Daily Bulletin | 13.12.2012, 19:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 13.12.2012 | 19:30 UTC News Europe EU clinches deal ahead of banking union showdown Thursday has brought an early morning deal between EU finance ministers on a new banking supervisor. It is a single but important step towards a full banking union. New EU banking supervisor Politics Merkel lays out EU vision in Bundestag before summit Chancellor Angela Merkel has told German politicians that European partners' efforts to right the bloc's wavering economy "could not possibly be overestimated." Though she said there was "still much to do." Merkel lays out EU vision Low expectations ahead of EU summit German Law German court fines policeman in death of asylum seeker A German court has handed down a fine to a policeman found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an asylum seeker. Oury Jalloh died of smoke inhalation in a prison cell after setting fire to his mattress. Elections Ukraine re-elects Mykola Azarov as prime minister Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has won another term in office hours after lawmakers brawled in the parliament chamber. The fight broke out while choosing a new speaker from President Yanukovich's ruling party. Brawl breaks out in Ukrainian parliament Ukrainians veer toward right-wing nationalism Court Cases European human rights court rules on El-Masri rendition case Europe's top human rights court has ruled in favor of Khaled El-Masri, a German man who was kidnapped and taken to a CIA prison in Afghanistan. The court said the man was tortured and repeatedly had his rights violated. Politics Japan scrambles fighters, claiming airspace violation Japan has said for the first time that China violated its airspace as part of the countries' ongoing islet dispute in the East China Sea. Government officials have said they scrambled air force jets; no shots were fired. Nationalism is on the rise in Japan Business Eurozone crisis Eurogroup releases Greek aid tranche The eurozone finance ministers have given the green light to disbursing the next installment in the Greek aid package, ending weeks of discussions. The money will help Greece stay afloat into next year. Greek buy-back program helps lighten debt load Greek aid is patchwork, ex-foreign minister says Growth German Ifo think tank sees economy picking up in 2013 Germany's renowned Ifo institute has insisted the country's economy would expand again as early as next spring, following a brief contraction period. It says domestic and extra-European demand will prevent a recession. Newsletters More DW German-Jewish Cultural Heritage Join DW as we uncover traces of German-Jewish cultural heritage all around the world. DW's reporters travel from Chicago to Shanghai to find German-Jewish immigrants and retell their stories. More DW An iPod for your thoughts and pictures! We want to know about your favorite winter traditions and customs. Share your thoughts, experiences and pictures and have a chance at winning one of six iPods. We'll present the best entries at dw.dw/globalimpressions. More DW Those Germans Punctual and unfashionable, orderly and up-tight–there are lots of clichés about Germans. DW will throw all that into question with the multimedia special "Those Germans" starting November 21.   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012