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Nostalgic and Narcissistic
France's Obsession with the Past Hinders Reform France is a deeply nostalgic and narcissistic country which is also, precisely for those reasons, very charming. The country would like to be part of Europe's north, but its heart belongs in the south. It will take more than navel-gazing to get the nation through the euro crisis unscathed. |
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Turkey and the Euro Crisis
EU Membership Losing Its Appeal Amid the euro crisis drama, Turkey has seen economic growth as its European neighbors have suffered. As a result, the country has a newfound confidence that makes EU membership seem less important. But the waning aspiration could stall important democratic reforms. |
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Headhunting in the Euro Crisis
German Provinces Struggle to Lure Skilled Workers Provincial Germany has many booming regions that are suffering from a shortage of skilled workers. Now, companies are hoping to benefit from the euro crisis by attracting personnel from Southern Europe. But many young people prefer to go to hip Berlin, despite the lack of jobs there. The provinces, it seems, are just too boring. |
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Letter From Berlin
Pressure Building to Pick Merkel Challenger Germany's main opposition party, the center-left Social Democratic Party, is agonizing over who to choose as its candidate to challenge Angela Merkel in the 2013 election. None of three main contenders is ideal. The party wants to wait until January to decide -- but faces growing pressure to make the nomination. |
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Husband of Pussy Riot Member
'We'll Continue to Fight, No Matter What the Verdict' Pyotr Verzilov is the husband of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, one of the members of Pussy Riot currently on trial in Moscow. In a SPIEGEL interview, he talks about how his wife is coping with her detention, the activists' goals for Russia and how their young daughter plans to liberate her mother with a bulldozer. |
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Slowdown in Second Quarter
German Economy Is Running Out of Steam German economic growth slowed to 0.3 percent in the second quarter from 0.5 percent in the first, new figures showed on Tuesday. The numbers have economists warning that the euro-zone slowdown and weaker global growth are about to catch up with Germany, where the economy may even shrink in the third quarter. |
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The World from Berlin
'Egypt's Moment of Truth Has Arrived' President Mohammed Morsi has made the bold and surprising move to disempower the Egyptian military, but many questions still remain about the country's democratic future. German commentators on Tuesday praise his political finesse but worry Morsi may be paving the way for an Islamist state. |
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Four-Legged Solidarity
Wild Animals Help Kangaroos Break Out of Zoo Aided by a fox and a wild boar, three kangaroos got through two fences and hopped to freedom from a wildlife park in Germany. They traveled 15 kilometers before a police posse closed in on them. |
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Picture This
River Run |
