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A World without Oil
Companies Prepare for a Fossil-Free Future Drivers may hate rising gas prices, but some companies are delighted as they watch the oil price soar. Firms like BMW and Airbus which are leaders in fuel efficiency actually benefit from expensive oil. They are just two of a growing number of companies that are already developing technologies for a post-fossil-fuel world. By SPIEGEL Staff |
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Kiev-Berlin Negotiations
Ukraine May Release Tymoshenko for Care in Germany Ukraine may be prepared to release Yulia Tymoshenko, the imprisoned former prime minister, for urgently needed medical care in Berlin. The country's current president, Viktor Yanukovych, is interested in defusing international pressure, but some in his party are refusing to back down. |
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Having a Say
Bundestag's Rights Could Threaten Euro Rescue The German parliament has secured far-reaching rights to decide on the actions of the euro rescue fund. But several German politicians are warning that the Bundestag's determination to have its say could threaten efforts to save the euro, by hindering the fund's ability to act quickly. By SPIEGEL Staff |
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Opposition Party Warning
EU Fiscal Pact May Breach German Constitution Germany's opposition Left Party says the fiscal pact agreed by 25 of the EU's 27 members may breach the constitution because -- the party argues -- it can never be rescinded. Legal experts are divided. But Germany's top court may be called on to settle the issue, and to rule on Europe's future yet again. |
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Germany Seeks Stricter Budget Monitoring
Berlin Wants Panels to Check EU Fiscal Discipline The German government has long argued that strict fiscal discipline is the only way out of the euro crisis. Now, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has come up with a new idea for keeping countries on the path of virtue. He wants independent panels of academics to keep a close eye on states' budgets. |
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US Holocaust Legislation
German National Railway Fears Flood of Lawsuits Germany's national railway, Deutsche Bahn, has hired a law firm and PR agency in the United States to prepare for legislation being considered by Congress that would allow Holocaust survivors to sue European railway companies for damages in American courts. Deutsche Bahn fears victims could sue for millions if the legislation passes. |
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Elgin Leak Points to Drilling Risks
Perils and Price Rise in Hunt for Natural Gas The Elgin natural gas drilling operation was highly dangerous but fruitful -- until it sprung an unexpected leak that nearly caused an environmental disaster. The out-of-control situation highlights increasingly risky "extreme drilling" efforts to extract the valuable fuel from deep below the North Sea. |
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The World from Berlin
'Switzerland Has a Lot of Explaining to Do' Swiss arrest warrants issued over the weekend for German tax inspectors have sparked heated debate in Berlin over the ongoing tax evasion conflict with Bern. German commentators on Monday discuss how renewed tensions could endanger a preventative deal between the two nations. |
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Big Brother in Baku
Azerbaijan Flouts Free Press on Eve of Eurovision They are frequently harassed, sometimes beaten and even filmed while having sex: The risks to journalists in Azerbaijan are many. Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest, the authoritarian government in Baku has shown no signs of relenting. The country's opposition says foreign journalists should beware. |
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