Border authorities in Bavaria have given up trying to take the fingerprints of all the refugees entering the country, reported "Der Spiegel" on Monday. The revelations came as officials acknowledged that close to 180,000 people claimed asylum in Germany in the first half of the year. Quoting an unnamed senior police union official, the magazine said that up to 300 people were able to cross the German-Austria border each day without proper registration due to a lack of resources. Local media Read more [...]

Chiemsee in Southern Bavaria (Germany) is known for its wonderful nature and peaceful life. It is also an ideal meeting point right at the center of an area connecting Austria, Germany Switzerland and northern Italy, an area in which peoples and cultures have met and influenced each other for centuries. This is one of the reason the Center for Innovative Cultures - born last year in the mountains surrounding Salt Lake City (Utah) and now growing Read more [...]

Bulgaria is attracting increased investor interest from Bavarian companies due to the political stability and the clear reform efforts by the government regarding the spheres of judiciary and public administration, according to Ilse Aigner, Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology. Aigner met Monday with Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski, according to a media statement of Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry. Lukarski emphasized that the political stability Read more [...]

"We estimate that since the beginning of the year, around 45,000 people who have entered [Germany] without permission haven't been processed by the identity service, even though this is laid out in the law on asylum applications," GdP deputy president Jörg Radek said. The law requires authorities to take fingerprints of anyone caught crossing the border from Austria in to Bavaria – a common route for refugees from Africa. the Middle East and especially the Balkans arriving through southern Read more [...]

Dublin Talks GAA in association with Bavaria 0.0 came live from Peacocks in Rivervally, Swords last Friday, ahead of the weekend Leinster Final against westmeath at Croke Park. 98FM's Stephen Doyle was joined on panel by former Dublin stars Barry Cahill and Bryan Cullen, as well as comedian Eric Lalor. He was also joined in Peacocks by former Dublin legend and Swords native Kieran Duff and by ex-Dublin hurling manager Humphrey Kelleher, who spoke about Michael Carton quitting the Dublin panel, as Read more [...]

Picture: Focus Information Agency Munich. Bulgarian Minister of Economy Bozhidar Lukarski will hold a working visit to Munich in the period July 12-14, the press centre of the Ministry of Economy announced. Minister Lukarski will meet with Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology, Ilse Aigner and with Executive Director of the Union of manufacturers of machinery and equipment Elgar Staub. Minister Bozidar Lukarski will take Read more [...]

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Picture: Focus Information Agency Munich. Bulgarian Minister of Economy Bozhidar Lukarski will hold a working visit to Munich in the period July 12-14, the press centre of the Ministry of Economy announced. Minister Lukarski will meet with Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology, Ilse Aigner and with Executive Director of the Union of manufacturers of machinery and equipment Elgar Staub. Minister Bozidar Lukarski will take part Read more [...]

The 47-year-old man accused of fatally shooting two people from his car in the southern German state of Bavaria is believed to be severely mentally ill, local prosecutors said Saturday. The suspect has completed an initial medical evaluation that will be followed by more extensive psychological testing. A psychiatric expert told police that Bernd G. has "acute psychosis with bizarre delusions." "According to what we know at the moment, there are strong grounds to believe that the legal culpability Read more [...]

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