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Schavan won't resign, fights for doctorate

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:50:00 +0100

Education Minister Annette Schavan has defied those calling for her resignation after her old university withdrew her doctorate for plagiarism. She said she would challenge the decision. The Local's media roundup looks at the reaction.

'The failure of the FDP is a further weakening of Merkel's coalition'

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:56:00 +0200

Germany's Free Democrats are unrepentant after taking an electoral battering in the Berlin state poll on Sunday. The Local’s media roundup explores the implications for Chancellor Angela Merkel's fractious coalition.

'Something is deeply wrong when the NPD is more successful than the FDP'

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:46:00 +0200

Is Chancellor Merkel’s centre-right alliance heading towards political oblivion? Commentators in The Local’s media roundup examine the impact of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania vote.

Media roundup: The contagious madness of E. coli

Fri, 27 May 2011 14:44:00 +0200

Another 60 people in Germany fell ill overnight Friday to E. coli bacteria. Roughly 82 million woke up feeling fine. Newspapers in The Local's media roundup ask whether the reaction to the latest food scare is rational.

German media roundup: A seismic shift for Merkel's coalition?

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:02:00 +0200

With the Greens emerging as the winners of two state elections, has there been a seismic shift in Germany’s political landscape? Newspapers in The Local’s media roundup on Monday sift through the wreckage Chancellor Merkel’s coalition.

German media roundup: Merkel's nuclear U-turn

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:25:00 +0100

Nuclear disaster in Japan has caused Chancellor Merkel to do a sudden about-face and suspend the extension of the lifespans of Germany's atomic power plants. Newspapers in The Local’s media roundup on Tuesday assess the implications.

German Media Roundup: Guttenberg's slick image slips away

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:58:00 +0100

Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg this week angrily dismissed criticism of his handling of several military scandals, but newspapers in The Local’s media roundup wrote he risks losing control of his ministry.

German Media Roundup: Westerwelle's buoyant navel-gazing

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:29:00 +0100

A day after Guido Westerwelle made speech considered crucial to his political fate, commentators in The Local's media roundup on Friday blasted the failure of Free Democratic Party leader to admit he has made mistakes.

German Media Roundup: A timid Merkel and inept Westerwelle?

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:28:00 +0100

As Washington scrambled on Monday to explain leaked diplomatic communiqués disparaging leaders in Berlin, newspapers in The Local’s media roundup tried to assess the damage to German-American relations.

German media roundup: Alert but not hysterical

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:12:00 +0100

Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has warned of imminent terrorist attacks in Germany. His task was delicate, but newspapers in The Local’s media roundup on Thursday praised his approach, saying he had calmly informed citizens without inciting hysteria.

German Media Roundup: Removing weapons from the home

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:35:00 +0200

Following another shooting rampage with a legally owned sporting weapon that left four dead in the southern German city of Lörrach Sunday, newspapers in The Local’s Media Roundup questioned whether protecting the rights ofgun owners outweighs the risks.

German Media Roundup: Sarrazin's radioactive immigration debate

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:17:00 +0200

Inflammatory comments on Muslims and race by Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin have caused widespread outrage in Germany. Newspapers in The Local’s media roundup on Tuesday explore the repercussions.

German Media Roundup: We'll be back

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:48:00 +0200

Following Germany's disappointing World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain, the newspapers in The Local's media roundup on Thursday praised the country’s young team and vowed they would bounce back.

German media roundup: Late revenge for Wembley?

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +0200

Following Germany's crushing 4-1 World Cup victory over England, the newspapers in The Local's media roundup on Monday could hardly contain their joy.

German media roundup: Little excitement for Wulff presidency

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:17:00 +0200

The announcement Thursday night that the coalition government was backing Lower Saxony premier Christian Wulff as Germany's new president got a mixed reaction. The Local gauges the mood of the nation's papers.

German media roundup: Köhler’s shocking departure

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:43:00 +0200

German President Horst Köhler on Monday stunned the nation by suddenly stepping down. Newspapers in The Local’s media roundup try to put the political earthquake in perspective.

German media roundup: Ballack's football tragedy

Tue, 18 May 2010 15:32:00 +0200

German football fans are in shock after hearing captain Michael Ballack’s injury will keep him from playing in this summer’s World Cup. Newspapers in The Local’s media roundup try to put things in perspective.

German media roundup: Kudos for Merkel's 'freedom' speech

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:34:00 +0100

The Local’s German media roundup surveys the overwhelmingly positive response to Chancellor Angela Merkel's historic address to a joint session of the US Congress on Tuesday.