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| Compiled on July 11, 2012, 06:13 PM CET |
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Euro Rescue in Limbo
German Constitutional Court Wants to Help Berlin Germany's Federal Constitutional Court gave an important signal at Tuesday's marathon hearing on the ESM bailout fund and fiscal pact. The judges want to help the government get the controversial EU projects through the bottleneck of the German constitution. But it will be a tight squeeze this time. |
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The World from Berlin
Court Delay Spells Risky 'Endurance Test' for Euro Germany's top court isn't going to let Europe badger it into making a quick ruling on the permanent bailout fund and fiscal pact. As a result, the euro could be in a dangerous limbo till autumn. German commentators say the court has every right to take its time. |
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Stemming the Crisis
Report Calls on Rich to Loan Money to Euro Zone A leading German economic research institute has come up with one way to help countries involved in the euro crisis pay down their sovereign debt: get the wealthiest citizens to pay higher taxes, or force them to loan their governments money. |
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Crisis of Faith
The Catholic Church's Fading Influence in Poland Twenty years ago, the Catholic Church played a major role in the fall of communism in Poland. Today, with the country changing rapidly, the church's influence is quickly waning. Once considered the most Catholic country in Europe, the faithful are vanishing. |
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The Search for an Antidote
One Greek's Idea for Saving His Country The economy is in abysmal shape and state finances are disastrous. But former advertising executive Peter Economides has a plan to save Greece. He wants to transform the old Athens airport into a space where young Greeks can realize their business ideas. And give them an incentive to stay home. |
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Leopards for Indonesia
Tank Request Puts Chancellor Under Pressure Berlin has sought to play down reports this week that Indonesia is interested in buying German combat tanks. But during Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Jakarta on Tuesday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke openly of his desire to purchase German-made Leopard 2 models. |
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Neo-Nazi Terrorist Probe
Third Spy Chief Quits as New Errors Emerge In the latest of a series of high-level resignations connected to the investigation of a murderous neo-Nazi terror cell in Germany, the head of Saxony's state intelligence agency has asked to be relieved of his post. His resignation comes amid new revelations of mistakes made under his watch. |
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Crocodile At Large
Police Call Off Nighttime Search for Elusive Reptile Bavarian police are on the trail of a crocodile believed to be on the loose at a lake, but stormy weather forced them to call off a nocturnal search for the reptile on Tuesday night. They now hope to catch the creature in action using wildlife cameras. |
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Worst Plague in 30 Years
Field Mice Overrun Farms in Central Germany Millions of field mice are overrunning the central German states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, much to the concern of local farmers. The rodents are devastating food crops, cutting yields by up to 50 percent. Getting birds of prey to hunt the critters didn't help, and now farmers want to be allowed to use a banned rat poison. |
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