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| Compiled on October 29, 2012, 06:19 PM CET |
| Interview with ECB President Mario Draghi 'We Couldn't Just Sit Back and Do Nothing' In an interview with SPIEGEL, President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi defends his euro crisis policies and promises to keep prices stable. He also says he's on Germany's side when it comes to encouraging reforms in the euro zone. |
| The World from Berlin 'EU Should Admit that Greece Will Need Debt Cut' Greece's international creditors have proposed that the country receive another debt writedown, this time from EU governments. That, say German media commentators, is hardly a surprise. Fresh aid for Athens, they argue, has been inevitable for months, but leaders have shied away from telling the truth. |
| A Trip Through Hell Daily Life in Islamist Northern Mali For months, an Islamist regime has been terrorizing northern Mali. Hundreds of thousands have already fled the region, and those who have stayed behind are experiencing new forms of cruelty with each passing day. A SPIEGEL reporter documents a two-week journey through a region Europe fears will become the next Somalia. |
| Al-Qaida Threat EU Weighs Options for Helping Mali The European Union wants to help the Malian army recapture the renegade north from terrorists with a military mission. But the French and the Americans have already been operating in the region for years without success. Can EU intervention really make a difference? |
| Crisis Sparks Boom in Language Lessons Once Scorned, German Now Popular in Italy As the euro crisis grinds on, Italians are storming German language classes to improve their job prospects. They hope that mastering the complicated grammar and tongue- twisting vocabulary will help them land high-paying jobs in Germany. |
| World's Largest Publishing House Bertelsmann and Penguin Announce Merger Plan German media company Bertelsmann said Monday it plans to merge its Random House subsidiary with Britain's Penguin, creating the world's largest trade publishing house. The merger would give the joint company a stronger position in the market, but it could prompt a bidding war led by Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp. this week. |
| Unfair Fight Ukrainian Election Criticized as Votes Counted As votes are tallied after Sunday's parliamentary election in Ukraine, President Victor Yanukovych's party seems to be the likely winner. But international observers on Monday highlighted flaws in the election process, with the OSCE saying the country had taken a "step backwards" on the road to democracy. |
| 'We Wanted to Wake Up Croatia' Commission Says Zagreb Must Improve before Joining EU Croatia must do its homework before it can join the European Union next summer as planned, says European Enlargement Minister Stefan Füle. He told SPIEGEL that the progress report released this month was an effort to "wake up" Zagreb, and emphasized that the accession process can be stopped any time. |
| Near-Death Experience Cabbie Saved by Crash After Choking on Candy A taxi driver and his passenger had a narrow escape when he choked on a piece of candy and passed out at the wheel on Sunday. The subsequent crash probably saved his life, police said. |
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