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The latest stories from the Europe section of the BBC News web site.
Pension rallies hit French cities More than one million protesters join rallies across France and a national strike causes major disruption, amid rising anger over pension reforms. EU agrees new financial framework European finance ministers agree a new framework for financial supervision, designed to help prevent future financial crises. EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech. Putin weighing up presidency bid Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has indicated he has not ruled out standing for president again at the 2012 elections. Greek PM reshuffles his cabinet Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis. Strike severely disrupts Tube Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes. Germany extends nuclear lifespan Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say. Spain dismisses Eta 'ceasefire' The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever. BA boss reveals takeover ambition British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with. Russia signals end to export ban Russia's grain export ban will be lifted as soon as it is clear how much has been harvested, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said. UK to squeeze student immigration The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", according to Immigration Minister Damian Green. Muslim stonemason immortalised by French cathedral gargoyle A Muslim stonemason is immortalised by having his face carved on a gargoyle on the side of the medieval cathedral in Lyon. Unique bronze Roman lantern found in field A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain. End UK rebate - EU budget chief The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate. Irish delay EU-Israel data deal Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.

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