Merkel backs European Monetary Fund

09 March 2010

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is backing plans for a European Monetary Fund, as Germany and France outline plans to regulate financial market speculation.

Germany has love-hate relationship to daring Pop Art guru Mel Ramos

09 March 2010

Some say Mel Ramos revolutionized art in the 1960s by melding it with advertising. A Tuebingen museum has devoted the first retrospective ever to the Californian who says he paints pictures of women, not women.

Court decision backs cheated investors

09 March 2010

Following a ruling Tuesday, brokerage firms in Germany and abroad can now be on the hook for not looking out for the best interests of their investors.

German corporate bankruptcies have risen sharply

09 March 2010

German corporate bankruptcies jumped considerably last year, rising by more than 11 percent and marking the first annual increase since 2003. The volume of debt more than doubled.

Myanmar unveils new election laws

09 March 2010

The military junta of Myanmar, which is also known as Burma, unveiled the first details of new election laws on Tuesday.

India’s Women’s Reservation Bill clears first hurdle

09 March 2010

Amidst uproar on Tuesday, India’s upper house in parliament, or Rajya Sabha, passed a bill that is to reserve a third of all seats in parliament for women.

Migrant workers risk deportation from Thailand

09 March 2010

Bangkok said on Monday it would jail migrant workers caught at mass anti-government protests planned for this weekend. There are over a million migrant workers in Thailand, many from Myanmar, also known as Burma.

Deutsche Welle Bengali goes FM

09 March 2010

Deutsche Welle and Bangladesh Betar signed a comprehensive partnership agreement on Tuesday. DW-RADIO is to broadcast live two times daily from Bangladesh.

Germany debates extending the statute of limitations for sexual abuse

09 March 2010

As more and more allegations of sexual abuse in Catholic institutions come to light, German politicians debate whether to extend the statute of limitations for civil and criminal prosecution.

Silence reigns in Ireland's new suburbs

09 March 2010

Since its building boom ended, Ireland has become a land of unoccupied and half-finished houses. Now, housing market analysts in the country are asking themselves the proverbial question: What went wrong?

Latvia eases immigration restrictions in bid for cash infusion

09 March 2010

Latvia is desperate to attract new investors that could help the recovery of the country’s weak economy. But its recent easing of visa restrictions for non-EU citizens has sparked a nationalist outcry.

Sports psychologists make slow inroads into German soccer

09 March 2010

Professional athletes are under enormous pressure, and for some players the burden can be too much. In soccer, more than other sports, the taboo on seeking help is a hard one to break. Could change be underway?

Police find stolen corpse of ex-president near Nicosia

09 March 2010

DNA tests confirm the body of Cyprus ex-President Tassos Papadopoulos has been found, three months after it was robbed from its grave.

Deutsche Post's profit exceeds own predictions

09 March 2010

Deutsche Post announced high profits in 2009, despite the global economic crisis. The reason? Strict cost management, said CEO Frank Appel.

Soprano Brueggergosman's 'long, languid' album is an ode to night

09 March 2010

Soprano Measha Brueggergosman just released her second album on Deutsche Grammophon. It pays tribute to night time, with European works in five languages.

Portugal announces austerity measures after public sector strike

09 March 2010

Portugal's government announced a plan to cut spending and raise revenues in the euro zone's latest round of austerity measures aimed at stabilizing the currency and bringing deficits within EU regulations.

EU warns against protectionism in billion dollar Air Force contract

09 March 2010

The EU has warned against US protectionism, after European aerospace giant EADS said it was dropping out of a multi-billion dollar contract bid process. American rival Boeing is now the only bidder.

German aid agencies face government shake-up

08 March 2010

The German government has defended plans to merge the three main state-funded aid agencies, GTZ, DED and Inwent, into a more efficient organization. Development Minister Dirk Niebel says no job cuts are involved.

European Monetary Fund idea wins support in Germany

08 March 2010

Momentum couldn't be greater to create a European Monetary Fund, financial experts say. But who, they ask, should pay for it?

Women's Reservation Bill presented to Indian upper house

08 March 2010

India's government presented the Women's Reservation Bill to the upper house of parliament on Monday, 14 years after it was first proposed.