Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday 1 May 2013

SPIEGEL ONLINEINTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER 

Compiled on May 01, 2013, 07:36 PM CET

UNTIL ELECTIONS DO US PART

A Deep Frost in Franco-German Relations

Progress in the European Union is stalled at the moment because France and Germany can't get along. Paris is hoping for a change of government in Berlin after elections this fall, but even that would do little to bridge growing differences between the countries.

HOLIDAY PUBLISHING SCHEDULE

A Note to Our Readers

Wednesday, May 1, is a national holiday in Germany. SPIEGEL ONLINE International is publishing a limited number of stories. We will return to our normal schedule on Thursday.

BAYERN'S ULI HOENESS

The Rise And Fall of a Soccer Saint

Uli Hoeness, the president of top Bayern Munich and an icon of German club soccer, could end up behind bars for tax evasion. The case has highlighted the dark side of the skilful entrepreneur and philanthropist whose burning ambition made Bayern what it is today -- and has now triggered his fall from grace.

PROSPECTS FOR PEACE

'The Differences Lie Between Turkey and Cyprus'

In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides discusses prospects for fresh talks on a peace and reunification deal with Northern Cyprus and the growing humanitarian catastrophe in nearby Syria.

DIVIDED CYPRUS

Banking Crisis Awakens Hopes for Reconciliation

The Greek half of Cyprus has been hard-hit by the banking crisis -- and now hopes are growing in the Turkish north for reconciliation. If the two populations could resolve their dispute, they could likely access large natural gas reserves estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of euros.

OBAMA'S SYRIA PROBLEM

'We Didn't Have a Strategy'

In a SPIEGEL interview, former United States National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, 85, discusses President Barack Obama's tepid response to the civil war in Syria and allegations that chemical weapons have been deployed in the country.

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