Mar 8th, 2010 · Greeks are angry at the country's previous for getting the country into the debt crisis, and angry at other European states for pressuring Greece to meet its debt obligations. Greek public sector workers are seething at new austerity measures, which include steep pay cuts.
Mar 7th, 2010 · Europeans are debating the overall reach of the Internet into their lives. An Italian court recently convicted three Google executives for privacy violations after a clip was posted on Google Video showing a disabled student being bullied by classmates in Turin. The ruling highlights a deep trans-Atlantic cultural gap: Americans see the ruling as undermining the concept of freedom of expression, while Europeans put privacy first — they consider it a fundamental human right.
Mar 1st, 2010 · As the U.S. and European nations push for more sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear programs, attention is focusing on the biggest opponent to the use of sanctions: China. China now faces a balancing act between ties with the U.S. and its growing strategic partnership with Iran.
Feb 26th, 2010 · European Union officials have told the Greeks they have to get their budget deficit under control if they want help to pay off their huge debts. Greece uses the common European currency, the Euro, so its neighbors have a stake in what happens there.
Feb 26th, 2010 · European Union officials have told the Greeks they have to get their budget deficit under control if they want help to pay off their huge debts. Greece uses the common European currency, the Euro, so its neighbors have a stake in what happens there. Increasingly, so does the United States.
Feb 19th, 2010 · A new study used cell phone billing data for 50,00 people in a European country to show that people's travel patterns are extremely predictable. That's true for both homebodies and jet setters. Regardless of age, language group, etc, people's movements were predictable 93 percent of the time. The study shows the emerging power of using cell phone data for social science research.
Feb 11th, 2010 · European leaders meeting in Brussels sought to quell fears Thursday that Greece's debt crisis could further weaken the euro and sour the European economy. The brewing debt crisis could affect not only Europe, but America and U.S. companies that sell goods abroad.
Feb 11th, 2010 · The European Parliament votes down a deal that would have formalized a secret program launched after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that gave U.S. authorities access to bank transfers to track funds supporting terror groups. Lawmakers want more safeguards for civil liberties.