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Helmut Kohl

Type: Person

Name: Helmut Kohl

Title: Former Chancellor of Germany

Organization: CDU

Date of Birth: 03/04/1930

Place of Birth: Ludwigshafen, Germany

Nationality: Germany

Fact Sheet: Biography for Helmut Kohl

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Rick Steves: Old Germans, a New Wall, and Tears

I was having dinner in Bethlehem with a Greek Orthodox Palestinian family and two older German women who were retired Lutheran pastors. The Muslim call to prayer interrupted our conversation. We went out on the third-floor balcony to hear the confused ... [Published Huffington Post - May 22 2013]

Entities: Rick Steves, Bethlehem, Helmut Kohl, Lutheranism

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Louis Gallois

Dismantling the euro is the answer

FRANCE played a decisive role in shaping not only the euro system but the entire European project. This history has predisposed French leaders to the goal of preserving the euro at all costs. Those costs have become quite insupportable. A new strategy ... [Published BDlive - May 17 2013]

Entities: France, Louis Gallois, Social Welfare, Taxes

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

KGB

Political Conspiracy Theories: Angela Merkel Is No KGB 'Sleeper Agent'

Ever wondered what Angela Merkel had in mind with her decision to phase out nuclear energy? Dependency on Russian energy, if you believe some prominent conspiracy theorists. They'd like you to believe the German chancellor is some kind of KGB "sleeper ... [Published Spiegel Online - May 16 2013]

Entities: Angela Merkel, KGB, Conspiracy, Germany, Helmut Kohl

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Angela Merkel

Germany: A chancellor made in the GDR

Where does the German chancellor come from? How has she formed her political ideas? The Germans, like other Europeans, often ask these questions. As the September elections approach, a biography sets out to find the key to her success in her childhood ... [Published Presseurop - May 15 2013]

Entities: Angela Merkel, Germany, Democratic Awakening

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Helmut Kohl

New Biography Causes Stir: How Close Was Merkel to the Communist System?

A biography focusing on Chancellor Angela Merkel's time growing up in East Germany is making headlines because it suggests she was closer to the communist system than hitherto known. Her spokesman has denied she has covered anything up.A new biography ... [Published Spiegel Online - May 14 2013]

Entities: Angela Merkel, Germany, Helmut Kohl, Propaganda

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

The rise of the Fourth Reich

By Sarah and Gerhard Pross: “There was the First Reich with all the Habsburgian Emperors, then the Second Reich with the Prussians and Bismarck; Hitler called his dictatorship the Third Reich and now we have the Fourth Reich with Angela Merkel.” ... [Published St George West - May 13 2013]

Entities: Jacques Delors, European Union, Angela Merkel, Helmut Kohl

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

The rise of the Fourth Reich

Euro, fourth reich, merkel, OpinionsRelated content“There was the First Reich with all the Habsburgian Emperors, then the Second Reich with the Prussians and Bismarck; Hitler called his dictatorship the Third Reich and now we have the Fourth Reich with ... [Published Cyprus Mail - May 12 2013]

Entities: Jacques Delors, European Union, Angela Merkel, Helmut Kohl

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

UKIP has the earnest Germans crying into their pastries

UKIP, the UK Independence Party, are riding high. When I knew them well, they were just a Brussels phenomenon: a jolly sect-like organisation which enjoyed twitting the pomposity of the European parliament.In the local elections in England on 2 May, they ... [Published Institution of Electrical Engineers - May 09 2013]

Entities: UKIP UK Independence Party, European Parliament, Nigel Farage, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Brussels

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Rocky road to the top for women in the workforce

Women in leadership positions is still a rare occurance in Germany. Why is that? Successful female bosses used an opportunity to meet with the chancellor and tell her just what's needed.German Chancellor Angela Merkel bluntly asked the women from the ... [Published Deutsche Welle - May 08 2013]

Entities: Angela Merkel, Germany, SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG, Hostile Environment, Helmut Kohl

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

In Defense of Non-Visionaries

OXFORD – Many of the recent tributes for Margaret Thatcher following her death celebrated her as a “transformational” leader who brought about great changes. There were frequent references to her equally transformational American counterpart, Ronald Reagan. ... [Published Project Syndicate - May 07 2013]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Kohl, Gulf War, Manuel Noriega

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

German Finance Minister Who Launched Euro, Calls For Euro's Breakup

Back in December we pointed out the patently obvious: in the absence of an external rebalancing mechanism , i.e., a free-floating currency, the only option for the bulk of the periphery to regain competitiveness was through ongoing wage collapse and persistent ... [Published Zero Hedge - May 06 2013]

Entities: Oskar Lafontaine, Germany, Greece, France, Helmut Kohl

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

For Germans There Is No Alternative to the Euro

Nobody asked the German people if they wanted the euro. Now, almost 15 years after Europe introduced its common currency, a new political party has emerged to campaign for a return to the deutschmark.Judging by an opinion poll last month, Alternative ... [Published Bloomberg - May 02 2013]

Entities: Angela Merkel, AfD Alternative für Deutschland, Germany, Greece Bailout

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German SPD Seen by Merkel Party Leader Turning ... [Published Bloomberg - May 23 2013]
Germany's Social Democratic Party turns 150 [Published Deutsche Welle - May 23 2013]
Rick Steves: Old Germans, a New Wall, and Tears [Published Huffington Post - May 22 2013]
What Women Want: Merkel Scoring Points With Fem... [Published Spiegel Online - May 22 2013]
The growing Franco-German schism [Published Japan Today - May 21 2013]
The European Dream Fading Away – Analysis [Published Eurasia Review - May 20 2013]
Can France Save The Euro - Or Even Itself? [Published Market Oracle - May 20 2013]
Folly of Preserving the Euro at All Costs; Shou... [Published EquityJungle - v0.1 - May 19 2013]
Folly of Preserving the Euro at All Costs; Shou... [Published Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - May 19 2013]
Dismantling the euro is the answer [Published BDlive - May 17 2013]
Erdogan and Obama discuss Syria policy [Published Deutsche Welle - May 16 2013]
Meeting: Erdogan and Obama discuss Syria policy [Published Deutsche Welle - May 16 2013]
Political Conspiracy Theories: Angela Merkel Is... [Published Spiegel Online - May 16 2013]
May 9 Victory Day... [Published Baltic Times - May 16 2013]
Erdogan under pressure ahead of meeting Obama [Published Deutsche Welle - May 16 2013]
France Must Lead Breakup of Euro [Published Bloomberg - May 16 2013]
Germany: A chancellor made in the GDR [Published Presseurop - May 15 2013]
New Biography Causes Stir: How Close Was Merkel... [Published Spiegel Online - May 14 2013]
The growing Franco-German schism [Published Reuters - May 13 2013]
The rise of the Fourth Reich [Published St George West - May 13 2013]
Jeffrey Gedmin: Ritual, Gesture and the Boston ... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 12 2013]
Roberto Savio: The European Dream Going? [Published ZNet - May 12 2013]
The rise of the Fourth Reich [Published Cyprus Mail - May 12 2013]
‘Mr Normal’ has become a pitiful president [Published Gulf News - May 11 2013]
FitzGerald made huge contribution to deeper Eur... [Published Irish Times - May 10 2013]
UKIP has the earnest Germans crying into their ... [Published Institution of Electrical Engineers - May 09 2013]
A President as aloof abroad as at home [Published Iran Focus - May 09 2013]
Rocky road to the top for women in the workforce [Published Deutsche Welle - May 08 2013]
Federiga Bindi: Even in Death, Giulio Andreotti... [Published Huffington Post - May 07 2013]
In Defense of Non-Visionaries [Published Project Syndicate - May 07 2013]

Blogs

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Folly of Preserving the Euro at All Costs; Shou... [Published EquityJungle - v0.1 - May 19 2013] The Local, a website with German news in English reports Economists warn against German euro exit . “Even a believable rumour that Germany would exit the euro would result in a massive capital flight from the countries of southern Europe to Germany.” ...
Folly of Preserving the Euro at All Costs; Shou... [Published Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - May 19 2013] The Local, a website with German news in English reports Economists warn against German euro exit .“Even a believable rumour that Germany would exit the euro would result in a massive capital flight from the countries of southern Europe to Germany.”The ...
The rise of the Fourth Reich [Published St George West - May 13 2013] By Sarah and Gerhard Pross: “There was the First Reich with all the Habsburgian Emperors, then the Second Reich with the Prussians and Bismarck; Hitler called his dictatorship the Third Reich and now we have the Fourth Reich with Angela Merkel.” ...
"Democracy, Solidarity And The European Crisis"... [Published Social Europe Journal - May 07 2013] The European Union owes its existence to the efforts of political elites who could count on the passive consent of their more or less indifferent populations as long as the peoples could regard the Union as also being in their economic interests, all ...
German Finance Minister Who Launched Euro, Call... [Published Zero Hedge - May 06 2013] Back in December we pointed out the patently obvious: in the absence of an external rebalancing mechanism , i.e., a free-floating currency, the only option for the bulk of the periphery to regain competitiveness was through ongoing wage collapse and persistent ...