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| Compiled on October 21, 2013, 06:21 PM CET |
| ANGELA'S AGENDA A Grand, Controversial Plan for Europe Angela Merkel's domestic policy in her third term will likely be confined to higher spending. But she has grand plans for Europe. SPIEGEL has learned she wants Brussels to have far more power over national budgets. It's a risky move that EU partners and the Social Democrats are likely to oppose. |
| 'UNACCEPTABLE' Mexico Slams US Spying on President The Mexican government says it "categorically condemns" email spying, after SPIEGEL reported that documents leaked by Edward Snowden show the US gained access to the email of former Mexican President Felipe Calderon. |
| EU'S DIGITAL CZARINA Europe Must 'Wake Up' to Tech Shortcomings As European lawmakers vote on a landmark data protection law, European Commissioner for Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes tells SPIEGEL that both governments and private companies are disregarding the Continent's out-of-date business models and infrastructure. |
| MIGRATION DEBATE Deportation Scandal Grips France Controversy surrounding the deportation of a 15-year-old Roma girl and her family continues to undermine the government of French President François Hollande. The scandal is the latest flare-up in the country's deeply divisive immigration debate. |
| THE 'GERMAN CAMP' Jihadists from Germany Set up Base in Syria A growing number of German jihadists are heading to Syria to join the rebels in their fight against President Bashar Assad. According to German intelligence, some 200 Islamists from across the country have gathered in northern Syria in what's been dubbed the "German Camp." |
| SMOKE AND CANNONFIRE Napoleon Defeated All Over Again in Leipzig Two hundred years after Napoleon's pivotal defeat at Leipzig, 6,000 military history enthusiasts gathered in the eastern German city to reenact the Battle of Nations. Some critics dismissed the colorful spectacle as "militaristic carnival." |
| COST EXPLOSION Price Tag for New Berlin Airport Keeps Rising The seemingly neverending story of the German capital's scandal-plagued new airport continues: The much-delayed project is expected to cost far more than previously thought. And Berlin's mayor appears to be planning a return to the airport's supervisory board. |
| 'NON-NEGOTIABLE' DEMANDS Social Democrats OK Coalition Talks Formal talks on a grand coalition between Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democratic Party are due to start Wednesday after an SPD conference on Sunday gave its blessing. But the talks could prove difficult, and the outcome will be put to an SPD membership ballot. |
| PICTURE THIS Aleppo Burning |
