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Apr. 18, 2014

United States, Russia, Ukraine and European Union reach agreement that calls for armed pro-Russian bands in eastern Ukraine to surrender government buildings they have seized; accord, which outlines other steps to defuse crisis, is first time Russia and Ukraine have found common ground since Kiev protests.MORE

European Union approves laws to overhaul a banking system whose troubles have damaged bloc's economic prospects; landmark plan is one of biggest steps toward European financial integration since introduction of euro more than a decade ago.MORE

European Court of Justice strikes down European Union law, adopted in response to deadly terrorist attacks, that requires telecommunications companies to retain information about calls and emails for up to two years.MORE

European Union plans to set up an international tribunal focusing exclusively on crimes believed to have been committed by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian rebels during their war with Serbia.MORE

European lawmakers approve new rules aimed at guaranteeing equal access to the Internet and cutting cellphone charges across the 28-member European Union; legislation, which aims to create a single market for electronic communications across the bloc, still faces Parliamentary approval before it can become law.MORE

Scores of European and African leaders and officials gather in Brussels for a major summit meeting overshadowed by bloodletting in the Central African Republic and lingering postcolonial resentments.MORE

Eurostat says that jobless rate in 18-nation euro zone stood at 11.9 percent in February, unchanged from January's revised figure and flat since October 2013.MORE

Official data shows annual euro zone inflation in March has dropped to 0.5 percent, lowest rate since 2009; rate, which is lower than economists expected, adds fire to debate about whether euro zone faces risk of debilitating deflation.MORE

European Union's 28 member countries plan to vote on digital policy legislation regarding online habits of 500 million consumers; crucial part of legislation is so-called net neutrality, rules meant to ensure equitable access to Internet for services like streaming music, on-demand television and cloud computing; key questions are who pays for services, and how much.MORE

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