Germany
Germany: Union agrees to wage cuts and store closures at Karstadt
By Dietmar Henning, November 20, 2009
The German public service union representing workers at the Karstadt store chain has agreed to the closure of a number of branches as well as savings of some €150 million at the expense of the staf...
Students and school pupils protest across Germany
By our correspondents, November 19, 2009
The European and international protest movement against deteriorating conditions in the education system reached a new high point on Tuesday, November 17, when almost 100,000 students, pupils, teacher...
For an independent working class movement to defend education
By ISSE (Germany), November 17, 2009
This statement has been issued by the ISSE in Germany in response to protests that have erupted in Europe against the profit-oriented restructuring of the education system.
Courtroom murderer sentenced to lifelong imprisonment in Germany
By Justus Leicht, November 17, 2009
Alex W, a German-Russian citizen was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a 31 year-old Egyptian woman in a courtroom.
German Social Democrats invoke failed and abandoned reformist program
By Ulrich Rippert, November 16, 2009
The German Social Democratic Party, having suffered its worst ever result in September's national elections, pledged at its just completed congress to “return to the program of social democracy.”
Germany: Chancellor Merkel follows the lead of employers and the FDP
By Dietmar Henning, November 14, 2009
In her first government statement following re-election as German chancellor, Angela Merkel has made a sharp turn to the right. She has given way to pressure from the pro-market FDP, the big business ...
German defence minister defends Kunduz massacre
By Ulrich Rippert, November 12, 2009
Shortly after taking office, the new German defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, has justified the Kunduz massacre carried out at the beginning of September in Afghanistan.
Germany: The Left Party in power implements massive job cuts
By Ludwig Weller, November 10, 2009
Following their long-standing collaboration with the SPD in Berlin, the Left Party has now entered a coalition with the SPD in the state of Brandenburg, pledging to axe thousands of public sector jobs...
The fall of the Berlin Wall
By Peter Schwarz, November 9, 2009
The contradiction between the official celebrations and the lack of public enthusiasm over the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall speaks volumes about the real significance of the events ...
Twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall
The Christian Democrats celebrate Kohl, Bush and Gorbachev
By Peter Schwarz, November 7, 2009
At the end of October, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) organized a ceremony in Berlin’s Friedrichstadtpalast to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Opel workers in Germany protest threatened mass redundancies
By our reporters, November 7, 2009
On Wednesday, thousands of Opel workers took part in protests throughout Germany directed against the massive job cuts to be implemented following General Motors’ decision earlier this week not to s...
Germany military welcomes new defence minister
By Ulrich Rippert, November 7, 2009
The German military has welcomed the newly appointed defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, as one of their own. Guttenberg’s noble title and his aristocratic family’s 800-year-old traditio...
