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Friends of Syria seek tough action in Paris meeting

kiemtarJul 6, 2012July 6, 20120

Representatives from more than 100 countries are holding talks in Paris in a fresh attempt to decide what should be done to end the violence

France slaps seven billion euros in taxes on rich and big firms

YoopyaJul 5, 20120

(Reuters) – France’s new Socialist government announced tax rises worth 7.2 billion euros on Wednesday, including heavy one-off levies on wealthy households and big corporations,

Greece presses case to change bailout terms

YoopyaJul 5, 20120

(Reuters) – Greece’s new government took up the task on Thursday of persuading skeptical lenders visiting Athens to ease the punishing terms of the bailout

Five killed in German hostage standoff: police

YoopyaJul 4, 20120

(Reuters) – Five people were shot dead after a gunman facing eviction seized hostages in an apartment in the southern German city of Karlsruhe on

Police raid ex-president Sarkozy’s home in funding probe

YoopyaJul 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Police raided the home and offices of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday as part of a judicial inquiry into financial relations

France cuts growth forecasts, prepares for cuts

YoopyaJul 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault slashed France’s official growth forecasts on Tuesday, paving the way for a slew of cuts next year that are

German CSU threatens to quit Merkel coalition over euro

YoopyaJul 3, 20120

(Reuters) – The leader of Bavaria’s conservatives threatened on Tuesday to pull out of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right coalition if further euro zone states

Turkish jets to check Syrian border

kiemtarJul 2, 2012July 2, 20120

TURKEY has scrambled fighter jets to its border after Syrian helicopters flew too close, as tensions increase. The fresh hostility came as Turkey’s Prime Minister

David Cameron tells MPs EU ‘status quo not acceptable’

kiemtarJul 2, 2012July 2, 20120

The prime minister has defended his position on a referendum on the UK’s relationship with the EU. The told MPs he does not want an

Euro defeat for Merkel? Only time will tell

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

(Reuters) – At first glance, the big winners from Europe’s latest euro-saving summit were the leaders of Italy, Spain and France. By banding together in