Opposing responses to the American data ‘spying’ revelations, protests of support for Turkish demonstrations and a big breakthrough in common European asylum rules.
Peace, democracy and human rights are not a given among the EU’s Eastern partners. The issues are on the table at a parliamentary assembly in Brussels.
Hit hard by the crisis, many Europeans have had their homes repossessed. The EU wants to protect consumers better and to reduce the number of irresponsible mortgages.
The EU has pledged €6 billion to help address soaring youth unemployment, is it enough? And MEPs vote to cut CO2 emissions to 95g/km, will electric cars gain popularity?
Cuba's opposition movement, Ladies in White, accepts Sakharov Prize awarded for its peaceful protest against repression and human rights abuse by the Castro government.