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| Compiled on November 18, 2013, 07:06 PM CET |
| INTERVIEW WITH A PHANTOM Cornelius Gurlitt Shares His Secrets Cornelius Gurlitt hoarded art treasures his father obtained under dubious circumstances in the Nazi era. The reclusive 80-year-old has given SPIEGEL the first interview since news of their discovery broke two weeks ago. He says the pictures are the love of his life and must be returned. |
| CONSTITUTIONAL EXPRESSIONISM Legal Questions Overwhelm Art Find There is much consternation among investigators, politicians and academics about how to handle the trove of artworks found in Munich this month. Criticism by Jewish groups abroad is growing, but complex provenance questions could take years to resolve. |
| 'A KIND OF FIEF' Munich Art Hoarder's Father in His Own Words The name Cornelius Gurlitt has hit the headlines recently after the discovery of a massive art collection in his Munich apartment. His art dealer father Hildebrand offered a fascinating insight into his love of paintings in a never-before published text from 1955. |
| 'ROYAL CONCIERGE' GCHQ Monitors Diplomats' Hotel Bookings Britain's GCHQ intelligence service monitors diplomats' travels using a sophisticated automated system that tracks hotel bookings. Once a room has been identified, it opens the door to a variety of spying options. |
| REDING IN WASHINGTON EU Sends Tough Commissioner for NSA Talks The EU is remaining firm with Washington over US spying, with officials in Brussels demanding better protection for Europeans. Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding is heading to Washington on Monday with a number of demands. |
| CORPORATE COMPROMISE Coalition Talks Yield Plan for Gender Quota Negotiators working to form a new German goverment coalition agreed this weekend to introduce a gender quota of 30 percent on the supervisory boards of publicly traded companies in the country in 2016. The issue has been the subject of intense debate. |
| POLITICALLY FRACTURED Populists Fail To Shift EU Balance Far-right populists are expected to make significant gains in elections for the European Parliament this spring, but the only existing populist group in the body shows these parties can shout as loud as they want but are unlikely to have much influence. |
| ANNUAL PAYMENTS Berlin Helps Ethnic Germans in Eastern Europe The German government spends more than 20 million euros per year on helping ethnic Germans living in Eastern Europe, SPIEGEL has learned. The payments are "an expression of special historical responsibility" for their suffering after World War II, Berlin says. |
| FROM SOCCER TO JIHAD German Football Talent Killed in Syria Burak Karan had a bright future as a professional soccer player in Germany and even played for the national team's youth side. But he ended his career at 20 and joined radical Islamists. He was killed in Syria in October. |
| IN THE FRAME German TV Finally Starts Following the Plot German cinema enjoys international acclaim, but there's a dearth of quality entertainment on the small screen. Now, with TV drama from the US as well as its own neighbors riding high, Germany has finally got the memo, and change is afoot. |
| CASE CLOSED Court Stops Proceedings Against 'Bishop Bling' Proceedings against Germany's controversial bishop of Limburg were dropped on Monday after a settlement was reached. The embattled Catholic cleric, who has come under fire for his lavish lifestyle, was accused of making false statements in court documents. |
| PICTURE THIS There She Blows |
