http://www.mail.com/organizations/1298504-germany-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1298504-germany-government.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090436-merkel-hollande-odds-europes-way-forward.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France recognize that their cooperation is key to overcoming Europe's persistent economic crisis, but comments Thursday by the leaders of the continent's No. 1 and 2 economies suggested they still have diverging priorities. French President Francois Hollande argued that the 17-nation eurozone should integrate more, calling for gr... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090436-merkel-hollande-odds-europes-way-forward.html 2013-05-16T17:55:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2082940-poll-favorable-views-eu-sharp-decline.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France. Germans are broadly perceived as being the most trustworthy Europeans — but also the least compassionate. Britons, often seen as deeply skeptical of the benefits of EU membership, are in fact split right down t... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:07:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2082940-poll-favorable-views-eu-sharp-decline.html 2013-05-13T22:07:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081232-europe-odds-steps-to-banking-union.html BERLIN (AP) — European leaders are increasingly at odds over how to create a full-fledged banking union, the bloc's key project to stabilize its financial system and turn the tide in its stubborn debt crisis. A majority of the 17 countries in the European Union's common euro currency union want to swiftly create a central banking regulator as well as an a... Mon, 13 May 2013 19:41:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081232-europe-odds-steps-to-banking-union.html 2013-05-13T19:41:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081592-merkel-shrugs-book-communist-era.html BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has shrugged aside a new book that suggests she may have been closer to East Germany's communist system than previously thought, saying she's never hidden anything. The 58-year-old Merkel grew up in East Germany and entered politics as communism crumbled in 1989. It has long been known that, like many people, she joi... Mon, 13 May 2013 12:49:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081592-merkel-shrugs-book-communist-era.html 2013-05-13T12:49:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2076244-germany-obama-to-visit-berlin-june.html BERLIN (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit Berlin next month for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on his first visit to the German capital since taking office, her spokesman said Friday. The visit comes a few days before the 50th anniversary on June 26 of President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Berlin, then a symbol of Europe's Cold War division... Fri, 10 May 2013 13:36:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2076244-germany-obama-to-visit-berlin-june.html 2013-05-10T13:36:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2075932-germany-chancellor-merkel-visit-to-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit Friday to northern Afghanistan to visit her troops less than two weeks after insurgents killed a German special forces soldier and wounded a second, a military spokesman said. Germany is the only NATO nation that has so far committed troops to Afghanistan after the coalitio... Fri, 10 May 2013 11:07:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2075932-germany-chancellor-merkel-visit-to-afghanistan.html 2013-05-10T11:07:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2071126-germany-plans-tighter-control-managers-pay.html BERLIN (AP) — The German government plans to give company shareholders a greater say in setting managers' pay — a proposal aimed at curbing perceived corporate excesses along the same lines as a measure approved by voters in neighboring Switzerland earlier this year. Chancellor Angela Merkel's government hopes to pass Wednesday's Cabinet proposal into law... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:38:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2071126-germany-plans-tighter-control-managers-pay.html 2013-05-08T15:38:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071092-merkel-challenger-hits-brakes-autobahn-limits.html BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's challenger in September's election is trying to avoid a political speed bump. Peer Steinbrueck is trying to halt a debate set off by a Social Democrat colleague about whether to introduce speed limits on all German highways — a potential turnoff for voters. The chairman of his party was quoted Wednesday as s... Wed, 08 May 2013 12:04:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071092-merkel-challenger-hits-brakes-autobahn-limits.html 2013-05-08T12:04:36Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2068000-french-finance-chief-hails-easing-austerity.html BERLIN (AP) — French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday hailed the European Union's decision to grant his country more time to tackle its deficit as a turning point in the region's approach to austerity, which is choking off growth through spending cuts and tax hikes. Cutting budget deficits remains important but the 27-nation bloc must now move... Tue, 07 May 2013 13:46:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2068000-french-finance-chief-hails-easing-austerity.html 2013-05-07T13:46:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064050-1-german-soldier-killed-1-wounded-afghanistan.html BERLIN (AP) — Insurgents in northern Afghanistan have killed a German special forces soldier and wounded a second, the German defense minister said Sunday. The fatality marks the first death in combat of a member of Germany's special forces in Afghanistan. The soldiers were accompanying an Afghan-led military operation on Saturday when insurgents opened f... Sun, 05 May 2013 11:55:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064050-1-german-soldier-killed-1-wounded-afghanistan.html 2013-05-05T11:55:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060376-german-neo-nazi-trial-sparks-fear-hidden-racism.html BERLIN (AP) — Most of the victims were immigrants and their deaths at first failed to make headlines. Police were quick to blame the slayings on foreign gangs with links to gambling and drugs. But revelations that a string of unsolved killings may have been a cold-blooded neo-Nazi campaign against ethnic Turks have shaken the nation, forcing Germans to co... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:34:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060376-german-neo-nazi-trial-sparks-fear-hidden-racism.html 2013-05-03T13:34:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2053910-italian-premier-urges-eu-to-focus-growth.html BERLIN (AP) — Italy's new prime minister called Tuesday for European countries to prioritize economic growth over debt reduction, adding his government believes Europe needs to integrate further to overcome its current crisis. Enrico Letta chose Germany for his first official trip abroad — arriving there only hours after winning the final vote of approval... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:13:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2053910-italian-premier-urges-eu-to-focus-growth.html 2013-04-30T19:13:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046874-merkel-insists-austerity-europes-cure.html BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has underlined Germany's insistence that austerity is part of the solution to Europe's financial crisis but emphasized that reforms to make labor laws more flexible and encourage private investment also are essential. Calls are mounting across Europe for Berlin to relent on an austerity drive that's become increasing... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:13:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046874-merkel-insists-austerity-europes-cure.html 2013-04-26T15:13:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043504-top-ecb-official-cautions-rate-cuts-costs.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A top European Central Bank official warned Thursday that another interest rate cut might not be much help for eurozone countries in recession — because already low rates are not getting through to businesses and consumers. Joerg Asmussen, the bank's top official for international relations, said that the "pass-through of rate cu... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:21:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043504-top-ecb-official-cautions-rate-cuts-costs.html 2013-04-25T13:21:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043600-german-government-raises-2013-growth-outlook.html BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Thursday raised slightly its growth forecast for this year, though it still expects Europe's biggest economy to expand by only 0.5 percent. The new forecast compares with the previous prediction in January of 0.4 percent growth. The economy grew by 0.7 percent in 2012 — much slower than the two previous years but sti... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:08:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043600-german-government-raises-2013-growth-outlook.html 2013-04-25T12:08:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043440-german-finance-minister-digs-austerity.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany's finance minister is insisting that Europe can't spend its way out of its economic problems — digging in against mounting criticism of the continent's austerity drive. Germany strongly advocates making efforts to reduce budget deficits a top priority. His comments come just a few days after European Commission president Jose Manuel ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:16:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043440-german-finance-minister-digs-austerity.html 2013-04-25T07:16:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027664-german-parliament-approves-cyprus-aid-package.html BERLIN (AP) — The German Parliament on Thursday approved a 10 billion euros ($13 billion) rescue package for Cyprus by a wide margin. Lawmakers voted 487-102 in favor of the bailout deal hammered out last month. Thirteen abstained. Cyprus will receive 10 billion euros in loans after its bloated banking sector threatened to destroy the economy. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:41:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027664-german-parliament-approves-cyprus-aid-package.html 2013-04-18T12:41:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027948-german-lawmakers-reject-boardroom-quota-women.html BERLIN (AP) — The German Parliament has rejected an attempt to introduce a quota for women on companies' boards of directors — defusing for now a divisive issue for Chancellor Angela Merkel's government. Merkel's center-right coalition has long been at odds over whether to introduce a fixed quota and there are divisions within Merkel's conservative party,... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:29:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027948-german-lawmakers-reject-boardroom-quota-women.html 2013-04-18T12:29:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2018292-anti-euro-party-wildcard-german-elections.html BERLIN (AP) — The leader of a new anti-euro party called Sunday for Germany to leave the common currency, telling an inaugural convention that the euro forces German taxpayers to rescue bankrupt southern European countries whose people denounce them as Nazis for their efforts. A crowd of about 1,500 mostly older men cheered as the leader of the Alternativ... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:09:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2018292-anti-euro-party-wildcard-german-elections.html 2013-04-14T17:09:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013048-greece-germany-bicker-war-reparations-issue.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A long-standing debate over whether Germany still owes Greece war reparations stemming from the Nazi occupation erupted anew Thursday in a spat between Greece's foreign minister and Germany's finance minister. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted by German media as suggesting that Greece should focus on reforming its... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:27:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013048-greece-germany-bicker-war-reparations-issue.html 2013-04-11T19:27:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2013002-india-germany-progress-trade-deal.html BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany and India said Thursday that progress is being made on a new free trade agreement between India and the European Union but cautioned that there is still work to be done. Negotiations have been ongoing for six years and officials had hoped to conclude the agreement by the end of 2012. But the agreement has been hung up ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:43:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2013002-india-germany-progress-trade-deal.html 2013-04-11T13:43:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2007600-us-german-finance-chiefs-downplay-differences.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany's finance minister insisted Tuesday that reducing deficits should not hurt economic growth, sticking by his strategy to tackle Europe's crisis despite the new U.S. Treasury secretary's call to boost demand more. Germany, which has Europe's biggest economy, has been a major force in making austerity-led deficit reduction the focus of ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:20:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2007600-us-german-finance-chiefs-downplay-differences.html 2013-04-09T16:20:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005202-putin-faces-protest-furor-germany-netherlands.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Vladimir Putin faced hundreds of protesters ranging from gay rights activists to a topless feminist group during his visit to Germany and the Netherlands on Monday, but the Russian president appeared unruffled by the furor. In Hannover, Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Russia's human rights record at a press conference. Then a... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:35:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005202-putin-faces-protest-furor-germany-netherlands.html 2013-04-08T19:35:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2004676-putin-merkel-air-differences-ngos.html HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel confronted Russia's president with her concerns about a crackdown on non-governmental organizations, but Vladimir Putin brushed the issue aside by repeating that his government needs to know who is funding the groups. Putin met with Merkel at an industry fair in Hannover. The trip highlights Russia'... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:06:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2004676-putin-merkel-air-differences-ngos.html 2013-04-08T11:06:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2003304-financial-hub-luxembourg-under-increased-scrutiny.html BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union's wealthiest country, Luxembourg could have been forgiven for thinking that it would never find itself on the bloc's financial risk list. With just half a million people living on a tiny patch of lush land nestled between Belgium, France and Germany, Luxembourg is as tranquil as a buzzing financial center gets. Still,... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:46:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2003304-financial-hub-luxembourg-under-increased-scrutiny.html 2013-04-07T09:46:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2000018-poll-germans-merkels-crisis-management.html BERLIN (AP) — A new poll shows Germans widely approve of Chancellor Angela Merkel's crisis management following a bailout deal for Cyprus, suggesting it remains a key asset for the leader as she prepares to seek a third term in elections in September. The poll for ARD television published Friday also showed Merkel's popularity riding high and that of cent... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:58:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2000018-poll-germans-merkels-crisis-management.html 2013-04-05T09:58:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1984552-tv-drama-reopens-debate-germans-war-guilt.html BERLIN (AP) — With the wartime generation rapidly disappearing, a television drama about five young Germans in World War II has revived debate in Germany about the role ordinary men and women played in the Nazis' murderous campaign to conquer Europe. Millions tuned in last week to watch the three-part series "Our Mothers, Our Fathers," which follows five ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:45:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1984552-tv-drama-reopens-debate-germans-war-guilt.html 2013-03-28T15:45:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1978318-trouble-cyprus-deal-linger-eurozone.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European leaders may have saved Cyprus from imminent financial collapse when they clinched a last-minute deal in the early hours of Monday morning. The way they did it, however, has left political and psychological scars across Europe that are far out of proportion to the island nation's tiny size — and that could hinder the euro... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:29:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1978318-trouble-cyprus-deal-linger-eurozone.html 2013-03-25T17:29:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1978058-experts-cut-german-economic-growth-forecast.html BERLIN (AP) — The German government's independent council of economic advisers has cut its forecast for growth this year to 0.3 percent after Europe's biggest economy shrank in the final quarter of 2012. The revised 2013 growth forecast issued Monday compares with the 0.8 percent growth that the five-member panel predicted last November. The economy contr... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:31:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1978058-experts-cut-german-economic-growth-forecast.html 2013-03-25T15:31:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972264-crisis-cyprus-threatens-eu-role-legitimacy.html BERLIN (AP) — By rejecting an EU bailout and turning to Russia for help, Cyprus has exposed the growing frustration and dwindling solidarity within the European Union, a bloc meant to bring the continent closer together after World War II. While talks about a Russian rescue appeared stalled Friday, experts noted that the idea of seeking Russian money alon... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:24:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972264-crisis-cyprus-threatens-eu-role-legitimacy.html 2013-03-22T09:24:10Z