Oil is central to Azerbaijan. The former Soviet Republic, in which the Eurovision Song Contest is due to take place at the end of May, is one of the richest countries in the region – but it is also an autocracy.
The trial in Oslo of self-confessed mass-killer Anders Breivik has started hearing testimonies of those who were hit by his bullets at the Utoya summer camp, but who survived to confront him in court.
The trial in Oslo of self-confessed mass killer Anders Breivik has started hearing testimonies of those who were hit by his bullets at the Utoya summer camp, but who survived to confront him in court.
German Finance Minister and veteran of several governments Wolfgang Schäuble is seen as a man for tough jobs. On Thursday, he received the prestigious Charlemagne Prize in Aachen.
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who studied German, could prove a key asset as France seeks to assuage Germany’s austerity drive in the eurozone. He told DW Paris and Berlin were the driving force in Europe.
Greece is to have another election, following the failure of last-ditch attempts to form a coalition government. The Radical Left may be in a position to increase its share of the vote.
Attempts to form a government in Greece have failed. Now that the parties have failed, says DW’s Spiros Moskovou, it’s up to the people to prevent the collapse of the country at new elections in June.
Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic has appeared at the Hague tribunal, accused of mass murder and the expulsion of thousands of Bosnian Muslims in the 1990s. Two decades on, many are still living in refugee camps.
The brand new French President Francois Hollande had a mission on his first stormy trip to Berlin: renegotiate the EU fiscal compact. But the German chancellor was in no mood to slow her European austerity drive.
The Greek population is suffering under austerity measures and has long lost trust in their politicians. DW spoke about this with former Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Droutsas.
