Word: sseldorf
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...could lead to clashes with Merkel, who's spent the past few years defending Germany's social and labor protections. "I think Chancellor Merkel will continue to be middle of the road to appease the Social Democrats," Gustav Horn, the director of the Macroeconomic Policy Institute in Düsseldorf told TIME. "Labor market reforms are still very unpopular in Germany and they're not necessary because the German labor market has proved to be very flexible in recent years." (Read: ""No We Can't": Young German Voters Have Tuned...
...five parties vying for power and reflecting the much broader spectrum of political opinion in the population. This seemingly unstable coalition system is the new normal. "The trend for the future is a stabilization of instability," says Ulrich von Alemann, a political scientist at the University of Düsseldorf. (Read "Busting Out: German Pol Plays the Cleavage Card...
...Many items simply flashed their owners' wealth and influence. An over-the-top sleigh from Düsseldorf (circa 1710) was the must-have vehicle of the day: its design consists almost wholly of mythological figures. An ornate cabinet from Versailles gives a hint of the French King's power, and exquisite cups and vases made of rare materials (obsidian, ostrich egg) would have displayed a collector's refined taste...
...about creating a luxury that is truly designed around the individual's needs," says Horst Schulze, former president of the Ritz-Carlton. "To accomplish that is an art." Schulze launched the more exclusive Capella hotel line in Austria and Ireland this summer and is planning outposts in Jakarta, Düsseldorf and Cabo San Lucas...
When the partying is over, you can bed down nearby, thanks to a pair of upmarket hotels. The Courtyard by Marriott Düsseldorf Hafen, tel: (49-211) 49390, houses Julian's Bar, with its red chaise longues and fat leather sofas, which is a popular spot for predinner drinks. Milanese architect Matteo Thun's modern masterpiece, the Radisson SAS Media Harbour Hotel, www.radisson.com/dusseldorfde_harbour, is done up with a sleek Brazilian slate facade, features an outstanding health club and spa and another of the neighborhood's standout restaurants, Amano, www.amano-medienhafen.de. In MedienHafen, there's no shortage of good food...