▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁▁ 9 ▁March ▁- ▁The ▁national ▁ret irement ▁age ▁is ▁raised ▁to ▁ 6 7 . ▁▁ 9 ▁March ▁- ▁War ▁in ▁Afghan istan : ▁The ▁federal ▁parliament ▁appro ves ▁the ▁deployment ▁of ▁Pan avia ▁T orn ados ▁to ▁Afghan istan . ▁Th re ats ▁against ▁Germany ▁by ▁Al - Q a eda ▁soon ▁follow . ▁▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁- ▁In ▁Berlin , ▁ 2 7 ▁European ▁minister s ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Rome . ▁▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁- ▁In ▁Be ir ut , ▁the ▁trial ▁begins ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁perpet rat ors ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁German ▁train ▁bomb ing ▁plot . ▁▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁- ▁A ▁T orn ado ▁f ighter ▁jet ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁air ▁force ▁( Lu ft wa ffe ) ▁coll ides ▁with ▁a ▁rock ▁face ▁in ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Bern ese ▁Ober land . ▁One ▁pilot ▁e ject s ▁to ▁safety , ▁one ▁dies . ▁▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁- ▁Gün ther ▁O et ting er , ▁Minister - Pres ident ▁of ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg , ▁creates ▁controvers y ▁with ▁his ▁e ul ogy ▁of ▁prede cess or ▁Hans ▁Fil b inger . ▁O et ting er ▁describes ▁Fil b inger ▁as ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁regime , ▁although ▁Fil b inger ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁party ▁and