Economists fear that the loans provided by the European Central Bank simply could be creating the conditions for another banking crisis several years from now.

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Low-Interest Loans to European Banks Prompt Concern

Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, one thing is increasingly clear: Boy, do the Republicans miss communism. For Republicans, being anti-communist didn’t merely mean opposition to the Soviets and their ideology. That kind of anti-communism was all but universal in the United States, from the Republican right to the small, democratic socialist left (and encompassing European socialists as well). For the 45 years after World War II, however, anti-communism was also the Republicans’ ultimate wedge issue in U.S. politics. Read full article > >

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The GOP scrambles for a bogeyman

After weeks of protests, Emil Boc, Romania’s prime minister, resigned Monday, the latest European leader to fall victim to a mood of public outrage over austerity measures and stagnant growth.

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Emil Boc, Romanian Prime Minister, Resigns Amid Protests

US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.

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Mars co-operation near collapse

European bailout on the line.

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Greece Up Against Debt Deadline

MUNICH — In a rare joint appearance overseas, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to reassure European allies that the United States will not diminish its security relationship with the continent even as it withdraws troops and places a higher priority on Asia. Read full article > >

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Panetta, Clinton reassure Europe on security ties

Regulators from the European Union have requested that Google to hold off on rolling out its new privacy policy. In a letter to Google chief executive Larry Page, privacy regulator Jacob Kohnstamm said that European data protection officials would like to examine how the changes to Google’s privacy policy may affect European citizens. He also called for a “pause in the interests of ensuring that there can be no misunderstanding about Google’s commitments to information rights of their users and EU citizens” until the analysis is done. Read full article > >

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EU regulators ask Google to delay new privacy policy

ATHENS — For Greeks who have watched their taxes skyrocket, their wages plunge and their prospects flatline, news of the latest austerity demands from European leaders came like the punch line to a bad joke. Read full article > >

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Greeks unsettled by demands of a frustrated Europe

ATHENS — For Greeks who have watched their taxes skyrocket, their wages plunge and their prospects flatline, news of the latest austerity demands from European leaders came like the punch line to a bad joke. Read full article > >

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Greeks unsettled by demands of a frustrated Europe

European regulators opposed deal.

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NYSE and Deutsche Borse Won’t Merge

NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Borse said they were in talks to call off their planned merger, after European antitrust regulators formally opposed the deal.

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DealBook: NYSE and Deutsche Borse Plan to Call Off Merger

Tory Eurosceptics accuse David Cameron of a retreat by after he agreed to the use of the European Court to enforce a new eurozone fiscal pact.

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PM facing backlash over euro pact

The European Commission investigates whether Samsung distorted competition by failing to abide by patent rules.

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EU probes Samsung patent ‘abuse’

As Italy reins in its spending, institutions in New York City dependent on the European nation’s money are being affected.

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In New York City, Feeling Pain of Italy’s Belt-Tightening

BRUSSELS — European leaders adopted a new treaty Monday that binds them to imposing caps on deficits and government debts in an effort to combat the painful financial crisis that has sabotaged prosperity across the continent. Read full article > >

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European leaders adopt treaty pledging debt reduction