BERLIN Martina Roemmelt-Fella, who owns a small, household-run turbine producer in Bavaria, must be a cheerleader for a trade deal between Europe and the United States that guarantees to ease the stream of products and providers throughout the Atlantic. But as an alternative she fears the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) being hammered out between Brussels and Washington will give an excessive amount of energy to huge multinationals on the expense of small corporations Read more [...]

Det var årets første seiltur med familiens Bavaria på 34 fot. – Jeg kikket bak meg og så at det veltet røyk ut av kabinen bak, forteller båteier Ronny Persen (36). Etter en natt ombord ved Bastøy i Horten, var han på vei mot Hvaler i Østfold. Han kjørte på motor og autopilot mens han polerte seilbåten familien har eid i fire–fem år. Brannslukningsapparatet satt fast Persen åpnet oppbevaringsplassen ved båtens sittegruppe for å gripe Read more [...]

A rare Porsche 964 30 Jahre Edition is up for sale in Belgium at Bavaria Motors for €150,000. This car is a special edition of the 911 produced in 1993 to celebrate 30 years of the Porsche 911 model. Porsche created only 911 units of this variant- all of them being coupés. The Porsche 964 30 Jahre Edition up for sale at Bavaria Motors has a mileage of 141,000 kilometres and was registered in February, 1994. It features a 3,600-cc, six-cylinder engine capable of producing 250 hp. The power is Read more [...]

Administration of school in Pocking, Bavaria sends letter to parents in order to prevent 'misunderstandings' A German high school banned revealing cloths and miniskirts this week, fearing the refugees residing in an adjacent shelter. The administration of the school, located in Pocking, Bavaria, sent a letter to the parents notifying them of additional security measures taken following the opening Read more [...]

The annual G7 summit was recently (June7-8) held in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria, Germany. Russia was a member of the powerful club from 1998, which was then known as G8. Interestingly, the 40th summit was scheduled to be held in Sochi, Russia in June 2014. But when Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea in March 2014, Russia was suspended from the club and it reverted to G7. The 40th summit was later held in Brussels. China, now the second largest economy in the world after the US, was not invited. Because Read more [...]

In the picturesque South-eastern German town of Passau, a group of construction workers happened upon a stash of gold while performing demolition work. Inscribed with the words "Swiss Bank," the gold bullion is expected to be worth just under a million euros ($1.12 million, spokeswoman for the Bavarian city told "Passauer Neue Presse," the German news agency DPA reported. Twice in one week The Bavarian town of Passau is also known as the "City of Three Rivers" The discovery of gold at the Read more [...]

Germany’s oldest nuclear reactor. Photo; dwGermany’s oldest nuclear reactor will be shut down permanently overnight, its owner E.ON said on Saturday, marking a major milestone in the country’s drive for clean and sustainable energy. The 34 year-old Grafenrheinfeld reactor in northern Bavaria is in the process of winding down. It would be completely out of service on Sunday, according to E.ON, which is abiding by legislation that requires the closure of all commercial nuclear Read more [...]

By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online         Berlin (dpa) - Germany‘s oldest nuclear reactor was to be shut down permanently overnight, its owner E.ON said Saturday, marking a milestone in the country‘s drive for clean and sustainable energy.The 34-year-old Grafenrheinfeld reactor, located in northern Bavaria, will be completely Read more [...]

18 hours ago "In the old days, beer in Bavaria was called liquid bread" - Bobby visits a beer garden in Munich Bobby Kerr took a trip to the Augustiner-Keller beer garden as part of the Down to Business German Special As part of this week's Down to Business German Special, Bobby paid a visit to a uniquely German business - a traditional, open-air beer garden in Munich. The beer garden at Augustiner-Keller opened in 1812, so there's Read more [...]

•Parade Grand Marshal •Developer of Industrial Park •Avid traveler Nick Popa, 86, will represent Fenton Read more [...]