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Isabelle de Pommereau

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Germany's secret to staving off the eurocrisis? Manufacturing

By Isabelle de Pommereau | 10/26/12

Germany is 'strong and growing' more than almost any other Western economic power, thanks in large part to the country's dedication to its small- and mid-sized manufacturing companies.

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France's Afghanistan pull-out signals war fatigue driving European defense cuts

By Isabelle de Pommereau, Christian Science Monitor | 05/29/12

French President François Hollande reiterated his commitment to a full withdrawal of French combat troops by year’s end, well ahead of NATO’s 2014 withdrawal.

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German universities move to train next generation of imams

By Isabelle de Pommereau, Christian Science Monitor | 05/18/12

Funded by the government to the tune of €20 million ($25.4 million) for the next five years, the goal of new theology departments is to ground a new generation of Islam religious leaders and scholars in German culture.

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In increasingly urban France, farmers still wield political clout

By Isabelle de Pommereau, Christian Science Monitor | 04/17/12

Farmers are a critical part of the national identity of Europe’s top farming nation.

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French gunman the latest of Europe's troubling 'lone wolves'

By Isabelle de Pommereau, Christian Science Monitor | 03/27/12

"Low-cost, high-impact" terrorists acting alone are an increasing problem in Europe.

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Rebellious unions upend German order

By Isabelle de Pommereau, Christian Science Monitor | 03/13/12

There has been a shift in Germany’s organized labor system: the rise of smaller, bolder unions who buck the tradition of consensus-building between industry-wide unions and employers.

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Germany turns back on nuclear power

By Isabelle de Pommereau | 05/31/11
In a move officials called "irreversible," German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition agreed Monday to phase out nuclear power by 2022, setting Europe’s biggest economy the formidable challenge of finding a replacement for 20 perce
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Japan nuclear crisis sends ripples across Europe, causes rethink in Germany

By Isabelle de Pommereau | 03/15/11
Japan's nuclear crisis is sending ripples of unease across Europe, with the European Union convening an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss safety measures for its nuclear power plants and Germany announcing a total rethink of its use of nuclear
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Motive unclear in killing of two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport

By Isabelle de Pommereau | 03/03/11
German authorities charged a Kosovar man for today's killing of two US airmen at the Frankfurt airport, a major transit point for American forces in Europe. A police spokesperson said it was too early to determine if the attack was politically m
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Germany considers scrapping the draft

By Isabelle de Pommereau | 09/09/10
FRANKFURT, Germany — The young man playing with kids at the Main Krokodile preschool here isn't your typical caregiver.