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| Compiled on July 09, 2013, 06:46 PM CET |
| 'A TOXIC SYSTEM' Why Austerity Still Isn't Working in Greece Despite drastic austerity measures, a new Greek debt haircut looks unavoidable. The old system has proven resistant to reform and billions in emergency aid hasn't been enough to turn things around. |
| AID FOR ATHENS France Demands Direct Funding for Greek Banks Europe has decided to release billions more in aid money to Athens pending progress on reform. But France believes it isn't enough and is demanding that ailing Greek banks be given direct assistance from European bailout funds. The proposal is controversial. |
| CRISIS IN EGYPT Mubarak's Old Guard Allies with Salafists Egypt's new interim government has quickly begun planning the country's future -- and appears to have made concessions in the process. Power now lies with the supporters of deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak, while ultra-conservative Salafists also look set to profit. |
| SNOWDEN ODYSSEY Venezuela Offers Refuge as Germany Dithers President Nicolás Maduro has become the latest Latin American leader to offer safe haven to Edward Snowden. But shouldn't Germany also offer to take in the whistleblower on humanitarian grounds? Many believe it should, but politicians fear the consequences. |
| WORLD FROM BERLIN The Pope 'Embraced the Lepers of Today' On a visit to the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, Pope Francis has called on Europe to show greater compassion to the refugees seeking a better life there. It's a message European leaders should take to heart, German commentators say on Tuesday. |
| NSU HIT LIST Would-Be Neo-Nazi Victims Live in Fear They murdered 10 people, but neo-Nazi terrorists of the NSU had their sights set on more. The trial against the cell has begun, but one family whose bakery was cased by the far-right extremists still lives in fear. Their feeling of belonging in Germany has been destroyed. |
| SPD CAMPAIGN REVELATION Ex-Chancellor Hoarding Cigarettes from EU SPD chancellor candidate Peer Steinbrück's campaign isn't going so well. So he decided to attack EU regulations on Monday. In the proecess, he revealed that former Chancellor Schmidt is hoarding menthol cigarettes while he himself has hundreds of French light bulbs in his basement. |
| FAR-RIGHT FEARS German-Israeli Football Match Cancelled Austrian police cancelled a weekend match between German football club Energie Cottbus and Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv because of security fears. A banned group of far-right Cottbus fans was heading to the game. |
| PICTURE THIS Practice Makes Perfect |
