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US: No plans to end broad surveillance program
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration considered whether to charge a government contractor with leaking classified surveillance secrets while it defended the broad U.S. spy program that it says keeps America safe from terrorists. Facing a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Angus King, United Kingdom, Extradition, Germany
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EU Parliament in push to limit U.S. data access
Reuters* Leading lawmakers want judge to oversee data transfers * A national supervisor should also have a say * Majority of Yahoo! and Google users based outside U.S. By Claire Davenport BRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers want to...Tags: European Union, Crime, Law and Justice, PRISM (surveillance program), Microsoft Corporation, Human Rights
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European parliament committee backs ban on planet-warming F-gases
Reuters* F-gases up to 23,000 times more damaging than CO2 * Emissions of F-gases have risen 60 percent since 1990 * Lawmakers voted to phase out F-gases by 2020 in several sectors * F-gases will be banned in new equipment by 2020 By Barbara Lewis and...Tags: Politics, European Union, Parliament, Honeywell International Incorporated, Energy Saving
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Europe faces uphill battle over youth unemployment
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will hold a summit later this month to tackle the growing scourge of youth unemployment. But there's a problem: the 6 billion euros they want to use to get to grips with the issue aren't yet available....Tags: European Union, United Kingdom, Portugal, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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ANALYSIS-French EU-wariness complicates life for Hollande
Reuters* Polls show French disenchantment over EU rising * EU-France trade spat shows tensions with Brussels * Anti-EU parties could gain in 2014 European elections By Mark John PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - A feeling in France that the European Union no longer...Tags: European Union, Elections, Germany, France, International Organizations
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EU politicians to try again to rescue carbon market
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union politicians are likely to back a plan to support prices on the EU carbon market on Wednesday, in a step towards resolving debate over whether to prop up the world's largest emissions scheme. Even if the vote,...Tags: European Union, Politics, Elections, Thomson Corporation, Germany
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ANALYSIS-European cloud computing firms see silver lining in PRISM scandal
Reuters* Internet spying scandal boosts European cloud services * Doubts over security of data on U.S.-owned servers * Europe wants to build cloud sector to rival U.S. players * Domestic agencies may be watching even if U.S. excluded By Leila Abboud and Paul...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Marketing, Deutsche Telekom AG, Interior Policy, Germany
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Analysis: European cloud computing firms see silver lining in PRISM scandal
ReutersPARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - France has its "Sovereign Cloud" project while across the Rhine data firms have created the label "Cloud Services: Made in Germany", all trying to reassure big companies that their information is stored away from the prying eyes...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Marketing, Deutsche Telekom AG, Interior Policy, Germany
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Insurers, regulators at odds on bid to break capital rule deadlock
ReutersFRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - European insurance regulators remained at odds with the industry on Monday after proposals last week on how to supervise the long-term risks associated with life insurance products offering lengthy guarantees. Proposals to...Tags: Politics, Parliament, Insurance, Credit Ratings, Allianz AG Holding
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Euro zone single supervision launch may face three-month delay
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The launch of the euro zone single supervision mechanism, the first step towards banking union, might be delayed by three months from July to September 2014 due to scheduling problems. Euro zone leaders agreed a year ago that the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, European Union, Politics, Elections, Parliament
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Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Merkel wants more German spoken in EU
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's conservatives want to increase the use of German in Europe if they are re-elected in September, calling in their campaign program for the language to be treated on a par with English and French in top Brussels...Tags: European Debt Crisis, European Union, Politics, Global Expansion, Angela Merkel
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EU budget deal elusive as parliament digs in heels
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union negotiators are struggling to conclude talks on the bloc's next long-term budget, risking delays to the disbursement of funds destined for poorer regions and the fight against youth unemployment. Negotiators for member...Tags: Finance, Politics, European Union, Economy, Business and Finance, National Government
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