unaccountable europe
No wonder then that citizens revolted against a perceived dictate from Berlin and elected to government the unpredictable rebels of the Five-Star Movement and right-wing radical Lega Party. . ..…
new york-born gi who defected to the east back in usa – people's
After the Berlin wall came down and the GDR was approaching elections, “West Germany offered everything, and especially the West Mark. … You got a hundred [west] marks … when you went over, to buy anything you wanted. . ... “This is an important day … especially in Berlin,”..…
freedom is why immigrants come to america – the future of freedom
Compare that with Berlin Wall that Soviet Union built August of 1961 physically splitting the city of Berlin half until that Wall came down November 1989. Soviet Union and their East German puppet rulers made that very plain it was to keep people in, to prevent East Germans and East..…
the lure of western europe
Magnum Photos Berlin Wall, November 1989 photograph by Raymond Depardon By the spring of 1952, the iron curtain that Winston Churchill had described as descending on the half of Europe, already felt impenetrable, even permanent. ..…
worcester teen dead, another faces murder charges after fight: police
State police say 16-year-old is facing murder charges after fight behind Berlin complex ended in another teen's death.. The suspect, Vershawn Hudson-Crawford, his mother and his grandmother went to Berlin Police Department at about 15 p.m. ..…
stopping the war for tripoli
Crisis Group interviews, European diplomats, Tripoli, Tunis, Berlin, Rome, April- May 2019.Hide Footnote This dilemma, coupled with Washington's refusal to condemn the assault on Tripoli and France's close ties to Haftar and his Gulf backers, has led to policy paralysis among most EU member..…
german gov't to provide 40 bln euros to help finance structural change
BERLIN, May 22 -- The German cabinet adopted plans on Wednesday to provide billion euros of financial support to federal states undergoing the structural changes needed for Germany to achieve its planned phase out of coal by 2038.. ..…
plenty of commitment but a tired election campaign
Rather for days Berlin centred on the call from the leader of Young Socialists for German BMW to be communitised.. ..…
senior german diplomat in tehran for nuclear deal talks
BERLIN — German diplomat headed to Tehran on Thursday to press Iran to continue to respect the nuclear deal, despite the unilateral of United States and increasing pressure from Washington.. ... In Berlin, Foreign Ministry said Political Director Jens Ploetner was to hold talks with..…
democracy vs. the putin-nazis
Hopkins is an award-winning American playwright, novelist and satirist based in Berlin. ..…
global warming: it can do anything
This became clear to Franz when his teachers in Berlin cast stealthily malicious glances at him when Jewish characters — such as Shylock . . . . ..…
if trump wants black votes, heshould talk about illegal
This became clear to Franz when his teachers in Berlin cast stealthily malicious glances at him when Jewish characters — such as Shylock . . . . ..…
what is europe? freedom, slavery, austerity or nothing at all
asked Wit Nirski, a 36-year-old advertisement strategist I met on the train from Warsaw back to Berlin. ... Schuetze contributed reporting from Berlin and Joanna Berendt contributed reporting from Warsaw. . . . . . . ..…
» palestinians rally against germany’s criminalization of bds–
German representative was given letter for German government written by Palestinian political forces and civil society, and nongovernmental organizations asking Berlin to rescind its decision to criminalize BDS movement.. ..…
german minister presents draft law to supplement basic pension from
BERLIN, May 22 -- The German Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Hubertus Heil, presented his reform to supplement German basic pension on Wednesday.. ..…
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