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Fashion for Fasching

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

It may come as a surprise to those of you from English-speaking countries, but Carnival is not just a parade celebrated in Rio's famous Sambadrome. German-speaking countries have a long established tradition of making the most of the Karneval season, locally known as Fasching. One could consider it the less formal cousin of the famous Viennese New Year's Concert, albeit with more noise, dodgy dancing, yet far better costumes. The season officially starts as far back as November 11th, but...

Germany celebrates liberty

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the courage of East Germans in helping bring down the Berlin Wall 25 years ago as celebrations raised the momentum building up to the historic occasion. However, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev struck an alarming note, pointing out that the world was closer to a new cold war. Merkel, herself daughter of a Lutheran pastor raised in East Germany, said the yearning for freedom brought down one of the most infamous symbols of the 20th century. The...

DB train drivers on strike for five days

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago, but a new wall of trade unionism creeping up in the railroad sector is dividing workers from the public. Not used to strikes, Germans will see train drivers go on a five-day stop work as the country braces for events celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall at the weekend.  "Pure bullying," said a press statement issued by Deutsche Bahn, talking about the strike that would hit millions of passengers. "While people in Germany are looking forward to celebrating...

How to end poverty and food insecurity

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Beyond the fact that it is next year (2015) for the grace period to elapse of the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, we still have a long way to go in order to effectively build Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition. Where are the seeds of hope when the innocent suffer the most! What can we do when Seventeen Thousand Children die every day from hunger, buried in the land that could have provided food for them-because they did not have the ability/capacity and...

Munich expat income opportunity

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Calling all expats who want to work and not stay at home. How I managed to develop a business in Munich without speaking the language- an expat's story. My name is Elissa Jelowicki and I am a UK qualified solicitor by trade. I was sick of trying to keep up with the London rat race - working really hard and not seeing the rewards. My partner is German and we did the whole "long - distance thing", for a year. However, I slowly realized that I also wanted more out of my life and knew how much I...

Beer consumption and prices rise at Oktoberfest

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

The 181st Oktoberfest is underway with a million visitors flooding the giant tents on the opening weekend. The numbers behind this festival are always fascinating. On the very first day, 100 revellers were arrested while 700 patients were treated by the Red Cross during the opening 48 hours. The beer is flowing as well. In 2013 each visitor consumed an average of 1.2 litres, compared to just 700 ml back in 1995. It's important to point out that not all visitors drink beer - designated drivers...

Looking for a climate change agreement in 2015

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

The negotiations for a new Climate Change Agreement in 2015 is far advanced after the first commitment period under the Kyoto protocol ended in December,2012. France is to hold the 2015 United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change expected to come out with another "legally binding instrument" or an agreed "outcome with a legal force" on climate change which will be applicable to all parties to the UNFCCC and emitters of greenhouse gases. Should the latter outcome be announced, then...

Heart Matters by Loitt

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

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Which countries soccer fans have more presence in 2014 World Cup?

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

FIFA received approximately 11 million ticket requests in the run up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with a total of 2,961,911 sold by 05 June. 60% of those were snapped up by the tournament hosts, equating to an impressive 1,363,179 tickets. That´s why in every stadium we can found lots of Brazil fans with their yellow shirt. The United States accounts for the largest slice of the remaining 40%. 196,838 tickets were sold to fans of the Stars and Stripes, quite a distance ahead of the 61,021...

Ecclestone trial ends

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

A Munich court has agreed to cancel bribery charges against Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone after his defence offered a Eur 75m settlement to end the trial."The proceedings will be temporarily suspended with the agreement of the prosecution and the accused," pending payment of the settlement, judge Peter Noll was quoted as saying. Mr Ecclestone started his trial in Munich in April over allegations that he bribed Gerhard Gribkowsky, a former German banker, as part of the sale of a share in the...

Expat fair founder on MH17

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Expatica's Antoine van Veldhuizen was sadly on flight MH17 to Malaysia, with his wife and two sons, when it was tragically brought down over Ukraine. Antoine was an early member of the expatriate site expatica.com and was the founder of the expat fair "I am not a tourist".  He was indirectly involved with the expatriate community here in Munich through his and Expatica's endorsement of Munich's new annual fair, Expat In The City. Everyone who knew and worked with Antoine in Munich were left...

Best odds for World Cup group stages

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Germany is recognised as one of the great superpowers in international football. The three times World Cup winners also have a hat trick of European Championship wins under their belts. With such an illustrious pedigree, Germany are bound to be considered as one of the favourites going in to any tournament. The bookmakers regard Germany as one of the pre-tournament World Cup favourites at Brazil 2014. According to the Group Betting World Cup 2014 - William Hill, they are ranked at 4/7 to win...

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