Amazon creates 6,000 new permanent jobs in Europe

BERLIN (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc created 6,000 new full-time positions in Europe in 2014 to respond to booming demand, the U.S. online retailer said on Tuesday. Amazon said in a statement it now employed 32,000 permanent staff in the European Union, with the new jobs created in logistics centres, customer service, software development, supply chain management and design. "We are still in a phase of investment and look forward to being able to fill more positions in 2015," said Xavier