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European Union President Herman van Rompuy

European Union

The world sizes up the EU's new leaders

As Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton blink in the unfamiliar glare of media attention, world leaders have been trying to foresee the impact of the new pair on international politics. If there is one. »

 
 
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Romanians reflect on life during communist era

Romania's communist regime crumbled in December 1989, and dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife were executed on Christmas Day. Two decades on, DW correspondent Zack Baddorf asked Romanians to reflect on the changes. »

 
 
Photo of swine flu vaccination being injected at police headquarters, Magdeburg (26.10.2009).

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Norway says it found H1N1 mutation in flu fatalities

The mutation may have caused more severe symptoms in those infected. Two of the identified cases resulted in deaths, and one in serious illness.  »

 
 
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European Ties

Croatian jumps EU hurdle with Slovenia border deal

Croatia has moved to clear the path towards European Union membership by passing a deal with Slovenia to solve a border dispute between the two countries. The accord creates an international arbiter to solve the matter. »

 
 

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A wooden cart used by German expellees from eastern Europe in a museum exhibition in Bonn, Germany

Poland

Polish court evicts families from house owned by German

A Polish court has ruled that the current inhabitants of a house in the north of the country must leave so that it can be reclaimed by the ethnic German woman who owned it before leaving the country in the 1970s. »

 
 
Rescue services navigate the flood waters in the streets of Cockermouth village, England

Natural Disasters

Record rainfall battering England's Lake District

Parts of northern England continue to be battered by severe flooding, with a policeman losing his life after being swept away in a bridge collapse. Lifeboats and helicopters have been called in to rescue hundreds. »

 
 
Herman van Rompuy, Catherine Ashton and Sweden's Fredrik Reinfeldt

European Union

Leaders welcome Europe's new faces to the world

With Herman Van Rompuy taking over as EU president and Catherine Ashton heading the bloc's foreign policy, Europe enters a new era. The decision has received both praise and criticism from around the world.  »

 
 
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