Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 9, 2009
A day of celebration for Germany
Today is a day of celebration in Germany: the day the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago. On November 9, 1989, East Germans were finally free and began to cross into what was then West Germany. The whole country was almost unable to believe what was happening. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
October 21, 2009
Which swine flu vaccine for the Germans?
Now there is not only the question of to be vaccinated or not against the swine flu but which vaccine to get if one could choose. News breaking over the weekend have Germany debating about the supposed two-class medical system. German politicians are in full damage control denying that they will receive a different and safer flu vaccine that the ordinary citizen. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 28, 2009
Angela Merkel remains chancellor
If only elections were in the US like in Germany: relatively short, fast with the results and then…back to work. Well Germany is Germany and last night its citizens already knew the result of the elections: Chancellor Angela Merkel had won. So in part it was more of the same as ‘Angie” as the Germans call her will remain their chancellor. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 15, 2009
Sarkozy’s happiness and well-being at the G20
Next week the G20 summit will start at Pittsburgh. One of the assistants will be President Sarkozy from France. As Keyboard Politics published on September 2nd, the French president had a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel from Germany at which time he said “We want to see things changed in Pittsburgh.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 14, 2009
Political clout of pensioners in Germany
Last night took place in Germany a television debate between the two main candidates for the coming elections. The results indicated that neither Chancellor Angela Merkel nor her challenger Frank-Walter Steinmeier, from the center-left, managed to win. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 13, 2009
In Germany, yawning to the polls
In just two weeks -September 27- the Germans will go to the polls to elect members of the Bundestag, the federal parliament of Germany. But not great changes are expected and so far it has been a lackluster race with no many surprises expected. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 2, 2009
September 24-26: G20 summit
On September 24 until the 26, the G20 summit will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 of the world’s largest national economies plus the European Union will gather to discuss the financial state and try to get agreement on proposals aiming to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
