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Tuesday, 20 May 2014

SPIEGEL ONLINEINTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER 

Compiled on May 20, 2014, 07:03 PM CET

EUROPE: 1, GOOGLE: 0

EU Court Ruling a Victory for Privacy

A ruling by the European Union's highest court last week ordering Google to provide people with the right to be forgotten has generated fiercely divergent responses in the US and Europe. Germans are celebrating the decision, which buttresses privacy.

A DISTINCT LACK OF EXCITEMENT

Battle for Brussels Less Than Tense

The candidates for president of the European Commission have run campaigns aimed at personalizing EU politics and boosting the democratic legitimacy of the post. But try as they might, public interest in the European elections remains tepid.