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GERMANY: Unemployment down as confidence rises
Retail sales rose in April while unemployment shrank back, according to data released today by...
GermanyEURO-AREA: Business climate is broadly stable
Economic sentiment in the euro-area continued its steady six-month rise in May, with the European...
EU/RUSSIA: Relationship suffers from lack of strategy
EU and Russian leaders tried to improve their relationship at a summit in Sochi on May 24-25....
EuEU/US: Passenger data transfers annulled
The European Court of Justice today annulled a 2003 decision by the European Commission to...
EuEUROPEAN UNION: Services directive inches forward
The Council of Ministers yesterday reached agreement on revisions to the draft services...
INTERNATIONAL: Arcelor escapes Mittal bid
Luxembourg-based steelmaker Arcelor announced today in a surprise move that it is in merger talks...
ITALY: Prodi to plead for sanctions postponement
Deputy Economy Minister Vincenzo Visco said on May 23 that the country's budget deficit risks...
ItalyEU/RUSSIA: Tensions cloud energy summit
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel meet...
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