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The Italian unemployment rate for under 25s reached 31% in December 2011, against an overall national average of 8.9%.
One out of three youth unemployed – Il Sole-24 Ore
Portugal's unemployment rate for the under 25s reached 30.8% in December 2011, against a national average of 13.6%.
One out of three youth has no work – Jornal de Notícias
The Czech Prime Minister and his Foreign Affairs minister are at loggerheads over the country's place in the EU after the former's refusal to sign up to the European fiscal pact.
“You harm the Czech Republic” - Nečas and Schwarzenberg quarrel – Hospodářské Noviny
The Austrian president has refused to grant far-right FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache a medal awarded to MPs who have held their seat for 10 years. Strache has compared recent protests against a far-right gala evening to the Kristallnacht, a pogrom organized by the Nazis against the Jews in 1938.
No Medal: Fischer punishes Strache – Die Presse
Three out of seven judges in Spain's highest court have voted to quash the trial of Baltasar Garzón, the former star judge accused of abuse of power. The judges argues that irregularities were committed during the investigation. The trial continues nonetheless.
Garzon trial for crimes of Franco era divides Supreme Court – El País
The Queen has deprived former chief of Royal Bank of Scotland Fred Goodwin of his title for leading the bank to near bankruptcy in 2008. The rescue has cost the state £45.5 billion (€54.8 billion).
Dishonored - Goodwin stripped of his knighthood – The Times
According to a UNHCR report, a record 1500 people drowned or went missing in 2011 while trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
The deadly Mediterranean – The Malta Independent
