European Union

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British Prime Minister David Cameron (left) laughs as he speaks with (from right) Finland's Prime Minister Jyrki Tapani Katainen, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Estonia's Prime Minister Andrus Ansip during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Dec. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (left) speaks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, objects to the European Union receiving the honor. (Associated Press)

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British Prime Minister David Cameron (center) departs after an EU summit in Brussels on Nov. 23, 2012. The leaders of Britain and France staked out starkly different visions of Europe's future as talks in Brussels on how much the European Union should be allowed to spend, set the stage for a long, divisive and possibly inconclusive summit. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with journalists as he arrives for an EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Last month, British Prime Minister David Cameron faced a huge rebellion within his party as 81 of the 303 Conservative lawmakers defied his orders and voted to hold an urgent referendum on European Union membership in 2015. (Associated Press)

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Protesters carry a banner reading "Resist the measures" during a union protest outside Parliament in Athens on Nov. 14, 2012. Workers across the European Union sought to present a united front against rampant unemployment and government spending cuts with a string of strikes and demonstrations across the region. (Associated Press)

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Michel Barnier (center), European Commissioner for Internal Market, speaks with French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici (left) and Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg during a meeting of EU finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Nov. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center) speaks June 29, 2012, with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi (left) and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti during a round-table meeting at a EU Summit in Brussels. (Associated Press)

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European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn speaks during the presentation of the Fall Economic Forecast at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2102. Europe's economy is still reeling and unemployment could remain high for years in spite of the progress made in solving the debt crisis, the European Union warned Wednesday as it downgraded its forecasts for the 27-country bloc. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)