Gentrification's Victims
Berlin Fears Rise of New Slums
Cheap rents and urban glamour have attracted trend-seekers from around the world to central Berlin neighborhoods such as Kreuzberg and Neukölln. But it is the current residents who are paying the price of gentrification. They are being pushed out to high-rise developments on the edge of the city, where poverty and violence are part of daily life. By Peter Wensierski more... [ Forum ]
Merkel's Cabinet Restructuring
Bavarian Party Wins Despite Loss of Guttenberg
Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a cabinet shuffle on Wednesday following the abrupt resignation of her defense minister. Current Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière will now take over the Defense Ministry, being replaced by a career politician from Bavaria's Christian Social Union party. Although it has lost a powerful figure, the CSU has gained clout in the government. By Sebastian Fischer and Philipp
