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  • People demonstrate to say ''no to austerity'', in Brussels. Police threw a ring of steel around EU headquarters as tens of thousands in a sea of banners from across Europe took to the streets in a worker backlash against painful spending cuts. The protest, the biggest such march since 2001 when 80,000 people invaded the Belgian capital, was timed to coincide with an EU plan to fine governments running up deficits.
    Cost of EU Rises, Even as Countries Make Cuts

    Despite mounting public protests across the Continent, an austerity drive unparalleled in modern, united Europe is building, reports the New York Times.

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    Amid Austerity, Britain Keeps Welfare for Well-Off

    Every week without fail Lucy Elkin, a comfortably middle-class mother of two small children, receives a £33.20 child benefit payment, or about $52, from the debt-plagued British government, reports the New York Times.

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    Young Greeks Seek Options Elsewhere

    In two weeks, Alexandra Mallosi, 29, will be packing her bags and leaving the quiet Athens suburb of Holargos for Abu Dhabi to start a job as a hotel sales manager. It was not a tough decision, reports the New York Times.

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    Halal Foods Expand Reach in France

    For years, Anissa Benchamacha bought her meat in a parking lot, from vendors hawking near-expired products to Muslims eager to find food that met their religious requirements.

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    The Age of Austerity Challenges Stonehenge

    The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge stands tall in the British countryside as one of the last remnants of the Neolithic Age. Recently it has also become the latest symbol of another era: the new fiscal austerity. The NYT reports.

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    European Bank Stress Tests Worked: Sort Of

    A week after the authorities released results of stress tests on the largest European banks, market data is starting to provide an indication of whether the exercise had the desired effect on confidence. The answer: sort of. The NYT explains.

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    What Crisis? The Euro Zone Adds Estonia

    Guess what? The funniest thing happened in Europe on Thursday. A new country joined (yes, joined) the euro zone. And the mood here was upbeat. Estonia will begin using the euro on Jan. 1.

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    Fears Rise in Europe Over Potential Deflation

    If the European Central Bank has one monetary dragon it considers essential to slay, it is inflation.

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    Greece Gets Help, but Is It Enough?

    Greece announced Sunday a long-delayed rescue package that will require years of painful fiscal belt-tightening, but the deal probably will not defuse the potential threats to other European countries, The New York Times reports.

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    Greece Gets Help, but Is It Enough?

    Greece announced Sunday a long-delayed rescue package that will require years of painful fiscal belt-tightening, but the deal probably will not defuse the potential threats to other European countries, The New York Times reports.

  • Emerging-Market Picks for Tough Times

    As growth in Western economies slows, investors searching for attractive stocks should look to companies that sell to more resilient emerging markets, James Bevan, chief investment officer at CCLA Investment Management, told CNBC Europe Tuesday.

  • CNBC Europe Appoints New London Stock Market Reporter

    CNBC Europe, the leading pan-European business and financial TV channel, has appointed Rebecca Meehan as Stock Market Reporter, based at the network’s regional headquarters in London.

  • CNBC Launches New Pan-Regional Programme - Capital Connection

    CNBC Europe, the leading pan-European business and financial news channel, today announced a new pan-regional programme, Capital Connection which will deliver all the cross border news stories that impact Europe and Asia. The programme will be co-anchored live from London and Singapore and will start on 26 March. The company also announced a number of programme changes, which take effect on the same date, introducing some new features to some of it key shows.a