the contradictions and shortcomings of our country are always present." Of course, the structural change in the Ruhr area reminds Schulze of the economic collapse of East Germany after German ...

With over five million residents, it is Germany's largest urban area and the third-largest in the European Union, right behind London and Paris. The Ruhr is made up of cities like Dortmund ...

Built to change: This is the attitude of the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB). Since 1965 it has been the driving force behind the change from a mining area to a knowledge region. Its 21 faculties are ...

The plan would have ensured that within six months of Germany’s surrender, all of its industrial plants and equipment were to be dismantled. The Ruhr, the renowned center of European industrial ...

The center-left Social Democrats (SPD) are lagging behind in nationwide campaign polls, with the party in third place and its candidate, incumbent chancellor Olaf Scholz, highly unpopular.

Its population of 575,944 (2013) makes it the 8th largest city in Germany. In addition Dortmund is the largest city by area and population in the Ruhr Area, an urban area with some 5.1 million (2011) ...

have announced the replacement contractors for Abellio’s activities in the Ruhr region of Germany, which it will cease to operate from February 1. All of the emergency contracts run until December ...

The workers obeyed and the Ruhr area stopped producing goods, however the workers still needed wages. The government printed more money for the workers but this soon became worthless with inflation.

The fibre optic network is an excellent basis for this.’ Srini Gopalan, Telekom board member responsible for business in Germany commented: ‘The Ruhr area is one of the most populous metropolitan ...