1.   The German government has outlawed some fascist groups.

2.   The Court advised the German government to pay compensation to former owners.

3.   For its part the German government was currently advocating a slower pace on EMU, so that greater convergence of EC economies could be achieved.

4.   However, the Soviet Union did not demand the expulsion of representatives of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, who attended public sessions as guests of the German government.

5.   The issue aroused great public controversy, as did the financial and material contributions made by the German government to the allied coalition for prosecution of the Gulf war.

6.   When Iraqi Kurdish civilians were among those killed during the operations there were protests from the Iraqi government, the two Iraqi Kurdish organizations and also the German government.

7.   The German government reiterated its insistence that Honecker should return to Germany and face charges relating to his period in office.

8.   The German government reportedly opposed the quotas.

9.   The release of the two Germans opened the way for the unfreezing of European Community aid to Lebanon which had been withheld at the insistence of the German government.

10.   The German government is to close five Soviet built nuclear power reactors in what was East Germany because officials think they are very unsafe and too costly to adapt.