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Europe Weekly: Wife of Saudi blogger asks for EU help to free her husband

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Why you should not pay more for goods in other EU countries

Alex from Liège in Belgium asks: “I live in Belgium and want to go to Germany to buy household appliances and a new car. As a Belgian resident, are

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British Prime Minister David Cameron has kicked off a two-day tour of the European Union with meetings with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The

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UK's Cameron embarks on diplomatic tour to push for EU reform

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s head of state, on Wednesday laid out the key priorities for the UK government over the next five years. “My government

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EU and Switzerland agree to clamp down on tax evasion

A deal has been signed between the European Union (EU) and Switzerland in an effort to clamp down on tax evasion. The European Commission (EC)

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Denmark calls national elections for June 18th

Denmark’s prime minister has called national elections for 18 June. Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s centre-left Social Democrats are set to face stiff

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Finland: Eurosceptic party leader chosen as new Europe minister

Finland’s new government has picked the leader of a Eurosceptic party as its new foreign and Europe minister. The selection of Timo Soini, who heads

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EU calls for 40,000 asylum seekers from Italy, Greece to be relocated

EU member states should take in some 40,000 asylum seekers, mainly from Syria and Eritrea, who land in Italy and Greece over the next two years, the

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Europe's open border dilemma; is Schengen a success?

Europe’s Schengen zone celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. It allows citizens of 26 European Union countries to travel and go through

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Britain's Queen outlines government priorities during state opening of parliament

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has outlined the government’s legislative agenda, during the official state opening of parliament at Westminster. One of

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Case of Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes 'has nothing to do with politics', says his wife

Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, took her campaign to free her husbands to the EU’s capital on Tuesday as she looked to

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Cameron and Juncker meet to discuss UK call for new EU deal

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has been meeting David Cameron at the British prime minister’s official country residence

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Who gets the most public holidays in the EU?

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EU Summit: Cameron 'confident' of reforms in Brussels

British Prime Minister David Cameron is “confident” of an agreement with his European counterparts on EU reforms but warns they “wont be easy”

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'The dictator is coming' - Juncker's cheeky welcome for Hungarian PM

“The dictator is coming.” Not the usual greeting you would expect to hear at an EU get-together. But “dictator” was the word chosen by European

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Europe Weekly: EU backs migrant mission to its south, looks east

In this episode of Europe Weekly, the EU gives the green light to start a naval operation off the coast of Libya; the bloc holds a summit in Riga

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EU warns eastern neighbours of long road to closer ties

EU leaders say they want to continue building ties with their eastern neighbours, despite pressure from Russia. However, officials say that process

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Juncker to Hungarian PM Orban: "Hello, Dictator!"

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Towards a child-friendly judicial system in Europe

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