| SPIEGEL ONLINE | INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER |
| Compiled on August 20, 2012, 07:02 PM CET |
|
Russian Activist Alexei Navalny
Pussy Riot Trial 'Reminds Me of the Inquisition' The prominent blogger and lawyer Alexi Navalny is one of the leaders of Russia's opposition. In a SPIEGEL interview, Navalny talks about the verdict in the Pussy Riot case, the role of women in anti-Putin protests and why he is not afraid of going to jail. |
|
Stashes in Switzerland
Berlin Accused of Being Too Kind to Tax Cheats The German government's planned tax agreement with Switzerland looks set to collapse, due to resistance from the federal states who feel it is too lenient on tax cheats. Some experts say that Berlin should follow the American example instead and take a hard line with Swiss banks who help their clients avoid tax. By SPIEGEL Staff |
|
Interview With Volker Kauder
'Europe is Our Future' Volker Kauder, 62, is the head of the parliamentary group of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives. In a SPIEGEL interview, he defines his party's red lines in the euro bailout efforts and warns against hasty changes to the constitution in response to the euro crisis. |
|
Aiming the Bazooka
ECB Plans to Set Yield Targets for Bond Purchases Interest rates on Spanish sovereign bonds have been rising to dangerous levels in recent weeks. Now, SPIEGEL has learned that the European Central Bank plans to use a new instrument to stop the trend: The bank is considering setting yield targets on the bonds of euro-zone countries. Should interest rates exceed those levels, the ECB would intervene by buying up their debt. |
|
Another 2.5 Billion Euros
Greek Shortfall Growing Ever Larger The Greek prime minister has spent weeks searching for ways to come up with 11.5 billion euros to satisfy international conditions for emergency aid. Now, though, SPIEGEL has learned that the shortfall may be as much as 14 billion euros. German politicians are becoming increasingly exasperated. |
|
The World from Berlin
'The Real Problem Facing EU? It Is Not Trusted' The bad news just keeps coming for Greece. Now, it appears that the country will have to make even deeper cuts than anticipated to satisfy its international creditors. German commentators wonder when the downward spiral will come to an end. |
|
18 Holes Against Hate
Golf Tournament Raises Money for Anti-Nazi Projects Germany's eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has a longstanding reputation as a hotbed of xenophobic activity. Recently, a number of projects have sought to burnish the region's tarnished reputation. The latest is a golf tournament that raised thousands of euros to be given to groups that combat extremism in youth. |
|
Massive Neo-Nazi Trial
Right-Wing Terror Case Offers Authorities Chance at Redemption Prosecutors may widen the charges against Beate Zschäpe, the only surviving member of the neo-Nazi terror cell that murdered 10 people from 2000 to 2007. The trial will offer a chance to rebuild faith in the German justice system after authorities botched their investigation into the killings. By SPIEGEL Staff |
|
Near Record Temperatures in Germany
Summer Heat Finally Finds its Way North It took a while. But summer finally arrived in Germany over the weekend following a wet June and a gray July. Close to record temperatures drove most people out of doors. |
|
Picture This
Great Balls of Fire |
