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Greece Comment: A lost year The election victory of the radical leftist Syriza in Greece exactly a year ago, was a political earthquake for Europe. Spiros Moskovou draws a very critical balance of the twelve months with Alexis Tsipras. After his surprisingly clear election victory, was tribune of the plebs Alexis Tsipras in record time…

Greece Tsipras celebrates and calls to fight on A year ago, won the left party Syriza parliamentary elections in Greece. Premier Tsipras fights until today, on all fronts. A new confrontation with the donors seems to be no longer excluded. Furthermore, in Kampflaune – Alexis Tsipras It was like the old days: Full of enthusiasm,…

Bundesliga Comment Comment: More than a glimmer of hope Bavaria perched with an eight-point lead at the Bundesliga summit. Already to the championship to congratulate, but would be totally premature. Because a Team can make the League exciting again, make comments Joscha Weber. The passing game: fast and safe. The conclusion: dry and precise. Body…

EU EU home Affairs Ministers want Schengen to save At their Meeting in Amsterdam looking for the EU home Affairs Ministers for solutions to the refugee crisis. More Controls? Ceilings? Or more pressure on Greece? The time is running out. Bernd Riegert from Amsterdam. Reminder to the EU-Minister of internal Affairs: “Amnesty”-Flüchtlingsboot in front of…

Refugees Seehofer: “The turn has come” The CSU boss wants the pressure on the Chancellor at the issue of dealing with refugees increase. At the same time introduces a new concept in the Asyldebatte next. Berlin is discussing Limits, quotas, and transit Zones. “We will not relent,” affirmed CSU-Chef Horst Seehofer, his hard-line refugee policy.…

Company Manager-Exodus on Twitter The short message service Twitter is a massive reconstruction of the Executive Suite. Four Top managers leave the company, it is at his own request. Media Director Katie Jacobs Stanton, the for the Software development, competent Produktchef Kevin Weil, as well as the head of the engineering Department and human resources…

Australia Australia wants to be the Queen not more A broad coalition of politicians has surprisingly a new push for the abolition of the monarchy started. Tenor: The Queen in far-away great Britain as head of state was simply no longer up to date. Queen Elizabeth II visited her Australian subjects (library photo 2011) The…

Culture Iran’s persecuted Christians without hope After the nuclear agreement the West has its sanctions against the Islamic Republic lifted. May Iran’s persecuted Christians now on freedom of religion, I hope? Hardly, say experts. When Iran’s President Hassan Rohani on Tuesday Pope Francis in the Vatican attended, probably a topic to be set: The human…

Journey Carnival in Venice Since the weekend is transformed Venice back to the illustrious scene of one of the most famous Karnevalsfeste the world. This year, it lasts 18 days and ends on the 09. February, a day before ash Wednesday. Celebrate on all channels The show traditionally begins with the journey of decorated boats…

Competition The Land of the highly paid lazy bums “Germany’s competitiveness is eroding,” warns the Institute of the German economy, while the southern countries in the Euro area is still about the strict reform calls groaning. Now, who has the right? If you believe the newspaper “The world”, then Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in…

Trade Iran buys in Europe After the lifting of the sanctions against Iran because of the Atomkonflikts will be the Islamic Republic back into the international economic system is incorporated. President Rohani sealed in Rome of a billion orders. A week after the entry into force of the Atomabkommens and the associated lifting of most…

Vietnam Marx: “the Vibrant young Church in Vietnam” Of the 90 million inhabitants of Vietnam’s six million Catholics. Cardinal Marx, Chairman of the German bishops ‘ conference, visited the country in early January and will be described in the German wave of his impressions. On his nine-day trip (08. to 17. January 2016) met cardinal…

Migration What’s behind “Plan A2”? The Burka ban, integration law: The CDU politician Julia Klöckner, features a wealth of proposals in the asylum. Now she has a Plan A2 presented – only at first glance is harming you thus, Angela Merkel. It hooks at all corners and Ends. Angela Merkel’s Plan, the number of refugees…

Nuclear power First, insurance against a nuclear disaster in the offer In nuclear accidents such as in Fukushima, there is for concerned citizens is hardly compensation. In Austria, now offers a private insurance protection. Critics claim, however, that the NUCLEAR power plant operators for taking precautions should. The Czech nuclear power plant Temelin in the…

Bundesliga Fear for Boateng The Abwehrchef of Bavaria is injured when the season restarts and heavy, and is long likely to be. At the European championship in France should Jerome Boateng but again can play a role. Casual rejects Joachim Löw in the garage of the specic team hotels, in a black leather jacket on…

Greece “Tsipras has a lot of Machtinstinkt proven” For a year ruled in Athens the Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras at the top.But his popularity declines, the political future depends on the success of reforms, says political scientist Lazaros Miliopoulos. Deutsche Welle: Syriza and Prime Minister Tsipras have been for almost a year in Power.…

North Africa Libya: Parliament rejects government of national unity from The internationally recognized Libyan Parliament, the national unity government, according to MPs rejected. For the peace efforts of the UN, this is a major setback. Members of Parliament in the Libyan Tobruk (file picture) According to Agency reports from Tobruk voted 89 of the 104…

Migration Schleuserangebot: visa and Transport by Russia Norway wants a part of the refugees to return Russia to the Norwegian border crossing in Norway has applied for asylum. Jon Ole Martinsen from the refugee organization NOAH in the DW interview. DW: Mr Martinsen, how do you explain that in the middle of Winter, thousands of…

Immigration Comment: German beer, and Russian television It is home to around four million people in Germany whose native language is Russian: Russian-German, Russians, Jews. Most maintain their gardens, but some of your work in your head, says Alexander Warkentin. On Saturday, about 700 people in front of the Chancellery against “criminal refugees” demonstrates. Many…

Health Olympic city of Rio is getting ready to fight against the Zika Virus The city Council of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro wants to do everything to athletes and visitors of the Olympic summer games before becoming infected with the Zika Virus to protect it. A month before the opening ceremony of…

Refugees “Blank zones, it may not give a” In dealing with refugees warns of the competent Freiburg’s mayor, Ulrich von Kirchbach, in the DW-Interview in front of Him. A Nachtclubverbot against refugees is illegal, he stressed. Deutsche Welle: Herr von Kirchbach. Any foreigner in Freiburg, not in Nightclubs? Ulrich von Kirchbach: to describe would be…