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11.05.2010, 08:43
Greece has kick–started talks on implementing its new economic austerity measures despite warnings of new union rallies. The plans will see pensions slashed and the retirement age increased.
06.05.2010, 20:30
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On Thursday afternoon the Greek parliament passed a package of strong anti-crisis measures in exchange for vast financial aid from EU countries.
26.10.2010, 22:21
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Students across France are staging fresh protests against an unpopular overhaul of the pension system, following the French Senate’s approval of a controversial pension reform bill.
31.07.2010, 10:53
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Estonian authorities have banned anti-fascist activists from entering the country. The activists were going to rally against the meeting of Estonian veterans who fought on the side of Nazi Germany.
19.10.2010, 00:41
Americans casually wait and watch as the economy takes shape, while Europeans take to the streets demanding action. What’s the difference in the economic mindsets of Americans and Europeans?
27.05.2009, 09:22
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Silesia, a province in the south of Poland made up of a diverse cultural mix, has announced that it wants to be free of the state amidst the worsening economic crisis gripping the country.
16.03.2010, 13:31
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Latvian Waffen SS veterans have been parading in the Latvian capital Riga to honor their comrades who died fighting on the German side during the Second World War.
27.06.2009, 22:59
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A fierce debate is raging in Germany after the Bundestag passed a bill imposing censorship of certain pornographic websites.
01.07.2010, 08:43
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Hungary has passed a new law equating Communist era crimes to those of the Holocaust.
20.05.2009, 10:38
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A controversial Turkish writer who faced prosecution 30 years ago for “morally offending the public” is wanted back in the courtroom. Nedim Gursel is accused of insulting Islam with a new book “The Daughters of Allah.”
Published: 27 February, 2009, 17:50
Legally as French as Paris, France’s overseas departments have rebelled against the former colonial power with riots and strikes. International economic woes have exposed local resentment over racial divisions.
