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• EU offers support, but no money, to Greece

  February 12, 2010 in Business on Page A16 BRUSSELS – European Union leaders faced down markets Thursday with a statement of support for Greece – but offered no detailed bailout for a debt crisis that has plunged the …

• Workers in Greece strike over cutbacks

  February 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 ATHENS, Greece – A strike by civil servants shut schools and grounded flights across Greece on Wednesday, as unions challenged cutbacks aimed at ending a government debt crisis that has …

• EU’s current Achilles’ heel

  February 10, 2010 in Business on Page A10 BRUSSELS – Wealthy European nations were moving closer toward swallowing a bitter pill Tuesday: rescuing Greece from its overspending before its debts drag down the euro and stock markets all …

• European Union chooses Belgian as first president

  November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BRUSSELS, Belgium – Champions of European unity hoped their new president would be a continental George Washington, a brand name who could pull the European Union closer together and fulfill … 2

• EU rejects bailout for east Europe

  March 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BERLIN – European leaders Sunday rejected a Hungarian plea for a $240 billion bailout of struggling Eastern European countries, as divisions continued to fester over how to prevent economic ills …

• EU offers help with Guantanamo

  January 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BERLIN – European diplomats said Monday that they are willing to help the Obama administration empty the prison at Guantanamo Bay, but stopped short of making specific promises to give …

• Russia, Ukraine announce agreement on gas dispute

  January 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 MOSCOW – The prime ministers of Russia and Ukraine announced a deal early today to settle the gas dispute that has drastically reduced supplies of Russian gas to Europe for …

• Russia shuts all gas lines to Europe via Ukraine

  January 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – Russia cut off all gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday, playing hardball in a weeklong standoff that has left more than a dozen countries struggling to …

• Some supplies cut amid gas fight

  January 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A16 MOSCOW – Russia’s natural gas monopoly dramatically cut flows to Europe through Ukraine on Tuesday, sharpening fears of winter fuel shortages. Despite warnings from the European Union, a pricing dispute …

• EU nations warm to idea of taking in detainees

  December 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – When the U.S. government asked years ago that countries take in detainees freed from the Guantanamo military prison, only tiny Albania answered the call. The rest of Europe …