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EU draft bank rescue law would not shield big deposits

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - A draft law that a group of European Union lawmakers voted for on Monday would shield small depositors from losing their savings in future bank rescues, but customers with more than 100,000 euros in savings when a bank failed could suffer losses. Full story

EU law key to ending 'too big to fail' banks: BoE's Tucker

LONDON/STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - A European Union law up for a vote on Monday will only fully shield taxpayers from bailing out troubled banks if there is a global framework as well, a top UK regulator said on Monday. Full story

UK should get on front foot with City

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - It is perhaps too much to expect Britain's Conservative-led government to head any initiatives on Europe, such is the orgy of self-destruction in the party over whether the UK should stay in the European Union. But, insofar as David Cameron manages to get som Full story

Analysis: Airline emissions deal may not come before EU deadline

(Reuters) - Hope is fading for a global deal to regulate the airline industry's greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a fall deadline, even though failure could push the industry back to the brink of a trade war over the European Union's emissions trading system. Full story

EU says worried by Russia's human rights record

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union criticized Russia's human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists. Full story

Cameron 'losing control' as rift with party core widens

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party", Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey Howe said on Sunday, as a row raged over whether a close aide to Cameron had labeled grassroots activists "mad, swivel-eyed loons". Full story

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Mark Grant, Southwest Securities, discusses Germany's role in controlling Europe's economic policies and weighs in on whether the UK will leave the EU.

  Bangladesh death toll climbs, EU trade official sends warning

Republican strategist John Brabender and Democratic consultant Jason Stanford discuss the fallout from last month's garment factory tragedy in Bangladesh, and pressure by the U.S. and European Union for Bangladesh to improve worker rights and safety.

  Santelli: Whose Euro Is It?

CNBC's Rick Santelli talks with Yra Harris, Praxis Trading, about which European country is really in charge of the euro.

  EU wrestles with financial bailout for Cyprus

EU officials are meeting to avert a financial collapse in the island nation of Cyprus as worried citizens try to withdraw as much money as they can from ATMs. CNBC’s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera reports.

  Cyprus Scrambles to Avert Meltdown

CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera reports Cyprus is desperately searching for a Plan B, as the struggling country must find billions of euros to secure a European Union bailout. Adam Lerrick, American Enterprise Institute, weighs in.

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