EU frees euro19 billion to combat unemployment that is at highest level in decade

BRUSSELS — The European Commission is making available euro19 billion ($27 billion) for EU governments to help combat unemployment in 2009 and 2010.

Unemployment continues to surge in European Union, euro-zone

BRUSSELS — The jobless rate in the 16 nations that use the euro surged to 9.2 percent in April, the highest level in almost a decade, the EU statistics office says.