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Germany Needs Foreigners Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 It’s almost become a ritual: when business is good, industry associations and politicians complain about the lack of skilled employees, and welcom...

When Working Doesn’t Pay: Restructuring the Benefits System Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 The welfare debate continues to rage in Germany. In coming months the government is set to recalculate welfare payments that will guarantee a digni...

Power from the people – Small towns take out loans from residents Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 When times are tough and banks pose higher hurdles for loans, local communities are forced to become creative in their search for extra funds. Som...

Mission Afghanistan - The Chancellor on the Offensive Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 The government had long been dragging its feet but has now finally accepted that the German military presence in Afghanistan is a question of war.G...

Germany/Denmark: Rammstein - Teutonic theatre Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Rammstein are one of Germany’s most successful cultural exports. The six band members grew up in communist East Germany, and have built a musical ...

Europe: Cross-Border Divorce Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 One in eight marriages in the EU today involve bi-national couples. When they end in divorce, things can get really messy. The European Union is p...

Series: Investing in Education as a Resource for the Future – teacher training Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Teacher training courses have traditionally focused on the subject matter, whether mathematics, Latin or religious studies. Often the issue of ped...

Richard von Weizsäcker - the former German President turns 90 Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 No former German President is as well known and well-remembered as Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker. On April 15th, he celebrates his 90th bir...

The Netherlands — The Running Dutchmen Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Participants in the International Four Day Marches Nijmegen, also known as the Vierdaagse, can expect to wind up with smelly socks and sore feet. ...

Serbia/Bosnia-Herzegovina: A train connects former enemies Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Historically, the train link between Belgrade and Sarajevo was probably the most important one in the Balkans. Today the service lacks some of the...

Throwing in the Towel – Mounting Resignations among CDU Leaders Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Ole von Beust, mayor of Hamburg, is now the sixth CDU state premier to resign within a year. Chancellor Merkel is now rapidly running out of staff...

France — An Imam Supports Banning Burqas Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Hassen Chalghoumi is the only imam in France to publicly support the government’s plans to banning full facial veils. But he's paid a heav...

France: Fighting to Keep the Internet Free Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 France is taking a strong stance against Internet piracy. Offenders face high penalties, prison and even a comprehensive online ban.An owner of a ...

Love Parade ends in tragedy - Duisburg after the disaster Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 There has been worldwide shock at the tragedy in Duisburg, where mass panic in a tunnel leading to the Love Parade left more than 20 dead and hund...

10 Years as Party Chairwoman – Angela Merkel – controversial head of the Christian Democrats Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Angela Merkel is not only Chancellor of Germany, but – as a Protestant from a religious family – she has also been the Chairwoman of the Christian...

Education reform - Hamburg calls for a referendum on its schools Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 On Sunday, the decision will be taken. Hamburg will go to the polls to decide whether to leave the old primary school system in place, or complete...

Spain: El Hierro - An Ecological Paradise Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 The smallest Canary Island, El Hierro, is focusing on eco-tourism. Instead of high-rise hotels and shopping malls, visitors can enjoy unspoiled co...

Hungary: Out on the Streets Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 A year ago, Hungary almost went bankrupt. Since then, the country has been following a strict austerity plan. Institutions for the mentally ill ha...

Series: Investing in Education as a Resource for the Future Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 Thinking ahead is particularly important when it comes to education. We look the deprived Hamburg suburb of Steilshoop, where the children who att...

Afghanistan Mission: is the Bundeswehr adequately prepared? Channel: sevenload Length: 0 Date: August 22, 2010 For Germany’s soldiers in Afghanistan, April 2nd was one of the worst days of the whole mission. Three of them were killed in a firefight near Kun...

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