European week: Nato, vacuum cleaners and German polls

Giles Dilnot reviews the political week in the European Union, looking back at the headlines from Strasbourg and Brussels.

They included conflict in the Middle East, new role for Italy's foreign minister, Obama at Nato summit in Newport, anti-euro party winning seats in German assembly, plus new rules on powerful vacuum cleaners.

The one-minute guide was broadcast on Politics Europe.

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