The Egan-Jones rating agency, which usually predicts things more accurately than other official agencies, has downgraded Germany from A+ to A with a negative outlook.
The engine of Europe - Germany - will not save anybody if economy is weak. German imports and exports fell sharply in February for the third time in the last four months, which indicates some problems.
(...) for half a million rent for Baroness Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (have you ever imagined something like that exists?)