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The road to reunification - Kohl and Gorbachev take a historic step Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 It was a decisive moment in German history. Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met in the Caucausus. In an informal atmosph...

Germany: New Home for Russian Jews Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 A wave of Russian Jewish immigrants arrived in Germany after reunification 20 years ago, reviving Germany’s Jewish community. But it was also a ch...

Germany: The New Flower Children Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 A new form of consumer activism is sweeping across Europe. Young people join up to buy all the goods in shops whose owners are willing to introduce...

One Team, One Goal - What the German Government Could Learn from its World Cup Players Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Both in victory and in defeat, the German national squad at the World Cup is far better than its government at one thing - team spirit.That’s part...

Poland: Reconciliation in Katyn Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 In Poland, Katyn is synonymous with the oppression and terror of the Soviet occupation. In the spring of 1940, the Soviet secret police, the NKVD,...

Czech Republic: Fraudulent Academics Exposed Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 For years it was possible to gain a doctorate at the University of Western Bohemia in Plzeň with a minimum of effort. Now in an attempt to clean up...

Lest we forget - A summer school in Berlin Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Berlin’s Free University is hosting a summer school on the Holocaust. Twentystudents from 12 different countries are working with taped interviews ...

On the Road to Unity - A Look Back at East Germany’s First Free Election Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 This year Germany celebrates two decades since reunification. After the peaceful revolution in November 1989, East Germany bore witness to dramati...

Poland: The Chinese Motorway Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 The Chinese state-owned company Covec has been given the go-ahead to build a motorway through Poland. It’s the first time that a construction proje...

Series Investing in Education as a Resource for the Future Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Part 6 “Esslingen - Closely Linking University and Professional Practice”Germany has numerous beacons of excellence in education and innovative mod...

Switzerland: Forced child laborers demand compensation Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 A dark chapter of Swiss history... until 40 years ago, thousands of children were forced to work on strangers' farms and workshops. They ...

France: Relocated Against Their Will Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 After hurricane Xynthia caused widespread devastation on the Atlantic Coast, the French government now intends to tear down houses and resettle th...

Operation Presidency - A Cliffhanger for the Chancellor Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Wulff was the hand-picked candidate of Chancellor Merkel. But there was little demonstration of full support from within her own coalition. Delegat...

German Aid for Athens - The Controversy About the Greek Rescue Package Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Europe has been worried about the Greek fiscal crisis for months, and Athens has now officially asked Brussels to be bailed out to the tune of som...

Greece: Hunting Wealthy Tax Evaders Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 With Greece’s coffers deep in the red, its government is on the hunt for new sources of income. Now Athens has embarked on an ambitious program to...

Berlin Will Burn - The Capital and the May Day Riots Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 On May 1, the whole of Germany’s eyes will be on the district of Kreuzberg, traditionally the center of the annual May Day riots.This year, left-w...

At Odds: The Chancellor and her Vice-Chancellor Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is supposed to be leading Germany’s diplomatic efforts abroad, but instead, he's embroiled in c...

The Left Party and its difficult relationship to Israel Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 A quarrel has broken out within the Left Party over its relationship to Israel. Again and again, members of the party have engaged in one-sided ra...

The Welfare State Debate Continues - What the Poor Can Expect from the Government Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Sociology professor and economics expert Gunnar Heinsohn is critical of the German welfare state.He believes that benefits are counter-productive a...

Turkey: Christians on Edge Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 The head of the Turkish bishops' conference was killed this month in southern Turkey.Catholic bishop Luigi Padovese was stabbed to death i...

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