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Germany slams US for ‘Stasi methods’ ahead of Obama visit

Germany slams US for ‘Stasi methods’ ahead of Obama visit

Published by on June 12, 2013

(Photo: Wikipedia) Germans are expressing outrage as details of a US internet spy program – revealed by a former CIA employee-turned-whistleblower – are prompting comparisons with that of former communist East Germany’s Ministry for State Security. Unfortunately for Obama’s upcoming trip to Berlin, it was revealed that Germany ranks as the most-spied-on EU country by the US, a map of secret surveillance… Read more →

Severe floods are crippling large parts of central Europe. The Czech Republic, Austria and Germany are the worst affected, with at least eight deaths reported.

German Jihadists: Officials Fear Return of Syrian War Veterans

Published by on April 26, 2013

Both Photos: (AFP) German security officials believe that a number of Germans have teamed up with radical Islamists on the frontlines in Syria. What worries them most are the training and ties they’ve gained abroad — and whether they’ll continue the jihad once home. The trail of Ibrahim R. ran cold in March 2013. The young man from the southwestern… Read more →

‘Like 1930s Germany’: Greek Far Right Gains Support

Published by on April 18, 2013

Photo: AP Nowhere else in Europe are neo-Nazis and right-wing extremists profiting as greatly from the financial crisis as in Athens. As they terrorize the country with violence, the police stand back and prosecutors are powerless. The Municipal Theater in Piraeus, Greece, was bathed in an eerie light, with yellow floodlights and red torches combining to illuminate the theater’s neoclassical… Read more →

German and French economies stumble

Published by on April 4, 2013

Germany’s economy slowed to “near stagnation” last month, while France’s recorded its biggest contraction for four years, according to a closely watched survey. The Markit composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which measures both the manufacturing and services sectors, declined to 50.6 in Germany last month, from 53.3 in February. Any figure above 50 indicates growth. France’s reading fell to 41.9… Read more →

Digital Spying Burdens German-Chinese Relations

Published by on February 25, 2013

Photo Credit: dapd Companies like defense giant EADS or steelmaker ThyssenKrupp have become the targets of hacker attacks from China. The digitial espionage is creating a problem for relations between Berlin and Beijing, but Chancellor Angela Merkel has shied away from taking firm action. Very few companies in Europe are as strategically important as the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company… Read more →

Eurozone dragged further into recession as German economy shrinks

Published by on February 14, 2013

The 17-nation bloc slipped far deeper than expected into recession in the fourth quarter as economic giant Germany suffered its sharpest contraction since the height of the global financial crisis in 2009. Euro area GDP fell 0.6pc in the last three months of 2012, marking the currency bloc’s first full year in which no quarter produced growth, extending back to… Read more →

Greek Extremists: ‘Golden Dawn’ Fosters Ties with German Neo-Nazis

Published by on February 4, 2013

Photo Credit: REUTERS The Greek right-wing extremist party Golden Dawn has established contacts with German neo-Nazis in Bavaria. The group, which is represented in Greek parliament, is also attempting to set up a cell in the southern German state. The Greek right-wing extremist party Golden Dawn is establishing close contacts with Bavarian neo-Nazis and began setting up a cell in Nuremberg last… Read more →

Adolf Hitler’s memory is a ‘constant warning’, Merkel says on 80th anniversary

Published by on January 30, 2013

Photo: AFP/GETTY Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Adolf Hitler’s rise to power 80 years ago should go on reminding Germans that democracy and freedom cannot be taken for granted. Mrs Merkel was speaking at the inauguration of an exhibition in Berlin to commemorate eight decades since Hitler became chancellor on January 30, 1933 – an anniversary which has… Read more →

Aide to Egyptian President Morsi claims Holocaust a US hoax

Published by on January 29, 2013

Photo Credit: (AP) HAIFA, Israel –  A key figure in Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s government called the Holocaust a hoax cooked up by U.S. intelligence operatives and claimed the 6 million Jews who were killed by Nazis simply moved to the U.S. The outrageous claims, by Fathi Shihab-Eddim, a senior figure close to President Morsi who is now responsible for… Read more →