EU proposes new measures to fight extremism at home
The European Union’s executive arm is proposing new measures fight extremism in Europe, from racism and xenophobia to the threat
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Author: Lisa Bryant of VOANews
US Treasury Secretary urges Europe to boost growth
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is urging Europe to boost growth and shore up financial backstops he says are key
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Report: EU failing to defend European values
A new report says the European Union is failing to forcefully champion its values, like free expression, and crack down on threats,
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OECD foresees high joblessness through to 2014
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says joblessness will remain high in European and other developed nations next year, stalling
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UN war crimes court acquits two Milosevic allies
A United Nations war crimes court has acquitted two key allies of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. The men were
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Human Rights Watch urges EU to sanction Hungary
A leading rights group is calling on the European Union to take steps toward suspending Hungary’s voting rights following much-criticized
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Safety nets shielded Europe’s poorest from crisis
New figures from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that social welfare programs shielded some of the poorest
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European rights court rules Tymoshenko unlawfully detained
Europe’s top rights court has ruled that Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was unlawfully held in detention before being sentenced
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Despite setbacks, EU leaders upbeat on economic turnaround
Despite rising protests against austerity, European leaders agreed in Brussels that tough measures to turn around the region’s economy are
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