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ITALY: Merger to create Europe's second largest bank
Italian bank UniCredit yesterday announced that it would buy its smaller domestic rival Capitalia.
ItalyEUROPEAN UNION: Mergers may stop trade union decline
Overall, trade union membership in Europe is on the decline, and the status of trade unions in...
NATO/AFGHANISTAN: Reconstruction is key to stability
NATO foreign ministers begin a two-day meeting in Oslo today to discuss the mission in...
NatoNETHERLANDS/UK: Barclays offer may start bidding war
The management of UK-based Barclays Bank and Dutch ABN Amro today announced a merger deal, which...
NetherlandsEUROPEAN UNION: Beer cartel fines will be deterrent
The European Commission today fined three Dutch brewers -- Heineken, Grolsch and Bavaria -- a...
EUROPEAN UNION: Economic nationalism still challenges
Yesterday, AT&T pulled out of talks to buy a stake in Olimpia, a major shareholder in Telecom...
WESTERN EUROPE: Reforms fail to spur private savings
As demographic forces make state pension provision increasingly unsustainable, the need for...
NETHERLANDS: Three-party agreement dodges big issues
The new Dutch coalition published its government programme on February 7. The Christian Democrat...
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