Italy has pulled two newly issued postage stamps celebrating the alpine South Tyrol region after failing to include German-language inscriptions, violating constitutional protections for linguistic minorities.

German industry is experiencing its worst recession since the formation of the republic in 1945, writes Robin Winkler, chief economist of Deutsche Bank Research's economic department, in a recent study, News.Az reports citing Berliner Zeitung .

The German Council of Economic Experts cut on Wednesday its forecasts for economic growth this year, postponing the expected recovery of the euro zone's largest economy.