Germans

A poll conducted by INSA on behalf of Bild newspaper finds that almost two-thirds of Germans are now taking shorter showers in response to numerous government appeals to do so

The Germans are the most enthusiastic

As many Bulgarians and Romanians immigrate to Germany, they will not be able to satisfy the huge need for labor in the country. It urgently needs new migrants, Deutsche Welle writes.

An ensemble of four acclaimed local trombonists - Spyros Vergis, Christos Giakkas, Yiannis Kaikis and Spyros Moschonas - presents "Deutscher Atem," a program of selected by works by Bach, Handel, Telemann, Beethoven, Speer, Wagner and Bruckner at the German Evangelical Church on Saturday, February 9. Doors open at 8 p.m. and admission costs 10 euros.

With the German election around the corner, the United Kingdom appears to be holding out hope that a fourth term for Chancellor Angela Merkel and a potentially more pro-business coalition partner could come to its rescue in divorce talks in Brussels, writes Politico. 

Germany is sharpening its policy toward Turkey in response to jailings of journalists and human rights activists. The Foreign Ministry is now warning German citizens that they face risks if they go to Turkey, reported DW.

Many French people continue to yearn for a father figure - a political savior acting in the tradition of post-war president Charles De Gaulle.

According to a report published in Deursch Welle, German holidaymakers stayed away from their traditional designations of Turkey, Egypt and north Africa due to terrorist attacks and political instability in the regions, opting for the safer countries of Greece and Spain, as well as Germany.

86-year-old German philosopher Jürgen Habermas says the German government was entrapped by the harsh Teutonic mentality of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schuable speaking to French magazine ‘L’Obs’.

One German in eight would join an anti-Muslim march if a rapidly-growing protest movement organized one in their home towns, according to an opinion poll published on Jan. 1.