From the Heart of Europe | 25.04.2013, 14:00 UTC

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From the Heart of Europe 25.04.2013 | 14:00 UTC World Russia German NGOs worried about Russian partners One month ago, German political foundations were searched by Russian public prosecution, triggering a wave of criticism in Berlin. The foundations haven't had any problems since, but they're worried for their partners. Germany outraged over NGO raids in Russia Russian NGO harassment strains ties abroad Arab Spring for German political foundations? Politics Bulgarians turn to right and left-wing parties Parties on the right and left-wing in Bulgaria benefit from voters' concerns about the impact of the financial crisis. There is also a growing acceptance of xenophobic views ahead of elections in May. Millions don't help Roma integration in Bulgaria Can Bulgaria restore trust in politics? Bulgaria names Marin Raikov as interim prime minister Greece Statistics with bite National debt, youth unemployment - the economic crisis has drastically worsened the situation in many countries. There are lots of statistics on the issue, but here we consider them from a different perspective. Business Corporate Reports Munich Re to log best Q1 result in years The world's largest reinsure has said it's expecting surprisingly strong earnings for the first three months of the year. Munich Re told shareholders results would be just as good as before the global financial crisis. 2011 - Catastrophic year for insurers Industry Evonik chemicals maker cashes in on stock market debut Shares in chemicals maker Evonik have jumped during their first day of trading in the German stock market, completing a successful initial public offering for the German firm. Evonik now aims to expand its operations. Evonik enters stock market Growth German government predicts slightly higher growth this year The German government's latest growth forecast for the domestic economy suggests a marginally faster expansion than thought previously by Berlin. Yet predictions remained cautious with the euro crisis far from over. Think tanks: German economy back on track? Trade Date set for talks on Asia-Pacific free trade zone China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations have agreed to launch a first round of talks next month aimed at creating one of the world's largest trading blocs. China is trying to outpace a similar effort by the US. Free trade zone from Kaliningrad to California Japan to join trans-Pacific free trade talks News War crimes Serbia's president apologizes for 1995 Srebrenica massacre Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has apologized for the massacre of 8,000 Muslims, killed by Serbian forces in Srebrenica at the height of the Bosnian War. He stopped short, however, of defining it as genocide. China Hollande begins French trade visit to China President Francois Hollande has begun a visit to China as France strives to catch up on other Western nations' trade with Asia's economic giant. Traveling with him is a large French trade delegation. France, Spain remain eurozone deficit sinners Unemployment Spain's unemployment hits record high of 27 percent Spain's unemployment rate has jumped to a record high of 27.2 percent. According to Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE) some 6.2 million people are without work. German government predicts slightly higher growth this year   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2013