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Germany country news

Pressed hard by the United States and NATO to get more involved in the fighting in Afghanistan, Germany has said it will send an additional... full story

Bayer sees Brazil as a growing market, will invest more

Parliament approves Deutsche Telekom’s investment in OTE

Merkel visits Poland on Tusk’s invitation

Hamburg tells Naples to keep the gold rubbish coming

German car industry likes French emission compromise

Stora Enso to sell Helsinki HQ building to Deka

Moscow, Berlin see hope for EU-Russian deal

Parliament ready to privatise rail

Germany, not Volkswagen has the say on its operation

Political

German business sets out growth and jobs plan

German industry has laid out a 10-point plan for boosting growth and creating new jobs in Europe’s biggest economy as it tries to stay competitive... full story

German FM meets Chinese civil society leaders there

Brussels cautious, Greens furious on car agreement

Solar subsidies cut, wind and tele-heating boosted

Merkel, Sarkozy want EU deal on energy, climate

German business wants partnership with Chisinau

Merkel says biodiversity needs to be saved fast

Moscow, Germany discuss some strategic issues

Merkel gets tongue-lashing from an employers’ leader

Germany and Egypt move to get closer and to deal

more political news...

Business

Lufthansa is sticking to its good profit forecast

German airline Lufthansa has said it expects to meet its operating profit target this year despite rising fuel price. Lufthansa said earlier this year that... full story

World’s biggest solar plant goes on stream in Germany

VW sales slump despite strong markets in China and Brazil

Hannover Re links up with Indian reinsurer GIC Re

BASF and Monsanto have soybean fungicide deal

Wienerberger expands Brick business in Croatia

Adidas will sue Wal-Mart for alleged copying

M&T sues Deutsche Bank for fraud in CDO affair

BASF will hike prices for paper and board dispersions

Ashok Leyland invests in Albonair

Economic

Off to a good start with a sharp growth spurt

German economic growth surged 1.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the final three months of last year, the Federal Statistics... full story

Untamed capitalism has run amok it, must be corralled

Slowing growth means fewer jobs, higher unemployment

Danger looms when investing in foreign plants too fast

Chinese companies steal billions in engineering secrets

US biggest aid donor, but Germany closing fast

Slowing growth and falling unemployment don’t add up

Consumer confidence up despite worries

Lithuania wants to sink the Nord Stream gas pipeline

Exports expected to slow down in 2008

more business news...

more economic news...

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Bylines & Interviews

Blatant Benevolence
By Peter Singer is Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University

IS THIS REALLY RIGHT?
By Clare Payne manages the Integrity Office of an Australian Investment Bank

Migrants should not be seen as criminals
By Paulo Casaca is as Member of the European Parliament from Portugal

Towards a European Public Sphere
By Georgios Papastatmkos is a Member of the European Parliament from Greece

Saving Resources to Save Growth
By Jeffrey Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Europe’s Calamity
By Joschka Fischer, Germany’s Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor from 1998 to 2005

From Lisbon to Dublin and back again
By MEP Costas Botopoulos is a Member of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament for Greece

Kashagan development postponed until 2013
interview with Timur Kulibaev, KazEnergy Association head

Scarcity in an Age of Plenty
By Joseph E. Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University

European vision of Serbia
interview with Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Bozidar Djelic

Green Economy, Green Jobs
interview with Nikolaus G. van der Pas. Director General

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