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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:02:11 +0000Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:24:56 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/cms/4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/570183ae-d3ad-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/570183ae-d3ad-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlGermany's centre-right government meets to defuse an internal dispute over its tax reform plans, only three weeks after the new partners agreed their four-year policy road mapWed, 18 Nov 2009 02:02:11 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e75b840-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e75b840-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe one-off financial burden for this necessary restructuring has to remain with GM. Not with German and European taxpayers, writes Kurt Lauk Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:10:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a450ea7a-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a450ea7a-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe need for France and Germany to pull together is ever more obvious to an increasing number of people in both countries, writes Wolfgang Münchau Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:49:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a3fefea-d082-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a3fefea-d082-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe designated chairman of Germany's Social Democratic Party vows to keep the party 'in the centre' in spite of an electoral debacle that sent it into opposition for the first time in 11 yearsSat, 14 Nov 2009 04:30:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3b390e4-d070-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3b390e4-d070-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe German government's own advisers have criticised its tax cut plans as "not serious" and "unjustifiable", adding their voices to the mounting criticism of Angela Merkel's economic policy Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/41020152-ceba-11de-8812-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41020152-ceba-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.htmlNicolas Sarkozy calls for 'ever closer association of French and German policies', describing the reconciliation of the two countries as a 'treasure' at an armistice day ceremony in ParisWed, 11 Nov 2009 15:48:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbfc1ee0-ce35-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbfc1ee0-ce35-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlFor months the French government has been casting around for new projects to strengthen Franco-German co-operation at the heart of Europe, but it has found little enthusiasm in BerlinTue, 10 Nov 2009 23:40:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd1e8620-ce2e-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd1e8620-ce2e-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlGerman manufacturing: State-backed initiatives and groups' own flexibility measures are helping German engineering survive a collapse in orders – but curbs in lending by banks are a big fearTue, 10 Nov 2009 19:59:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f8afa3c-cd39-11de-a748-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f8afa3c-cd39-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlGerman factory output surged unexpectedly in September, in a sign that foreign demand for the nation's machines and cars bolstered the eurozone's largest economy in the third quarterMon, 9 Nov 2009 15:53:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7d7c3c0-cc9a-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7d7c3c0-cc9a-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlStates like Iran, Cuba, Zimbabwe and Burma, which are hostile to human dignity, may look stable, but they are actually rotting inside – for they have only fear and force to sustain them, and people will not be afraid forever, writes John McCain Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:17:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e17fc12-cc97-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e17fc12-cc97-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlEast European states have worked wonders in establishing democracy where it had barely existed. But they must do more to deal with the baleful legacy of communism, build trust in public institutions and fight corruptionSun, 8 Nov 2009 19:02:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d69e2d24-cb1f-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d69e2d24-cb1f-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlTwo decades on, Germany is still grinding through the problems thrown up by reunification. That does not detract from what was a wonderful moment and a joy to witness, writes Frederick Studemann Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:04:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f76f107e-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f76f107e-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlIts difficulty in catching up proves to be not so much a reflection of its communist past than of its rural population structure, writes Klaus Zimmermann Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:06:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/781d6d10-ca33-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/781d6d10-ca33-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlHopes that economic recovery would give Berlin more scope to cut taxes in the coming years were dashed on Thursday after government-appointed experts said the rebound would have almost no positive impact on tax revenues in 2010Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:26:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/30afbe02-c95b-11de-b551-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4b9b2cb6-2285-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fgermanyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30afbe02-c95b-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean competition regulators have launched a full probe into possible state aid given to the German savings bank, which is owned jointly by the cities of Cologne and BonnThu, 5 Nov 2009 02:29:27 +0000