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Turkey's stylish new embassy

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Tuesday urged a reset in relations with Turkey and a resumption of stalled talks on the country's efforts to join the European Union. Berlin (dpa) - He was speaking at the inauguration by Prime Minister

Compromise to end infighting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of the other two parties in her coalition government reached a compromise to end infighting over social-welfare policies, party leaders announced early Monday. Berlin (dpa) - With a general election 10

Cameron longs for EU reform

British Prime Minister David Cameron was to press Friday for a more "flexible" European Union during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. London (dpa) - Merkel has invited Cameron and his wife and three children to Meseburg

Chief Gauck as Latin-Pastor

German President Joachim Gauck was to begin a nine-day Latin America tour on Thursday that will take him first to Colombia and then Brazil. In Brazil, the world‘s sixth-largest economy, Gauck‘s agenda is expected to focus on economic issues. In

Business

Height of the season

German consumer confidence is set to fall amid global economic uncertainty and the fallout from the eurozone debt crisis, a survey released Friday showed. Berlin (dpa) - The Nuremberg-based GfK research group said its forward-looking consumer

Opposition parties made gains Sunday in a neck-and-neck state election in Germany that robbed Chancellor Angela Merkel of the convincing victory she had hoped for in the run-up to this year's national election. Berlin (dpa) - Hours after polling

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REISEPORTAL

"Frankfurt am Main" (, ), commonly known simply as "Frankfurt", is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2008 population of 670,000. The urban area had an estimated population of 2.26 million in