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| Compiled on May 20, 2013, 05:52 PM CET |
| JOBLESS YOUTH Europe's Hollow Efforts to Save a Lost Generation Europe is failing in the fight against youth unemployment. While the German government's efforts remain largely symbolic, Southern European leaders pander to older voters by defending the status quo. |
| GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER 'A Military Solution Won't Yield Lasting Peace in Syria' In a SPIEGEL interview, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, 51, discusses the search for a political solution to the Syrian civil war, controversial German arms exports and how his family's experiences in World War II inform his positions today. |
| GRINGOS IN THE SLUMS Expats Move In as Rio Favelas Improve Now that the notorious drug gangs of Rio de Janiero's shanty towns have been driven out, the neighborhoods are attracting new residents from Southern Europe. Fleeing the euro crisis back home, the expats are contributing to a real estate boom in the favelas. |
| COWBOYS ON THE RHINE US Firms Flout German Labor Practices Last week workers walked out in protest at Amazon's two largest distribution centers in Germany. The online retail giant is one of several US companies to butt heads with employees in the country over corporate practices that chafe against German labor laws. |
| NAZI COMPARISON Berlin Calls Orbán Comment a 'Derailment' Hungary's controversial prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has angered Berlin by comparing its policies to those of the Nazis. On Monday, Foreign Minister Westerwelle rejected the comparison, saying it was "regrettable." |
| HOLIDAY PUBLISHING SCHEDULE A Note to Our Readers Monday, May 20 is a national holiday in Germany. SPIEGEL ONLINE International is publishing a limited number of stories. We will return to our normal schedule on Tuesday. |
