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| Compiled on October 09, 2013, 06:08 PM CET |
| FORTRESS EUROPE How the EU Turns Its Back on Refugees They come seeking refuge, but when asylum seekers cross into the European Union, they often find little compassion. In Greece, they are held in squalid detention camps, while in Italy they often end up on the street. Here is what they face at entry points across the EU. |
| ROBERT REICH ON SHUTDOWN 'You Can't Negotiate with Extortionists' In a SPIEGEL interview, political economist and icon of the American left Robert Reich urges President Obama to stand his ground on the country's budget crisis. He also calls for drastic tax increases for the rich to fight growing inequality. |
| CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Brussels' Revolving Door for Top EU Officials Senior European Commission officials have a penchant for changing sides when they join the private sector. They take up positions with Chinese companies, cigarette manufacturers or PR firms -- and potential conflicts of interest are often ignored. |
| VYING FOR TOP EU JOBS Bidding Begins for European Commission Next spring, a new European Commission head will be chosen. The conservatives and the left are already lining up candidates, including Social Democrat Martin Schulz, the current president of the European Parliament. Can Angela Merkel hinder him? |
| IN A HURRY Merkel Wants Coalition Partner in Two Weeks By the time the new parliament holds its first meeting on Oct. 22, Chancellor Merkel wants to know which opposition party she'll be governing with. But it could take much longer to complete the actual coalition talks. |
| LIKE AN OFFSHORE PARADISE Vatican Moves to Close Dirty Accounts More than 1,000 customers who have no business holding accounts at the Vatican Bank have parked more than 300 million euros there, money the institution's officials suspect is illicit. They are now calling for the funds to be removed. |
| 'YOU'RE THE NEXT!' Did Neo-Nazis Target Ex-Chancellor Schröder? In 2002, the neo-Nazi terrorist group the NSU, which murdered 10 people between 2000 and 2006, made a photo montage of then-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. It showed the politician wearing a Star of David under the words: "You're the next!" |
| FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIST Women Kill More Creatively Than Men Women rarely commit murder, but forensic psychiatrist Sigrun Rossmanith has treated many female killers. She tells SPIEGEL ONLINE that women's dark side is underestimated. |
