When I ran a European concert agency and booked 'Real Music' artists such as Incognito, Spyro Gyra and Carleen Anderson quite a few years ago, I came across a Brazilian phenomenon. On this side of the Atlantic Ocean, the singer, composer, arranger, music collector and DJ Ed Motta was already famous in Portugal. Further north, in Germany, he was!-->…
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Bavaria: Conservatives Take Big Hit in State Elections
Update October 15th, 2018, 6:45 a.m.: The final numbers are in. CSU: 37.2 percent, the Greens: 17.5, 'Freie Wähler': 11.6, AfD: 10.2, SPD: 9.7, FDP: 5.1, the!-->…
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Germany and Israel: A Complicated Friendship
For the sixth time, the cabinets from Berlin and Jerusalem had the opportunity to discuss a range of issues during German-Israeli government consultations. The!-->…
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Germany: Reunification Party Without Selfie Sticks
Twenty-eight years ago, the Berlin Wall fell. It lasted for the same period of time, 28 years, from August 13th, 1961, to November 9th, 1989. On October 3rd, 1990 the reunification process was finalized. This is what the Germans are celebrating on Unification Day.
This time, Berlin organized the main celebration. Days before the big event, the!-->!-->!-->…
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Charles Aznavour Dies
Needless to say, Charles Aznavour was drowned in awards, both for his singing and acting. In 2006, he launched a big farewell tour. But, as it turns out, that…
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Germany: Radical Right-Wing ‘AfD’ is…
In September of last year, just before the general elections, democratic parties and voters feared the radical right-wing 'Alternative for Germany'!-->…
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The Complicated Guest: President Erdoğan in Germany
Welcoming a guest like Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not easy for anyone in Berlin. When the Turkish President and Chancellor Angela Merkel shook hands to say goodbye after they gave a press conference together, he smiled like a schoolboy who just won a competition, while her expression definitely did not deserve the expression smile. She looked angry!-->…
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Germany: Porsche Scraps All Diesel Models
Porsche did not build Diesel engines itself, but got them next door, from a convenient store called Volkswagen. To Porsche purists this step was a sacrilege. On…
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Germany: Maassen Affair Encore
Update, September 23rd, 2018, 9:30 p.m.: The heads of the coalition in Berlin agree on moving Maassen to the Interior Ministry, but not as an undersecretary.!-->…
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Germany: Police Raise Awareness on Smart Phone Use Behind Wheel
German police have started systematic checks on the country's roads and streets. Today, a total of 11,000 officers will be stopping drivers who use their smart phones while steering their vehicles. Also they will talk to innocent road users about the dangers connected to this kind of behavior.
The announced police checks will take place in all!-->!-->!-->…
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