Kerstin Gehmlich

Position: Journalist

Articles

German state premier optimistic on Magna's Opel deal June 12, 01:00pm EDT 

BERLIN, June 12 (Reuters) - The premier of the eastern German state of Thuringia, Dieter Althaus, said on Friday he was optimistic that Canadian auto parts group Magna's <MGa.TO> takeover plans for carmaker Opel would go through.  Full Article 

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Talk-show stumbles add to Merkel challenger's woes

After his Social Democrats scored their worst-ever result in European elections on Sunday, Frank-Walter Steinmeier might have thought things couldn't get much worse. But then the man who hopes to beat ...  Full Article | Comments [3] 

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Flowers, twitter, brass band shake up German election

Traditionally, the election of the German president is a dignified and strictly choreographed event.  More than 1,200 parliamentarians and state representatives come together in Berlin's Reichstag building, ...  Full Article | Comments [2] 

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NATO summit sparks emotions in Germany

Judging from their comments, this week's NATO summit will be an emotional event for Germany's leading politicians -- some of whom grew up on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain. Angela Merkel, Germany's ...  Full Article