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The article offers European news briefs as of April 30, 2014 on topics including the annual inflation rate in Germany in April and Great Britain's economic expansion.

The article looks at the long road to reform of Germany as of September 2009. The financial crisis is said to have highlighted the challenges facing the country. It notes the potential for the German economy to expand by 1% in the second half of the year despite the small domestic stimulus spending. Also stressed is the significance of reducing taxes for lower-paid workers and encouraging more young people to work.

This section offers world news briefs. The German government projects that economic growth in the country will slow down in 2008. The European Union environment ministers will negotiate with the European Parliament to include airlines in its emissions-trading program in 2012. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls for the creation of specialized forces to deal with communist rebels.