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EU/UNITED STATES: Summitry improves relations
The EU and United States demonstrated improved bilateral relations yesterday, during a summit...
United StatesFRANCE: Lame-duck Villepin loses more support
Opposition parliamentarians clamoured for Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin to resign, during...
FranceINTERNATIONAL: Arcelor's shareholders force a rethink
The board of steelmaker Arcelor is meeting in Luxembourg today to discuss alternatives to its...
RUSSIA/ITALY: Gazprom seeks distribution stake
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met yesterday to discuss...
RussiaGREECE/TURKEY: Bilateral climate changes for the worse
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday warned Turkey that it must strive to fulfil all entry...
GreeceSWEDEN: Riksbank pursues monetary tightening
The country's central bank, the Riksbank, today raised its main interest rate by 25 basis points...
SwedenEUROPEAN UNION: Popularity key to integration impasse
At their June summit which ended on June 16, EU leaders decided to postpone difficult decisions...
EUROPEAN UNION: Export-led model shows weakness
The euro-area's external trade deficit stood at 2.0 billion euros (2.5 billion dollars) in April...
