Germany

MINI WRC Team All Set for 2011 WRC

Ahead of the World Rally Championship in Germany, it seems that it has gathered the much needed attention from media across the world. Comprises of three stages in areas, the vineyards, the military training ground and the normal roads, it provides a daunting task for the participating teams.

Yvonne, the Celebrity Cow!

Yvonne, a German dairy cow, that managed to escape from a pasture having electrified fencing boundary, is now a celebrity where individuals have tagged her as symbol for the freedom and dignity of animals, especially for cows.

The cow has succeeded to grab huge public as well as media attention where different media agencies have expressed enthusiasm for the coverage of the woods where Yvonne is occasionally spotted. In addition, the German tabloid Bild offered a €10,000 reward for Yvonne's safe capture on Saturday.

No More Kissing, Says Etiquette Group

Knigge Society is an etiquette group aimed to advise people on etiquette as well as social behavior in Germany.

The group has hailed for a strict ban on kissing, particularly in the workplace and cited that practice of greeting colleagues and business partners with a kiss on the cheek is uncomfortable for many Germans therefore cannot be considered as usual act.

An Exhibition in Germany: Pictures from the Secret Stasi Archives

Recently, in one of the highly classified photographs of a Berlin exhibition, Spies from former communist East Germany was found demonstrating the art of disguise. He was found wearing fur wigs, fake moustaches and dark glasses.

According to Simon Menner, who is 33-year-old German artist and is the mind behind the exhibition “Pictures from the Secret Stasi Archives,”, pictures like this or something like stills from a spy film spoof are something that seems absolutely harmless, but can wharf danger.

Switzerland and Germany Ink Tax Treaty after a Long Hiatus

What is being seen as a step forward could backfire soon, as Switzerland and Germany sang a peace tune putting the long running dispute aside over tax evasion by wealthy Germans holding cross-border accounts with Swiss private banks. It’s being feared that owing to possibility of political change in Berlin and its subsequent effects on the Swiss banking industry, the recently signed deal could be seen under clouds in future.

Air Traffic Controllers of Germany to Go on Strike

The air traffic controlling staff of Germany calls for a strike, demanding an increase in the salary. The step taken by the airline staff had affected more than half million airline passengers. The country’s Trade Union of Air Traffic Control (GDF) declared that the staff members will stop working from 6:00 a. m. CET on Tuesday and restart after 6 hours.

Switzerland Entering In a Tax Deal with Germany

The President of Swiss Micheline Calmy-Rey revealed about their tax agreement with Germany, a step to improve the relations between the two. The deal, to be signed on August 10, will impose 26% of the tax preservation on the future assets of Germany held by the Swiss banks.

Bayer Might Shift From Germany

Among all the other mis-happenings of the economic market, there is now one more. Germany had announced that it shall no longer be a part of the nuclear power after there was a blunder in Japan.

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