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Getting used to the 'new mediocre'

Evaporating inflation and slowing growth have put financial markets into such a spin that they could inflict further damage on the world economy.


European firms in Russia say they fear being 'sacrificed' in Ukraine standoff

European companies in Russia warned on Tuesday they were being hurt by a Russian embargo on food imports as well as EU sanctions and risked being "sacrificed" in the standoff over Ukraine.

Lafarge about to seek EU approval for merger with Holcim

Lafarge (LAFP.PA) and Holcim (HOLN.VX) are about to request approval from the European Commission for their planned merger, Lafarge Chief Executive Bruno Lafont told reporters on Thursday.

EU privacy watchdogs give Google guidelines to change privacy practices

European data privacy regulators on Thursday handed Google a package of guidelines to help it bring the way it collects and stores user data in line with EU law after six regulators opened investigations into the internet giant.


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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced cuts on Saturday to unpopular taxes introduced at the height of Greece's debt crisis, in a bid to show that over four years of austerity are finally nearing an end.
Google's handling of "right to be forgotten" requests from European citizens will come under fire from the continent's privacy watchdogs on Thursday, after the search engine restricted the removal of Internet links to European sites only.
Canada, following the lead of the United States and the European Union, on Monday relaxed official restrictions on using mobile devices in flight while maintaining a ban on transmitting information.
Dublin, Ireland-based medical startup Mainstay Medical raised €18M as it completed a listing in the Iris Stock Exchange (ISE) to fund the clinical trials for its product in the US and Europe next year.
Brussels had launched a full state investigation on the joint venture between Solvay and Ineos due to antitrust concerns.
European Commissioner Algirdas Semeta said work would continue on the proposed financial transaction tax.
EU submits a list of proposals aimed to improve the EU telecommunications industry. In its newest attempt to overhaul the European Union's telecommunications industry, a proposal to place a price cap on cross border phone calls in Europe was made.
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was to receive USD4 million as part of the international donor component of its finances.
Greece's economy still critical despite slight improvement. Greece's economic recession was marginally reduced in the second quarter of this year when the economy shrank at only 4.
Google's search results were scrutinized by EU antitrust regulators. Google's search result was scrutinized by EU antitrust regulators. A European Commission questionnaire asked Google's rivals if lower rankings had any effect with regard to the number of visitors to their sites.
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