German media repeatedly discuss the thesis, that residents in East Germany are dissatisfied with their life situation in comparison to those in West Germany. Therefore East Germans tend to moan. One intention of this essay is to answer the question, whether the East Germans are in fact...

Members of the European Currency Union and even a majority of all other Member States of the European Union are faced with high public and private depts. It is almost obvious that many Member States will have a problem with repaying depts and even are endanger to fall through interest payment....