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German powerhouse leaves working mothers behind
Germany's traditional family policies have forced German women to choose between a career and motherhood. The consequences could slow its economic momentum.
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EU leaders agree on need for more money - just not how much
Some European leaders want to give the permanent bailout fund as much money as possible, but others say that will do nothing to deter a repeat of the current debt crisis.
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East Germans unite: Joachim Gauck elected president
Both Germany's new President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel hail from the former communist East Germany, marking a turning point in the country's reintegration efforts.
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In powerhouse Germany, salaries for women lag behind
According to an OECD report published this week, women working full-time in Germany make 21.6 percent less than men and hold substantially fewer top business positions.
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Germany's green energy sector: can it grow without subsidies?
Generous subsidies for Germany's green energy sector have been so successful at fostering growth that the government is now asking if the industry can survive without them.
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IMF: $650 billion isn't enough for the European bailout fund
European finance ministers agreed to move up the launch of a permanent bailout fund by a year, but the fund is still too small, according to the IMF.
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Flying too close to the sun: German solar companies fall on hard times
Despite being celebrated just a few years ago as economic heroes, German solar-panel manufacturers are falling behind Chinese competitors.
12/22/2011 12:41 pm -
Germans ask: Why doesn't eurozone like us?
Images of Greek protesters waving signs of German Chancellor Merkel in Nazi uniform have troubled Germans. Many in struggling eurozone countries resent Merkel's hard line.
12/04/2011 10:12 am -
Europe debt crisis: Greece teeters on brink of bankruptcy
Greece revealed today that it is in more dire economic straits than envisioned when a €110 billion bailout deal was agreed to this summer, sparking concern that Europe’s debt crisis could deepen.
10/03/2011 01:35 pm -
Merkel, Papandreou buying time for debt-stricken Greece
The German chancellor and Greek prime minister today gave speeches pushing their plan to solve Greece's economic crisis, just days before the German parliament votes on more bailout money.
09/27/2011 05:33 pm -
Euro debt crisis 101: What can Merkel, Sarkozy plan accomplish?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are pushing for a more economically disciplined and unified eurozone as a way to stem Europe's spiraling debt crises. But it remains to be seen just how much the two leaders can do to reverse the economic damage spreading quickly. Below, the Monitor answers key questions about the debt crisis and the trouble it spells for the eurozone.
08/17/2011 04:01 pm -
Germans recoil as Europe seeks more handouts amid debt crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with French President Nicolas Sarkozy today to coordinate a strategy for coping with Europe's expanding debt crisis.
08/16/2011 11:59 am -
World markets worried about containing Europe debt crisis
Despite the European Central Bank’s intervention today, last week's losses in the Asian and European exchanges continued, prompted by worries that Europe's debt crisis will spread.
08/08/2011 05:20 pm -
Germany says it will talk trade as well as human rights with China's Wen Jiabao
China is a key trading and investment partner, especially given the European debt crisis. But German officials say they will address human rights during Premier Wen Jiabao's visit.
06/27/2011 02:47 pm -
In Greece bailout, trouble brews for Germany's Merkel
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel faces growing anger at home over German help in buoying the Greek economy with a second bailout package.
06/16/2011 03:38 pm -
25 years after Chernobyl, Europe debates nuclear power's future
In Germany, phasing out nuclear energy is not a question of if, but when. France, however, has seen only minor expressions of dissent about its reactors.
04/26/2011 05:12 pm -
Terrorism & Security Historic Somali piracy trial in US wrapping up as German one opens
The Somali piracy trials, the first in centuries, have shed light on counterpiracy efforts. But some say the trials will not deter pirates, who have hijacked 37 ships in 2010 alone.
11/22/2010 08:46 am -
Germany approves Greek bailout as Merkel gets her way
The German parliament approved the country's $28 billion contribution to the Greek bailout package on Friday. Chancellor Angela Merkel shifted from initial opposition to paying Greece's debts to concern over economic fallout in the rest of Europe.
05/07/2010 02:46 pm -
Concerns grow that Greece debt crisis could overstress European Bank
The Greece debt crisis, which is still subject to German parliamentary approval and may be challenged in court, is putting unsustainable stress on the European Central Bank, some analysts say.
04/30/2010 09:23 am -
Germany's Merkel meets Greece PM over debt bailout tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou in Berlin today in an attempt to calm debt bailout tensions between Europe's economic powerhouse and the heavily indebted Mediterranean country.
03/05/2010 04:57 pm -
Europe begins to feel gas pipeline pinch
The Russia-Ukraine gas war has left some downstream nations with only a mild shortfall, but has incited debate on how to secure energy reserves amid regional instability.
01/06/2009 12:00 am
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