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...dangerous escalation in the standoff. The statement received the full backing of the U.S. and the world's other big powers at a meeting in Berlin on Thursday. "Iran must decide between a self-imposed isolation through its continuation of enrichment or a return to the negotiating table," German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeir told reporters...
...money. They just wanted our [voting] cards," he said. "The Mai Mai tell people, 'If you do not give us your card you will be killed.'" Such prospects make Western leaders nervous about committing their own troops. In Berlin last week, the Congo election prompted bitter debate when the German government announced it was prepared to dispatch some 500 troops at the head of a proposed 1,500-strong European Union military force in a four-month mission. Supporters of the German coalition government questioned whether such a small number of troops could really make a difference, and warned against...
...according to a study by Professor Roberto Grandinetti of the University of Padua. Local bankers say all but a few are sorely undercapitalized and lack the resources to build their business to a global scale. And virtually no one has much experience selling to customers other than the big German distributors that once snapped up as much as 70% of the district's output. Says Giovanni Masarotti, president of the Manzano chair district and chief executive of Montina, one of its oldest firms: "If I say three companies have true marketing departments, I'm exaggerating...
...they say. We need to repair our image as a superpower and calm the global hornet's nest this Administration and congressional leadership have stirred up. Richard Zack New Providence, New Jersey, U.S. Give Women a Hand "Why Merkel is not enough" [jan. 30] reported on the difficulties that German women face when they try to combine career and family. We want our women to take part in the professional and cultural life of our society. The problem is that our government does very little to support working mothers. We hope that Angela Merkel, our first woman Chancellor...
...European Union] universities are in crisis,” said Krupp Foundation professor of European studies, Peter A. Hall. He said that while enrollment has risen in many European universities, the increase in the student body has not been matched with higher funding. “French or German universities rely heavily on public funding as do all university systems in Europe, and that’s the problem—the general physical problem of the state is transferred onto the university,” Hall said. “But one cannot recreate the philanthropic tradition...