Germany as the largest economy in Europe must know its special responsibility for the euro, said Tietmeyer in the International Club of Economics Journalists. He said the austerity budget presented by Finance Minister Hans Eichel were a step into the right direction. The central bank president believes the economic trend in Germany was favourable at the moment and he is satisfied with the current euro exchange rate. Information on continued vocational education offered on WWW Nuremberg. Employees can now call up free information about vocational education and training on the World Wide Web.
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Increase of sickness rate in German companies Berlin. The number of ill employees has increased again significantly in the first half of this year. The Ministry for Health attributes the increase to the influenza wave this spring. The increase of the sickness rate was strongest in June. German industrial associations, however, attribute the increase of missed work time to the reintroduction of full sick-pay.