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The euro weakens but European stocks strengthenThe euro has lost steam and is on track for its worst week versus the dollar in three years. The… 12/06/08 19:49 CET
French and German gas firms accused of cartel.The European Commission has charged Gaz de France and Germany’s E.ON with secretely rigging gas… 12/06/08 19:49 CET
Merger on the cards for two German banksGermany’s rival banks Dresdner and Commerzbank are examining each others books ahead of a possible… 12/06/08 19:47 CET
World’s biggest beer deal brewingBelgian brewers giant InBev has made an unsolicited bid of some 30 billion euros for American… 12/06/08 19:47 CET
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Deutsche Bahn tries to cut CO2 emissionsCutting back CO2 emissions is one of the top priorities of the European Union. It is also one of… 12/06/08 18:47 CET
Spain looks seawards for future water securitySpain has problems with drought year after year. The Barcelona region is just getting over its… 12/06/08 18:20 CET
space
Crater Expectations – privateers chase lunar prizeNearly four decades after man first set foot on the moon, our astronomical neighbour is still… 12/06/08 18:47 CET
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China and Taiwan agree deal flights dealChina and Taiwan have agreed to begin direct flights in talks representating a first official step… 12/06/08 21:06 CET
UK to ratify EU treaty even if Ireland rejects itBritain has indicated that even if Ireland rejects the EU’s Lisbon treaty in today’s referendum it… 12/06/08 20:38 CET
Spanish truckers end fuel protestMost of Spain’s striking lorry drivers have returned to work after the government said it would not… 12/06/08 20:25 CET
NATO states agree to train Kosovo forceNATO states have reached agreement on plans to train a lightly-armed Kosovo security force of some… 12/06/08 20:18 CET
Debate over level of progress in AfghanistanSeven years after the fall of the Taliban, and there is still great debate about what has actually… 12/06/08 19:54 CET
Scenarios in case Irish reject Lisbon TreatyIf the Irish vote ‘No’ to the Treaty of Lisbon, what happens? A rejection could leave Ireland in a… 12/06/08 19:54 CET
Lisbon Treaty: the main contentsHere are the main provisions in the EU treaty reforming the institutions and the system for taking… 12/06/08 19:54 CET
More cash for Afghanistan, but donors are worriedAfghanistan came calling for more money today, urging Western donors in Paris to dig deep despite… 12/06/08 19:16 CET
Bush suffers Guantanamo defeatPresident Bush has suffered a serious political blow over terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay. The… 12/06/08 17:45 CET
Belgians continue protests over rising costsThe rising cost of living in Belgium has brought thousands of people out onto the streets in… 12/06/08 14:06 CET
Karzai asks sceptical donors for more cashMore than 80 nations and international aid groups are in Paris, discussing the re-building of… 12/06/08 13:32 CET
UK intelligence aide suspended over lost papersThe British government has agreed to make a statement to parliament this afternoon, after top… 12/06/08 13:32 CET
Striking truckers lift Spanish/Portuguese blockadesTraffic on major routes around Spanish cities were running normally this morning, after police… 12/06/08 13:16 CET
Irish wrestle with EU treaty responsibilityIreland has been richly rewarded since joining the EU 35-years ago but feelings of euro-scepticism… 12/06/08 13:06 CET
Irish to decide future of EU’s reform treatyThe fate of the European Union’s reform treaty hangs in the balance as Irish voters go to the… 12/06/08 11:36 CET
Irish ‘ayes’ and we’re smiling says PötteringThe Irish vote today in a referendum on the EU’s Lisbon treaty, the result of which could put the… 12/06/08 07:48 CET
Truckers’ fuel protests ease in Portugal and SpainAn agreement to end the transport strike that was beginning to have severe effects nationwide has… 12/06/08 07:48 CET
Anti-war demonstration greets Bush in ItalyThe US President is in Italy as part of what is being billed as his farewell tour of Europe. George… 12/06/08 07:48 CET
Brown survives vote and lives to fight againBy the skin of his teeth British prime minister Gordon Brown won his anti-terrorism vote in… 12/06/08 07:48 CET
Pentagon defends deadly Pakistan airstrikeThe Pentagon has defended a US airstrike on the Pakistan-Afghan border which has brought relations… 12/06/08 07:48 CET
Canada apologises for forced assimilation schoolsCanada has apologised for forcing tens of thousands of aboriginal children into state-funded… 12/06/08 07:48 CET
