May 22, 2012
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Politics: 13 May 12
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union suffered a major setback in a crucial German state vote on Sunday ahead of 2013 national elections, according to exit polls.
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Politics: 10 May 12
Voters in Germany's most populous state go to the polls Sunday in a closely watched gauge of Chancellor Angela Merkel's political fortunes ahead of a national vote next year in Europe's top economy.
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National: 9 May 12
A German law which meant that very small babies were not recognised as people – meaning that when they died due to miscarriage or after a premature birth, they could often not be buried – has been changed.
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Politics: 6 May 12
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition lost power in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, first estimates showed Sunday, after a vote that could presage national elections next year.
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Society: 5 May 12
German midwives are calling for a 30 percent increase in wages in light of rising insurance premiums, and have won the backing of Family Minister Kristina Schröder.
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Politics: 24 Apr 12
Speculation surfaced on Tuesday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel could be preparing to ditch her struggling coalition partner and go for early elections in order to form a “grand coalition” with the Social Democrats.
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National: 24 Apr 12
Four convicted rapists were awarded a total of €240,000 in damages on Tuesday after a German regional court ruled that they had been kept too long in preventative detention – violating a European court ruling on human rights.
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Politics: 19 Apr 12
German Women's and Family Minister Kristina Schröder faced a storm of outrage as she presented her new book, "Danke, emanzipiert sind wir selber!" ("Thanks, we're emancipated ourselves!") in Berlin this week.
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Business & Money: 13 Apr 12
Most Germans would like to see firms adopt a voluntary quota to ensure that women hold a certain percentage of top management jobs – but only around one in four would like to see this enshrined in law, new figures show.
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Politics: 5 Apr 12
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder says Germany needs an Agenda 2030 – a set of laws building on the controversial Agenda 2010 social security reforms he introduced.
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Politics: 2 Apr 12
Chancellor Angela Merkel's majority in the German parliament is under threat over child care subsidies for those who care for kids at home, after 23 of her own MPs wrote an open letter in revolt at the idea.
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Politics: 30 Mar 12
Former German Foreign Minister and one-time street fighter Joschka Fischer has cancelled a speech about improving the world – after left wingers threatened to show up and throw shoes and cake at him.
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Politics: 28 Mar 12
A top German politician has reacted angrily to an open letter from a group of women asking whether as a new father he will be able to do his job properly, and how soon after the birth of his child he will return to work.
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Politics: 25 Mar 12
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party received an electoral boost on Sunday in a regional vote which also handed her coalition allies a big defeat ahead of national elections in 2013.
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Politics: 22 Mar 12
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder is facing a future as a house-husband after his wife Doris was elected to stand for his Social Democratic Party in their home city of Hannover on Wednesday night.
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Politics: 17 Mar 12
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled his planned visit to Germany on Saturday where he was due to receive a prize for “tolerance and humanity” – and where tens of thousands of people were planning protests.
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Politics: 15 Mar 12
The early election in Germany’s biggest state due in May is being seen by analysts and some politicians as a vital pointer to what may happen in next year's general election.
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Politics: 15 Mar 12
Former East German rights activist Joachim Gauck will be elected Germany's ninth post-war president on Sunday, putting easterners in the country's two most powerful offices for the first time.
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Politics: 8 Mar 12
German Women’s Minister Kristina Schröder used International Women’s Day to rule out quotas to help women break through managerial glass ceilings – and to praise top fathers.
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Politics: 7 Mar 12
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has defended Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin against accusations of election fraud, standing by his notorious description of his former ally as a “democrat through and through.”
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National: 7 Mar 12
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble wants to tax military personnel and civic volunteers in 2013, two media reports say. The proposal has angered his party colleagues in the Defence and Family Ministries.
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Politics: 17 Feb 12
Long criticised for a bland public profile as German head of state, Christian Wulff hurtled to the centre of the political stage with a rapid series of scandals that proved to be his undoing as president.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 12
A group of young MPs have proposed that people without children should pay extra tax to help pay for social services in the future. In the light of Germany’s low birth rate, should those without offspring pay more? Have your say.
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Science & Technology: 8 Feb 12
Family Minister Kristina Schröder has called on Germany’s high schools to teach the dangers of social networks on the internet.
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Politics: 6 Feb 12
Increasingly citing Germany as a model for France, President Nicolas Sarkozy will look to give his re-election hopes a boost Monday in a joint TV interview with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Analysis & Opinion: 3 Feb 12
The economy in shambles, angry street protests, and the government on the brink after passing unpopular reforms. But this is not Greece in 2012 – it was Germany a decade ago. Marc Young looks back to see an agenda for the future.
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Politics: 9 Jan 12
The wife of former Chancellor Gehard Schröder will enter politics in her own right, it was reported on Monday – she intends to run for a seat in the Lower Saxony state parliament in the 2013 state election.
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National: 26 Dec 11
Ten years after the introduction of the euro, and in the midst of its biggest crisis to date, the AFP’s Celine Le Prioux says there are many reasons Europe’s biggest economy has benefited from the single currency.
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National: 28 Nov 11
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder has proposed a plan to help finance artificial insemination treatments for childless couples in a bid to encourage more people to use the method.
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Society: 23 Nov 11
A new study shows roughly half of all physically disabled women in Germany have been sexually abused during their youth. Women are also subjected to widespread physical abuse, according to the study.
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National: 21 Nov 11
The German government was embarrassed this weekend following revelations that an Iranian airline bypassed trade sanctions to acquire an aeroplane formerly used by Chancellors Helmut Kohl, Gerhard Schröder and Angela Merkel.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Nov 11
Thousands of forced marriages take place in Germany each year. Many involve German citizens but society continues to look the other way, comments Cigdem Akyol from ZEIT ONLINE.
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Business & Money: 14 Nov 11
The epic court case between Deutsche Bank and Kirch Media was interrupted on Monday after the bank claimed the judge was biased – after the offices of Deutsche’s top executives were raided by prosecutors.
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National: 13 Nov 11
The former head of the socialist Left Party Oskar Lafontaine has confirmed that he is in a relationship with Sahra Wagenknecht, a prominent representative of the left-wing of the party.
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National: 12 Nov 11
A spat over whether Germany needs a minimum wage is likely to dominate the ruling Christian Democrats’ party conference on Monday. While many are pushing for a general minimum wage across all sectors, Chancellor Angela Merkel disagrees.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Nov 11
Bavarian conservatives’ insistence on paying parents to keep their children out of public day care has made a mockery of Angela Merkel’s family policies, writes Der Tagesspiegel’s Hans Monath.
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Society: 7 Nov 11
Latest statistics suggest that western German states will fall well short of a 2007 target of ensuring that one in three children would have a day care spot by 2013.
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Business & Money: 6 Nov 11
The leaders of Germany and Russia will inaugurate the controversial Nord Stream pipeline pumping Russian gas to Western Europe Tuesday, highlighting its strategic importance to both sides.
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Business & Money: 17 Oct 11
The 30 leading German companies belonging to the blue-chip stock DAX stock index unveiled a plan Monday to bring more women into management, but stopped short of making quotas compulsory.
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National: 15 Oct 11
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder is preparing a law to introduce a flexible gender quota ahead of a meeting with top German companies on Monday.
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Society: 13 Oct 11
The Military History Museum in Dresden reopens this week after being completely revamped by star US architect Daniel Libeskind. Erin Huggins assesses the exhibition after the building’s stark transformation.
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Politics: 10 Oct 11
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has called for radical moves to be made to save Europe from its growing financial crisis in what he calls his “Agenda 2012.”
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National: 7 Oct 11
Germany's foreign ministry summoned the Russian deputy ambassador to Berlin on Thursday over a German political scientist who was refused entry to the country at a Moscow airport.
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Business & Money: 30 Sep 11
The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) forecast an end to the good times in Germany’s labour market on Friday, dampening the euphoria around the latest unemployment figures published this week.
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National: 27 Sep 11
The German government is launching a new, aggressive effort to protect children and young people from abuse in families, schools and places of worship.
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National: 11 Sep 11
German President Christian Wulff commemorated the victims of September 11, 2001 at an ecumenical service in Berlin, the first of a series of events to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
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Society: 27 Aug 11
René Obermann, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom has been crowned as this year’s worst language offender by a German language watchdog.
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Politics: 24 Aug 11
Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl on Wednesday offered a blistering assessment of Germany’s current foreign policy, saying the country had become an erratic and unreliable partner to its closest allies.
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Business & Money: 18 Jul 11
German Economy Minister Philipp Rösler would welcome increased investment by controversial Russian gas giant Gazprom - a topic for Chancellor Angela Merkel's meeting with Russian president Dmitri Medvedev this week.
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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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Lifestyle: 12 Jul 11
Germans love a good barbecue as much as Americans and Australians. Jeff Kavanagh explores a unique grilling culture where the Wurst is the best.
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Business & Money: 29 Jun 11
A radical tax reform plan by a former advisor of Chancellor Angela Merkel has been dismissed as unfair by her conservative coalition partners the Christian Social Union.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jun 11
Barack Obama’s enthusiastic reception of Angela Merkel in Washington wasn't just politeness. As commentators in The Local's media roundup on Wednesday agree, the US was making clear it expects more from Germany.
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Analysis & Opinion: 31 May 11
Consigned to minor role at last week’s G8 summit, the economic power Germany is in danger of being sidelined politically, argues Gerd Appenzeller from Der Tagesspiegel.
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Politics: 29 May 11
Chancellor Angela Merkel is reported to be facing growing criticism from within her own party, the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU).
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Politics: 23 May 11
Germany’s politicians are struggling to get a grip on the country's changing political landscape after Bremen's state election confirmed the continuing surge of the environmentalist Greens at the expense of other parties.
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Education: 23 May 11
As Germany struggles to expand public day care, the market for private Kitas has boomed in recent years. Chris Cottrell takes a look at the controversial phenomenon of the “elite” crèche.
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Society: 22 May 11
Rolling Stones obsessive Ulli Schröder unveiled his immense memorabilia collection to the public on Sunday, with the opening of his own museum dedicated to the band.
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Science & Technology: 10 May 11
Newly unearthed documents challenge whether Wernher von Braun, Nazi physicist and crucial figure in the US space programme, was really the inventor of Hitler's infamous V-2 rocket.
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Politics: 9 May 11
Family Minister Kristina Schröder said on Monday she would try to make life easier for German couples who cannot have children naturally, with stronger financial backing for IVF treatment and easier adoptions.
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Politics: 1 May 11
Family Minister Kristina Schröder says she is working on plans for tax breaks for those who employ home help or nannies in an effort to make it easier for middle class families.
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Politics: 30 Apr 11
Parliament is to investigate allegations that head of the Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary fraction, Frank-Walter Steinmeier was involved in an illegal political donation to the then chancellor candidate Gerhard Schröder.
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Politics: 17 Apr 11
Former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has ruled himself out of the running as a chancellor-candidate for the Green party. The Greens are currently enjoying a ratings high, fuelling speculation about potential candidates for the 2013 election.
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Politics: 11 Apr 11
Parents hoping for an extension of Elterngeld parenting payments are set to be disappointed, with Family Minister Kristina Schröder reportedly ditching a plan for the number of “fathers’ months” to be doubled.
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Business & Money: 30 Mar 11
Germany's top companies pledged Wednesday to publish new targets for placing more women in their boardrooms but resisted fresh calls for legal quotas to rectify a wide gender gap.
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Politics: 24 Mar 11
Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has ruled Baden-Württemberg since 1953, but the political fallout in Germany from Japan's nuclear crisis could spell the end in a key state election Sunday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Mar 11
Nuclear disaster in Japan has caused Chancellor Merkel to do a sudden about-face and suspend the extension of Germany's atomic power plants. Newspapers in The Local’s media roundup assess the implications.
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Politics: 10 Mar 11
Former Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg plans to leave office with characteristic flair on Thursday. The aristocratic rock fan has requested Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” be played at his military send-off.
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Society: 8 Mar 11
The federal government is planning a meeting with human resources directors from Germany's 30 DAX companies to tackle the issue of an absence of women in top management jobs, according to a newspaper report.
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Politics: 26 Feb 11
A day before he is due in Germany, Turkish President Tayyib Erdogan has harshly criticized Germany’s policy towards Turkish efforts to join the European Union, saying it should support full membership.
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National: 25 Feb 11
After months of political wrangling, Germany’s upper house of parliament on Friday finally approved an increase of €5 to Hartz IV welfare benefits. But a separate court decision said those on the dole should expect payment for TVs.
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Analysis & Opinion: 21 Feb 11
Is the SPD's crushing election victory in Hamburg a state-level anomaly or will there be national implications? Papers in The Local’s media roundup on Monday attempt to divine the impact on Chancellor Merkel’s government.
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Politics: 21 Feb 11
After some eight weeks of difficult talks between the German government and the opposition, the two sides reached a deal to tweak Hartz IV welfare benefits early on Monday morning.
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Politics: 12 Feb 11
Former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has described the breakdown in relations between himself and former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder during the build-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion.
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Business & Money: 8 Feb 11
Chancellor Angela Merkel called the dearth of women executives at German companies a “scandal” on Tuesday, as she oversaw the signing of a charter aimed at improving “family-friendly” working conditions.
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Politics: 7 Feb 11
Government and opposition officials failed to agree on changes to Germany’s Hartz IV welfare benefits after nearly 10 hours of negotiations overnight, shrinking chances that the upper house of parliament will vote on the reforms this week.
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Politics: 4 Feb 11
Most Germans doubt that companies will boost the representation of women on their boards unless they are forced to do so by a mandatory quota, a poll published Friday found.
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Politics: 4 Feb 11
Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled out a mandatory quota for women in executive positions at big firms this week, but on Friday Family Minister Kristina Schröder said she was still pushing a graduated scheme to achieve the same ends.
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Analysis & Opinion: 3 Feb 11
A magazine recently declared Berlin’s NoTo neighbourhood a new hot spot, but they missed a key detail, writes Roger Boyes, correspondent for British daily The Times. Soon it will be teeming with spooks from the federal intelligence agency.
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Politics: 3 Feb 11
Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled out a mandatory quota for women in executive positions at German firms late on Wednesday, effectively ending an internal debate within her party on the subject.
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Politics: 31 Jan 11
Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen and Family Minister Kristina Schröder were at loggerheads Monday on whether to enforce a quota for women in top jobs in German firms.
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Politics: 19 Jan 11
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder is in the family way, she confirmed Wednesday, admitting she and her husband will now face the same challenge as many other couples – balancing career and parenthood.
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Society: 15 Jan 11
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder has unveiled plans to train jobless men to work as nursery helpers, with the aim of having at least one man at each kindergarten in the future.
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Society: 17 Dec 10
The German Language Society (GfdS) on Friday crowned Wutbürger, or “enraged citizen,” as the most important German word of 2010. The choice reflected a year in which the angry masses took to the streets in protest of several issues.
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Politics: 17 Dec 10
Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition suffered a legislative setback on Friday, when the upper house of parliament blocked proposed changes to the country’s Hartz IV welfare benefits. The defeat could delay plans to implement the reforms.
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Business & Money: 1 Dec 10
German energy concern EON said Wednesday it had sold its 3.5-percent stake in Russian gas giant Gazprom for a total of €3.4 billion ($4.4 billion).
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Politics: 26 Nov 10
In the wake of reports that the community around the Asse atomic waste dump in Lower Saxony has suffered a rise in cancer cases, authorities insisted Friday the illnesses were not caused by nuclear contamination.
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Politics: 26 Nov 10
Family Minister Kristina Schröder slammed on Friday what she sees as a growing tendency to violence stemming from a “macho culture” among young Muslim men.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
Success breeds resentment – so it's little wonder other countries including the US are jealous of Germany's booming economy. But even Germans don't seem to like it when things are going well, says Der Tagesspiegel's Malte Lehming.
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Politics: 9 Nov 10
Gerhard Schröder has hit back at claims by former US President George W. Bush in his newly released memoirs that the German ex-chancellor broke his word over support for an invasion of Iraq.
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Society: 9 Nov 10
A blazing row over feminism erupted Tuesday between Family Minister Kristina Schröder and leading women’s rights campaigner, Alice Schwarzer, following an interview by the minister that had other women politicians bristling too.
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Society: 2 Nov 10
The Family Ministry on Tuesday announced plans to improve early German language instruction in areas with high immigrant populations by increasing the number of teachers at up to 4,000 day care centres.
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National: 31 Oct 10
Nearly two thirds of Germans believe the country's economic recovery owes more to global factors than the government's handling of the financial crisis, a new poll suggests.
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Politics: 28 Oct 10
Protesters scaled Chancellor Angela Merkel's party headquarters Thursday and surrounded parliament as lawmakers voted to postpone by more than a decade the date Germany is to abandon nuclear power.
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National: 18 Oct 10
Another northern German island has become the target of arsonists. After this summer’s series of fires on the North Sea island of Sylt, police said Monday they are investigating similar fires set on Usedom in the Baltic Sea.
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Politics: 11 Oct 10
Outraged Turkish groups and German politicians on Monday demanded an apology from Horst Seehofer after the conservative Bavarian state premier suggested over the weekend Germany put a stop to immigration for Turks and Arabs.
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National: 23 Sep 10
German Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday defended her proposed changes to the country’s Hartz IV welfare benefits against criticism from the opposition, which has said the plans are still too vague.
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Society: 15 Sep 10
With military reforms set to end both conscription and its alternative Zivildienst public service, Family Minister Kristina Schröder said Wednesday that Germany should harness the power of its ageing population to fill the volunteer gap.
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National: 15 Sep 10
The Labour Ministry said Wednesday it wants to abolish the term that describes welfare benefits, Hartz IV, from general German usage in favour of one that can be more easily understood.
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Business & Money: 9 Sep 10
Russia's South Stream gas pipeline project is not in Europe's interest and makes no sense on an economic level, former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said on Thursday.
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