Greek banks confident of surviving ECB stress tests
Greece’s four largest banks – Piraeus Bank, National Bank, Alpha Bank & Eurobank – which control about 90 per cent
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Sweden ready to use force against suspected underwater vessel
Sweden’s military says it may use force to bring a suspected foreign vessel photographed underwater in the Stockholm archipelago to
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European Parliament vote on Juncker European Commission to go ahead on October 22
Votes by European Parliament committees to approve a final two candidate European Commissioners after an 11th-hour reshuffle have opened the
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Polish former foreign minister: Putin offered to divide Ukraine with Poland
Poland’s Parliamentary Speaker and former foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, has been quoted by the US Politico website as saying that
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French oil CEO killed in Moscow runway crash
The head of French oil giant Total was killed late Monday when his private jet collided with a snow plow
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Russia bans imports of EU meat products
Citing health concerns, Russia on Monday announced new sanctions on meat products from the European Union, widening its restrictions on
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Europe vows to step up aid for Ebola crisis
European Union foreign ministers have called for more money, more coordination and more health workers on the ground to respond
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Pilot strike cancels eight Lufthansa flights to and from Sofia
A total of eight direct flights to and from Sofia have been cancelled as a result of the strike by
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Sweden looking for source of ‘foreign underwater activity’
Sweden’s military is searching its waters near Stockholm after detecting “foreign underwater activity,” possibly a Russian submarine in distress. The
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