euro|topics - Joachim Güntner

: 1. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 21/12/2011

Era of the political chansonnier is over

Three old school chansonniers died in November, the German singer Franz Josef Degenhardt and the two Austrians Georg Kreisler and Ludwig Hirsch. New bands with ... » more

: 2. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 25/05/2011

Swiss entitled to get drunk

Last Thursday a week-long campaign by anti-addiction organisations aimed at encouraging people to use alcohol sensibly started in Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The liberal-conservative daily ... » more

: 3. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 27/10/2010

Germany's dirty Nazi diplomats

After five years of work a team of German historians will present its final report on the behaviour of the German Foreign Office during the ... » more

: 4. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 14/10/2009

Not a single harsh word

The daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung describes the opening speeches at the Frankfurt Book Fair as uninspired: "Sensations weren't to be expected. … Nor were fights ... » more

: 5. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 23/04/2008

A street named after Rudi Dutschke in Berlin

Joachim Güntner reports rather disapprovingly that Berlin's tageszeitung has won a court case to have Berlin's Kochstraße renamed Rudi-Dutschke-Straße after the famous German student leader. ... » more

: 6. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 02/07/2007

New names on the list of former NSDAP members

Joachim Güntner comments on a report in the Germany weekly "Focus" according to which Martin Walser, Dieter Hildebrandt and Siegfried Lenz joined the Nazi party ... » more

: 7. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 26/03/2007

Slovenia at the Leipzig Book Fair

The Leipzig Book Fair, which takes place each spring, ended on Sunday with a record number of visitors and events. It is widely regarded as ... » more

: 8. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 04/10/2006

The opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair

On October 3rd the world's biggest book fair opened in Frankfurt on Main. Joachim Güntner doesn't agree with the director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, ... » more

: 9. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 11/07/2006

The audio book boom

"The audio book business is booming" notes Joachim Güntner. "The days when they were looked down upon are gone. Just ten years ago, audio books ... » more

: 10. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 24/04/2006

Multifunctional churches

"The multifunctional nature of churches is nothing new from a historical point of view," Joachim Güntner points out in a commentary on empty churches and ... » more

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