ANGELA Merkel will come under pressure at the G8 summit this weekend to use German taxpayers’ money to help rescue struggling European countries, including Greece and Spain, by underwriting their debts. The German chancellor will travel to Washington for
FRANCOIS Hollande will be sworn in as President of France this morning only to see his leadership qualities put to the test within hours of entering the Elysée, as he flies to Berlin for a tense first meeting with Angela Merkel over growth and austerity
Cuban prisoners made furniture for Swedish retail giant Ikea under a 1980s deal to produce thousands of tables and sofas, according to German files.The deal was struck in 1987 when representatives of Ikea Trading Berlin, an East German branch of the Swed
I SEE the G8 has a brilliant solution to the problems of the eurozone. President Obama says it’s time for "growth and jobs". Jolly good. That’s the stuff. Let me show you how to create employment – the Brussels way. Come with me through the streets of At
Politicians who embellish the facts may be seen as being pathetic but, in some eyes, it makes them seem more human, an expert in political communications has said.Dr Margaret Scammell, senior fellow at the London School of Economics, spoke out after an a
In 1948, the Democratic Party president, Harry Truman, organised the Marshall Plan to rescue Germany and mainland Europe from economic ruin.Irish America's control of the Democratic Pa
Hundreds of world landmarks from Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to the Great Wall of China have gone dark, part of a global effort to highlight climate change.Earth Hour, held on the last Saturday of March every year, began as a Sydney-only event in 2007. The
The city of Leipzig in eastern Germany has been at the heart of so many seminal influences. A commercial centre for centuries, home to the world's oldest trade fair and Europe's biggest railway station, it's plain to see how this site where two of the co
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