Electioneering in the Federal Republic: Courting the immigrant vote What′s the Turk doing up there? a caller to the Green party complained when he saw Cem Ozdemir in the Bundestag in 1994. Today 37 MPs and one in ten voters have a migrant background. Could they swing the election? By Andrea Grunau
When Cem Ozdemir became the first Turkish-German member of the German parliament, the Bundestag, in 1994, his office soon received many angry calls. What s going on, what s the Turk doing up there? an enraged voter complained about the fact that Ozdemir – then parliamentary secretary – was sitting on the podium in the centre of the Bundestag. Since when is a Turk allowed to sit up there?
Switzerland February CPI -0 5% vs -0 3% y/y expected
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German March inflation surpasses ECB target
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March 12, 2021 - Written by John Cameron
The Pound to Euro exchange rate is rangebound today as GDP data released from the UK shows that the economy shrank less than forecast in January.
At the time of writing the pair are currently trading at around 1.1681, as the Euro received support this morning as industrial production figures unexpectedly turned positive and German inflation data met forecasts.
Pound Sterling (GBP) Exchange Rates Slip as UK GDP Contracts 2.9%
The Pound dipped this morning, although GBP/EUR is trading in a narrow range, as UK GDP shrank 2.9% in January, less than the 4.9% forecast.
The contraction comes as the UK was plunged into a third national lockdown at the start of January to help combat the third, more deadly wave of the coronavirus pandemic.