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July 9, 2008: The July-August
 issue of the "Gute Nachrichten" magazine is mailed to 4877 readers in 21 European countries, an 3.5 percent increase over July 2007. A unique cover image purchased by UCG-Germany's editorial staff was used to highlight the lead article on the weakness of the U.S. dollar. UCOG President Paul Kieffer's editorial highlighted the challenge faced by Europe as China's currency reserves grow.
June 29, 2008: The Vereinte Kirche Gottes ["UCG-Germany"] begins using subtitled video clips from the "Beyond Today" television program on its "Gute Nachrichten" website. In the first four days, the current clip titled "Die heimliche Entrückung" ["The Rapture: Who's Left Behind"] had been viewed 75 times. Future plans call for using voiceovers instead of subtitles. June 15, 2008:
June 12, 2008: The Vereinte Kirche Gottes ["UCG-Germany"] publishes its ninth study paper on the Internet, Die Wesensart Gottes und Christi ["The nature of God and Christ"]. Several other study papers are in various stages of the editing process. June 9, 2008: Statistics for the Feast of Pentecost have been finalized. 141 people met in seven locations in the German-language region: Berlin (10), Bielefeld (10), Dormagen (29), Hamburg (10), Munich (11), Schriesheim (33) and Winterthur in Switzerland (34). The offering in the German-language region was 9944 €, a 3.9 percent increase compared to 2007. The total offering for the 3 spring Holy Days (Unleavened Bread, Pentecost) was 7.5 percent higher than last year. |
What's new in Germany & Europe?News & views
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June 28, 2008: Russia and the European Union have begun talks on renewing their ten year treaty on cooperation that expired last year. There are areas of friction between the two sides, but a new agreement is virtually guaranteed because Russia has what Europe needs. Read more »
June 13, 2008: Irish voters have seemingly sounded the death knell for the Lisbon treaty, which was intended to streamline the European Union decision-making process. Is the Lisbon treaty really dead? Maybe not after all. Two viable options exist for getting it ratified. Read more » June 5, 2008: In the continuing battle over the Kemalist doctrine, the Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled a new law unconstitutional that permitted female students to wear the traditional Muslim head scarf at Turkish universities. Which way is Turkey headed? Read more » April 28, 2008: In Berlin’s first-ever referendum an initiative to save historic Tempelhof airport failed to reach the required level of support needed to pass. The world’s first airport to offer regularly scheduled civilian flights will be closed in October. Read more » April 14, 2008: The NATO summit meeting in Bucharest was supposed to showcase unity in the alliance and the initiatives proposed by George W. Bush. However, one normally compliant NATO member was quick to voice opposition to fast-track membership for Georgia and Ukraine. Read more » March 28, 2008: Ever hear of a movie that had a run lasting just a day or two? Following months of nervous anticipation, the anti-Islam film of Dutch conservative politician Geert Wilders finally debuts, only to be pulled just 36 hours after its initial release. Read more » March 17, 2008: In a major showdown that may well determine the future direction for Turkey, the Turkish attorney general has requested a constitutional court ban on a political party. Not just any party, either, but that of Turkish prime minister Recep Erdogan. Read more » March 12, 2008: With the exchange rate being $1.55 to 1.00 €, the value of the euro reached an all time high today. Considering the weakness of the euro just eight years ago, the turnaround in its value is remarkable. So is the current view of a former euro skeptic. Read more » |