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Is your knowledge of the English language up to date?

Quiz: "flesh" or "beef"?

Merkel and Sarkozy sat down together to ___ out a new plan.

Saving the euro

As European leaders meet in Brussels this week to discuss changing EU treaties, we look at media commentary on national interests and collective action.

Verträge

kollektives Handeln

Looking for leaders

The Greek prime minister has resigned and now so has his Italian counterpart . We look at what the business press has to say about leadership in Greece and Italy.

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Pendant, Kollege

The Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has a very large stomach, but he clearly doesn’t have the stomach for the white-knuckle ride that George Papandreou, the Greek prime minister, has put him on.

Magen; hier: Bauch

aushalten können

Adrenalin-Abenteuer

"English is not enough. And languages are not enough."

Essential but not enough

Now that the eurozone leaders have finally put together a deal, let's move on to more interesting topics, such as why my Wi-Fi connection was slow in Berlin last week. Or why English isn't enough for international business.

Moving forward

Europe’s political leaders met this week to try to deal with the EU’s debt crisis. We look at what the business press has to say about the summit.

Schuldenkrise

Gipfeltreffen

Handshake between Nicolas Sarkozy, on the left, and David Cameron. Foto © European Union, 2011

A third way for the eurozone

Another awful week for the eurozone's crisis management. Another good week for the euro. Despite arguments between Germany and France, the common European currency ended the week more or less where it began.

gemeinsame europäische Währung

Poverty: one of the big problems facing the the world

Environment or economy?

EUROPE: Although concerns about the euro are getting lots of media attention, it seems that Europeans think there are even bigger problems facing the world.

Sorgen, Bedenken

konfrontieren, bedrohen

Of money and language

This week, we look at media comment on the latest response to the euro crisis, and on efforts in Britain to make sure that doctors speak English.

Financial crisis: it's time to stick together, not run away

All or nothing

This week, we look at media commentary on the financial crisis and on South Africa's rabble-rousing ANC youth leader, Julius Malema.

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