Kazakhstan’s Antitrust Agency suspended the approval it gave in 2008 for Polyus Gold to acquire a controlling stake in KazakhGold Group, threatening Polyus’ plans for a British share listing.

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Thousands of employees at two Greek state-controlled banks held a one-day strike on Friday to protest against a proposed €700m ($904m) takeover by Piraeus Bank, a private Greek lender.

The findings of the tests – along with whatever details officials choose to disclose about the criteria and procedures used – will be presented on July 23.

Greek real-estate prices declined 7.7 percent in the first quarter of 2010 from a year earlier as the country steers through its first recession in over a decade.

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Under the shadow of the austerity measures of the I M F ,a Greek Mayor defends the local authority boundaries of his Municipality, which the Greek government illegally changes. A huge ecological blow to Athens.

The EU economy ministers meet in Brussels to defend the euro “by any means” against speculation, looking for every way to send a clear message before markets reopen Monday ‘morning.

The Fairtrade programme, a price guarantee scheme in the farming sector, is doing its part to help.. » FULL STORY

The price of olive oil could soar because Greek producers are stockpiling their product due to fears about the state of the country's economy, importers have warned.

BEUC welcomes that, as of the 1st of July 2010, a mandatory cut-off limit on data roaming charges lowers the financial risks for European mobile phone users.

Time was that for Bulgaria, the measurements involved in a European Commission report were an uncomfortable business.

European Union law enforcement officials say Kosovo's Central Bank Governor Hashim Rexhepi has been arrested after police searched his home and office in a corruption investigation.

Bulgaria’s former prime minister on Thursday rejected accusations he had mislaid classified documents while in office, saying the case against him was “a politically-inspired farce.”

The European Commission (EC) has approved €250 million of funding for 210 new projects under the third call for the LIFE programme the European fund for the environment which runs until 2013.

Europe’s current focus on recovery from recession must not distract us from the urgent question of what kind of economy we want to build.

Investors are braced for a clear-out of BP's leadership once its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is capped, which could come in the next few weeks, according to several leading shareholders and people close to the group.

Although both the EU and China have adopted the basic documents on the Rights of the Child, much remains to be done to eradicate child poverty, ensure proper education and involve civil society organisations in these tasks.

A veteran judge was shot dead in her courtroom yesterday along with a male clerk by a gunman who is being hunted by police.

Malaysia's government has urged Israel not to take any action that could harm people aboard a Malaysian-funded Irish aid ship, now heading to Gaza.

European Union regulators fined 13 chemical producers euro175.6 million ($227.52 million) for fixing the price of animal feed phosphates, nutrients added to food for cattle, pigs, poultry, fish and pets.

So I am particularly pleased to be here today to discuss a sector that is growing, that is.. » FULL STORY

The European Union's (EU) fishing and aquaculture industries must not be made vulnerable to unfair.. » FULL STORY

Two antitrust lawsuits are targeting the biggest potato growers in Idaho and the United States, claiming they have acted in a cartel-like manner to restrict supply and fix prices.

Just over a hundred years ago, the United States led the world in terms of rethinking how big.. » FULL STORY

The American Antitrust Institute filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the court to rehear a decision that expands the state action defense to immunize alleged price fixing by..