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July 13, 2010: A promotional mailing for "Intern" [German "United News"] brings a 19 percent response and increases the circulation of "Intern" to 490 subscribers, about 8 percent of the "Gute Nachrichten" mailing list in Germany. 85 percent of "Intern" subscribers are currently not part of the Vereinte Kirche Gottes ["UCG-Germany"]. The number of "Intern" subscribers has increased by 16 percent since January.
July 5, 2010: June 28, 2010: An accompanyment music CD in MP3 format with all 208 hymns in the new German hymnal has been completed. The production of the CD was delayed until the 17 extra hymns in the German hymnal could be recorded. The new hymnal CD will be distributed to all members in the German-language area. June 21, 2010: An official review of the Vereinte Kirche Gottes ["UCG-Germany"] payroll accounting records for the years 2005-2008 by the "Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte", Germany's federal insurance agency for social security payments, results in unqualified approval. The required review takes place every four years. Although not a full examination of all accounting records, a review resulting in unqualified approval indicates that all salary and benefit payments were made accurately, completely and in full accordance with German law. |
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June 30, 2010: Will a two-tier euro zone be the solution to the euro’s debt crisis in southern Europe? A report published earlier this year suggests dividing the euro into northern and southern zones. Will this be the first step toward a "core Europe?" Read more »
June 10, 2010: Yesterday election in the Netherlands was definitely a big surprise for political commentators and analysts. Maverick conservative politician Geert Wilders and his Freedom Party gained 15 seats and now hold 24 of the 150 seats in the Dutch parliament. Read more » May 14, 2010: The European Union eurozone has been under attack due to the Greek debt crisis. Would the easiest solution simply be to kick Greece out of the eurozone? Some might think so, but German chancellor Angela Merkel sees the future of the EU itself in jeopardy. Read more » April 20, 2010: Two deadly Taliban attacks against German patrols left seven German soldiers dead in less than two weeks at the beginning of April, with German opinion polls showing a record number of Germans opposed to their country’s presence in Afghanistan. Read more » March 25, 2010: Members of the European Parliament, labor organizations and mainstream churches unite to promote EU legislation promoting Sunday as EU’s official day of rest. If passed, what will this mean for religious minorities that keep the biblical Sabbath? Read more » March 7, 2010: The EU Lisbon treaty provides a new tool for direct participation by EU citizens in shaping Europe’s future. A group of Europeans concerned about the erosion of Sunday as a work-free day hopes to use the provision to protect Sunday as a day of rest. Read more » |
The July-August issue of the "Gute Nachrichten" magazine is mailed to 7174 readers in 20 European countries. This is another new record high for "Gute Nachrichten" circulation, representing a one percent increase over the last issue and a 14 percent increase over the July-August 2009 issue. The circulation goal of 7000 subscribers by the end of the year has already been achieved.