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| Compiled on March 05, 2014, 05:28 PM CET |
| BANK OVERSIGHT Europe Stressed by Approaching Stress Tests Thousands of ECB auditors have begun examining the balance sheets of euro-zone banks. Stress tests are coming soon. With the European Central Bank in charge of oversight, many hope the EU's financial industry will return to health. But there are risks. |
| UKRAINE CRISIS EU Concerned about Cost of Sanctions on Russia Russia's aggression in Ukraine has set off plenty of bluster and aggressive rhetoric in Europe. But many EU member states are skittish about the potential dangers of imposing punitive economic measures on Moscow. |
| RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM Germany's New Islamophobia Boom Across Germany, right-wing organizations are using anti-Islam rhetoric to further their ideas -- and finding a receptive audience. Now legal experts are debating whether it's time for a new kind of hate-crime legislation. |
| PICTURE THIS Calm Before the Storm |