By Gary Thomas London 31 August 2006 When the European Union expanded in 2004, it opened up a wave of migration from Eastern Europe to more affluent countries of Western Europe, particularly Britain. New figures show that legal immigration from East

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By David McAlary Washington 11 April 2006 A European spacecraft has arrived at Venus to study Earth's hot, hazy sister planet. It is only the latest of many space probes trying to understand why our c

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 03 December 2007 Election monitors from the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe say Sunday's parliamentary balloting in Russia was unfair and failed to meet democratic election standa

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 26 September 2006 A man reads a newspaper behind a bus window painted with the EU sign and a map of Bulgaria, in Sofia, September 25, 2006 The European Union gives the green light today for Romania and Bulgaria to join the 25-me

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By David Gollust State Department 03 March 2008 The United States and European Union have dispatched envoys to Armenia to try to help defuse the political crisis underway since disputed elections February 19. The Bush administration says both sides i

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A European tour group taken hostage by gunmen in southern Egypt 10 days ago has been released. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the 11 European tourists, along with eight Egyptian drivers and guides, are thought to b

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 16 June 2008 Several governments and women's rights groups say forced and arranged marriages are a growing problem in European countries. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul the Turkish city recently hosted one of a series me

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Immigration Tensions Grow as Far Right Plots Pan-European League Around 200 members of far-right movements from across Europe came together in Aarhus, Denmark last Saturday. This day will be remembered and etched into history, 31st of the third 2012.

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European Economic Crisis Persists as EU Questions Greek Commitment Thousands of Greeks, many of them prosperous and middle class until recently, crowded into the streets outside the parliament and clashed with police. Inside, parliament members adopt

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European Leaders Take Partial Step Toward Stabilization European leaders gathered in Brussels from all parts of the region and nearly as many points of view. In the end, they agreed to move toward tighter control of banks in countries that use the eu

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European Finance Chiefs Meet on Debt Crisis European leaders converge on Brussels Sunday for a crucial summit aimed at forging a plan to save the euro currency. As Greece struggles to avoid a default on its debts, EU leaders must try to stop the cris

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The new president of the European Parliament, former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, has pledged to make the European Union more accessible to average citizens following a record-low voter turnout in recent European elections. As the first East E

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European Recession Now Longer Than 2008 Financial Crisis Of the 17 nations that make up the common currency bloc - nine countries are now in recession. While not as steep as the recession that came after the 2008 financial crisis - Commerzbank chief

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 09 October 2007 French Interior Minister Michele Alliot Marie has called for closer European cooperation to fight security threats. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris that the minister says France will make this a priority when it ta

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 25 November 2007 Voters in Romania are casting ballots in their country's first European parliamentary elections since it joined the European Union this year. As Stefan Bos reports from Budapest, among those participating is a

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 February 2008 After weeks of delays, European peacekeeping forces are preparing to travel to Chad's troubled eastern border with Sudan. While awaiting the arrival of the mission, Chad rebel leader Mahamat Nouri spoke to VOA ab

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The fifth China-Europe High-Level Political Parties Forum began Tuesday. For two days, China and Europes political leaders have gathered in Beijing to discuss opportunities for greater cooperation. Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of t

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European shares extended gains by midday on Tuesday with banks rebounding from lows ahead of U.S. President George Bush's speech on the financial sector rescue package. Britain's benchmark stock index, the FTSE 100, fell by as much as 3 percent in e

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By Paula Wolfson White House 06 June 2008 Less than one month after his return from the Middle East, U.S. President George Bush is heading abroad again, this time to Europe. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, he will hold talks with European Union leaders

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Sweden took over the rotating European Union presidency, Wednesday, following a troubled six-month tenure under the Czech Republic that saw Prague's government collapse. Stockholm faces big challenges ahead - from tackling the economy to climate cha

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