Provides the latest RSS feeds for Germany News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Europe Sun.com http://www.europesun.com/index.php/cat/0b761d844c35f1be/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 15:11:37 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:11:37 -0400 30 German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world for the third successive year by business magazine Forbes. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was ranked second with Melinda Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation in third. According to the Independent, the Queen, rankedat 40, is the oldest woman on the list and has dropped 12 places ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709116/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 04:20:02 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709116/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Gareth Southgate's tame penalty is easily saved. Andreas Moller's thunderous strike hits the net as Germany see off England to reach the final of Euro 96. A final they go on to win. Naturally. It may seem like five minutes ago but it has been 17 years since a German team last won a truly significant match at Wembley ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214720139/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 13:26:56 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214720139/scat/0b761d844c35f1be DUESSELDORF, Germany – Qualifier Guido Pella of Argentina mastered cold and damp conditions to reach his first semifinal match on the ATP Tour by beating seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Power Horse Cup on ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214720140/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:54 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214720140/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN (Reuters) - German alarm that their country is blamed for austerity measures compounding the problems in the euro zone helps explain Berlin's bilateral efforts to tackle youth unemployment in some of the countries worst ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214719894/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:50 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214719894/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany is the most popular country in the world, a British poll indicated, pushing Japan out of the top spot. The annual rating of 16 countries and the European Union was compiled from interviews with more than 26,000 people in 25 countries, the BBC reported Thursday. GlobeScan and PIPA conducted the poll for the BBC. Asked if their views about a country were "mainly positive" or ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214719576/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 13:08:44 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214719576/scat/0b761d844c35f1be The last time Able Seaman Chris Durban saw a U-boat he was ramming the HMS destroyer into it in the middle of the Atlantic on Christmas Day ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214718576/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:12 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214718576/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in 2015 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final, UEFA said Thursday."Two beautiful venues for our finals for 2015," UEFA Secretary-General Gianni Infantino told a news conference.The timing could not have been better as far as Germany is concerned with an all-German Champions League final between Bayern ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214718236/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:26 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214718236/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Champion Merkel A GERMAN club will win this year's Champions League. Whether it is Bayern Munich from the wealthy south or Borussia Dortmund from blue-collar Westphalia, other Europeans may have a queasy feeling. Is not this all-German final (a first) at London's Wembley Stadium another sign of German dominance? Perhaps fittingly, to get there they dispatched rivals (Barcelona and ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214718404/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:40 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214718404/scat/0b761d844c35f1be French President Francois Hollande on Thursday vowed to help Niger "destroy" the militants who launched deadly attacks against a military base and a French-run uranium mine in the west African country.Hollande, speaking to AFP in Germany, said France would support "all the efforts of Niger to stop the hostage situation" in the town of Agadez, where the military base is.He said ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214718577/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:12 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214718577/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Much of Germany is heading for an autumnal weekend, with chilly temperatures an at times significant ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716963/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:13 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716963/scat/0b761d844c35f1be , arguably Germany's most famous television host, has signed an exclusive contract with the country's leading commercial network, RTL Television, that will see him co-develop and host a number of high-profile entertainment ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716684/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:51 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716684/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Bayern Munich is considered Germany most successful football club. The numbers speak for themselves: the club holds the record for most German Championships (23) and Cups (15) won by any of the country's clubs. In European competitions, Bayern has accomplished a great achievement by winning three consecutive European Cups - the competition later named Champions League - from 1974 to 1976 ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716757/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 10:48:36 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716757/scat/0b761d844c35f1be PARIS - In football, is Germany a nation of chokers?The big surprise about the Champions League final on Saturday isn't the teams - Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, both superb. It is that such an all-German contest to become Europe's top club has taken so long to materialize.With the largest economy and population in Europe, modern stadiums heaving with fans, financial backing from ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716964/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 10:48:10 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716964/scat/0b761d844c35f1be FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, expressed confidence on Thursday for business this year but warned of uncertainties connected with the regulatory environment and the increasingly cloudy economic outlook. Speaking to shareholders at the annual meeting, the two co-chief ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716443/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:49 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214716443/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Viola Odebrecht will miss Germany's UEFA Women's EURO 2013 campaign as she undergoes a knee operation, with 22-year-old Isabelle Linden being slated in as her ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715279/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 10:06:03 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715279/scat/0b761d844c35f1be A group of brewers has raised alarm that so-called 'fracking' for natural gas could jeopardize the legendary purity of German beer by contaminating the country's water ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715449/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:10 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715449/scat/0b761d844c35f1be File photo of a waitress using a whistle to free her way while carrying ten of the traditional one-litre "Masskrug" beer mugs at the opening day of the Munich Oktoberfest at the Theresienwiese in Munich, September 22, 2012. (KAI ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714888/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:57 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714888/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Forget environmental concerns: When it comes to fracking, Germans are worried about how it might affect beer quality. In a letter to several ministries in ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715004/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:30 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715004/scat/0b761d844c35f1be A Champions League trophy of German Bundesliga first division football club Bayern Munich is seen in a museum 'Erlebniswelt' in Munich May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Michaela ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715450/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 10:02:48 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715450/scat/0b761d844c35f1be May 23 - European football governing body UEFA have announced today that the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final will take place at the Olympic Stadium in the German capital Berlin, with the 2015 UEFA Europa League final set to be hosted at Poland's National Stadium in Warsaw. The decisions were made by UEFA's Executive Committee prior to their showpiece UEFA Champions League Final at ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715451/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 09:57:15 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715451/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Europe's largest economy Germany, which has been criticized for not doing enough to help struggling euro zone countries, has topped a poll as the world's most popular country. The survey carried out for the BBC, polled 26,000 people in 25 countries, and asked them to rate 16 countries and the European Union, as a whole, on whether their influence on the world was mainly positive or ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714903/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:08 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714903/scat/0b761d844c35f1be French President Francois Hollande, under pressure to reform his recession-hit economy, on Thursday praised German social and labour reforms implemented by former centre-left chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.The French Socialist leader was speaking at the German opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD)'s 150th anniversary in the eastern city of Leipzig, where conservative Chancellor Angela ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715453/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:51 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715453/scat/0b761d844c35f1be WAM BERLIN, May 23rd, 2013 (WAM)-- Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Public Works, has met with the German Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development, Dr. Peter Ramsauer. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UAE's participation in the International Transport Forum, currently taking place in Leipzig, Germany. The two parties discussed ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715014/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 09:22:48 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214715014/scat/0b761d844c35f1be The German language has some rather colourful terms for describing parts of the human body. Turn to The Local List this week for a few anatomical ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714059/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 08:52:24 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714059/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany's leading index continued to climb in March led by the yield spread, stock price index and new orders in investment goods industries components, survey data released by the Conference Board showed on Thursday. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for Germany rose 0.3 percent in March to 103.9. The pace of increase was unchanged from February. In the six months to March, the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714061/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:47 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714061/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Striker Nils Petersen will remain in Werder Bremen and not return to Bayern Munich after signing a four-year deal with Werder on Thursday.Petersen, who spent the past season on loan to Werder, scored 11 goals in the German Bundesliga last season.Werder barely escaped relegation and is rebuilding after parting company with long-term coach Thomas Schaaf. The club wants to sign Robin Dutt, the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714063/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:23 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714063/scat/0b761d844c35f1be French President Francois Hollande, under pressure to reform his recession-hit economy, Thursday praised German social welfare and labour reforms implemented under former centre-left chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.The Socialist French leader was speaking at the German opposition Social Democratic Party's 150th anniversary in the eastern city of Leipzig, where conservative Chancellor Angela ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714064/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 08:28:47 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214714064/scat/0b761d844c35f1be bosses tried to convince sceptical shareholders at a lively annual meeting on Thursday that the bank was on the right track again after facing a host of legal problems.Co-chief Executives Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen, who took charge nearly a year ago, are trying to steer Germany's largest bank through a major restructuring and resolve its many legal issues.They are also trying to reshape ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712750/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 07:43:29 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712750/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Deutsche Lufthansa AG, United Airlines, Continental and Air Canada won approval from EU antitrust regulators on Thursday for their transatlantic tie-up after agreeing to give up airport slots in Frankfurt and New York.The four airlines' revenue-sharing, pricing and capacity pacts triggered an investigation by European Commission regulators four years ago, over concerns that these may result ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712301/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 07:42:29 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712301/scat/0b761d844c35f1be German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a favorite target of hatred in recent months as the euro crisis continues to make life difficult for Southern Europeans. But a new BBC poll has found that most people actually have a positive view of ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712751/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:57 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712751/scat/0b761d844c35f1be An amateur football game between German teams Altona 93 and Vier-und-Marschlande takes a farcical turn when a long-range effort from Altona striker Patrick Westermann is spectacularly tipped over by opposition keeper Marcel Kindler. The ball flies over the goal but rebounds off the crossbar of an American football goal just above and behind it, and back on to the pitch. The referee bizarrely ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712690/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:38 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712690/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany's Social Democratic Party has marked its 150 year anniversary in Leipzig. Four months ahead of federal elections, the party has paid tribute to its rich ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712752/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 07:21:13 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712752/scat/0b761d844c35f1be COLOGNE, Germany – If doubters required any further evidence that Germany's pay-TV market is on the up, they got it with this week's announcement that NBCUniversal International Television will launch its flagship pay-TV brand, Universal Channel, on German pay networks Sky Deutschland and Deutsche ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712472/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 07:13:30 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712472/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN - A Russian boy who suffered extensive injuries when he was stabbed during a vacation on the Greek island of Crete is being treated at a hospital in Germany. Berlin's Charite hospital said Thursday that the 12-year-old arrived overnight and is being treated in its children's clinic. It said it could give no further information because of patient confidentiality rules. The ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712493/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:19 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712493/scat/0b761d844c35f1be As predicted in this column, the Champions League final in 2013 will see two German teams facing each other, a prelude towards Germany winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Make no mistake: the plan has been in place, it is bearing fruits and Bayern and Dortmund bear ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712621/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 06:57:31 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214712621/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Bayern Munich were trailing 1-0 to Atltico Madrid in extra-time in Brussels. Luis Aragons, later Spain's World Cup-winning coach, had given the Spaniards the lead with a direct free-kick (114.), the Germans were running out of time. They didn't create any meaningful chances.Twenty seconds from the final whistle, the centre-back Schwarzenbeck (dubbed "the Kaiser's cleaner" ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711432/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 06:22:30 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711432/scat/0b761d844c35f1be LONDON (ShareCast) - Though Germany's PMI (purchasing managers' index) data showed a sluggish advance in May, new orders continued to decline, putting a forecast rebound in growth during the second quarter at risk. The data showed a stabilization in private sector business activity in Germany as most of the readings marked a two-month high, but the figures were still little changed ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711530/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 06:11:00 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711530/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany's foreign intelligence service believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have gained strength, revising its prediction from last year of a quick regime collapse, a media report said.Assad's forces are now able to keep the rebels in check, although victory remains elusive, according to a report by the service chief Gerhard Schindler, news site Spiegel Online ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711531/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 06:07:49 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711531/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN - Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his lustre -- French President Francois Hollande. The Social Democratic Party is marking Thursday's anniversary with festivities in Leipzig, the eastern city where it was ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711437/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 06:01:42 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711437/scat/0b761d844c35f1be The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang and the German Chancellor's Personal Representative for Africa, in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gunter Nooke yesterday, May 21, 2013 in Yaounde discussed the project to establish a factory to process natural gas into fertilizer in Cameroon. This was one of the main topics discussed at the Star Building ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711235/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 05:57:24 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711235/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany international Ilkay Gundogan will be vital to Borussia Dortmund's hopes in the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich.Bayern are widely considered the favourites for Saturday's all-German showdown at Wembley Stadium, especially since the Bavarian club destroyed Barcelona 7-0 in their two-legged semi-final.Up against Barcelona's vaunted midfield of Xavi Hernandez, ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711532/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 05:57:05 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711532/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BRUSSELS | Thu May 23, 2013 5:47am EDT BRUSSELS May 23 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators accepted on Thursday concessions from Lufthansa, United Airlines, Air Canada and Continental to ease competition concerns about their transatlantic revenue-sharing pact. The European Commission said the airlines would give up airport slots in Frankfurt and New York, and also allow rivals to sell ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711217/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 05:47:54 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711217/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Healthy dogs have wet noses, but cold and creamy canine noses may be a sign that they've been treated to a doggy frozen yoghurt made in Berlin. Rather than chocolate or pistachio, flavours include salmon and ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710601/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 05:23:45 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710601/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany is the most popular country in the world, according to a poll released on Tuesday asking people to rate the positive and negative influence of 16 major ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710602/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 05:23:43 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710602/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN -; Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster - French President Francois ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710427/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:51 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710427/scat/0b761d844c35f1be YAOUNDE ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711386/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 05:11:56 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711386/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BRUSSELS | Thu May 23, 2013 5:02am EDT BRUSSELS May 23 (Reuters) - EU regulators will announce on Thursday their acceptance of proposals by Lufthansa, United Airlines, Continental and Air Canada to free up airport slots to end an antitrust case, a source familiar with the matter said. The four airlines' revenue-sharing, pricing and capacity pacts triggered an investigation by the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711218/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 05:02:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711218/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Premium Members Paying subscribers to OilVoice will benefit from unrestricted access to; » Who's Who database » Company database » Well database » News ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709462/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:36 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709462/scat/0b761d844c35f1be FRANKFURT | Thu May 23, 2013 3:59am EDT FRANKFURT May 23 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's bosses are likely to get a grilling from shareholders on Thursday about a string of lawsuits and regulatory probes involving Germany's biggest bank. Co-chief Executives Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen will address the bank's annual shareholder meeting at Frankfurt's fair and exhibition ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710250/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 03:59:42 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710250/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany's Social Democrats marked their 150 anniversary by opening a new chapter in international socially-oriented politics, founding a global Progressive Alliance in an attempt to replace the ignored and discredited Socialist ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708426/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 03:03:19 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708426/scat/0b761d844c35f1be The small population of grey seals on the Baltic Sea has increased significantly, with hopes rising that they may start breeding soon, conservationists reported on ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708427/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 03:03:18 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708427/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Mexico and Germany pledged on Wednesday to promote bilateral tourism, air connectivity and the flow of visitors, Mexico's Ministry of Tourism said in a ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708242/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 02:50:14 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708242/scat/0b761d844c35f1be FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chip equipment maker Aixtron is cutting more than 20 percent of its staff in Germany in response to weak demand for its products.The group, which last month reported a wider than expected operating loss for the first quarter, said in a statement ahead of its annual shareholders meeting on Thursday that the decision was "inevitable, albeit very painful."It ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707489/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 01:55:25 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707489/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Although Germans express outrage when wealthy or famous people evade taxes, many of them do the same themselves, albeit on a smaller scale, a new survey ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707490/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 01:54:45 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707490/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on Saturday. Goalkeepers: 1-Manuel Neuer, 27: Enjoyed a record-breaking season and his first Bundesliga title after conceding just 18 goals en route to the league win. The Germany number one, however, did not avoid some of his trademark blunders. Has not missed a game in ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707750/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thu, 23 May 2013 01:34:26 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707750/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany's opposition Social Democrats mark their 150th birthday Thursday, with French President Francois Hollande as the only foreign speaker and conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in the audience.The French Socialist president will give the keynote address at the anniversary celebrations of his centre-left allies, who are battling poor poll ratings as they try to unseat Merkel in ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705380/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:03 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705380/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Angela Merkel appointed him for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green revolution' in Europe's biggest power market. A year on, Peter Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists, disdained by industry and viewed coolly by a public wary of the costs. Now, the chancellor herself seems to be turning her back on him, an increasingly isolated ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705288/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:18 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705288/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704448/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:36 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704448/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Borussia Dortmund at London's Wembley Stadium (1845 GMT) with more at stake than Europe's premier club trophy. Bayern, four-times European champions, are Germany's richest and most successful club, while rejuvenated Borussia Dortmund won the trophy in 1997 but came to the brink of financial ruin in 2005. The Ruhr valley club have recovered on a sporting level under ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704576/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:13 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704576/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Internet mogul Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was considering taking legal action against tech giants such as Twitter, Google and Facebook for infringing copyright on a security measure he invented.Dotcom, who is on bail in New Zealand as US authorities seek his extradition in the world's biggest copyright case, said he invented "two-factor authentication", which many major sites have ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704449/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 22:01:43 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704449/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Some opposition politicians in Germany's Reichstag are pushing the idea of putting speed limits on all sections of Germany's autobahns -- the highways famed for having no speed limit at all. To the displeasure of certain auto lovers, the movement is gaining momentum. CBC ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703306/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:09 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703306/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Bayreuth paid tribute to composer Richard Wagner on what would have been his 200th birthday here Wednesday with a rare concert in the town's legendary Festpielhaus theatre.While a small crowd of onlookers braved blustery showers and chilly winds outside the theatre that sits atop Bayreuth's fabled Green Hill, Wagnerians from all over the world rubbed shoulders inside with Bavaria's ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703307/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:43 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703307/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Joachim Loew wishes the all-German UEFA Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund could have happened last year.Twelve months ago, Bayern left their Allianz Arena home having suffered defeat on penalties to Chelsea in the showpiece event and Loew believes that result had a detrimental impact on his side's Euro 2012 campaign.Ahead of Saturday's final at Wembley ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703308/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 20:40:54 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703308/scat/0b761d844c35f1be The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702999/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 20:31:53 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702999/scat/0b761d844c35f1be The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.She said the new Israeli government was more disposed toward peace and that "US Secretary of State John Kerry is very much engaged [in the process]."She added that "my colleague, Justice Minister Livni, she gives me the impression that there is a chance at this moment, it is difficult, but there is a chance."Later, the German minister met ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702166/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:47 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702166/scat/0b761d844c35f1be /enpproperty--> Berlin is "making special arrangements" to welcome Premier Li Keqiang during his upcoming visit to show the European power's determination to deepen strategic relations with the world's second-biggest economy, Shi Mingde, the Chinese ambassador to Germany, told China Daily before Li's visit. Li, who is on his first tour to Europe since taking ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702167/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:32 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702167/scat/0b761d844c35f1be We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We also use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the BBC website. However, if you would like to, you ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702169/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 19:46:42 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702169/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Top seed Janko Tipsarevic suffered a shock defeat to qualifier Guido Pella in the clay-court Power Horse Cup in Dusseldorf on Wednesday.The Serbian lost the first set in a tie-break and failed to recover as his Argentine opponent surrendered just one game in the second to take a place in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 event, winning 7-6 (7-1) 6-1.Pella will meet Serbia's Viktor Troicki ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702170/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:51 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702170/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN - The Israeli embassy slammed the German Green Party on Wednesday for its Bundestag efforts to label products from the West Bank, calling those efforts "another try to negatively single out Israel while promoting an economic boycott of it."In a statement ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700292/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 18:50:24 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700292/scat/0b761d844c35f1be /enpproperty--> No political party in the German Parliament supports Brussels' decision to levy punitive tariffs against China's exports of solar panels, a German politician said. Hans-Josef Fell, a senior member of the Bundestag, the German Parliament, admitted Germany and the European Commission hold conflicting positions on the issue. Speaking before Premier Li Keqiang's ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700630/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:16 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700630/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Thomas Ostermeier, artistic director of Berlin's famed Schaubuhne theatre company, has made a name for himself internationally over the past decade with his productions of Henrik Ibsen's plays.But what does the German director really think of the 19th-century Norwegian playwright who penned such classics ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214697935/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:03 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214697935/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214698889/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 16:11:15 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214698889/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Bayern Munich's coach Jupp Heynckes waves to acknowledge well-deserved cheers. In his return to Bayern for a third stint he has led them to the domestic league title and Uefa Champions League ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696157/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:03 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696157/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN--Justin Bieber's pet monkey, which was seized by German customs in March, officially became German property Tuesday after the Canadian pop sensation failed to claim the animal, officials ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696606/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 15:14:48 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696606/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Braving blustery showers and unseasonally chilly temperatures, hundreds of people turned out in Bayreuth Wednesday to celebrate the 200th birthday of German composer Richard Wagner.Bavaria's political elite, headed by state premier Horst Seehofer, were among the invited guests for a rare concert in the legendary Festspielhaus theatre, which was built according to Wagner's own demands ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696608/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696608/scat/0b761d844c35f1be France and Germany are working on a joint economic initiative to put to their European Union partners at a summit in June, French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday.It would be the first Franco-German initiative since the French Socialist leader took office a year ago.Hollande said at the close of an EU tax and energy summit that he and Chancellor Angela Merkel were planning talks ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696607/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696607/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700633/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 14:54:41 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700633/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Qualifier Guido Pella defeated a Top 10 player Wednesday in gaining a spot in the quarterfinals of the Power Horse Cup tennis tournament in Germany. Pella, ranked No. 101 in the world, eliminated ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696461/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 14:49:16 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214696461/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Canadian pop star Justin Bieber performs in front of a crowd of 15,000 fans at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai on May 4, 2013. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214694817/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214694817/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Declaring its eagerness to find workers that "think differently", a German software giant has announced it plans to recruit hundreds of people ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214694757/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:50 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214694757/scat/0b761d844c35f1be German state prosecutors filed on Wednesday charges against a policeman who punched a woman in the face, breaking her nose and eye socket while she was at a Munich police station in ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214693365/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:59 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214693365/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Not even a year ago, German intelligence predicted Syrian autocrat Bashar Assad's regime would soon collapse. Now, the agency instead believes the rebels are in trouble. Government troops are set to make significant advances, it ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214693366/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:57 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214693366/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany's labor minister, Ursula von der Leyen, said Wednesday that she and her French counterpart will meet in Paris next week along with the countries' finance ministers and European industry representatives to discuss the initiative. On July 3, Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to host a meeting of the 27 European Union nations' labor ministers and national labor agency heads in ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214693138/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:45 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214693138/scat/0b761d844c35f1be German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world by business magazine Forbes for a third year in a row. Merkel has now made the Forbes list eight times out of the past ten years -- seven times as No. 1. Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, who is of Bulgarian dissent, is second in the list. Melinda Gates and Michelle Obama are third and fourth, ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214692793/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:28 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214692793/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN - Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high European youth unemployment, which officials in Berlin say will centre on trying to get business involved and make better use of already-pledged public money. Germany's labour minister, Ursula von der Leyen, said Wednesday that she and her French counterpart will meet in Paris next week along with the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214693367/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:13 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214693367/scat/0b761d844c35f1be PARIS (AFP) - The head of Germany's Bundesbank, Jens Weidmann, said France needs to make additional efforts to reduce its public deficit, in an interview published Wednesday.France was originally supposed to bring its public deficit back to the EU's ceiling of 3.0 percent of gross domestic product, but has won a two-year extension from the European Commission.Given that the Commission, ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214692900/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:17 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214692900/scat/0b761d844c35f1be REUTERS A monument commemorates the victims of a Nazi SS massacre in the Tuscan village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema, in northern ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691745/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:47 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691745/scat/0b761d844c35f1be It wasn't just the East German government that benefited from risky patient drug trials commissioned by Western pharmaceutical manufacturers decades ago. These companies also sent liaisons with lavish gifts to bribe and influence doctors to ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691744/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:46 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691744/scat/0b761d844c35f1be unemployment has become a pressing problem in many countries as economic belt-tightening continues.The German-French initiative comes at a time when both governments are under pressure: Germany faces criticism of its austerity-heavy remedy for Europe's debt crisis, while France has gone ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691135/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:55 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691135/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high youth unemployment in Europe.Germany's labour minister said that she and her French counterpart will meet in Paris next week along with the countries' finance ministers and European industry representatives to discuss the initiative. Officials in Berlin say the jobs drive will focus on putting already ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691741/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 11:35:13 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691741/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Filipino Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot of Great Britain barged into the men’s doubles quarterfinals of the Power Horse Cup ATP 250 Tuesday with a hard-earned 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 10-2 victory over local bet Philip Marx and Florin Mergen of Romania in Dusseldorf, Germany. The come-from-behind triumph lifted the third-seeded tandem of Huey and Inglot into a Final 8 clash with Daniel Brands of ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691746/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:59 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691746/scat/0b761d844c35f1be German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world by business magazine Forbes for the third year ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691026/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:43 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691026/scat/0b761d844c35f1be German software firm SAP says it wants to hire hundreds of people with autism to work as programmers and testers for its products. In a statement Wednesday, the firm said it hopes the plan will boost the number of workers with autism to as much as one per cent of its 65,000 workforce by 2020. Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause difficulties communicating in certain situations. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691714/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:55 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691714/scat/0b761d844c35f1be View Photo Reuters/Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, May 22 , 2013. REUTERS/Thomas ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691975/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 11:26:34 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691975/scat/0b761d844c35f1be DUSSELDORF – Top seed Janko Tipsarevic suffered a 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 loss to Argentine Guido Pella to exit the PowerHorse Open in an opening match shock, with the world number ten Serb now concerned about his lack of form heading into the French ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691747/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 11:25:45 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691747/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed May 22, 2013 10:49am EDT * Deals with Portugal, Spain and France * Berlin aims to get speedier response than EU * Critics say efforts are belated By Annika Breidthardt BERLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - Germany is banking on bilateral deals to fight record youth unemployment in the euro zone, agreeing to cooperate with several countries to bypass pan-European bureaucracy. On Wednesday, Finance ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691574/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691574/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has become more stable, gaining an upper hand in capabilities to successfully thwart rebels amid the conflit plaguing the country, German foreign intelligence agency assessments were reported as stating Wednesday in German ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214689424/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:10 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214689424/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed May 22, 2013 10:08am EDT (Corrects third paragraph to state bond is SEC-registered and not 144a, and in the same paragraph that it priced at T+237.5bp, not 262.5bp) * New 15 non-call 10 structure hailed a success * European banks tipped to sell follow-up deals * Additional Tier 1 seen as next step for Deutsche By Aimee Donnellan and Danielle Robinson LONDON, May 22 (IFR) - Deutsche Bank added ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691216/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:41 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214691216/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany will throw its weight behind a British drive to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations, German diplomats said on ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214689914/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:35 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214689914/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Release 22 May 2013 - German authorities have refused to grant William Browder, the leader of the global campaign for justice for Sergei Magnitsky, safe passage to Germany from a politically motivated Russian arrest warrant, resulting in the cancellation of the European Magnitsky Law event, scheduled in Berlin on 27 May 2013. In the latest development concerning the Magnitsky sanctions, the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214690002/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:05 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214690002/scat/0b761d844c35f1be With summer around the corner, Sahara Sams in West Berlin, N.J. underwent a $6.5 million expansion, according to the Courier Post. The waterpark includes a 25-meter leisure pool, a childrens play zone, and a ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214689796/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 09:30:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214689796/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Police on Wednesday carried out raids across several German states at more than 20 properties, which they believe are connected to a network of leftist extremists responsible for carrying out attacks over more than a ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688617/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 09:17:45 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688617/scat/0b761d844c35f1be German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has expressed his support for blacklisting Hezbollah's military wing in the EU, officials have said. "In the light of discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle supports listing at least the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in the EU," German ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688472/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 09:12:52 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688472/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Germany today celebrated the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer whose music has been hailed as sublime art at the height of Western culture even as he remains tainted by his visceral anti-Semitic views, which later found favour with the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688474/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 09:09:15 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688474/scat/0b761d844c35f1be From jewel encrusted mobile phones to USB sticks shaped like human fingers, a new exhibition at a gallery in Hamburg is exposing crimes against ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688323/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:17 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688323/scat/0b761d844c35f1be PM Netanyahu Meets with German Foreign Minister Westerwelle (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 17 May 2013), in Jerusalem, met with German Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westrwelle. Prime Minister Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting: "It is always a pleasure to host you here in Jerusalem. You are a friend of ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688500/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:58 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688500/scat/0b761d844c35f1be BERLIN | Wed May 22, 2013 8:21am EDT BERLIN May 22 (Reuters) - German state development bank KfW will help establish a Portuguese financial institution to help economic growth and boost job creation in the crisis-stricken country, the finance ministers of Germany and Portugal said in a joint statement. They said a fall in Portugal's sovereign borrowing costs had not yet completely ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688110/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 08:21:22 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214688110/scat/0b761d844c35f1be German intelligence services had identified neo-Nazi gang the National Socialist Underground (NSU) as ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214687211/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:49 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214687211/scat/0b761d844c35f1be German software development giant SAP is planning to hire hundreds of people with autism by 2020. The company hopes to benefit from their unusual skillset and says it's ready for any practical ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214687212/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 08:04:59 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214687212/scat/0b761d844c35f1be The German left used to have a corner on the market when it came to progressive social issues. But Chancellor Merkel has transformed the conservatives, attracting huge quantities of women voters along the way. They've become a hot political commodity in this year's upcoming election, with the opposition struggling to catch ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214687213/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 08:04:58 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214687213/scat/0b761d844c35f1be The number of people admitting to tax evasion has shot up in the first five months of 2013 to reach some 6 million Euros in previously unclaimed ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214687215/scat/0b761d844c35f1be Wed, 22 May 2013 07:41:49 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214687215/scat/0b761d844c35f1be