archive 20·06·2008

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Cohn-Bendit & Lamassoure brainstorm a new EU
A rather special Agora this week; two leading European politicians, from the Greens and Centre-… 20/06/08 15:42 CET

Dylan Thomas film opens Edinburgh festival
The Edinburgh Film Festival opened with the world premiere of The Edge Of Love, a look at the… 20/06/08 15:45 CET

European shares hit 14-week low
European shares slumped on Friday by more than 1.55, hitting their lowest close since mid March… 20/06/08 19:28 CET
Producers and consumers ponder curbing crude prices
What to do about rocketing oil prices? That is the big question at a conference of energy producing… 20/06/08 19:28 CET
Slower French economic growth predicted
The French economy will expand by just 1.2% this year, the country’s statistics office, INSEE, is… 20/06/08 19:26 CET
Sumitomo Mitsui may take stake in Barclays
Barclays is reportedly looking East for fresh capital and repair its battered balance sheet… 20/06/08 19:26 CET

Comedian Fellag explores life of Algerian underdog
Algerian comedian and writer Fellag and French actress Marianne Epin have taken their brand of… 20/06/08 16:32 CET

Cultural tradition or cruel and barbaric sport?
Bullfighting is part of the fabric of three EU countries, but calls for its abolition are growing… 20/06/08 15:45 CET

EU leaders take time to reflect
European heads of state have been meeting in Brussels to discuss the fate of the Lisbon treaty… 20/06/08 10:45 CET
Bush pays visit to flooded Midwest
President Bush flew in to get a close up view of the damage caused by the flooding Mississippi… 20/06/08 08:42 CET
Worldwide price-rise protests grow
Thousands of Spanish farmers became the latest in a long line of demonstrators taking to the… 20/06/08 08:06 CET
Cubans say sanctions decision will have little effect
The EU’s decision to lift sanctions against Cuba will make little difference to the people living… 20/06/08 08:00 CET
EU ready to lift Cuba sanctions
The European Union has given the green light to scrap sanctions against Cuba, but insists the… 20/06/08 07:54 CET
EU offers Ireland more time
European leaders meeting in Brussels have decided not to set a deadline for ratification of the… 20/06/08 07:45 CET
Chavez threatens Europe over immigration law
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is threatening to stop selling oil to European countries if they… 20/06/08 05:25 CET