Protests as Germany opens giant Barbie house
17.05.13 @ 08:57
A giant Barbie doll house opened its gates in Berlin on Thursday amid protests criticising its "sexist" image.
Highlights
France most pessimistic about Europe, survey shows
14.05.13 @ 10:08
France, Greece and Spain have seen a sharp drop in pro-EU sentiment, but Germany is on "another planet," a new survey says.
Orban fails to impress Jewish leaders on anti-Semitism
06.05.13 @ 09:28
Viktor Orban’s speech against anti-Semitism at the World Jewish Congress in Budapest on Sunday failed to impress organisers.
EU to 'revive hope' on youth jobs, Barroso pledges
02.05.13 @ 17:55
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has called on EU leaders to tackle youth unemployment at their June summit, promising that the EU executive would do its bit to "revive hope."
German neo-Nazi trial to start
06.05.13 @ 09:29
A landmark trial against the only survivor of a neo-Nazi cell which killed 10 people and went undetected for years is starting in Munich on Monday.
High prison populations result of policy, not crime: study
03.05.13 @ 16:58
Prison populations and overcrowding in member states is linked to sentence length and not to the number of people incarcerated.
Poor pay: the flipside of Germany's low unemployment
26.04.13 @ 10:10
Germany has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the EU. But its labour model has sparked a debate on social inequality.
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Switzerland re-imposes curbs on EU workers
25.04.13 @ 09:18
Switzerland is imposing quotas on permits for EU citizens to live and work on its territory despite objections from Brussels.
Greece urged to 'take action' on neo-Nazi party
16.04.13 @ 16:52
Europe's human rights watchdog has said Greece should consider banning the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party for its violence, racism and hate-filled rhetoric against immigrants.
Debt crisis harming industrial relations: EU report
11.04.13 @ 20:30
EU austerity programmes are putting the bloc's social model under strain by isolating trade unions and employers, the EU commission says.
EU asylum applications on the rise
25.03.13 @ 09:23
The number of people seeking asylum in Europe is on the rise, as conflicts and poverty force families to leave their home countries.
EU seeks more corporate transparency
17.04.13 @ 09:24
A new EU bill calls on companies to publish information ranging from anti-corruption and bribery measures to their boardroom policies and employment practices.
Demand for forced labour increasing in EU
15.04.13 @ 16:45
The economic crisis is leading to a rise in the number of people being trafficked for sex, hard labour or organ donation, but the vast majority of member states have failed to implement an anti-trafficking law.
British migration fears overblown, says report
05.04.13 @ 09:28
Fears of massive migration and welfare demands by Romanians and Bulgarians are overblown, a report commissioned by the UK government says.
Hungary awards top journalism prize to anti-Roma broadcaster
18.03.13 @ 09:25
An anti-Semitic and Roma-bashing TV broadcaster has received Hungary’s top journalism prize.
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