Germany, Wavering Ally

As German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy do their best to put on a public face of cooperation in resolving Europe’s escalating sovereign debt crisis, behind the scenes both leaders are seething.

They are angry with each other, angry with each other’s policy choices, angry with each other’s friends and allies.

DEATH OF THE EURO

City insiders yesterday speculated that the “death warrant” for the euro had already been written

Friday November 11,2011

By Macer Hall, Political Editor

PREPARATIONS were under way last night for the break-up of the euro as Europe’s debt crisis spiralled out of control.

As Treasury officials worked through the night to soften the impact on Britain, David Cameron warned that the single European currency was facing its “moment of truth”.

PKK to raise power in Germany, report says

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Uğur Erdan

ANKARA - Hürriyet

A German institute has predicted that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party is likely to grow its support and donation base in the EU’s most populous country.

"Crisis eurozone groot gevaar voor Amerikaanse economie"

De Amerikaanse president Barack Obama heeft een telefoongesprek gehad met de Duitse bondskanselier Angela Merkel over de laatste ontwikkelingen rond de schuldencrisis in de eurozone. Volgens Obama betekent die crisis een groot gevaar voor de Amerikaanse economie. Dat heeft het Witte Huis bekendgemaakt.
 

Seven things you and the EU should know about Gilo

A new international outcry about the latest building plan in Jerusalem has led to a mini crisis in German Israeli relations.