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French President Jacques Chirac (R) kisses the hand of German Chancellor Angela Merkel as they bid farewell to each other at the end of their tripartite summit, at the Chateau de Compiegne, north of Paris, September 23, 2006. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
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Europe is going through one of the traditional stages of economic recovery for the continent: It is behaving like a massive soap opera.
PARIS, June 4 (UPI) -- It cannot be much fun being Angela Merkel these days as she tries to protect German interests during the European financial woes.
BERLIN, June 3 (UPI) -- Israel is quietly developing a submarine force carrying nuclear-armed cruise missiles, sources told the German magazine Der Spiegel.
SITGES, Spain, June 2 (UPI) -- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for a central European authority over individual government finances.
DUBLIN, Ireland, June 2 (UPI) -- Ireland should get better terms on its bank debt following the resounding vote in favor of the EU fiscal treaty, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Friday.
DUBLIN, Ireland, June 1 (UPI) -- Irish voters gave their approval to the European Union's increasingly controversial fiscal pact, pledging support for the government's austerity program.
BERLIN, June 1 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday called for a political settlement in Syria as he denied providing arms that could be used against dissidents.
BONN, Germany, June 1 (UPI) -- Germany will need to spend $25 billion over 10 years to upgrade its transmission network to accommodate a switchover to renewable power, grid operators say.
DAMASCUS, Syria, May 31 (UPI) -- Syrian authorities Thursday said the government has freed 500 prisoners arrested in the pro-democracy demonstrations that began 14 months ago.
BRUSSELS, May 24 (UPI) -- European market analysts are calling it both ways on an exit of Greece from the 17-member eurozone, as the drama of economic woes deepens on the continent.
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