------------------------------------------------------------------------ HELP FOR POORER NEIGHBORS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Designing a Transfer Union to Save the Euro Many economists argue that the euro zone needs to become a transfer union, where payments flow from richer to poorer states, if the single currency is going to survive. But a look at existing systems in different countries shows that the design of such a union is crucial -- otherwise some countries will become permanently dependent on handouts. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,784612,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Divide and Rescue: Berlin Lays Groundwork for a Two-Speed Europe http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,784348,00.html#ref=nlint Deutsche Bank Pessimism: Ackermann Warns of Renewed Financial Crisis http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,784497,00.html#ref=nlint Runaway Debts: Doubts Escalate about Greek Rescue Deal http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,784354,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HALF-HEARTED AUSTERITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Berlin Rattled by Italian and Greek Foot Dragging Chancellor Angela Merkel is having trouble finding a majority for a crucial vote this month on expanding the euro backstop fund. A key cause of skepticism can be found in Rome. Patience is wearing thin in Europe as Italy stumbles toward a half-hearted austerity package. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,784656,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Help for Poorer Neighbors: Designing a Transfer Union to Save the Euro http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,784612,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIGHTING THE FAR RIGHT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ One German State's Losing Battle Against Extremism The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has allowed neo-Nazism to fester in its rural areas by neglecting the needs of local people and failing to confront xenophobia head-on. Analysts warn that Sunday's election outcome for the far-right NPD party suggests the state is losing the battle against extremists. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,784686,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Victory for Social Democrats: Merkel's CDU Suffers Setback in State Election http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,784333,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deutsche Bank CEO Preps for 'Long Period of Uncertainty' Are we really on the eve of a new financial crisis? Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann thinks so, saying on Monday that he sees parallels to 2008. On Tuesday, German papers weigh in on what his comments could mean for the already unstable financial markets. http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,784675,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ QUESTIONING 9/11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Politician Turned Conspiracy Theorist Andreas von Bülow used to be a German cabinet minister and member of parliament for the Social Democrats. Now he is a best-selling author who writes books about 9/11 conspiracy theories. His former colleagues no longer want anything to do with him. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,784673,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ARREST OF YOUNIS AL-MAURETANI ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the Trail of the al-Qaida Phantom Secret service agencies from around the world have long been searching for him. On Monday, the ISI in Pakistan finally managed to apprehend top al-Qaida operative Younis al-Mauretani. New details about his true identity have also begun to emerge. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,784724,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FRANCE'S DAMAGED LEFT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Socialists Struggle to Cope with Strauss-Kahn Fallout Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who returned to Paris on Sunday, is casting a long shadow over the presidential election campaign in France. Once considered a shoo-in for the Socialist candidacy, the disgraced former IMF head has become a handicap for his party. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,784627,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRASS' GAFFE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Political Thinking Shouldn't Be Left to Novelists Why do people continue to stubbornly believe that novelists have anything special to contribute to political matters? As German Nobel laureate Günter Grass has repeatedly shown, just because you can come up with pleasant stories doesn't mean that will translate to sage political thinking. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,784611,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SENSATIONAL FIND IN AUSTRIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radar Helps Locate a Roman Gladiator School Geophysicists, archaeologists and computer specialists have discovered a well-preserved Roman gladiator school just outside Vienna -- without even lifting a shovel. Instead of digging they used a special radar to map the site in stunning detail. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,784726,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Gladiator School Found Near Vienna http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-72532.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TAX EVASION CONVICTION OVERTURNED ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Court Orders Retrial of Arms Lobbyist Schreiber Germany's top court has overturned the tax evasion conviction of weapons lobbist Karlheinz Schreiber and ordered a retrial, ruling that mistakes were made in the original trial. The German-Canadian businessman was at the center of a major party funding scandal that disgraced ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,784736,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PICTURE THIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shaping Up http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,784744,00.html#ref=nlint
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- Time to Disband NATO: A Rogue Alliance From: Alice Slater
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- NATO Chief: 172-Day Libyan War Impossible Without U.S. Capabilities From: Rick Rozoff
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- Pakistan: 50 U.S. Drone Strikes, 451 Killed This Year From: Rick Rozoff
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- NATO: Desertion Rate Doubles In Afghan Army From: Rick Rozoff
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- Danish Warplanes Take Over NATO's Baltic Air Patrols From: Rick Rozoff
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- Australia Key Link In Pentagon's New Global Force Posture From: Rick Rozoff
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- Trigger-Happy Global NATO Eyes Asian Equivalent From: Rick Rozoff
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- U.S. Uses Arms Sales To Asia To Offset Proposed Pentagon Cuts From: Rick Rozoff
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- Azerbaijan Defense Chief Told U.S. He Wants Full Membership In NATO From: Rick Rozoff
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- NATO's Libyan Intervention Evokes Collective Memory Of Colonial Era From: Rick Rozoff
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- Africa: Final Conquest For Pentagon's Global Military Sphere Of Infl From: Rick Rozoff
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- New Berlin Conference In Paris: The Re-Colonization Of Africa From: Rick Rozoff
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- (JR) Libya: The Worst Is Yet to Come From: mart unknown
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- NATO's Endless Air War: 21,662 Sorties, 8,140 Strike Missions From: Rick Rozoff
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- Iranian Defense Minister Warns Turkey Against NATO Missile Radar From: Rick Rozoff
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- South Caucasus Center Of U.S.-Iranian Strategic Competition: Analyst From: Rick Rozoff
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- Madness Of War: Venezuela Tells U.S., EU To Halt Attack On Libya From: Rick Rozoff
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- NATO's Next Armed Intervention: Syria Or Yemen? From: Rick Rozoff
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- NATO 'Libya Precedent' - Chavez Warns Against Invasion Of Venezuela From: mart unknown
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nelle auto ibride
Le immagini
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discarica in uno tra i mari più belli d'Italia
Pesante
resoconto da parte di Greenpeace: nei fondali attorno alla celebre isola
nel Santuario dei Cetacei si trova una vera e propria discarica
Secondo le prime indiscrezioni, l'utilizzo di appena 8 grammi di torio garantirebbe una percorrenza di circa 482.800 Km
Secondo il
rapporto dell'Agenzia UE per l'Ambiente è necessario ridurre la quantità
di rifiuti conferiti in discarica entro i limiti indicati dalla
specifica direttiva europea
Nonostante il
mercato dell'auto punti sui veicoli ecologici, la quasi totalità del
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L'Unione
Europea chiede ai governi nazionali di adottare una strategia più
efficace per la conservazione dei cetacei, minacciati dalla caccia, dal
riscaldamento globale e dall'inquinamento
La Sardegna
lancia un progetto di sostegno alle produzioni da fonti rinnovabili. Il
13 il via ufficiale del bando, 4 aprile 2012 la scadenza
Sorge a Serre
Persano, in provincia di Salerno, la nuova centrale fotovoltaica targata
Enel Green Power. Ricca di novità tecnologiche, verrà inaugurata quanto
prima
Grande appena
un nanometro, il motore elettrico più piccolo del mondo è costituito da
una sola molecola di 18 atomi e apre le prospettive su future
applicazioni pratiche di ampio interesse
I Need a Day to Go Back to Work
Ruy Teixeira parses recent public opinion polls to discern America’s mood about jobs versus cuts to government safety net programs.More: Public Opinion Snapshot: Focus on Jobs, Don’t Mess with Medicare and Social Security
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