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U.S. now bugging German ministers in place of Merkel: report

YoopyaFeb 24, 2014September 30, 20230

(Reuters) – The National Security Agency (NSA) has stepped up its surveillance of senior German government officials since being ordered by Barack Obama to halt

German, French growth creeps above forecasts in last months of 2013

YoopyaFeb 14, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Economic growth in Germany and France, the euro zone’s two largest economies, marginally exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter and offered hope of

Here comes the euro zone growth data

YoopyaFeb 10, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – The euro zone and its constituent parts will report fourth quarter economic growth numbers at the end of the week, offering policy makers

German coalition partners clash on work-life balance

YoopyaJan 13, 2014November 26, 20230

(Reuters) – Germany’s new Social Democrat (SPD) family minister has angered Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives with a proposal to cut the working week for parents

Germany will help dispose of Syrian chemical weapons

YoopyaJan 9, 2014December 10, 20230

(Reuters) – Germany will help destroy Syria’s arsenal of chemical weapons materials as part of an international disarmament program, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday. The

Dutch break with EU to open political dialogue with Cuba

YoopyaJan 8, 2014December 3, 20230

(Reuters) – The Dutch foreign minister signed an agreement on Tuesday with his Cuban counterpart to engage in political consultations, breaking ranks with the European

Khodorkovsky leaves Germany for Switzerland to take sons to school

YoopyaJan 7, 2014December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky arrived in Switzerland on Sunday, having spent two weeks in Germany since his release from a Russian prison, but

Angela Merkel fractures pelvis in ski fall

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has fractured a bone in her pelvis in a cross-country skiing accident in Switzerland, her spokesman says. She also suffered heavy

Man, shot in head, notices five years later

YoopyaDec 24, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – A Polish man living in Germany went about his business for about five years without noticing he had been shot in the head because he was drunk

Angela Merkel voted into 3rd term as German chancellor

YoopyaDec 17, 2013January 31, 20240

(CNN) — Germany’s parliament voted Tuesday for Angela Merkel to serve a third term as the country’s chancellor, this time at the head of a grand