Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday 6 August 2012


SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER
Compiled on August 06, 2012, 06:12 PM CET
Italy's Lost Generation

Crisis Forces Young Italians to Move Abroad

The situation in Italy is getting increasingly desperate as the euro crisis continues. But it is the country's youth who are the biggest losers. Many young people, unable to get proper jobs and still living with their parents, are forced to move abroad in hopes of a better life.

'Attack on Democracy'

Monti Comments Enrage German Politicians

With his appeal in a SPIEGEL interview for national leaders to be given greater independence from parliaments in euro bailout decisions, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has sparked intense anger in Germany. Members of both Chancellor Angela Merkel's government and the opposition have labelled Monti's demands "undemocratic."

Buying Bonds against the Crisis

How the ECB Plans to Use Its Bazooka

The European Central Bank has come up with a new plan to buy the bonds of debt-ridden countries in a bid to fight the euro crisis. Under the new approach, the ECB would only intervene if governments commit to reforms. But experts criticize the plan as dangerous and undemocratic. By SPIEGEL Staff

'Greece Should Leave'

Patience with Athens Nearing an End in Germany

Even as Greece's leading creditors expressed satisfaction with a new agreement aimed at labor market reforms, patience in Germany is running out. The tone among politicians allied with Chancellor Merkel is growing sharper.

Labeled a 'Wimp'

Doubts Growing About Romney's Election Chances 

Critics have called Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney a weakling, and polls show him far behind President Barack Obama. With new suspicions emerging that he has been less than honest about his taxes, even fellow Republicans are having their doubts about him.

The World From Berlin

Can You Represent Germany If Your Lover's a Nazi?

Some are calling it a witch hunt. Others are calling it a Nazi scandal. German rower Nadja Drygalla, 23, left the London Olympics last Friday after it emerged that she is in a relationship with a central figure in the far-right scene in Rostock. Media commentators are divided over a case that has sparked a national debate.

Support for a Dictatorship

German Police Trained Belarusian Officials

Despite European Union sanctions against the repressive regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, German federal police were training his "experts" as late as last year. The training took place in Belarus just weeks after a crackdown on opposition protesters.

Bayreuth Swastika Scandal

Opera Star Nikitin Gives His 'Last' Interview

Opera singer Evgeny Nikitin left this summer's Bayreuth Festival in disgrace after the German media claimed he had a swastika tattooed on his chest. The body art was never intended to look that way, Nikitin tells SPIEGEL, and he is outraged over the media's handling of the story.

They Named Him 'Erwin'

Squirrel Dies after Manhole Cover Rescue

Sometimes life isn't fair. Just hours after he was freed from a manhole cover by German police, a squirrel in northern Germany has succumbed to the stress of the experience. The rodent was apparently exhausted.

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