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EU weighs the cost of a British exit
Feb 18, 2016
Britain demands concessions on EU migration and fiscal rules at crucial meeting.
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Suction on Leith: The EU bans high-power vacuums
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Jenny Ament
Aug 29, 2014
Starting September first, companies in the European Union can't make or import vacuums that generate more than 1600 watts of power. Lizzie O’Leary speaks with vacuum shop owner Patricia Ware.
Greece takes over as EU president
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David Gura
Jan 1, 2014
Greece takes over as president of the European Union today. Marketplace host, David Gura talks to the BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens about what the country's tenure could look like.
Ukraine: Protests in cities, outrage in villages
Dec 24, 2013
This past weekend, somewhere near 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets of the capital city, Kiev.
Compared to its neighbors, more job prospects for youth in Germany
Dec 17, 2013
Youth unemployment sits at almost 24 percent across the EU. But in Germany, it's less than 8 percent.
Ukraine decides between east and west
Nov 29, 2013
As Ukraine ponders its economic future, both the EU and Russia are courting its economic power.
Congress, EU not impressed by Google’s new privacy policy
by
John Moe
Feb 3, 2012
Didn't just click through without reading it, evidently
For public good, not for profit.
EU investigating Samsung for antitrust
by
John Moe
Jan 31, 2012
Turns out those patent suits are bugging more than just Apple
Britain refuses to join in European treaty changes
Dec 9, 2011
An agreement among almost all of the European Union members was made in Brussels today, but Britain has decided to stay out of the plan, and insists that official EU institutions do as well.
Why does the EU want U.S. dollars?
by
Paddy Hirsch
Dec 2, 2011
Marketplace Money Senior Producer Paddy Hirsch explains why Europe needs dollars instead of euros as the EU tries to sort out its financial problems.
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