A German lawyer has stepped down from FIFA’s ethics committee claiming that it is not making an effort to investigate alleged corruption within its ranks.
Guenter Hirsch, the former president of Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, resigned with immediate effect in a letter to committee chairman Claudio Sulser.
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German lawyer resigns from FIFA post
January 10th, 2011 |
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German farms closed due to contamination
January 8th, 2011 |
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The company at the centre of Germany’s dioxin food contamination could face criminal charges according to the country’s agriculture ministry.
Harles und Jentsch supplied oils to animal feed producers that should have gone for the industrial production of bio-fuel instead.
German FM fights for political career
January 6th, 2011 |
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Faced with dwindling public support and critics within his own party, German FM Guido Westerwelle will hold a speech which make-or-break his position as leader.
Westerwelle will defend his position as leader of the Free Democrats (FDP) in a key party speech on Thursday, amid calls for resignation coming from within his own party.
Merkel makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
December 18th, 2010 |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived early on Saturday in Kunduz accompanied by Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Chief of Staff Volker Wieker.
Her government will next month seek a renewed parliamentary mandate for its 4,800-strong Afghan mission.
German FM: Belgrade-Priština talks after elections
December 11th, 2010 |
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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle expressed his belief on Saturday that the Sunday elections in Kosovo would be a successful day for democracy.
“I hope that, soon after the elections, the new government in PriÅ¡tina will start direct talks with Serbia in order to begin solving everyday problems,†Westerwelle said in view of Kosovo elections, the German Foreign Ministry announced.
German Nazi suspect dies ahead of trial
November 22nd, 2010 |
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A Nazi suspect indicted on charges of involvement in the murders of 430,000 Jews at Belzec death camp has died aged 89. Samuel Kunz was third on the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s list of most wanted Nazi war crimes suspects and had been due to go on trial early next year.
Clashes over German nuclear train
November 7th, 2010 |
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Police have clashed with activists trying to halt a train carrying nuclear waste from France to Germany. Officers used batons, pepper spray, tear gas and water cannon to disperse about 250 activists who were trying to sabotage railway tracks.
German FM on diplomats’ role in Holocaust
October 29th, 2010 |
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German FM Guido Westerwelle has stated that he is ashamed of the fact that German diplomats were helping Nazis carry out the WW2 Holocaust.
He said that diplomats had been aiding the Holocaust with their “administrative unconcernâ€, Radio Free Europe reports.
Good relations condition for EU
October 27th, 2010 |
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German Ambassador Wolfram Maas says recognizing Kosovo is not a condition for Serbia’s EU integration. He also noted that good neighborly cooperation in the region was.
Google Says 3% of German Households to Block Street View
October 21st, 2010 |
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According to Google, 244,327 out of 8,458,084 households in Germany, or 2.89 percent, opted out of Street View. Not every household that asked to be blurred will be, however. – Google Oct. 21 said less than 3 percent of German households have opted out
of allowing Google Street View to collect images of their homes.
Google’s Street View service, which provides real-life images of streets all
over the world, caused a stir in May when the company admitted the cars it us…
Merkel: German multiculturalism has failed
October 17th, 2010 |
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Germany’s attempt to create a multicultural society has been a total failure, Chancellor Angela Merkel says. She addressed young members of her Christian Democrat party on Saturday. euronews reports.
German firm, Romania interested in South Stream
October 8th, 2010 |
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German companies and Romania are showing interest in Russia’s gas pipeline project South Stream, RIA Novosti reports. The Russian news agency quoted Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller on Friday.
German ambassador hosts reception
October 7th, 2010 |
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German Ambassador to Serbia Wolfram Maas says his country favors a start of consideration of Serbia’s candidate status bid.
He told B92 that the example of the two Germanys until 1990 “can serve as a model for Serbia and Kosovo” only in that they should cooperate on practical issues without recognizing one another.
Drone attack kills German militants
October 5th, 2010 |
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A suspected U.S. drone strike has killed eight militants thought to have German nationality in northwest Pakistan. Two missiles from what is reported to have been a CIA pilotless aircraft struck a mosque in Mirali in North Waziristan.
“Good chance for German seat on Security Council”
September 25th, 2010 |
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Germany, together with other global players like Japan, India and Brazil, has long harbored a desire for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle intends to drive home that message in an address to the General Assembly on Saturday.
German company may join South Stream
September 21st, 2010 |
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Wintershall, the oil and gas subsidiary of Germany’s BASF, may join the South Stream project, reports RIA Novosti. The news agency says that this could happen by the end of this year, quoting the Kommersant business daily.
German FM: Time for Serbia’s candidacy consultations
September 11th, 2010 |
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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said that the consultations on forwarding Serbia’s EU candidacy application to the European Commission should start. Westerwelle stated that the adoption of the Serbia-EU Kosovo resolution on Thursday has created a good foundation for the start of these consultations.
German commander: Wikileaks endangers lives
August 30th, 2010 |
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The German commander of international forces in northern Afghanistan has warned about the release of classified documents. The documents published by whistle-blowing website Wikileaks pose a lethal threat to soldiers, he said.
Analysts assess Westerwelle visit
August 27th, 2010 |
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While German FM Guido Westerwelle is holding meetings in Priština, Belgrade is still assessing effects of his yesterday’s visit. Westerwelle’s statement that Kosovo’s independence is a reality and that geographical map of Southeast Europe has been permanently changed has raised dust.