Category: Germany

It is striking that one of the most important countries in the world such as Germany has such a recent history as a nation. And it is that before the unification of the two halves that today make up the country, Germany almost never had a unified state under that name . Only from 1871, and during a period that lasted less than a century, until the Second World War. Its location in the center of the continent and its capacity to generate industrialization have made Germany an essential country in Europe. In fact, it is usually ranked as the largest economy in the Old Continent , even above the United Kingdom and France. Soul and heart of the European Union, of which it has been a part since its foundation, Germany is the second country in the world that receives the most migrants, after the United States. And it is no coincidence, because its business fabric is so impressive that it seems that there is always room for anyone who needs a job.

But not all visitors who come to Germany seek to stay there. Many others do it only for a few days, like normal tourists, in search of everything that this country can offer them, which is a lot. Its imposing dimensions allow Germany to enjoy very different areas and regions, from Indo-European forests to coastal cities, passing through large capitals . Although much of the tourism is concentrated in large towns such as Berlin or Hamburg, the truth is that Germany enjoys a great reputation as a tourist destination in all its regions. From the Black Forest in the South to the northern part with Bremen , each place has a special charm, and many want to discover it. That is why we have collected in this article several interesting reasons to visit Germany and get to know it in depth. Beyond the big cities, which are also immersing us in the smaller towns, but also with more charm . Arriving at curious corners that one thought forgotten, but that in this region become real, as if time had not passed in them.

When we had not yet recovered from the crisis so severe that we suffered just a decade ago, market cycles seem to bring us another ‘surprise’ in form of a recession. This one is also pointing to Germany, which has always been the locomotive of the European economy. The forecasts warned of the slowdown in the German economy and that the country was going into recession at the end of this 2019, with all that that leads to the rest of European economies. Germany has always been the strong country in this regard, the one that has remained standing when others fell. However, by this time is one of the first economies to notice the ravages of this new recession that is predicted problematic.

The new German government today presented its budget for 2018, a project that increases investment and maintains the “zero deficit” and where there is a sense of continuity despite the move of the Ministry of Finance from the Conservatives to the Social Democrats.

The Finance Minister, Olaf Scholz, welcomed the “unanimous” approval by the Council of Ministers of the second draft of the federal budget for this year, since the first draft was processed at the end of last year, with the Executive still in office after the general elections of last September.

The Jewish community in Germany, concerned about a possible increase in anti-Semitic abuse, asked schools to monitor religious intimidation among students, especially during recess.

The petition came after people in Germany were surprised by reports that a Jewish girl at a primary school in Berlin was bullied by her Muslim peers and even received death threats after she said she did not believe in Allah, an incident that was reported by her father in the Berliner Zeitung. This heightened fears of a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Germany.