Netz-fx Berlin: Berlin News Pipe

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Berlin News Pipe

• In Germany, a Limp Domestic Economy Stifled by Regulation
  Alongside Germany?s export success is another, creakier economy that suffers from overregulation and holds back not only the country but the rest of Europe, some economists say.
  
  

• Relatives Seek Closure After Killings Tied to Neo-Nazi Ring
  The German government has offered relatives of Turks and a Greek who were killed at least ?10,000, and Chancellor Angela Merkel is to speak on Thursday at an event honoring the victims.
  
  

• Letter from Europe: Balancing Business and Human Rights
  Angela Merkel rolled out the red carpet for the president of Kazakhstan, and German companies are eager to do business with China. Will talk of human rights be swept under the rug?
  
  

• Joachim Gauck?s Background Seen as an Asset in Germany
  Joachim Gauck derives some of his standing from his years a pastor in East Germany and his roles in the protests that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  
  

• Gerhard Richter Is Celebrated With German Art Shows
  The German artist Gerhard Richter, who turned 80 this month, is being celebrated as a hero in Germany with high-profile exhibitions that are drawing crowds.
  
  

• Merkel Backs Rivals? Choice Gauck for German Presidency
  Denied the presidency in 2010, Joachim Gauck was the consensus choice to replace Christian Wulff, who resigned last week.
  
  

• WORLD: TimesCast | German President Resigns
  Germany?s President, Christian Wulff, resigns after accusations of improper ties to business leaders.
  
  

• The World from Berlin: 'EU Has Not Yet Faced the Whole Sad Truth About Greece'
  Will the new Greek bailout be enough to save the country from default? The ratings agency Fitch doesn't think so: It downgraded Athens on Wednesday, saying a bankruptcy was "highly likely." German commentators also feel Greece isn't out of the woods yet.

• Letter from Berlin: Presidential Battle Leaves Merkel Goverment Teetering
  Last week, Germany lost a president. Over the weekend, the country almost lost its government as well. The choice to nominate Joachim Gauck as the country's next head of state exposed significant differences within Chancellor Merkel's governing coalition and left behind deep scars in Berlin.

• The World from Berlin: 'The FDP Awakens from Its Coma'
  The decision to select Joachim Gauck as the official candidate to become German president on Sunday only happened after a major dispute between Philipp Rösler, the head of the Free Democratic Party, and Chancellor Angela Merkel. Rösler won the battle, but the fallout is expected to be major in the coalition government, German editorialists argue.