Latest in Tag: Germany Highlight
Latest in Tag: Germany
Review: Columnists debate Morsy’s poor performance
Several columnists have denounced Morsy’s recent visit to Germany as an example of his failure to consider the deteriorating political situation in Egypt, criticising his decision to visit Berlin amid the political uproar. Some highlight that many Egyptians regret their choice of Morsy as president. The failing trip to Germany Mohamed Salmawi Al-Masry Al-Youm …
Morsy arrives in Germany despite political uproar
Faces protests by Egyptian expatriates in Berlin
German development bank to fund more than 100 new schools in Upper Egypt
Ministry of Education building ‘modern schools’ in Sohag and Assiut to be completed in 2016
Germany postpones €240 million in debt relief for Egypt
German development minister compares current Egyptian government to former Mubarak regime
Germany expels four Syrian embassy staff
Germany had expelled its Syrian ambassador in May, along with France, Britain, Italy and Spain
Germany ready to send 400 troops to Turkey-Syria border
The mandate, which is expected to be presented to parliament early next week, would run to January 31, 2014.
UN envoy, German minister in Turkey for Syria talks
Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle were in Turkey on Saturday for talks on the Syrian conflict.
US waivers 11 nations complying with Sanctions placed on Iran
Nations complying with Iranian sanctions are granted waivers to aid them in diminishing imports from Iran
Pirates fire at anti-piracy force
Italian helicopter pilot injured
Lufthansa strike grounds 300 flights
Union demands wage increases for over 18,000 employees
Germans slam ECB bond-buying programme
German figures express concerns that the ECB could be overstepping its mandate
Merkel gives Greece grounds for Euro hope
Germany’s Chancellor gives Greece eurozone hope, after talk with its prime minister
Asian markets higher despite eurozone uncertainty
Asian markets remain higher, following Germany refusal to take action towards the eurozone debt
Once-resilient Germany catches Europe’s crisis fever
Frankfurt (AFP) — Germany long appeared immune to Europe’s debt crisis, as deep reforms undertaken years ago helped steel the economic powerhouse against the current financial storms lashing its neighbours. But a raft of new economic data suggest that Germany, too, is slowly succumbing to the crisis fevers and could even fall back into recession …
Geithner visit to Germany sparks euro hopes
Brelin (AFP) — The top US finance official began meetings with his German counterpart and the head of the European Central Bank Monday, fuelling hopes Europe is readying decisive action to save the crisis-wracked eurozone. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met Wolfgang Schaeuble on a holiday island off the north German coast amid pressure on …
Germany, France vow to do ‘protect eurozone’
Berlin (AFP) — The leaders of Germany and France threw their political support Friday behind ECB chief Mario Draghi’s vow to do “everything” to protect the eurozone, after another brutal week of market turmoil. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said in a joint statement released in Berlin and Paris after a …
Deutsche Bank to co-operate with Libor probe
Berlin (AFP) – Deutsche Bank wants to cooperate with European investigators probing the manipulation of interbank interest rates to limit damage to its reputation and bottom line, a newspaper said Sunday. Germany’s biggest bank has asked the European Commission and Swiss authorities to give it the status of cooperating witness in their investigation of the …
German Ambassador: Morsy is determined to cope with his cumbersome task
H.E. Michael Bock witnessed the Egyptian Revolution from its build-up to the downfall of Hosni Mubarak and the current struggles for political reform
Merkel’s next crisis
By Joschka Fischer BERLIN: With Europe bogged down by the financial crisis and its national governments failing or being voted out of office across the continent, Germany has looked like an island of prosperity and stability. Chancellor Angela Merkel has appeared to be the embodiment of the new strength of old Europe’s problem child, a country …