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| Compiled on June 24, 2014, 05:19 PM CET |
| QUEEN'S QUANDARY Chancellor Merkel's Power Erodes in Europe For years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was the strongest politician in the European Union. Lately, her hold on power has become weaker -- and one of the greatest challenges is coming from within her own government. |
| RUSSIAN RIDDLE EU Can't Agree on a Natural Gas Strategy European leaders agree that the Ukraine crisis has made natural gas supplies from Russia precarious. Yet they are divided over what to do about it. Poland wants a new European energy union, but others seem to be in no hurry. |
