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Angela Merkel

We look at German health care, cutting costs in the British public sector and Climategate.

Ups and downs

We look at media comment on plans to raise German health-care premiums, actions by the British government to cut costs in the public sector, as well as on the results of the investigation into Climategate.
Krankenversicherungsbeiträge
Ermittlung(en)

____ presidential election puts the pressure on Merkel.

Botched, messed or hashed?
Grounded?

Strikes, confusion and war in peacetime

This week, we look at media commentary on the threatened strike by British Airways cabin crews, at Angela Merkel’s difficult coalition, and at Barack Obama’s acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kabinenpersonal

History being made

We look at media comment on the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, as well as on the German government’s decision to backtrack on promised tax cuts.

Jahrestag
einen Rückzieher machen bei
Feeling at home already. Photo: EU

Ups and downs

This week, we look at media comment on whether former British prime minister Tony Blair is the right man to become EU president. We also look at comment on the German government's announcement that it will cut taxes, as well as on the fall of the US dollar.

A short honeymoon

Guido Westerwelle and Angela Merkel’s honeymoon period will be short-lived. If they want their coalition to work, or last to the end of the term, they will both have to compromise. Most couples come to realize this during the honeymoon.

hier: Zeit der Harmonie
kurzlebig, nicht von Dauer
hier: Legislaturperiode
Flitterwochen
Something to smile about

Victory for Merkel

This week, we look at media comment on the results of the German general elections, which saw Angela Merkel return to power with a new coalition partner, the liberal FDP.
Parlamentswahlen

A sleepy vote for change

In the end, Germany's election result was as boring as the campaign
beforehand. Well, maybe the result itself wasn't boring, but its
announcement last night certainly was. Germany has voted for change in its sleep.

Decision time

After four years, it is time for the good people of Germany to decide who they want as a government for the next four years. But the truth is that it really doesn't matter which coalition rules after Sunday.
They get The Economist's vote

EU ups and downs

This week, we look at media comment on the German elections, on EU aid to laid-off Dell workers in Ireland, and on EU vulnerability after the US decision to scrap a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe.
Finanzhilfe
entlassen
Verwundbarkeit
(ersatzlos) streichen
Raketenschutzschild
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