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How Angela Merkel and Theresa May are the same

By Kai Ryssdal

August 23, 2016

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Rhine-Westphalia on August 23, 2016 in Duesseldorf, Germany. — Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Author Matthew Qvortrup on his new book "Angela Merkel: Europe's Most Influential Leader"

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After Brexit vote, luring London businesses to Berlin

By Lizzie O'Leary

July 25, 2016

Businesses could be adding their buildings to this skyline following Brexit. — JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images

Investor thinks companies will move for access to the European single market.

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Negative yields may be good for U.S. borrowers

By Donna Tam

July 13, 2016

A statue of the first United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton stands in front of the U.S. Treasury. Negative yields overseas may be pushing investors toward Treasury bonds. — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Germany’s latest auction of 10-year notes could stimulate sales of U.S. bonds.

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Immigrants bolster Germany's workforce

By Lizzie O'Leary

July 13, 2016

Wasim works the line at a Mercedes plant. — Lizzie O'Leary/Marketplace

In Germany, business and government are working to give newcomers a taste of working life.

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A tale of two sister cities with massively different views on Brexit

By Lizzie O'Leary

July 08, 2016

Hauptbahnhof railway station in Stuttgart, Germany. — Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

As part Lizzie O'Leary's Brexit travels, we visit the German sister city of St. Helens, an English town that voted to leave the EU.

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European Union close to granting visa-free travel to Turks

By Andy Uhler

May 04, 2016

A Turkish flag hangs next to the flag of Europe outside a hotel in Istanbul. “The relationship between the EU and Turkey is a very foul one right now,” says Kemal Kirişci, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. — Chris McGrath/Getty Images

EU officials hold that Turkey must meet the same requirements for visa-free travel as other countries.

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This city in Germany put blinking lights on the sidewalk because you won't stop looking at your phone

By Tony Wagner

April 27, 2016

A workplace sign in Germany warns of so-called "smombies" — walkers distracted by their smartphones. — A_Peach/Flickr via Creative Commons

If people people won't look where they're going, put the stoplight on the ground.

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German company offering apprenticeships to refugees

By Jenny Hill

December 30, 2015

Not everyone's on board with the plan, though.

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