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British Parliament recognizes Palestinian state

By Stephen Castle and Jodi Rudoren Oct. 14, 2014

LONDON — Against a backdrop of growing impatience across Europe with Israeli policy, Britain’s Parliament overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding resolution Monday night to give diplomatic recognition to a Palestinian state. The vote was a symbolic but potent indication of how public opinion has shifted since the breakdown of American-sponsored peace negotiations and the conflict in Gaza this summer.

World and Nation

Decades after racial killing, inquiry shows police spied on victim’s parents

By Stephen Castle Mar. 7, 2014

LONDON — More than 20 years after the murder of a young black man became a symbol of Britain’s troubled race relations, an inquiry published Thursday disclosed that undercover officers spied on the victim’s parents as they campaigned for a thorough investigation into their son’s killing.

World and Nation

Merkel warns Britain not to expect too much from the E.U.

By Stephen Castle and Katrin Bennhold Feb. 28, 2014

LONDON — Given red-carpet treatment in London, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany responded Thursday with warm words, but few hard promises to Prime Minister David Cameron, who is counting on her support in his efforts to loosen British ties to the European Union.

World and Nation

European Union imposes sanctions in Ukraine crisis

By Stephen Castle and Steven Lee Myers Feb. 21, 2014

BRUSSELS — Brushing aside Russian criticism, the European Union agreed Thursday to go ahead with sanctions that include travel bans and asset freezes imposed on those deemed responsible for the fatal escalation of violence in Ukraine.

World and Nation

Storm lashes northern Europe, stalling travel in parts of Britain

By Stephen Castle Oct. 29, 2013

LONDON — One of the most powerful storms in Europe in years left at least 13 people dead, hundreds of thousands without power and many stranded Monday when trains, planes and ferries were canceled after high winds battered the northern part of the Continent.

World and Nation

Britain braces for more Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants

By Stephen Castle Mar. 5, 2013

LONDON — When Poland and seven other formerly Communist nations joined the European Union in 2004, Britain threw open its jobs market earlier than required to welcome tens, even hundreds, of thousands of new workers born behind the Iron Curtain.

World and Nation

In seeking distance from EU, Britain may lose influence

By Stephen Castle Jan. 23, 2013

LONDON — Last year, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain used his appearance at the World Economic Forum to vent frustration with the European Union, listing some of the policies he would ditch if he could throw off Europe’s regulatory shackles.

World and Nation

French-German disputes could mar European summit

By James Kanter and Stephen Castle Oct. 19, 2012

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders sought Thursday to overcome sharp differences over how to improve supervision of their banks and budgets, at the start of a two-day summit meeting aimed at resolving the eurozone crisis.

World and Nation

OECD finds new signs of weakness in world economy

By Stephen Castle Sep. 14, 2012

LONDON — More evidence of a weakening global economy emerged Thursday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision to take aggressive new steps to stimulate growth in the United States.

World and Nation

EU excludes members Romania and Bulgaria entry to bloc’s travel zone

By Stephen Castle Sep. 23, 2011

BRUSSELS — Preoccupied with fears of increased migration from the south, the European Union told its two newest members, Romania and Bulgaria, on Thursday that they would have to wait to join the bloc’s passport-free travel zone.

World and Nation

Germany reluctant to expand European bailout fund

By Stephen Castle Dec. 7, 2010

BRUSSELS — Despite rising pressure for new measures to draw a line under the debt crisis, Germany moved Monday to close off debate on an increase to a 750-billion-euro bailout fund, or the more radical step of issuing common euro zone bonds.

World and Nation

European leaders vow to aid Greece during euro plight

By Stephen Castle Feb. 12, 2010

BRUSSLES —European leaders promised Thursday to safeguard their common currency, the euro, by aiding Greece during its debt crisis. But they offered no immediate assistance to the Greek government and remained silent on how they would respond if investors remain jittery about Greece and other nations with weak economies that use the euro.

World and Nation

Shorts (right)

By Stephen Castle Oct. 14, 2008

Belarus, which is often described as the last dictatorship in Europe, emerged from the diplomatic deep freeze Monday when the European Union temporarily lifted a travel ban on the country’s president, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko.

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