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Turkey — EU tensions threaten refugee deal

by Stephen Beard
Aug 22, 2016
A deal credited with cutting refugee flow into Europe is in peril.
The European Union's deal with Turkey over migration could be in jeopardy in the aftermath of the country's recent attempted coup.
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Is the euro to blame for Europe's problems?

by David Brancaccio
Aug 18, 2016
Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on the trouble in Europe, globalization, and what the US can do to address trade frustrations.
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz says changes need to be made to the euro.
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With Theresa May in charge, what happens to Brexit?

by Stephen Beard
Jul 11, 2016
The prime-minister-in-waiting promises to honor the referendum.
British Home Secretary Theresa May arrives to make a statement surrounded by members of the Tory party after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest earlier today to become Conservative Party leader outside the Houses of Parliament on July 11, 2016 in London, England.
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Brexit according to a Brit who has to live with it

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 8, 2016
Commentary from a 25-year-old on Britain's decision to leave the EU.
A U.K. passport sits atop the EU flag.
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Brexit: What it means for the migrants already living in Britain

by Molly Wood
Jul 4, 2016
The uncertainty in the UK has created backlash and displacement.
The smoke from a flare hangs in the air as thousands of protesters gather in Parliament Square in a protest over Brexit on July 2, 2016.
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Brexit could be a goldmine for lawyers

by Lewis Wallace
Jun 28, 2016
The legal industry has a lot of fine print to sort through. But the benefits could be short-lived.
A scene in the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, London.
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Brexit complicates global trade picture

by Tracey Samuelson
Jun 24, 2016
The timeline for renegotiating Britain's access to markets will be long and complex.
A trader sits at his desk under the day's performance board that shows a dive in the value of the DAX index of companies at the Frankfurt Stock exchange the day after a majority of the British public voted for leaving the European Union.  
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Why some refugees go back

by Jim Muir
May 18, 2016
Hundreds of thousands have fled countries like Syria and Iraq. But some find Europe is far from what they'd hoped for.
Iraqi women at the Khazair displacement camp on June 30, 2014 in Khazair, Iraq.  
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Goodbye to Berlin rentals?

by Annie Baxter
May 3, 2016
A new law is banning many short-term rentals in Berlin, which means tourists may have to pay more.
The holiday flat 'Schmiede Harley' in Berlin. Berlin is restricting private property rentals through Airbnb and similar online platforms, threatening hefty fines in a controversial move meant to keep housing affordable for locals.
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Former Greek finance minister wants to keep Europe out of an economic ‘abyss’

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 27, 2016
Yanis Varoufakis talks about his new book: “And the Weak Suffer What They Must?: Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future.”
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis presents his ministry's new secretaries at a press conference in Athens on March 4, 2015. Strapped for cash and under pressure to deliver on reforms, Greece's new radical government has ruffled feathers in Brussels by not respecting the diplomatic niceties of the negotiating table.
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