Anger at austerity in cash-strapped Spain

Eurozone crisis

Tens of thousands of people converged on Spain's capital Madrid to protest against a swathe of crippling government austerity measures. The measures have been designed to avert the need for a European bailout. The protests came as the Spanish government considered accepting a full-blown bailout from the European Union and international lenders to save it from bankruptcy.

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The real face of austerity in Spain

As the recession in Spain deepens, the severity of the Spanish predicament is perhaps most palpable among the country's struggling families. DW met with three of them at a squatter building in Seville. (14.09.2012)

Madrid's 'slum of shame' faces uncertain future

Europe's largest illegal settlement lies just outside the Spanish capital, Madrid. A sprawling tangle of tents and cement houses, Cañada Real is now home to over 40,000 people. But maybe not for long… (28.08.2012)

Catalonia - from power house to poorhouse?

For the euro financial crisis, there is no summer break. With Greek reforms under scrutiny, there is more bad news coming from Spain: Even its most affluent autonomous region, Catalonia, may ask for help. (25.07.2012)

Opinion: Expensive bailout will be of little help for Spain

Spain's banks are to receive 100 billion euros from the EU. DW's Bernd Riegert warns that this will be another step toward joint liability - even though Berlin insists that it isn't. (20.07.2012)

Spain struggles to cope with empty coffers

While EU staffers in Brussels are on vacation, it's a different story in Madrid. Officials there are working into the hot months to fix their economy. But spending cuts and tax hikes might not be enough to end recession. (19.07.2012)

Disgruntled coal miners march on Madrid

Spending cuts have provoked an angry response all around Spain, often with street demonstrations. This week, coal miners concluded their own protest against the cuts with a mass march converging on Madrid. (13.07.2012)

Austerity and protest in face of Spanish recession

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has outlined new austerity measures in parliament - including a policy U-turn on sales tax - as miners gathered in Madrid for a mass protest against the third round of state cuts. (11.07.2012)

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Crisis rejuvenates Spain's black market economy

Spanish banks cry for help - from the government

Spaniards bleed from deep austerity cuts

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Standing still: a new form of protest in Turkey 19.06.2013

Thousands of people are now expressing their anger with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan by standing silent and motionless in streets and squares - a new tactic that they hope will deter police violence.

Change of tactics spawns new Turkey demos 19.06.2013

After a crackdown on gatherings by Turkish security forces, protesters have come up with a new way of showing opposition to the government - standing silent. It's the brainchild of a performance artist and more protesters are joining the movement on Istanbul's Taksim Square.

Jose Gayarre and Francisco Estévez (Copyright: DW/Ralf Bosen)

Helping Spanish migrants find their feet in Germany 19.06.2013

Back home, they've run out of options. That's why more and more Spaniards are trying their luck on the German job market. "Destino Alemania" helps them to settle in.

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German states to share flood relief costs with federal government

Student Susanna Barthmann from Passau cleans up flood debrit on 11.06.2013 in Deggendorf Foto: Armin Weigel/dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Germany's state and federal governments will jointly fund flood aid of up to 8 billion euros ($10.7 billion). The deal opens a quick path to relief in areas damaged by the country's worst flooding in over a decade.

US President Barack Obama speaks at Brandenburg Gate

US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the Brandenburg Gate on June 19, 2013 in Berlin. Barack Obama will walk in John F. Kennedy's footsteps this week on his first visit to Berlin as US president, but encounter a more powerful and sceptical Germany in talks on trade and secret surveillance practices. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama has spoken in Berlin almost exactly 50 years after his predecessor John F. Kennedy's historic address to the then-divided city. The speech included a pledge to move toward nuclear disarmament.

Germany and the US - still best of friends

Eine deutsche und eine US-Flagge (l) wehen am Mittwochabend (12.07.2006) auf dem Flugplatz Rostock-Laage. US-Präsident Bush besucht auf Einladung von Bundeskanzlerin Merkel das Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Foto: Michael Hanschke dpa/lmv +++(c) dpa - Report+++

Berlin and Washington are bound by a deep friendship. It developed in the Cold War and has now survived more recent turmoil in transatlantic relations.

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