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The article reports that Austria is allowing shops to resume business after Easter and mention opening of nurseries and primary schools in Denmark. Topics disucssed include loosening of the strict lockdown measures placed to slow the spread of coronavirus, views of Prime Minister Mene Frederiksen of Denmark on the same and reboot of economic activities.

Discusses the image of a casual Western European work ethic, which tends to be viewed with just short of scorn by the world's other wealthy economies in 2004. Preference by European to trade income for a slice of leisure; Gloomy headlines about Europe's economic future; Criticisms against Europe's inability to match economic expansion in the U.S. and economic growth in Japan.

The article features a Christmas market hosted by Generation Identity, a far-right youth movement under observation by several European intelligence services. Topics discussed include their goal to fight against liberalism and rid Europe of non-European immigrants, number of committed Generation Identity followers in Germany, and information on Generation Identity activists.

The article explores the problems facing the European Union (EU), as nationalism, laced with ethnic hatred, has been gaining momentum, years after World War I and World War II. Topics discussed include populists in several European governments, including Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, remarks from Traute Lafrenz, member of the White Rose, an anti-Hitler student resistance group, and impact of the migrant crisis on EU.

The article offers information related to the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel's mainstream party collaboration with the far right in the village council.

The article reports on the move of Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, joining French President Emmanuel Macron in asking for self-reliance and the need for Europe to include a real European army.

The article looks at unaccompanied minors who have fled to Europe from the Middle East and Africa. According to the author, many of these children are teenage boys whose parents have been murdered or were too poor to pay smugglers' fees for their whole family. Details on the abuse of unaccompanied minor refugees and on services provided to them by European governments are presented. Efforts to contact refugees' families are also discussed.

The article reports that the first of an expected 8,000 migrants from the Middle East have arrived in Germany. Details on the legal and political obstacles faced by the migrants as they moved through Austria and Hungary are presented. While some commentators applaud German Chancellor Angela Merkel's policy of welcoming Syrian refugees, critics are concerned that it will encourage an unsustainable flow of migrants into Europe.

The article reports on the meeting between France President Emmanuel Macron and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel on June 19, 2018 regarding the growth of populist in Europe.

The article discusses the political conflict between the German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on immigration policy in Germany, particularly over border control in Bavaria, Germany. An overview of Seehofer's relations with populism and populists throughout Europe is provided.

The article discusses 2015 Parliamentary elections in Great Britain, highlighting the activities of the nationalist U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) political party. Topics addressed include the UKIP's anti-immigration stance and opposition to Great Britain's membership in the European Union (E.U.), politician Nigel Farage's campaign for a seat in Parliament, and opposition to the UKIP from Great Britain's Conservative and Labour political parties.

The article offers information on the emergence of the loose group of young men called the Jihadi John or North London Boys as the example of a breeding ground for Islamic radicals in Europe in 2015. The North London Boys has sent young men to fight in Somalia and Syria. Mohammed Emwazi, part of the loose group and one of the most notorious members of the Islamic State, was killed through an American drone strike in Somalia after being stripped of his British citizenship in 2012.

The article discusses the implications of a terrorist attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo," noting that the attack could lead to increasing anti-Islamic sentiments throughout Europe. Topics addressed include anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment within far-right conservative political parties in Europe, as well as the National Front nationalist French political party.

The author looks at how many European governments, including some that had criticized the United States for its antiterrorism measures, have been extending their own surveillance and prosecution powers. Details related to the case of a 32-year-old Algerian man who was arrested in London four years ago on suspicion of links to a terrorist group are reviewed.

The article reports on the focus of Europe on the emerging threats coming from small groups of terrorists following the attacks in Australia, Canada and France.

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany seemed to wear Europe's debt crisis lightly when she stepped to the podium at the World Economic Forum last week -- perhaps because she has already lived through worse. Two decades ago, Mrs. Merkel experienced the collapse of East Germany, the country she grew up in. That personal history is worth remembering as the world looks increasingly to Mrs. Merkel to lead Europe out of its debt crisis and, perhaps inevitably, into an era of closer political and economic integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Perhaps the most telling detail of one well-attended session at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday was that the panel ''New Economic Reality'' had no representatives from any nation in the euro zone. But everyone on that panel -- a Chinese, an Indian, an American, an Israeli and a Briton -- seemed concerned about the European sovereign debt crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PARIS -- President Nicolas Sarkozy of France plans to propose a new security and economic relationship between Europe and Russia when he meets with President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany this month in Deauville, senior French officials said Friday. The idea is to have a single zone of security and economic cooperation, the officials said, that will pull Russia closer to Europe but apart from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The alliance itself is holding a key meeting in November intended to approve a new strategic doctrine, and American officials are unhappy with the idea of France and Germany talking to Russia -- without the United States present -- about security in advance of the talks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is by Katrin Bennhold,Nicholas Kulish and Rachel Donadio. MUNICH -- The fallout from the sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church settled across Europe on Wednesday, as prosecutors said they were weighing criminal charges against a priest suspected of molesting children in Germany, and Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of a bishop accused of mishandling allegations of abuse in Ireland. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain called Tuesday for China and the Persian Gulf states to put up more money to help the International Monetary Fund deal with the fallout of the credit crisis. The appeal of Mr. Brown grabbed the spotlight ahead of a meeting on Tuesday with President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who called the proposal interesting and vowed to work ''hand in hand'' with the British leader -- just as they had on a coordinated rescue plan for European banks. Mr. Sarkozy said he also believed that the fund needed ''additional means'' to help ailing economies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

With shares of some prominent companies trading at beaten-down prices, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France suggested on Tuesday that European leaders set up sovereign wealth funds to buy stakes in crucial industries to shield them from foreign raiders. The differing reactions to the proposal refocused attention on the tug of war between European governments eager to take a more active and expansive role in responding to the financial turmoil and those intent on keeping state intervention to a minimum. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Dominique Boudier, who runs a printing business outside Paris, received a letter from a key supplier last Friday that her credit line of 20 million euros was being cut in half, effective immediately. When Ms. Boudier picked up the phone to find out why, she was told that the supplier's credit insurance company had ordered the clampdown. On Monday, Ms. Boudier's main supplier followed suit, effectively paralyzing her business. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

After days of squabbling, the leaders of Europe's largest economies vowed Saturday to work together to stop a growing financial panic, but they failed to offer a systemwide answer to a credit crisis that has forced them to bail out several banks in just the past week. Though they did not agree on a broad bailout along the lines of the $700 billion package that President Bush signed into law on Friday, the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and Italy pledged to prevent a bankruptcy on this side of the Atlantic like the one that brought down the Lehman Brothers investment bank in New York. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Caught off guard by their banks' exposure to the global financial crisis, European governments are considering redrawing the regulatory landscape. And with the financial crisis challenging some of the fundamentals of Anglo-American-dominated capitalism, France's competing vision of a Europe with greater economic coordination is gaining some momentum. Proposals that only a week ago might have looked outlandish are suddenly being taken more seriously. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

France sought Wednesday to unite the 26 other nations in the European Union behind the accord brokered with Russia to end the war in Georgia, urging that monitors be dispatched to the Caucasus to help uphold the truce between Georgian and Russian forces. The sudden eruption of war in Georgia last week bared divisions within Europe over a resurgent Russia and Georgia's pursuit of NATO membership. Georgia has cast itself as engaged in a lonely struggle to maintain democracy in Russia's backyard. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In its first new national defense policy in 14 years, France has decided that its security lies within Europe and NATO, establishing a significant shift from the country's longstanding notions of moral and military self-sufficiency. More than four decades ago, Charles de Gaulle, angry with American and British domination of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said France's military integration into the alliance had been ''stripped of justification.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

-- European leaders sharpened their tone over Tibet on Wednesday, as President Bush telephoned President Hu Jintao of China and urged a resumption of negotiations with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the deal on a European constitution agreed upon by several leaders of the region. Leadership structure under the planned constitution; Factors that can hinder the ratification of the constitution; Taxation and social issues as the most sensitive issues discussed by the leaders; Implication of the proposed constitution on relations within the region.

Discusses the announcement by Nicolas Sarkozy, France's new finance minister, that the government will move actively to keep jobs on French soil. Sarkozy's call on European governments to join forces to keep the core of the economic bloc from drying out; Description of some of the proposed solutions; Proposal for a Europe-wide push for tax incentives aimed at forging industry hubs.

The article focuses on European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell Fontelles, visited Ukrainian troops in the contested Donbas region, staring through a fence at the positions of Russian-backed separatists.

The article reports the impact of the American civil rights movement 2020 on several European police departments. Topics include the killing of George Floyd in the U.S. that has caused protests in countries such as France, Germany and Britain; and the prevalence of police discrimination and violence.

The article that drivers faced waits to cross European borders that nations raced to close due to immobilized life wrought by the epidemic of coronavirus and mentions that China has slowed down the rate of the spread of coronavirus.

PARIS -- Europe's top candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister, formally announced her bid on Wednesday, as developing nations issued an unusual joint complaint about the custom of always naming a European to one of the most important jobs in global finance. Declaring her candidacy at a news conference that was called only the night before, Ms. Lagarde said that being European should not disqualify her, and that it might be an advantage since Europe's sovereign debt crisis is the biggest problem facing the fund. She said she would travel over the next few weeks to listen to and seek support from other I.M.F. members. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

European officials moved quickly to assert their claim over the leadership of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, suggesting a serious challenge is being mounted by emerging economic powers like China and India that believe the time has come to break Europe's historic grip on the post. The abrupt resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn late Wednesday night has brought tensions long simmering beneath the surface at the powerful organization to a boil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BERLIN -- European leaders raced Thursday to complete their part of a long-delayed financial rescue package for Greece, hoping to head off a chain reaction against other heavily indebted European nations that could turn into a financial meltdown across the continent. After balking for months at bailing out the Greek economy, leaders in Germany attacked the crisis with a newfound urgency. One day after Chancellor Angela Merkel declared her support for swift action, opposition parties in Berlin signaled a willingness to move quickly on legislation to send billions in loans to Athens before it needs to repay bondholders more than $10 billion on May 19. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A round of far-reaching announcements came from European capitals Monday, with Britain effectively taking control of two of its largest banks, and leaders in Paris, Berlin, Madrid and elsewhere offering more than a trillion euros in loan guarantees and other support intended to restore trust between banks and thaw frozen credit markets. While the moves represented an effort to act in concert, they fell short of the unified action of the sort France and the Netherlands had advocated and Germany had opposed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MADRID -- As thousands of demonstrators marched in European capitals on Wednesday to protest recent austerity measures, officials in Brussels proposed stiffening sanctions for governments that fail to cut their budget deficits and debt swiftly enough. Heavy industry in Spain and parts of the nation's transportation network were brought to a standstill by the country's first general strike in eight years. Here in the capital, laborers angry over the spending cuts and new labor rules that make it easier to fire workers clashed with the police. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article was reported by Carter Dougherty, Nelson Schwartz and Floyd Norris and written by Mr. Norris. European nations scrambled on Sunday night to prevent a growing credit crisis from bringing down major banks and alarming savers as troubles in financial markets spread around the world, accelerating economic downturns on three continents. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]