Euro zone shoppers spend less on food, drink and tobacco, bringing down July retail sales figures
Consumers in the 17-member euro zone cut back on spending on food, drink and tobacco in July 2012, leading EU
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Slovakia will have the highest tax on cigarettes in CEE region
Increasing excise taxes on cigarettes higher and earlier than originally planned is one of several measures by the Robert Fico
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France’s Hollande and Italy’s Monti call for economic growth to stabilise euro zone
French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti have called for urgent efforts to restore economic growth and
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European Central Bank may buy bonds
The European Central Bank could act this week to buy the bonds of debt-plagued governments in the 17-nation euro currency
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European Commission opens antitrust investigation into Gazprom
The European Commission (EC) said on September 4 2012 that it had opened formal proceedings to investigate whether Gazprom, the
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Putin’s palaces, yachts, cars and watches: An opposition guide to Russia’s rich and famous
“I have worked like a galley slave throughout these eight years, morning till night.” Vladimir Putin summing up his first
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Further fallout from Armenian – Azerbaijani – Hungarian controversy over pardoned killer
About 50 people from the Armenian community in Bulgaria held a protest outside the Hungarian embassy in Sofia on September
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Hungarian government seeks refund of Jewish reparations
The Hungarian government is calling for the refund of millions of dollars paid out to the US-based Claims Conference to
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Moody’s lowers ratings outlook for EU
Moody’s Investors Service on Monday lowered its ratings outlook for the European Union from stable to negative, as the bloc
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