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| Compiled on September 19, 2013, 09:17 PM CET |
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Multicultural Germany
How We Experience Racism Several recent controversies in Germany -- from the treatment of refugees to the obstacles faced by immigrants in the job market -- have thrown the issue of racial discrimination into the limelight. SPIEGEL spoke to 15 people of foreign descent to find out how racism affects their daily lives. |
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Paranoia at the Top
Explaining Merkel's Final Days on the Stump Angela Merkel's struggling coalition partner, the Free Democrats, may need help to get into parliament. But the chancellor is in not in a generous mood. The reason can be found in the country's newly crowded political landscape and in recent changes to the election law. |
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Neo-Nazi Murder
Greeks Protest Rise of the Far-Right The alleged murder of a leftist rapper by a neo-Nazi has shocked Greece, where thousands have taken to the streets to protest the rise of the far-right Golden Dawn party. Athens says it is determined to take action. |
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Complicated Yet Fair
Germany's Voting System Explained Germany's voting system is complicated, to the point that not even most Germans completely understand it. But it is one of the fairest around. Here is a brief explanation. |
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German Chemicals for Syria
Merkel Denies Military Use German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that according to preliminary information, German chemicals sent to Syria were not used to produce sarin. The Left Party wants a closer look. |
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Fringe Power
German Left Party a Would-Be Kingmaker Social Democratic candidate Peer Steinbrück could win Sunday's election, but he would have to partner with the Left Party in order to prevail. The leftists continue to be surprisingly strong, but their Communist roots make them an unpalatable partner. |
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Sinking Ship
Germany's Struggling Pirate Party The Pirate Party is very unlikely to win the vote share required to enter the German parliament. It faces a future of returning to its humble beginnings -- as a splinter party with little influence. |
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Disaffected
Why Many Former East Germans Don't Vote Voter turnout is consistently low in former East Germany, and experts say it will likely continue to drop. More than 20 years after reunification, people there still feel disaffected and powerless to change things. |
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Flattened Fiats
Crushing Tiny Cars for Art The Israeli designer Ron Arad has taken the concept of the pressed flower to the extreme. For his new exhibit in Holon he flattened six Fiat 500s, turning them into works of art. |
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Little Left to Cut
Lower Interest Rates Won't Help Greece In August, Merkel's government admitted that Greece needs billions of euros in additional aid. Some have called for a cut to interest rates on emergency loans made to Greece. But with the rates already so low, it would be but a drop in the bucket. |
