Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the Merit Order of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Stralsund on Monday, with the ceremony beginning at 3:30 PM. The award was presented by State Premier Manuela Schwesig of the SPD, who described Merkel's long representation of the northeastern state...
Thirty-five years after German reunification, women's employment rates have reached parity between eastern and western states for the first time, according to data released by the Federal Statistical Office. The national employment rate for women aged 15-65 has climbed from 57% in 1991 to 74%...
