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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Europe stories: 184 news summaries

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 GDP Nosedives Across Atlantic 

4th-quarter GDP drop signals worsening recession

Feb 13, 09 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - We're not alone: The euro zone’s recession worsened in the fourth quarter of last year as its GDP saw its biggest decline since records began in 1995, the Wall Street Journal reports. The GDP contracted 1.5% quarter-to-quarter and 1.2% since the year before, EU figures showed. Germany,... More »

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European Union • Europe • recession • GDP • euro • euro zone

Now Europe Has Gitmo Problem

EU leaders ponder course for up to 60 former inmates they've agreed to take in

Feb 8, 09 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - EU leaders have promised President Obama they’ll take up to 60 detainees as Guantanamo closes, but the devil is in the details over exactly what to do with them, the Los Angeles Times reports. Questions abound over which country should take which detainee, whether they should face prosecution, and... More »

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European Union • Europe • Guantanamo Bay • detainee • Guantanamo prisoners

 Biden Vows 
 'New Tone' in 
 Foreign Policy 

In Germany, VP cites 'new tone in Washington'

Feb 7, 09 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden offered an outline of "a new tone" in US foreign policy today, one that puts a priority on diplomacy over military force, Reuters reports. The US also will call on allies for help in handling world threats. “We will engage. We will listen. We will consult.... More »

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Joe Biden • military • diplomacy • Germany • Europe • allies • foreign policy • George W. Bush • Obama administration

Eat This Brain and Call Me in the Morning 

Europe's first doctors prescribed 'medicinal cannibalism'

Jan 31, 09 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Though safely out of fashion in today’s Europe, Western doctors just a few centuries ago recommended drinking blood, tasting brains, and eating flesh, Der Spiegel reports. Pieces of cadavers could be had in almost any pharmacy, says a British researcher who’s writing a book on "medicinal cannibalism.... More »

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medicine • Europe • history • Cannibal

Iceland to Appoint First Openly Gay Woman as PM

Ex-flight attendant to lead until May elections

Jan 28, 09 9:30 AM CST
(AP) - Iceland is set to appoint the world's first openly gay woman as prime minister: a former flight attendant who rose through the political ranks to become a cabinet minister. Johanna Sigurdardottir, the 66-year-old social affairs minister, is the pick of the Social Democratic Alliance Party to lead an interim government.... More »

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lesbians • European Union • Europe • Iceland • prime minister • interim government • bank failure • Bill Maher Grid

Booming Mickey D's
Plans European Surge

Global downturn? They're lovin' it

Jan 24, 09 5:55 PM CST
(Newser) - A rare beneficiary of the financial crisis, McDonald’s says it will build 240 new European locations and create 12,000 jobs, the Financial Times reports. The firm’s biggest expansion in 5 years will extend mainly to Spain, France, Italy, Russia, and Poland. “We’re certainly not slowing... More »

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McDonald's • Europe • fast food • restaurant • fast food industry • expansion • job • downturn • financial crisis

 Worldwide Downturn 
 Speeds Up Alarmingly 

Analysts don't expect recovery in 2009

Jan 24, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The global economy is in a faster decline than economists predicted only weeks ago, as the bursting of the biggest-ever real-estate bubble hits real economies in Europe and Asia, killing millions of jobs and shutting businesses, the Washington Post reports. Britain just posted its biggest quarterly slump since 1980, while... More »

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China • South Korea • Germany • Europe • world economy • recession • Britain • weakening economy • downturn • financial crisis

(AP) - The last Israeli troops left the Gaza Strip before dawn today, the military said, as Israel dispatched its foreign minister to Europe in a bid to rally international support to end arms smuggling into the Hamas-ruled territory. The timing of the pullout reflected Israeli hopes to defuse the Gaza crisis... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Gaza • Palestine • Europe • Tzipi Livni • troop withdrawal • Israel and Palestinians • Brussels • Arab Israeli conflict

analysis

 Europe Is  
 Giddy for US: 
 Can It Last?

French expect America to 'find its path' again

Jan 20, 09 7:07 PM CST
(Newser) - In France, the magic of Barack Obama’s inauguration is “a bit like the liberation after World War II,” says one French analyst. This particular sentiment “may have hit the hyperbolic stratosphere,” writes Elizabeth Bryant in the Washington Times, but it reflects a groundswell. “Fundamentally,... More »

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Barack Obama • Europe • France • World War II • inauguration • Afghanistan war • President Obama

Russian Gas Again Flows
to Europe Through Ukraine

Supplies had been cut for 2 weeks amid political squabbles

Jan 20, 09 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Gas is again flowing from Russia to Ukraine, a major gas gateway for Europe, after disputes between the two countries shut down supplies for two weeks, Reuters reports. Leaders couldn’t agree on a 2009 gas contract amid political tensions over Ukraine’s wish to join NATO; 20 European countries... More »

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Russia • gas • European Union • Europe • Gazprom • Hungary • Ukraine

 Russia Halts All Gas 
 to Europe Via Ukraine 

Last pipeline shut as shortages spread as far as France

Jan 7, 09 6:01 AM CST
(AP) - Having slowed to a trickle yesterday, Russia today shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine, the latest move in a pricing dispute that has affected fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap. Gazprom, the Russian state gas company, blamed Ukraine for shutting down... More »

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Russia • energy • gas • Europe • Gazprom • Ukraine • shortage • natural gas

Rich Foreigners Jump
List for Brit Organs

Doctors outraged as a record 8,000 Britons await transplants

Jan 4, 09 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite dire organ shortages for ailing British patients, the livers of 50 UK donors were sold to foreigners for nearly $110,000 each, the Times of London reports. Forty patients from Greece and Cyprus—as well as others from non-EU nations including Libya, the UAE, China, and Israel—received liver... More »

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health care • organ transplants • United Kingdom • Europe • liver transplants

Russia Stops Supplying Gas to Ukraine

Europe worried about supply disruptions if dispute continues

Jan 1, 09 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Russia's gas export monopoly has cut off Ukraine's supply over a contract dispute, and has boosted European supply to head off worries about reliability, Reuters reports. The EU gets 20% of its gas from Ukrainian pipelines. Kiev has already tapped the country's reserves, and maintaining the pressure in the supply... More »

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Russia • gas • European Union • Europe • Ukraine • oil supply • oil reserves • gas pipelines

No PDA, Cheating in Muslim Nations, UK Warns Travelers

Booze, drugs are also no-nos, Foreign Office reminds would-be vacationers

Dec 26, 08 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Extra-marital sex and public displays of affection might be OK in France or Spain, but it’s a big no-no in Dubai and other Muslim nations, the British government is reminding citizens. The Foreign Office has released a list of do’s and don’ts for Britons planning a trip... More »

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Mexico • United Kingdom • Europe • Islamic Sharia law • United Arab Emirates • holiday travel

 Greek Protesters Hang 
 Banners on Acropolis 

Students call on Europe to join demonstrations tomorrow

Dec 17, 08 11:29 AM CST
(AP) - Greek protesters hung two giant banners off the Acropolis today, with slogans calling for mass demonstrations across Europe tomorrow and "resistance," after days of violent protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Athens. A dozen protesters held the pink banners over the walls of... More »

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Europe • police • protests • Greece • riots • student activism • Acropolis

ANALYSIS

 Bailout Would Help 
 German Giants, Too 

Detroit bankruptcies would ripple through entire industry's supply chain

Dec 10, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - German giants BMW and Daimler are rooting for a bailout of the Big Three, since a bankrupt Detroit would devastate sales and cripple parts-makers they all share, Bloomberg reports. The US is the top market for BMW, No. 2 for Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz. Meanwhile, Fiat, Peugeot, and Renault—which compete... More »

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Chrysler • Germany • Europe • General Motors • Daimler • Michigan • automaker • Ford • BMW • US automakers • financial crisis

TRAVEL

 Find Your Tipping Point Abroad 

With gratuity varying by country, it's important not to offend

Nov 20, 08 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Knowing the appropriate level of gratuity can be tricky, and it gets even more difficult abroad, where tipping practices widely vary. Forbes offers some help, noting, for instance, that for a cab ride in South America, rounding up the fare to the next dollar is an acceptable tip, while in... More »

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Africa • travel • India • Japan • Europe • South America • tipping • luxury travel • customs

Chronically Ill Worse Off in US Than Elsewhere: Study

Health costs, medical errors scare more than in other rich nations

Nov 13, 08 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Chronically ill Americans are more likely to forgo medical care because of high costs or bad experiences than counterparts in a number of other rich nations, a study finds. Researchers interviewed 7,500 adults with conditions like cancer, arthritis, depression, and diabetes, and the Americans led the complaints. Dutch patients... More »

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medicine • health care • health care costs • Europe • Netherlands • universal health care • health care reform • American • doctors

Germany, Europe's Largest Economy, in Recession 

Europe's largest economy posts worse-than-expected declines

Nov 13, 08 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - New figures today confirmed that Germany, Europe's largest economy and the world's top exporter, is in recession. The nation's GDP contracted 0.5% in the third quarter, far worse than predicted and the biggest decline in growth in 12 years. The magnitude of the German contraction pushed the euro down... More »

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Germany • Europe • recession • bank • euro • European Central Bank

OPINION

World Reacts With Open Arms, Eye on Reconciliation

Global pundits weigh in on a historic victory

Nov 5, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The election of Barack Obama has been watched around the world, and pundits from all over are weighing in.
  • In Germany's Der Spiegel, Gabor Steingart says the president-elect's genius is his "tone of political romanticism." Americans warmed to his message of sympathy and reflection—and made
... More »

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Barack Obama • diplomacy • Europe • Gordon Brown • Tzipi Livni • international relations • Election 2008 • President Obama

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