Pull up those PIGS!
Blog reader Theo sent in this picture on the Auguststraße in Berlin.
It is of a very large poster against the bank-bailout which are presently being planned in the EU and satirizing the present state of affairs – Merkel and Sarkozy pulling the strings.
These so-called PIIGS countries are the scapegoat, or have become the sacrificial lamb in the recent international financial crisis. [...] Continue Reading…
Today the German parliament, the Bundestag voted in favor of German tax-payers money be used to increase the Euro-zone rescue fund to circa 440 billion Euro. This is a powerful signal to the international financial markets, and it shows that Germany takes its European responsibility seriously . It was also a personal win for Angela Merkel and Wolfgang Schäuble, her [...] Continue Reading…
The British Foreign Secretary Hague – who must have won the ‘upper class twit of the year award’ at least once – has likened the Euro zone to a ‘a burning house without any exits’
The arrogant and affected Hague then went on with another of those patent absurdities claiming that the Euro was a ‘historical monument of collective stupidity’.
He [...] Continue Reading…
Tempelhof Airport in 1984 – foto Wikipedia by TSGT Jose Lopez Jr., US Air Force
Organic sunflowers, hot peppers, chestnut trees, paprika, millet, kale and chestnut trees is what one smells now between the former runways of the airport Tempelhof instead of aviation fuel.
Where expensive business jets landed and were parked side by side as late as the 2008 World Cup held in [...] Continue Reading…
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‘OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog’ is part of OTA-Berlin – the economical ‘Apartment-Alternative to Hotels’ in [...] Continue Reading…
The Berlin IFA is one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics convention shows and brings together more than 1,500 international exhibitors and draws up to 200,000 visitors.
‘Messe Berlin’, the huge convention area in the centre of Berlin where the fair is taking place have already said that because of the huge demand this year, display space is almost fully booked up already.
At [...] Continue Reading…
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, along with French president Sarkozy played a central role in bringing about what could be called a re-birth of the European Monetary Fund , which was created to correct the Euro currency’s’ major built-in design flaw, namely the existence of a common currency without a corresponding common political union.
German newspapers were generally positive after Friday’s emergency Euro-zone [...] Continue Reading…
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday reiterated her firm view that “substantial” aid from private creditors is necessary to resolve Greek debt concerns.
Greece is facing imminent default on its state loans owed and the question is whether or not to release the next instalment of circa 12 billion Euro which they need to pay their outstanding bills next month.
The [...] Continue Reading…
‘ILA – Berlin’ is one of the world’s major air shows, not as large as Farnborough or Paris but equal in regional importance to other shows like Dubai and Singapore.
It is certainly the oldest – the original Berlin air show was in 1909 and a special anniversary was held in 2009 to celebrate the 100th anniversary.
The new ILA-Berlin [...] Continue Reading…
German Capital ‘Hauptstad Berlin’ attracting high-tech Industries
Berlin is known across Europe for its very active and dynamic lifestyles and nightlife but has recently started to induce and allure IT talent including those often reviled individuals known as ‘high-tech entrepreneurs’.
While it will not rival or become another ‘Silicon Valley’ anytime soon, it is starting to take business away from some other European [...] Continue Reading…
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Germany has indicated that it will not try and 2nd guess or prejudge US criminal sex allegations against [...] Continue Reading…
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