Articles related to "Berlin"
Top five attractions in Berlin
Berlin offers so much to see and do that narrowing down the list can be challenging. Here are five of the best things to do and see while in the German capital.
• berlin attractions • berlin germany • berlin wall • berlin wall museum • berlin nightlife
Berlin offers so much to see and do that narrowing down the list can be challenging. Here are five of the best things to do and see while in the German capital.
• berlin attractions • berlin germany • berlin wall • berlin wall museum • berlin nightlife
Berlin Welcomes 140 Million
Millions of tourists poured into Berlin in 2006 to visit sites, attend events and just soak up the energy that has come to define the German capital.
• berlin • germany • berlin museums • berlin nightlife • berlin sites
Millions of tourists poured into Berlin in 2006 to visit sites, attend events and just soak up the energy that has come to define the German capital.
• berlin • germany • berlin museums • berlin nightlife • berlin sites
Berlin for Kids
Parents taking their children to Berlin will find the city has many attractions specially planned for youngsters. Farms, zoos, swimming, Lego - Berlin's got it all.
• travelling with kids in germany • travelling with kids in berlin • travelling with children in germany • travelling with children in berlin • berlin for kids
Parents taking their children to Berlin will find the city has many attractions specially planned for youngsters. Farms, zoos, swimming, Lego - Berlin's got it all.
• travelling with kids in germany • travelling with kids in berlin • travelling with children in germany • travelling with children in berlin • berlin for kids
Just Another Chance To See Berlin - a happy time visiting Berlin, Germany
Sometimes we need an excuse to travel and sometimes we are just curious. I found a reason to go back to Berlin, and I rediscovered why I love the city so much.
• travel • berlin • germany • travel essay • würzburg
Sometimes we need an excuse to travel and sometimes we are just curious. I found a reason to go back to Berlin, and I rediscovered why I love the city so much.
• travel • berlin • germany • travel essay • würzburg
Best of Berlin
There is something to appeal to everybody in a long list of festivals, parades and other celebrations in Germany's capital city.
• summer street festivals carnivals parades concerts • gay and lesbian berlin festivals germany europe • sand sculptures contests festivals • jewish history berlin • jewish travel berlin germany europe
There is something to appeal to everybody in a long list of festivals, parades and other celebrations in Germany's capital city.
• summer street festivals carnivals parades concerts • gay and lesbian berlin festivals germany europe • sand sculptures contests festivals • jewish history berlin • jewish travel berlin germany europe
Berlin's Organic, Low-Budget Hotel
For tourists and business travelers to Berlin on a budget with organic sensibilities, this little hotel tucked away from the traffic is truly a home away from home.
• budget hotel berlin • budget hotel germany • friedrichshain hotel • berlin organic food • free internet hotel berlin
For tourists and business travelers to Berlin on a budget with organic sensibilities, this little hotel tucked away from the traffic is truly a home away from home.
• budget hotel berlin • budget hotel germany • friedrichshain hotel • berlin organic food • free internet hotel berlin
Discover Berlin's Unsicht-Bar
A trip to Berlin offers a range of experiences, but an evening at the unsicht-Bar is one you won't likely forget. The "blind restaurant" offers a peak into a new world.
• berlin restaurants • german restaurants • berlin's "blind restaurant" • unusual dining experiences • dinner in berlin
A trip to Berlin offers a range of experiences, but an evening at the unsicht-Bar is one you won't likely forget. The "blind restaurant" offers a peak into a new world.
• berlin restaurants • german restaurants • berlin's "blind restaurant" • unusual dining experiences • dinner in berlin
Transportation to Berlin Airports
Getting to Berlin's Tegel and Schönefeld Airports to connect to cheap low-cost flights is easy. Trains and buses from Zoo and Mitte are fast, frequent, and cheap.
• berlin airport • schönefeld • tegel • berlin public bus train • sxf
Getting to Berlin's Tegel and Schönefeld Airports to connect to cheap low-cost flights is easy. Trains and buses from Zoo and Mitte are fast, frequent, and cheap.
• berlin airport • schönefeld • tegel • berlin public bus train • sxf
Berlin Museums Visitor Information
Berlin's State Museums are amongst the best in the world with long opening hours, low admission prices (free for under-16s) with good deals when using cheap museum passes
• berlin top sights • museums • art galleries • berlin museums • kulturforum
Berlin's State Museums are amongst the best in the world with long opening hours, low admission prices (free for under-16s) with good deals when using cheap museum passes
• berlin top sights • museums • art galleries • berlin museums • kulturforum
Berlin--Retracing the Cold War, Part 2
• berlin • berlin wall • the wall • cold war • potsdamer platz
• berlin • berlin wall • the wall • cold war • potsdamer platz
Cheap Flights to Eastern Germany
Low-cost airlines have cheap flights and discounted tickets to Berlin (TXL, SXF, THF, BBI), Dresden (DRS) and Leipzig/Halle (LEJ & AOC) Airports in Eastern Germany.
• cheap flights to germany • german low cost airlines • german airports • berlin-tegel txl • berlin brandenburg international
Low-cost airlines have cheap flights and discounted tickets to Berlin (TXL, SXF, THF, BBI), Dresden (DRS) and Leipzig/Halle (LEJ & AOC) Airports in Eastern Germany.
• cheap flights to germany • german low cost airlines • german airports • berlin-tegel txl • berlin brandenburg international
Top Museums in Berlin, Germany
The National Museums in Berlin are amongst the world's greatest cultural collections and art galleries. Foremost are the Pergamon and Gemäldegallerie (Picture Gallery)
• berlin top sights • museums • art galleries • berlin museums • kulturforum
The National Museums in Berlin are amongst the world's greatest cultural collections and art galleries. Foremost are the Pergamon and Gemäldegallerie (Picture Gallery)
• berlin top sights • museums • art galleries • berlin museums • kulturforum
Cheap Travel: Britain to Germany
Low-cost airlines, trains, and buses offer cheap tickets, discounts, and low fares for travel from London in Britain to Germany (Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin).
• uk to germany by bus • london to berlin by train • city night liner • cheap flights to germany • german low cost airlines
Low-cost airlines, trains, and buses offer cheap tickets, discounts, and low fares for travel from London in Britain to Germany (Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin).
• uk to germany by bus • london to berlin by train • city night liner • cheap flights to germany • german low cost airlines
London to Berlin by Train or Bus
Trains (Eurostar, Thalys TGV, ICE, CNL City Night Sleeper) and buses are alternatives to low-cost airlines for cheap tickets from London in England to Berlin in Germany.
• uk to germany by bus • london to berlin by train • city night liner • berlin linien bus • london to germany without flying
Trains (Eurostar, Thalys TGV, ICE, CNL City Night Sleeper) and buses are alternatives to low-cost airlines for cheap tickets from London in England to Berlin in Germany.
• uk to germany by bus • london to berlin by train • city night liner • berlin linien bus • london to germany without flying
Should the U.S. Have Taken Berlin?
The Soviet capture of Berlin led to decades of Cold War tension and near-hostilities. Did our political and military decisions make that inevitable?
• capture of berlin • world war ii decisions on berlin • occupation of berlin • race for berlin • u.s.-soviet hostility
The Soviet capture of Berlin led to decades of Cold War tension and near-hostilities. Did our political and military decisions make that inevitable?
• capture of berlin • world war ii decisions on berlin • occupation of berlin • race for berlin • u.s.-soviet hostility
38 Hours in Berlin - A weekend trip with all the sights
Last minute trips are the best! Join me as I spend a quick weekend in Berlin.
• travel • germany • berlin • last-minute vacation • sights
Last minute trips are the best! Join me as I spend a quick weekend in Berlin.
• travel • germany • berlin • last-minute vacation • sights
Berlin's Four Seasons Delivers Style with Dessert Sushi
Chef Hinako at the Four Seasons in Berlin delivers style and delicious taste with innovative dessert sushi.
• dessert • sushi • innovative cuisine • gourmet cuisine • four seasons hotel
Chef Hinako at the Four Seasons in Berlin delivers style and delicious taste with innovative dessert sushi.
• dessert • sushi • innovative cuisine • gourmet cuisine • four seasons hotel
Berlin: Sacred and Profrane
Berlin is back with a new CD with a strange title
• berlin • ballad take my breath away from movie top gun • 1983 • album 1982 pleasure victim • first album information without terri nunn
Berlin is back with a new CD with a strange title
• berlin • ballad take my breath away from movie top gun • 1983 • album 1982 pleasure victim • first album information without terri nunn
Der Himmel Uber Berlin
Review of Wim Wenders' film, <i>Wings of Desire</i>.
• wim wenders • peter handke • wings of desire • der himmel uber berlin • peter falk
Review of Wim Wenders' film, <i>Wings of Desire</i>.
• wim wenders • peter handke • wings of desire • der himmel uber berlin • peter falk
Molotov in Berlin 1940
Molotov, the Soviet Union's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, was in Berlin in mid-November 1940 to discuss a broad range of political and economic issues between the Third Reich and the USSR. During his interview with Hitler, the Soviet Union was invited to join the Tripartite Pact and share in the spoils of the British Empire. Molotov did not dismiss the idea outright.
• hitler • stalin • ussr • third reich • germany
Molotov, the Soviet Union's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, was in Berlin in mid-November 1940 to discuss a broad range of political and economic issues between the Third Reich and the USSR. During his interview with Hitler, the Soviet Union was invited to join the Tripartite Pact and share in the spoils of the British Empire. Molotov did not dismiss the idea outright.
• hitler • stalin • ussr • third reich • germany
The Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference, it has been argued, set the stage for 20th century African history.
• the berlin conference • colonialism • imperialism • "direct rule • " "indirect rule
The Berlin Conference, it has been argued, set the stage for 20th century African history.
• the berlin conference • colonialism • imperialism • "direct rule • " "indirect rule
German Festivals: Berlin Events
From the Internationale Filmfestspiele & Karnavel der Kulturen to naked flesh at the gay and lesbian parade & the concerts of Festtage in der Staatsoper, party in Germany
• german festivals • berlin events • christopher street day • christmas markets • internationale filmfestspiele
From the Internationale Filmfestspiele & Karnavel der Kulturen to naked flesh at the gay and lesbian parade & the concerts of Festtage in der Staatsoper, party in Germany
• german festivals • berlin events • christopher street day • christmas markets • internationale filmfestspiele
Kennedy Museum to Open in Berlin
A new museum dedicated to JFK and the rest of the Kennedys will open in Berlin in November. The museum highlights Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech.
• ich bin ein berliner • berlin museum • kennedys museum • pariser platz • german-u.s. relations
A new museum dedicated to JFK and the rest of the Kennedys will open in Berlin in November. The museum highlights Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech.
• ich bin ein berliner • berlin museum • kennedys museum • pariser platz • german-u.s. relations
Low Airfares from the UK to Berlin
Low-cost airlines have cheap tickets and low airfares on non-stop flights from London, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Belfast, Liverpool, Bristol, Dublin, Cork & Berlin.
• german low-cost airlines • cheap flights to germany • tegel • schönefeld • berlin airport
Low-cost airlines have cheap tickets and low airfares on non-stop flights from London, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Belfast, Liverpool, Bristol, Dublin, Cork & Berlin.
• german low-cost airlines • cheap flights to germany • tegel • schönefeld • berlin airport
The Berlin Painter
Who is the "Berlin Painter," and why is his work important? Explore the history of Red-Figure vase painting in Late Archaic Greece.
• berlin painter • greek vase painting • red-figre style • red figure • nolan amphora
Who is the "Berlin Painter," and why is his work important? Explore the history of Red-Figure vase painting in Late Archaic Greece.
• berlin painter • greek vase painting • red-figre style • red figure • nolan amphora
50 Years German Basic Law: A Lesson from Weimar
With the German Bundestag and Government moving from Bonn to Berlin, this summer a historic circle will be closed: German politics have returned to where they started in 1871, after the foundation of the Reich by Bismarck. Unlike Bonn, Berlin had been a symbol for some of the worst episodes in German history. But the city that paved the way to disaster was Weimar, the former cultural capital of Goethe and Schiller. In the year 1919 the Assembly of Weimar approved contemporarily the Constitution of Weimar and the opprobrious peace treaty of Versailles, thus laying the grounds for the first unlucky democratic experience in modern Geman history. Fortunately the Germans have learned from the catastrophe of the Weimar Republic and the Basic Law approved in May 1949 has proven a solid ground on which the new democracy in Bonn could establish a stable democratic culture. The achievements of the Basic Law will even guarantee the stability and reliability of the new Berlin Republic.
• bonn • weimar • berlin • basic law • berlin-umzug
With the German Bundestag and Government moving from Bonn to Berlin, this summer a historic circle will be closed: German politics have returned to where they started in 1871, after the foundation of the Reich by Bismarck. Unlike Bonn, Berlin had been a symbol for some of the worst episodes in German history. But the city that paved the way to disaster was Weimar, the former cultural capital of Goethe and Schiller. In the year 1919 the Assembly of Weimar approved contemporarily the Constitution of Weimar and the opprobrious peace treaty of Versailles, thus laying the grounds for the first unlucky democratic experience in modern Geman history. Fortunately the Germans have learned from the catastrophe of the Weimar Republic and the Basic Law approved in May 1949 has proven a solid ground on which the new democracy in Bonn could establish a stable democratic culture. The achievements of the Basic Law will even guarantee the stability and reliability of the new Berlin Republic.
• bonn • weimar • berlin • basic law • berlin-umzug
A Tribute to Dreilinden
One of the best hitching spots in Europe falls to the cutting sword of progress ....
• hitch-hiking • dreilinden • culture • progress • decline
One of the best hitching spots in Europe falls to the cutting sword of progress ....
• hitch-hiking • dreilinden • culture • progress • decline
AMERICA - The Great Satan?
Islamic militants hate America and everything it represents -- democracy, freedom of conscience and religious tolerance. The Palestinian Authority regularly calls on the Arab world to avenge itself on the Great Satan. A month before Pearl Harbor, when Britannia stood alone, Churchill told the boys at Harrow: "This is the great lesson: Never give in. ... Never yield to force ... Do not let us speak of darker days; let us rather speak of sterner days." Mettle is burnished in the fires of conflict. <b>Don Feder - Capitalism Magazine</b>
• america • the great satan • canada • gordon sinclair • capitalism
Islamic militants hate America and everything it represents -- democracy, freedom of conscience and religious tolerance. The Palestinian Authority regularly calls on the Arab world to avenge itself on the Great Satan. A month before Pearl Harbor, when Britannia stood alone, Churchill told the boys at Harrow: "This is the great lesson: Never give in. ... Never yield to force ... Do not let us speak of darker days; let us rather speak of sterner days." Mettle is burnished in the fires of conflict. <b>Don Feder - Capitalism Magazine</b>
• america • the great satan • canada • gordon sinclair • capitalism
Battle for the Seelow Heights - Part II
In this epic battle, Heinrici demonstrated that even in April 1945 the German army could put up a tough fight. An embararrassed Zhukov ended up racing Konev to Berlin because he failed to anticipate the strength of the German defense.
• berlin • battle • heinrici • zhukov • world war ii
In this epic battle, Heinrici demonstrated that even in April 1945 the German army could put up a tough fight. An embararrassed Zhukov ended up racing Konev to Berlin because he failed to anticipate the strength of the German defense.
• berlin • battle • heinrici • zhukov • world war ii
Christmas in Europe--Part I : German Christmas Markets
hristmas is a very special time of year to visit Europe, as the continent transforms into a wonderland of colorful and tantalizing traditions.
• christmas • markets • germany • berlin • crafts
hristmas is a very special time of year to visit Europe, as the continent transforms into a wonderland of colorful and tantalizing traditions.
• christmas • markets • germany • berlin • crafts
Espionage.
A brief overview of the subject of Espionage, and a prelude to articles that are in the process of being researched/written.
• espionage • government • spies • berlin • france
A brief overview of the subject of Espionage, and a prelude to articles that are in the process of being researched/written.
• espionage • government • spies • berlin • france
The Romeo Agents.
"There is a code that can open safes. That code is love."
• berlin • spies • agents • love • romeo
"There is a code that can open safes. That code is love."
• berlin • spies • agents • love • romeo
Unusual Museums
Tired of staring at the same old Rembrandts and Picassos? Are all the Michaelangelos, DaVinici’s and Van Gogh’s turning into one multicolored blur?
• amsterdam • berlin • vienna • slovakia
Tired of staring at the same old Rembrandts and Picassos? Are all the Michaelangelos, DaVinici’s and Van Gogh’s turning into one multicolored blur?
• amsterdam • berlin • vienna • slovakia
Cheap Flights to Rostock, Germany
Rostock Airport (RLG) is on the German Baltic Coast. Air Berlin, OLT, and charter airlines offer cheap ticket and low fares on European flights including Cologne, Munich.
• german low-cost airlines • top sights rostock • cheap flights to germany • rostock airport • baltic coast
Rostock Airport (RLG) is on the German Baltic Coast. Air Berlin, OLT, and charter airlines offer cheap ticket and low fares on European flights including Cologne, Munich.
• german low-cost airlines • top sights rostock • cheap flights to germany • rostock airport • baltic coast
Collaboration, Lost Paintings and A Long Divided Mummy
Since a lot of art related events appeared to be happening in Germany right around now, I’d thought I’d take the opportunity to write about it for this month’s article.
• germany • russia • art • museums • merovingian treasure
Since a lot of art related events appeared to be happening in Germany right around now, I’d thought I’d take the opportunity to write about it for this month’s article.
• germany • russia • art • museums • merovingian treasure
Obama to Perform Speech at Berlin Victory Column
U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama will hold his July 24 speech in Berlin at the Siegessäule (Victory Column) instead of the Brandenburg Gate.
• barack obama victory column speech • july 24 obama speech berlin • obama brandenburg gate speech controversy • barack obama victory column controversy • barack obama july 24 speech germany
U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama will hold his July 24 speech in Berlin at the Siegessäule (Victory Column) instead of the Brandenburg Gate.
• barack obama victory column speech • july 24 obama speech berlin • obama brandenburg gate speech controversy • barack obama victory column controversy • barack obama july 24 speech germany
A Marriage of Images And Words
This article reviews a small volume of images that came from the years 1960 -- 1969.
• berlin • wall • viet • nam • conflict
This article reviews a small volume of images that came from the years 1960 -- 1969.
• berlin • wall • viet • nam • conflict
A Song for the Ages
On the eve of World War II the great American songwriter Irving Berlin wanted to write a special song.
• irving berlin • september 1938 • munich crisis • impending war • conference at munich
On the eve of World War II the great American songwriter Irving Berlin wanted to write a special song.
• irving berlin • september 1938 • munich crisis • impending war • conference at munich
Around the World in a Plane
Jules Verne sent a pair of fictional characters around the world in 80 days. In 1931, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took a lot less time.
• wiley post • harold gatty • winnie mae • lockheed vega • london
Jules Verne sent a pair of fictional characters around the world in 80 days. In 1931, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took a lot less time.
• wiley post • harold gatty • winnie mae • lockheed vega • london
Battle for the Seelow Heights Part I
Stalin and Zhukov were both determined to capture Berlin. In April 1945 all that stood in the way of the mighty Soviet army was Colonel General Heinrici and Army Group Vistula.
• berlin • axis • allied • soviet union • ussr
Stalin and Zhukov were both determined to capture Berlin. In April 1945 all that stood in the way of the mighty Soviet army was Colonel General Heinrici and Army Group Vistula.
• berlin • axis • allied • soviet union • ussr
Celebrate the Millennium in Europe
The media has been "millennium crazed" for several years now. TV shows and movies play up the prophesies of chaos and destruction, and we can't open a newspaper without yet seeing one more reason why our computers-banks-offices-schools-etc. will crash as the clock strikes midnight on December 31.
• greenwich • italy • france • paris • eiffel tower
The media has been "millennium crazed" for several years now. TV shows and movies play up the prophesies of chaos and destruction, and we can't open a newspaper without yet seeing one more reason why our computers-banks-offices-schools-etc. will crash as the clock strikes midnight on December 31.
• greenwich • italy • france • paris • eiffel tower
Celebrate the New Year in Europe and North Africa!
The travelsleuth looks at some January highlights in London, Scotland, France, Germany and Arabia.
• araby • arabia • london • europe • scotland
The travelsleuth looks at some January highlights in London, Scotland, France, Germany and Arabia.
• araby • arabia • london • europe • scotland
Cheap Flights to Cologne, Germany
Low-cost budget airlines flying to Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) have cheap flights and discount airfares from London, the UK, Scandinavia, and Southern Europe.
• cologne bonn airport • köln bonn flughafen • cheap flights to germany • german low-cost airlines • cgn
Low-cost budget airlines flying to Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) have cheap flights and discount airfares from London, the UK, Scandinavia, and Southern Europe.
• cologne bonn airport • köln bonn flughafen • cheap flights to germany • german low-cost airlines • cgn
Cheap Flights to Dresden, Germany
Cheap tickets and low airfares are available on German low-cost and budget airlines flying to Dresden Airport (DRS) from German cities, the Mediterranean, and London (UK)
• cheap flights to germany • german low-cost airlines • meissen • dresden • saxony
Cheap tickets and low airfares are available on German low-cost and budget airlines flying to Dresden Airport (DRS) from German cities, the Mediterranean, and London (UK)
• cheap flights to germany • german low-cost airlines • meissen • dresden • saxony
Dance...dance...dance...A trend for the new Millenium?
A look at the trends musical theatre is taking at the start of our new century.
• musical theatre • trends • millenium • song & dance • spectacular
A look at the trends musical theatre is taking at the start of our new century.
• musical theatre • trends • millenium • song & dance • spectacular
Elections in Germany: New Swing with Schröder
The end of the era Kohl and the chances of the new government coalition lead by Gerhard Schroeder... Helmut Kohl (CDU), one of the great protagonists of European politics, has left the scene after sixteen years in power. His electoral defeat in the Federal Elections of September 1998 signs the end of an era. For the first time German voters have imposed a complete change between government and opposition. Thanks to this outcome the new government coalition between Social Democrats and Greens has now a stable majority in parliament and should be able to realize the substantial change demanded by voters. If the winner Gerhard Schroeder (SPD) succeeds in giving new swing to Germany's economy and reform politics, he can become a great chancellor.
• gerhard • schroeder • joschka • fischer • kohl
The end of the era Kohl and the chances of the new government coalition lead by Gerhard Schroeder... Helmut Kohl (CDU), one of the great protagonists of European politics, has left the scene after sixteen years in power. His electoral defeat in the Federal Elections of September 1998 signs the end of an era. For the first time German voters have imposed a complete change between government and opposition. Thanks to this outcome the new government coalition between Social Democrats and Greens has now a stable majority in parliament and should be able to realize the substantial change demanded by voters. If the winner Gerhard Schroeder (SPD) succeeds in giving new swing to Germany's economy and reform politics, he can become a great chancellor.
• gerhard • schroeder • joschka • fischer • kohl
Fly to German Christmas Markets
Low-cost airlines allow for cheap airfares and discount tickets for travel on flights from airports in London, the UK, and Ireland to visit Christmas markets in Germany.
• german christmas markets • fly to germany • cheap flights to germany • german low-cost airlines • christmas in germany
Low-cost airlines allow for cheap airfares and discount tickets for travel on flights from airports in London, the UK, and Ireland to visit Christmas markets in Germany.
• german christmas markets • fly to germany • cheap flights to germany • german low-cost airlines • christmas in germany
Geffen Records: Vintage 80s, Volume I and II
Review of Geffen Vintage 80s CDs.
• geffen vintage 80s cds • wang chung dance hall days and everybody have fun • debbie harry french kissing • john hiatt riding with the king • berlin no more words
Review of Geffen Vintage 80s CDs.
• geffen vintage 80s cds • wang chung dance hall days and everybody have fun • debbie harry french kissing • john hiatt riding with the king • berlin no more words
German Government: Schröder's Domestic Struggles
The resignation of the German finance minister and leader of the Social Democrat Party, Oskar Lafontaine, has liberated chancellor Schröder from his major rival and his government from the principal opponent of cuts in the welfare state and radical reforms in the labor market. Albeit the chancellor's success in foreign politics, his party's popularity among voters is in strong decline. A deregulation of the German labor market is overdue, but up to now Schröder's cabinet has done all the opposite. Many Social Democrats are still opposing the idea of a more flexible labor market and try to save the public social security system by forcing more people into it. Chancellor Schröder, who has also taken his party's presidency, has now elaborated some interesting plans, but first he has to convince his own party officials. Meanwhile the opposition stands ready to take advantage from the coalition's difficulties.
• germany • schröder • joschka fischer • greens • spd
The resignation of the German finance minister and leader of the Social Democrat Party, Oskar Lafontaine, has liberated chancellor Schröder from his major rival and his government from the principal opponent of cuts in the welfare state and radical reforms in the labor market. Albeit the chancellor's success in foreign politics, his party's popularity among voters is in strong decline. A deregulation of the German labor market is overdue, but up to now Schröder's cabinet has done all the opposite. Many Social Democrats are still opposing the idea of a more flexible labor market and try to save the public social security system by forcing more people into it. Chancellor Schröder, who has also taken his party's presidency, has now elaborated some interesting plans, but first he has to convince his own party officials. Meanwhile the opposition stands ready to take advantage from the coalition's difficulties.
• germany • schröder • joschka fischer • greens • spd