednesday, with record low unemployment and surprisingly good retail data showing Europe's top economy is holding up well in the crisis.
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Business & Money: 24 Nov 11
Signs that the debt crisis is striking at the core of the eurozone eased slightly on Thursday as business confidence in Germany, Europe's top economy, showed a surprise bounce.
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Lifestyle: 18 Nov 11
Germany might have avoided the recent global real estate bubble, but buying a flat can still be a confusing and expensive endeavour. Joe Morgan looks into mortgages and other property pitfalls.
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Business & Money: 20 Oct 11
The eurozone crisis will hit Germany hard next year with growth expected to be dramatically lower than previously thought, the government said on Thursday.
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Science & Technology: 19 Sep 11
A high-tech concept car has been driving itself around Berlin and nearby autobahns since the summer, gaining accident-free experience in traffic before being introduced to the public by its creators.
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Lifestyle: 13 Sep 11
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including the transparently superior products from Jenaer Glas.
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Society: 22 Jul 11
German winemaking has long banished the horrors of the Blue Nun and Black Tower – these days Riesling is coveted around the globe. But, as Hannah Cleaver discovers, don’t expect to find a good bottle at your supermarket.
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Lifestyle: 15 Jul 11
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including high-end lighting designer Ingo Maurer.
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Business & Money: 12 Jun 11
Sports car manufacturer Porsche wants to continue producing its cars exclusively in Germany, CEO Matthias Müller has confirmed.
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National: 12 Mar 11
On the heels of an explosion at a Japanese nuclear power plant following a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in the country, politicians in Berlin spoke out Saturday against plans to extend the lifetime of nuclear reactors in Germany.
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Business & Money: 9 Feb 11
Germany's trade surplus grew by 11.2 percent in 2010 as exports leapt by a record 18.5 percent, but Europe's biggest economy also bought more from neighbours as it bounced back from recession, data showed Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 19 Jan 11
Germany will grow much faster in 2011 than previously expected, the government said Wednesday, as Europe's top economy continues to motor ahead despite the eurozone debt crisis raging around it.
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Lifestyle: 6 Jan 11
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including eastern success story Rotkäppchen sparkling wine.
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Lifestyle: 23 Dec 10
The next fortnight's highlights: The Nutcracker in Hamburg, Marilyn Monroe in Berlin and Frankfurt, and magic in Munich.
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Lifestyle: 21 Dec 10
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including Hamburg’s celebrated beer Astra.
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Business & Money: 24 Nov 10
German firms are the most optimistic they have been since reunification in 1990, a key indicator showed Wednesday, raising hopes Europe's powerhouse could drag the debt-wracked eurozone from the abyss.
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Business & Money: 18 Nov 10
German luxury carmaker Porsche on Thursday announced a campaign to hire 100 new engineers for its southern German development centre “straightaway,” as part of a new recruitment programme.
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Lifestyle: 8 Nov 10
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including the knives from Solingen’s Zwilling J.A. Henckels.
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Business & Money: 8 Nov 10
The German export machine shifted back in top gear in September, official data showed on Monday, boosting further the country's hefty trade surplus despite the strong euro.
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Science & Technology: 3 Nov 10
A day after a small town became the first in Germany to welcome Google's controversial Street View service with open arms and cake, a tiny northern village responded Wednesday with a resounding Nein.
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Society: 21 Oct 10
Germany’s top consumer watchdog Stiftung Warentest on Thursday revealed that 80 percent of children's toys tested by the organisation posed health risks to children, regardless of their price.
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Business & Money: 15 Oct 10
Piggybacking on the reputation for the quality of their country’s cars and machines, German consumer goods brands are wooing Chinese customers as they try to catch up with their French and Italian rivals in a fast-growing market.
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Lifestyle: 14 Oct 10
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including the Berlin fashion label c.neeon.
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Science & Technology: 13 Oct 10
Scientists in Germany unveiled the latest self-driven car on Wednesday amid predictions the days of humans behind the wheel are numbered as technology helps reduce accidents and help the environment.
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Lifestyle: 31 Aug 10
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including the world-class blues harmonicas from Seydel.
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Lifestyle: 18 Aug 10
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including the atypical Bavarian tipple known as SLYRS Whisky.
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Lifestyle: 16 Jul 10
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including the legendary cameras from Leica.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jul 10
Following Germany's disappointing World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain, the newspapers in The Local's media roundup on Thursday praised the country’s young team and vowed they would bounce back.
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Lifestyle: 14 Jun 10
The Local’s series “Made in Germany” presents the best the country has to offer, including the innovative toddler training bikes by Kokua.
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Lifestyle: 19 May 10
The Local’s series “Made in Germany” presents the best the country has to offer, including Saxony’s noble watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne.
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Lifestyle: 5 May 10
The Local’s series “Made in Germany” presents the best the country has to offer. And what better way to get things off on the right foot than by profiling the iconic Teutonic footwear maker Birkenstock?
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Lifestyle: 10 Apr 10
Derided by many at pure kitsch not too long ago, the cuckoo clock is experiencing something of a renaissance. Artists, designers and clock manufacturers are now reinterpreting this so-very-German product.
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Politics: 16 Mar 10
Germany hit back on Tuesday at French claims that Berlin was squeezing salaries to boost its trade surplus at the expense of eurozone partners.
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Business & Money: 5 Feb 10
The 40 millionth Ford “Made in Germany” rolled from the US carmaker’s plant in Cologne on Friday – some 85 years after starting production in the country.
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Society: 22 Jan 10
Mönchengladbach doesn’t exactly conjure up the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but as Gwen Moores reports, that hasn’t stopped some enterprising English filmmakers from making movies in the western German city.
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Business & Money: 15 Nov 09
The German economy will need at least two more years to regain the strength it had before the global financial crisis struck, Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle said on Sunday.
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Business & Money: 6 Oct 09
A government spokesman said on Tuesday Germany is poised to recover faster than originally thought from a crippling recession, revising upward a growth forecast for Europe's largest economy this year.
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Politics: 16 Jul 09
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held talks on Thursday dominated by their countries growing economic ties. But the two leaders also discussed the touchy subject of human rights.
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National: 13 Jul 09
A German-Pakistani man believed to be a member of al Qaida was sentenced to eight years in prison on Monday for financially supporting the Islamist terrorist network.
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Business & Money: 12 Jul 09
The Finance Ministry reckons the recession is over, with a predicted growth rate of zero expected for the second quarter of the year, according to an internal estimate, says Der Spiegel magazine.
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Business & Money: 8 Jul 09
More than 10,000 companies declared insolvency in Germany between January and April this year, official data showed Wednesday, as the global economic crisis hits Europe's top economy harder than most.
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Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Exberliner, Berlin's leading English-language magazine, this month picks the best places to peruse swank fashion labels, submit an order for your very own custom-designed bicycle or celebrate the state of manhood.
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Business & Money: 24 Apr 09
Business confidence in Germany has risen from record lows, a key index showed Friday, offering a small ray of hope following a week of dire forecasts for Europe's biggest economy.
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Lifestyle: 26 Feb 09
Introducing…is The Local's guide to the fabulous world of German celebrity. Know all there is about Germany’s top model Heidi Klum? Meet the Rhineland beauty who’s become a one-woman glamour franchise.
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National: 16 Jan 09
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Germany Friday to a mixed bag: frosty talks in Berlin over the gas crisis and a medal in Dresden where he served as a KGB officer in the 1980s.
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National: 7 Jan 09
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on January 16, German government sources told AFP.
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National: 1 Oct 08
Germany and Russia will on Thursday hold their first broad government consultations since the strain sparked by the Georgia crisis, with both sides hoping to get back to business as usual.
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National: 28 Jul 08
Made in Germany? Chinese firms could soon be flocking to a remote airport in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to assemble their goods, reports Brett Neely.
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Business & Money: 29 Jun 08
Cheap rents and accessibility to both Poland and Germany has attracted a large influx of Poles in German border towns boosting the local economy.
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Business & Money: 17 May 08
Car manufacturer Porsche plans to generate 2100 new jobs over the next year at its factories in Germany, with the manufacture of its new Sport-Coupe Panamera model.
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Travel: 31 Mar 08
Germany’s financial capital Frankfurt has the reputation of being a grey place full of boring bankers. But Kasia Dawidowska discovers it’s actually not so dull along the banks of the Main River after all.
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Business & Money: 4 Mar 08
The soaring euro is hampering German exports outside of Europe, according to the latest figures from the Federal Statistics Office.
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