euro|topics - Birgit Baumann

: 1. Der Standard - Austria | 23/09/2011

Surprising praise for Greens

In his speech before the German parliament Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday avoided controversial subjects but praised the Green movement. Because so many Germans are ... » more

: 2. Der Standard - Austria | 13/05/2011

Mass murder not barred by limitation

The verdict pronounced against the former guard at the Nazi extermination camp of Sobibór by the Munich district court sends the right message, in the ... » more

: 3. Der Standard - Austria | 03/03/2011

New defence minister unglamorous but earnest

Germany's Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, who stepped down recently over a plagiarism affair, will be replaced by Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière. With this ... » more

: 4. Der Standard - Austria | 09/09/2010

Integration in Germany will take time

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière on Wednesday presented the government's new integration programme. But integration cannot be imposed from above, the daily Der Standard ... » more

: 5. Der Standard - Austria | 27/08/2010

German Social Democrat hits out at Muslims

The new book Deutschland schafft sich ab (Germany abolishes itself) by Thilo Sarrazin, member of the Bundesbank board and SPD politician, has made headlines. The ... » more

: 6. Der Standard - Austria | 08/09/2009

Berlin must throw light upon events

The government in Berlin should clarify what happened in the air strike in Afghanistan without consideration for the current election campaign, writes the daily Der ... » more

: 7. Der Standard - Austria | 25/07/2009

Germany's enormous scepticism

The grand coalition in Germany would prefer to remain silent about the German military's participation in the operations in Afghanistan but the opposition won't let ... » more

: 8. Der Standard - Austria | 18/04/2008

A new coalition model for Germany?

With its black-green - or CDU-Green Party - coalition, the city of Hamburg has opened up a new political door, Birgit Baumann writes. "Twenty-three years ... » more

: 9. Der Standard - Austria | 26/02/2008

New alliances in Germany

A new political model could be in the making for Germany, after parliamentary elections in the states of Hesse and Hamburg. In both cases, none ... » more

: 10. Der Standard - Austria | 18/02/2008

Debate about tax evasion in Germany

Klaus Zumwinkel, chief executive of Deutsche Post, has stepped down because of charges of tax evasion. Allegedly, he slipped a million Euros past the treasury, depositing the ... » more

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