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| Compiled on May 27, 2013, 06:11 PM CET |
| AUSTERITY ABOUT-FACE German Government to Gamble on Stimulus With the euro crisis refusing to relent, the German government is backing away from its austerity mandates and planning to spend billions to stimulate ailing economies in Southern European. But can the program succeed? |
| 'TAKING RESPONSIBILITY' German Banking Giant Quits Food Speculation The financial sector continues to insist that the controversial practice of speculating on agricultural commodities does not cause high food prices. But some German banks disagree. Now DZ Bank, the country's fourth largest financial institution, has announced it has stopped the practice. |
| MADE IN GERMANY Berlin Under Fire for Tank Deal with Cairo Berlin is once again in hot water over its arms export policy, having authorized the shipment of armored vehicles that were used to fatally crush peaceful demonstrators in Cairo. Tanks manufactured in Egypt under license by a German contractor have also ended up in war-torn countries. |
| 'PASSED FROM WAR TO WAR' Germany's Small Arms Exports Double German machine guns and other small arms are more popular than they have been for years, with exports spiking dramatically despite "strict" trading standards, a media report said on Monday. |
| LESSONS FROM WOOLWICH The Dangers of Britain's Islamist Underground Where did the hatred that led to the murder of a soldier in Woolwich come from? Radical hate preacher Anjem Choudary knew one of the assailants and says he is proud of having "a big influence" on his life. The attack demonstrates how difficult it is to prevent Islamist violence in Britain. |
| FRANCE DIVIDED Clashes at Same-Sex Marriage Protest in Paris A week after France legalized same-sex marriage, tens of thousands of people joined marches in Paris to protest the law. The Sunday rally ended with clashes between police and right-wing demonstrators. |
| BERLIN FIASCO Unfinished Airport Costs 20 Million Euros a Month Berlin's beleaguered new international airport is turning out to be Germany's most expensive construction site. Round-the-clock lighting and air-conditioning contribute to energy costs even higher than those of the city's still-active Tegel Airport. |
| BATTLING GRAFFITI German Rail Turns to Drones in War on Vandals In an effort to combat graffiti on trains, German rail provider Deutsche Bahn is testing a new weapon: a drone outfitted with an infrared camera. It is designed to document evidence of vandalism, which costs the company millions each year. |
| UNREST IN SWEDEN Jobless Youths Suffer 'Discrimination and Harassment' Riots rocked several immigrant suburbs of Stockholm last week for six nights in a row. Arne Johansson, 65, the head of "Network for Järva's Future," a citizens' initiative promoting social justice, describes what sparked the recent violence. |
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