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The North Rhine-Westphalia elections continued a series of failures of Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union at local elections that actually started since the last Bundestag election in September 2009. The loss of votes by the Christian Democrats each time regional elections take place has become a steady tendency... the election result can be considered as a proof of discontent caused by austerity budget that the government of Angela Merkel advocates...
Natalia MEDEN | 16.05.2012 |
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The initiatives of the Federal Republic of Germany’s government aimed at the support of “young veterans” have the final goal of war propaganda, or, to be more precise – overcoming anti-military sentiment in society and obliteration of Nazi crimes.
Natalia MEDEN | 08.05.2012 |
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«Today we’re partners, but not friends» - said Russian ambassador to Germany Vladimir Grinin meeting journalists from different countries in Berlin by the end of April. After many years of assurances that the both countries are strategic partners, the opinion mainly expressed by Russian politicians, one should welcome the more sober assessment of Russia-Germany relations. The Russian ambassador is right: no need to prevaricate and sugarcoat reality...
Natalia MEDEN | 05.05.2012 |
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It seems that the Pirate Party Germany, or simply the Pirates, has been trying to justify its name by taking away parliament seats from the Free Democratic Party (FDP), the Left, the Greens and even from the traditionally leading Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)... Taking into consideration that the Pirates claim that their aim is to ‘put the existing political structure in doubt’, we may conclude that their success reflects the public disapproval of the current political system...
Natalia MEDEN | 21.04.2012 |
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In 2011, Germany’s exports to the countries of the euro-zone rose by 8.6%, total exports - by 11.4%, exports to Russia - by 30%; the imports were: 12.9%, 13.2% and 26% respectively... This means that the trade with Russia is growing much faster than the trade with the euro-zone and other countries... The head of the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations Eckhard Cordes wished the current Russian Prime Minister success with the upcoming elections and said that his nomination as the candidate was an encouraging piece of news...
Natalia MEDEN | 18.02.2012 |
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The 20 th World Petroleum Congress which convened in Doha, Qatar, in December, 2011, became the scene of a continuing dispute between Russian energy minister Serguey Shmatko and European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger as at the moment the relations in the energy sphere between Russia and the EU are stuck at a fairly low point... Russia and the EU appear to be in the process of drifting apart...
Natalia MEDEN | 24.12.2011 |
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The 2010 German government’s annual Defense Exports Report reaffirmed the trend to extention that had already been confirmed by Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI)... It’s the geography of German arms exports that catches an eye. The two directions are becoming more and more distinct: first - the Persian Gulf, second - South, South-East Asia. Those who in theory could join anti-Iran or anti-China coalition...
Natalia MEDEN | 20.12.2011 |
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With discord lingering in various parts of Europe – in Silesia, Catalonia, the Basque Country, Wales, Scotland, Wallonia, and Flanders – autonomy movements permanently loom on the background of the EU politics. Poland's ethnic separatism, which is currently rising in Upper Silesia, appears to fit neatly into the existing trend but is a relatively new and in many regards distinct phenomenon. The Silesian Autonomy Movement Movement was established in 1990 and used to be seen as a fairly ridiculous gathering until it transpired during the 2002 population survey in Poland that 173,000 people chose to describe themselves as Silesians rather than Poles...
Natalia MEDEN | 03.12.2011 |
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On September 8, Russian president D. Medvedev, German chancellor A. Merkel, prime ministers of France and the Netherlands Francois Fillon and Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Erwin Sellering, EU Energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger, and CEOs of Nord Stream consortium partners inaugurated the Nord Stream pipeline and opened the flow at the Western side of the world's longest gas transit link...Natural gas from Russia will be supplied to Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic, and other countries…
Natalia MEDEN | 11.11.2011 |
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Gazprom CEO A. Miller revealed no secret when he told in an interview to Germany's Suddeutsche Zeitung that the Russian energy giant was interested in buying into E.ON or any of its subsidiaries. The acquisition of foreign assets is built into Gazprom's widely publicized strategy aimed at creating integrated supply chains stretching from gas fields in Russia to end buyers in various countries, with priority being given to Europe...
Natalia MEDEN | 12.06.2011 |
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