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Is Europe witnessing 'the end of the dogma of austerity'?

France's finance minister said so this week, just the latest in a growing chorus calling for a change to Brussels' hardline adherence to budget cuts as the solution to Europe's debt crisis.
Can the EU stop Hungary's controversial constitutional amendments?

Hungary's new constitutional amendments, which critics say erode the power of the Constitutional Court and violate EU law, came into effect on Monday.
In State of the Union, Obama calls for free-trade pacts of historic scope

Obama's State of the Union bid to create vast free-trade areas with Europe and Asia signals that, by the end of his presidency, two pillars of a globalized trading system could be in place.
Is this the year that the eurocrisis ends?

The European Central Bank has moved to shore up the euro, investors are more confident, and European leaders are surprisingly upbeat. But critics warn that Europe is not out of the woods.
Putin, EU likely to remain at odds

Disputes between Russia and the European Union are wide-ranging. Contentious topics will likely be under discussion at Friday's meeting in Brussels between leaders of the two political powerhouses.
Amid criticism, EU receives Nobel Peace Prize (+video)

More than 20 top EU leaders attended today's awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union. But critics say the EU's win, coming amid the financial crisis, is inappropriate.
Norwegian protesters say EU Nobel Peace Prize win devalues award

More than 50 organizations plan to march in Oslo on Sunday to protest of the Nobel Committee's award of the 2012 Peace Prize to the EU at a time of debt crisis.
Nobel Peace Prize: How unusual is the EU's award? (+video)

The Nobel Peace Prize went to the European Union for its post-1945 promotion of peace and democracy on a continent where war had been the norm for hundreds of years.
The Monitor's View: Old Europe meets new

Driven by the euro crisis, 11 European nations led by Germany propose a tighter union with more democracy. As a new model of governance and shared sovereignty, it would be one of old virtues designed for tougher global competition.
Dutch vote could affect how EU tackles debt crisis

The free-market Liberal party and the center-left Labor party, running neck in neck in Dutch polls, could end up forming a centrist coalition and leave extremist parties out of government.
European debt crisis: a dangerous week ahead

European debt crisis enters a dangerous phase with a German court ruling, Dutch election, and EU finance ministers meeting this week. A reversal of support for the EU's beleaguered nations could intensify the European debt crisis.
Europe's bank promises to rescue ailing economies, but with strings

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi announced that the ECB would buy the bonds of ailing eurozone nations. But the plan's success turns on conditions that have yet to be spelled out.
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian Prime Minister and Western ally, dies (+video)

Meles Zenawi gained power in 1991 and went on to become a towering political figure on the African continent who was widely credited for steering one of the world's poorest countries to high economic growth. He died overnight in a Brussels hospital after a battle with illness.
Obama tells G20 that Europe can "break the fever"

The President sounded a confident note about the ability for European leaders to solve the debt crisis roiling the region.
G-20 deal sets up BRICS to backstop eurocrisis

Power shifts are on display at the G-20 in Mexico as emerging markets pledge funds to the International Monetary Fund in order to avert a European meltdown and its global impact.
In hopes of steadying eurozone, G-20 leaders to advocate growth proposals

European leaders' response to the economic crisis has failed to calm markets, but G-20 leaders are hoping that their strong backing of growth policies will bring some relief.
Caretaker government for Greece until June elections

Panagiotis Pikramenos, a senior judge, will lead an interim government of 16 until elections are held.
Leftist Greek leader ready to walk away from EU bailout deal

Alexis Tsipras has the presidential mandate to end the Greek political impasse by forming a governing coalition by Thursday.
French president-elect Hollande promises 'kinder, gentler austerity' (+video)

As leader of Europe's No. 2 economy, French President-elect François Hollande has the power to challenge German Chancellor Angela Merkel's austerity doctrine.
Europe calls Euro 2012 penalty on Ukraine for treatment of Tymoshenko

With Ukraine and Poland preparing to host the Euro 2012 soccer championship, Europe sees it as an opportune time to pressure Ukraine over its treatment of opposition figure Yulia Tymoshenko.
Lifted sanctions may mean opportunities for Myanmar

The European Union announced Monday that it was lifting sanctions to reward Myanmar for its recent political reforms.
EU pushes bigger bailout fund and Germany pushes back

Many European leaders and financial institutions are pushing for a larger permanent EU bailout fund, saying it would send an important signal. Germany, its main funder, says such talk is premature.
German vote on Greek bailout hints at tough road ahead for Merkel

The German parliament endorsed a second bailout for Greece, but a drop in support among members of Chancellor Merkel's coalition is evidence that she'll have to work hard to get support for future assistance.
Will the EU really turn to growth?

It is considered progress that European Union leaders are discussing growth after two years of focusing almost exclusively on austerity, but actual growth strategies are still in short supply.
Opinion: European Union test case: stop Hungary from backsliding on democracy

It's hard to love the EU – bureaucratic, legalistic, mired in gridlock. The euro crisis hasn't earned it much praise lately, either. But the EU still has vital clout. It can help force member states like Hungary to stick to democracy, rather than backslide into dictatorship.