http://www.spiegel.de Daily news, analysis and opinion from Europe's leading newsmagazine and Germany's top news Web site. en Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:56 +0200 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:56 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de http://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/logo_120x61.gif http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/spiegel-interview-with-luxembourg-prime-minister-juncker-a-888021.html#ref=rss In an interview, Luxembourg prime minister and former Euro Group chief Jean-Claude Juncker, 58, urges other EU countries to push ahead with structural reforms, explains why he sees parallels between 2013 and the year preceeding World War I and throws his election support behind Angela Merkel's re-election campaign. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:37:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/spiegel-interview-with-luxembourg-prime-minister-juncker-a-888021.html In an interview, Luxembourg prime minister and former Euro Group chief Jean-Claude Juncker, 58, urges other EU countries to push ahead with structural reforms, explains why he sees parallels between 2013 and the year preceeding World War I and throws his election support behind Angela Merkel's re-election campaign. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/luxembourg-seeks-un-security-council-seat-a-859328.html#ref=rss Luxembourg, population 524,853, is a founding member of the United Nations. Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is fighting to secure the country a temporary seat on the UN Security Council. "When we make foreign policy," he argues, "We're not pursuing any hidden agenda." But is the Grand Duchy big enough to land the job? Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:47:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/luxembourg-seeks-un-security-council-seat-a-859328.html Luxembourg, population 524,853, is a founding member of the United Nations. Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is fighting to secure the country a temporary seat on the UN Security Council. "When we make foreign policy," he argues, "We're not pursuing any hidden agenda." But is the Grand Duchy big enough to land the job?]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/luxembourg-minister-blasts-french-german-border-control-plan-a-829204.html#ref=rss In an interview with SPIEGEL, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn attacks a Franco-German plan to allow Schengen-zone countries to temporarily re-introduce border controls. The move is a populist ploy by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to secure his re-election, says Asselborn. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:32:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/luxembourg-minister-blasts-french-german-border-control-plan-a-829204.html In an interview with SPIEGEL, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn attacks a Franco-German plan to allow Schengen-zone countries to temporarily re-introduce border controls. The move is a populist ploy by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to secure his re-election, says Asselborn.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-luxembourg-foreign-minister-asselborn-on-iran-dispute-a-826947.html#ref=rss Israel as the aggressor and Iran as the victim? Günter Grass got his line of argument wrong in his controversial poem, argues Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn in a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview. But the poem has triggered an important debate about how Germany should approach Israel's decisions, he adds. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:54:41 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-luxembourg-foreign-minister-asselborn-on-iran-dispute-a-826947.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/euro-group-president-jean-claude-juncker-if-greece-doesn-t-reform-it-can-t-expect-solidarity-a-813524.html#ref=rss In a SPIEGEL interview, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Euro Group, talks about the need for Greece to push ahead with economic reforms. If the country doesn't meet Europe's demands, it will have to declare bankruptcy in March, he says. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:17:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/euro-group-president-jean-claude-juncker-if-greece-doesn-t-reform-it-can-t-expect-solidarity-a-813524.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/luxembourg-s-foreign-minister-merkel-s-fiscal-pact-a-waste-of-time-and-energy-a-811155.html#ref=rss Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is sharply critical of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's push for an EU fiscal pact. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, he says it won't hold up. Furthermore, big countries like Germany and France threaten the currency union with their egotism, he says. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:50:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/luxembourg-s-foreign-minister-merkel-s-fiscal-pact-a-waste-of-time-and-energy-a-811155.html Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is sharply critical of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's push for an EU fiscal pact. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, he says it won't hold up. Furthermore, big countries like Germany and France threaten the currency union with their egotism, he says.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/interview-with-luxembourg-s-foreign-minister-hungary-should-have-voting-rights-withdrawn-a-810743.html#ref=rss In a SPIEGEL interview, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn fiercely criticizes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Parts of Hungary's new constitution resemble a dictatorship, he says, suggesting the country should be stripped of its EU voting rights for undermining core democratic freedoms. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:55:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/interview-with-luxembourg-s-foreign-minister-hungary-should-have-voting-rights-withdrawn-a-810743.html In a SPIEGEL interview, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn fiercely criticizes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Parts of Hungary's new constitution resemble a dictatorship, he says, suggesting the country should be stripped of its EU voting rights for undermining core democratic freedoms.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/jean-claude-juncker-on-saving-the-euro-it-would-be-wrong-to-create-taboos-a-741183.html#ref=rss In a SPIEGEL interview, Jean-Claude Juncker, 56, the prime minister of Luxembourg and president of the Eurogroup, criticizes the German approach to tackling the European debt crisis and says that there should be "no taboos" when it comes to the idea of buying back debt-ridden states' bonds. Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:43:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/jean-claude-juncker-on-saving-the-euro-it-would-be-wrong-to-create-taboos-a-741183.html In a SPIEGEL interview, Jean-Claude Juncker, 56, the prime minister of Luxembourg and president of the Eurogroup, criticizes the German approach to tackling the European debt crisis and says that there should be "no taboos" when it comes to the idea of buying back debt-ridden states' bonds.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/luxembourg-premier-jean-claude-juncker-we-have-been-occupied-before-a-624002.html#ref=rss The tone between Germany and Luxembourg has been anything but friendly in recent weeks. SPIEGEL spoke with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker about German humor, European tax havens and his own future in the EU. Mon, 11 May 2009 11:31:58 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/luxembourg-premier-jean-claude-juncker-we-have-been-occupied-before-a-624002.html The tone between Germany and Luxembourg has been anything but friendly in recent weeks. SPIEGEL spoke with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker about German humor, European tax havens and his own future in the EU.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/bern-luxembourg-vienna-and-ouagadougou-german-finance-minister-groups-eu-states-with-african-country-a-623135.html#ref=rss Unloved in much of Europe for his outspoken views on stimulus and tax havens, Germany's finance minister strikes again. In response to criticism of the OECD's gray list of countries that are tax havens, Peer Steinbrück has compared Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein to the poor African country of Burkina Faso. Wed, 06 May 2009 13:22:04 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/bern-luxembourg-vienna-and-ouagadougou-german-finance-minister-groups-eu-states-with-african-country-a-623135.html Unloved in much of Europe for his outspoken views on stimulus and tax havens, Germany's finance minister strikes again. In response to criticism of the OECD's gray list of countries that are tax havens, Peer Steinbrück has compared Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein to the poor African country of Burkina Faso.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/bye-bye-bank-secrecy-tax-havens-give-in-to-eu-pressure-a-613252.html#ref=rss On Thursday, it was Liechtenstein and Andorra. On Friday, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland likewise decided to change their banking laws to allow for more cross-border cooperation. The days of European tax havens are numbered. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:44:31 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/bye-bye-bank-secrecy-tax-havens-give-in-to-eu-pressure-a-613252.html On Thursday, it was Liechtenstein and Andorra. On Friday, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland likewise decided to change their banking laws to allow for more cross-border cooperation. The days of European tax havens are numbered.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/euthanasia-controversy-grand-duke-of-luxembourg-will-lose-his-veto-a-594398.html#ref=rss Luxembourg's parliament looks ready to strip the Grand Duke of his last lawmaking power as a controversy over euthanasia comes to a head. One of Europe's last royals with political sway may lose his formal veto by taking a stand against a law legalizing euthanasia. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:38:30 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/euthanasia-controversy-grand-duke-of-luxembourg-will-lose-his-veto-a-594398.html Luxembourg's parliament looks ready to strip the Grand Duke of his last lawmaking power as a controversy over euthanasia comes to a head. One of Europe's last royals with political sway may lose his formal veto by taking a stand against a law legalizing euthanasia.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/juncker-for-eu-council-president-jockeying-for-the-helm-in-brussels-a-551556.html#ref=rss In a SPIEGEL interview, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn discusses the potential for his diminutive country's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to become the president of the European Council, the body that represents the 27 EU member states. Juncker is the candidate favored by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mon, 05 May 2008 17:25:40 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/juncker-for-eu-council-president-jockeying-for-the-helm-in-brussels-a-551556.html In a SPIEGEL interview, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn discusses the potential for his diminutive country's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to become the president of the European Council, the body that represents the 27 EU member states. Juncker is the candidate favored by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/railway-crash-in-france-train-collision-near-luxembourg-kills-12-a-442050.html#ref=rss A train crash in France has killed 12 people and injured at least 20. It's unclear what caused the accident which happened when a passenger train was diverted onto a track where it collided with an oncoming goods train. Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:07:25 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/railway-crash-in-france-train-collision-near-luxembourg-kills-12-a-442050.html A train crash in France has killed 12 people and injured at least 20. It's unclear what caused the accident which happened when a passenger train was diverted onto a track where it collided with an oncoming goods train.]]>