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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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European Union stories: 257 news summaries

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Sarkozy Is Europe's
New Clinton

French PM scored
with diplomatic charm offensive at EU summit

Jun 25, 07 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy was the star of the EU’s constitutional summit last weekend, pulling victory from the jaws of defeat with a virtuoso diplomatic performance reminiscent of the former president. The new PM displayed what Der Spiegel called ‘Clintonesque ease’ in solving big problems, returning France to her traditional... More »

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Germany • Poland • European Union • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • Brussels • diplomat

EU Leaders OK New Treaty

Brussels summit
ends with hard-won deal to replace
failed constitution

Jun 24, 07 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - EU negotiators pulled an all-nighter and the German chancellor played a risky game of chicken with Poland en route to reaching an agreement on a treaty that will govern the 27-nation body. The deal resurrects much of the ill-fated 2005 constitution while streamlining bureaucracy and introducing a top foreign-policy position... More »

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Angela Merkel • European Union • Europe • constitution • treaty • Brussels

EU Members Spar Over Constitution

Conflict centers on voting power, market protections, more

Jun 22, 07 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Disagreement is widespread at the European Union summit meeting in Brussels, where the main goal is to produce a new treaty governing the 27-country group. The French have  tamped down language about free-market competition, the Brits don't want certain provisions to be legally binding, and the Poles are angling for... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • Poland • European Union • voting power

EU Set to Ban Cat and Dog Fur

Pet fur is used in everything from coats to stuffed toys

Jun 19, 07 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The EU is about to ban cat and dog fur imports, in a bid to stop the trade in pet pelts in China, where the way the animals are slaughtered is called "horrific." The fur is used as lining in boots and gloves, in stuffed toys, and in... More »

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China • European Union • imports • fur • trade • dog • cat

US, EU to Renew Palestinian Aid

End of embargoes bolsters Hamas-led emergency government

Jun 18, 07 8:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US and the EU demonstrated support for the emergency Palestinian government today through separate pledges to lift economic embargoes and renew aid to the Palestinian Authority. The promises follow Mahmoud Abbas' establishment of a pro-peace cabinet without members of Hamas, putting the US in the curious position of supporting... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • European Union • Condoleezza Rice • United States • Palestinian civil war • aid • embargo

Google Amps Up Privacy Protections

Search engine vows to 'radically redesign' security features

Jun 13, 07 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google promised to step up its privacy protection yesterday, after European officials rebuked the search giant for storing data that could reveal political opinions, religious beliefs, and sexual preferences. Google will limit the amount of time it retains user data to 18 months and will "radically design" its cookie... More »

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Google • Internet • European Union • privacy • online privacy • Privacy International • Article 29 • search engine • Internet security

Sarkozy Says 'Non' to Turkey's Euro Hopes

France hopes to block full membership bid

Jun 13, 07 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - France is threatening to block Turkey's full membership in the European Union this month and hopes to push the nation into a "privileged partnership" short of complete participation, the Financial Times reports. It's the first time new French President Nicolas Sarkozy will flex his political muscle in an EU... More »

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Turkey • European Union • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • France

Basque Separatists End Ceasefire, Threaten Spain

Country braces for renewed violence

Jun 5, 07 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Basque separatist group ETA has declared an end to its 15-month ceasefire, and Spanish authorities are gearing up for the possibility of bombings at tourist sites this summer. ETA blames the return to violence on PM José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's "fascism"; addressing the nation on TV, Zapatero called... More »

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terrorism • Spain • European Union • Eta • Basque • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • terrorist

Iran Won't Budge on Uranium

Negotiator bound for EU talks puts enrichment off-limits

May 30, 07 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran won't stop enriching uranium, its chief nuclear negotiator said today, hours before scheduled talks with the EU. Tomorrow's meeting will focus on Iran's nuclear program, seen as an increasing threat after recent inspections indicated the country is moving closer to nuclear capability. Monday's US-Iran negotiations on Iraq have no... More »

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Iran • Ali Larijani • European Union • sanctions • Javier Solana • nuclear • nuclear program • uranium enrichment • uranium

Estonia Attack Prompts Cyber Security Blitz

Experts from all over studying how to soup up digital security

May 29, 07 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of what some are calling the first digital act of war—when hackers using as many as a million computers attacked Estonia's  web-based infrastructure—cyber security experts from all over Europe and the US are huddling to study how to prevent future disasters, reports the New York ... More »

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China • Russia • NATO • Internet • cyberpolitics • Estonia • European Union • cyberwarfare • cyberterrorism • cyberattack • hacker

EU Universities Could Lose Ground to Asia

Old-world schools hear footsteps from China, India in college rankings

May 21, 07 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Top-tier European universities like Oxford, Cambridge and the Sorbonne will fall behind competitors in China and India within 10 years, the EU's education commissioner warns. The Times of London reports underfunding and outmoded curricula could cost the mossier Western schools their international reputations, and international enrollments with them. More »

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China • education • India • European Union • Europe • Asia • higher education • school • university

(Newser) - Italian lenders UniCredit and Capitalia yesterday inked a $29.7 billion deal to create a bank with the world's fifth (and Europe's second) largest market cap. The hurried Rome merger indicates, according to the Wall Street Journal, a rush to consolidate Europe's banking sector, but also the persistent challenges to... More »

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European Union • Europe • Italy • Capitalia • UniCredit • merger • banking

Germany, UK Court Sarkozy  in EU Dispute

French president could be be key to European constitution

May 17, 07 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hours after Nicolas Sarkozy became president of France, both Germany and Britain began wooing him—Germany to win his support for a European constitution, Britain to secure his opposition to it. Sarkozy immediately huddled with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor who has been lobbying hold-outs with one-on-one talks, the London... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • European Union • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • constitution • Britain

Million Turks Rally for Secularism

Apr 30, 07 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Secular Turks staged an enormous rally yesterday amid a constitutional crisis over the election of the next president, the BBC reports. As many as a million protesters turned out in Istanbul to oppose ruling-party candidate Abdullah Gul, who they're afraid is orchestrating an Islamic coup in the country even as... More »

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Islam • Turkey • Middle East • politics • European Union • Abdullah Gul • protests • modernization • rally • radical • secularism • Istanbul • election

Brits Prove Captured Sailors Were in Iraqi Waters

Iran can't stick to a story

Mar 28, 07 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 15 British sailors captured by Iran last week were inside Iraqi waters, British evidence released today shows. The craft's GPS system put it 1.7 nautical miles outside Iranian territory, which a British military helicopter confirms. The Iranian government revised its own version of the location Monday, when its... More »

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Iran • Tony Blair • terrorism • Angela Merkel • European Union • war • Britain • hostage

Aid Grows Despite Embargo

Mar 21, 07 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Palestinians are actually receiving more foreign aid, not less,  than they were before the US and the European Union slapped an aid embargo against the Hamas led Palestinian Authority last year, reports Steven Erlanger. The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund say $1.2 billion was given to... More »

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Palestinian Authority • United Nations • World Bank • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • European Union • International Monetary Fund • United States • foreign aid • aid • embargo • World Food

Turkey
Bans
YouTube

Greek videos are "insulting to Turkishness"

Mar 8, 07 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A Turkish court banned YouTube on Wednesday after Greek videos on the site insulted Turks—in particular Ataturk, the country's modern founding father—calling them homosexuals. The videos, part of an escalating "virtual war" between Greek and Turkish citizens belittling each other, were deemed an insult to Turkishness, a... More »

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entertainment • Turkey • Google • Internet • YouTube • European Union • virtual war • Turk Telekom • freedom of expression

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