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| Compiled on May 06, 2013, 06:48 PM CET |
| FATHER FIGURE Putin Strives to Become Russia's Über-Patriot Exactly one year ago, Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin following a brief hiatus. Since then, he has markedly reduced protest freedoms, undermined the judiciary and presented himself as a patriotic man of the people. He wants to free himself of his party and parliament. |
| SUBJECT OF ENVY Britain Discovers Germany as a Model Britain, which has yet to recover from the 2008 financial crash, is peering enviously at Germany's economic structure with its focus on engineering, its medium-sized firms, apprenticeships, regional banks and long-term business approach. The opposition Labour Party, but also the Conservative-led government, are starting to embrace German ideas. |
| FIRST DAY OF HISTORIC TRIAL German Court Adjourns Neo-Nazi Case Until May 14 Germany's biggest neo-Nazi trial opened on Monday in the glare of the media as the main defendant, neo-Nazi Beate Zschäpe, faced charges of complicity in a spate of racially motivated murders. But in the sign of how drawn-out the trial is likely to be, it was adjourned after her lawyers claimed the judge is biased. |
| TIME FOR JUSTICE Families of Suvivors Demand Answers in NSU Trial A massive neo-Nazi trial opened in Germany on Monday seeking to bring justice to the victims of a murder spree that killed 10. Families of the victims want answers that will bring closure: Why were their relatives killed and why did the government fail to detect the true origins of the seven-year crime wave? |
| WORLD FROM BERLIN 'Germany Fooling Itself in Battle against Neo-Nazis' The series of racist murders perpetrated by the neo-Nazi terror trio National Socialist Underground represents a massive failure on the part of German law enforcement officials. But as the trial starts on Monday, editorialists say that German society is also to blame. |
| CRASH TEST DUMMY Career of Daimler's Crown Prince Loses Speed Despite being a polarizing figure, Wolfgang Bernhard was long considered the heir to the throne at Daimler. But now the Stuttgart-based automaker is applying the brakes on his career and blaming him for its most recent public-relations debacle. |
| MISSING THE POINT Hungarian Leader Whitewashes Anti-Semitism Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought this weekend to convince some 500 Jewish leaders gathered in Budapest that his government is committed to combating a frightening increase in anti-Semitism. His speech, however, was notable more for what it left out than what it said. |
| GEORG BASELITZ Tax Officials Search Home of Famous German Artist After North Rhine-Westphalia bought a CD last summer with data on secret bank accounts, tax authorities have another high-profile case in their cross-hairs. They searched the Bavarian home of artist Georg Baselitz, whose work fetches millions on the international market, in a tax investigation. |
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