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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:31:54 +0000Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:28:30 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/europe/brussels(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/323339f0-caf2-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/323339f0-caf2-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean Union leaders will discuss the bloc's full-time president and foreign policy chief on Monday when they meet in Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin WallFri, 6 Nov 2009 20:10:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/be761538-cb04-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be761538-cb04-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlProposed pan-European regulation of hedge funds and private equity is being introduced on the back of a 'vague, sweeping and inadequate' analysis of the problem, according to a report prepared for European lawmakersFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:56:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ca06bcc-cafc-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ca06bcc-cafc-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlPresident Abdullah Gul accused the European Union of 'interfering' by asking Ankara to withdraw an invitation for Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Sudan's indicted president, to attend an Islamic summit in IstanbulFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:32:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a1fc55c-cb22-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a1fc55c-cb22-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe EU competition commissioner's political savvy and inherent toughness have come into their own in the financial crisis. No one who has heard her speak about the dangers of protectionism could doubt her conviction Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:31:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/442d1216-cb01-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/442d1216-cb01-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlHerman Van Rompuy is not in the world's premier league of politicians but the Belgian prime minister has earned respect for steering the country in difficult circumstancesFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:32:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1e37dca-ca27-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1e37dca-ca27-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlUkraine's prime minister, says the recession-ravaged country had squeezed enough funds from consumers and cash-strapped state coffers to pay a $500m October gas bill to Gazprom, Russia's natural gas giantFri, 6 Nov 2009 14:29:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ff195cc-ca3b-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ff195cc-ca3b-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK business secretary is to warn that Europe risks being upstaged by the US and China unless it shows strong leadership and reshapes its policies to encourage innovation in green technologiesFri, 6 Nov 2009 04:23:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e789fcb0-ca54-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e789fcb0-ca54-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe European Commission is pressing for a 'root-and-branch reform' of the EU's €140bn-a-year budget in a proposal that is stirring outrage among Europe's regions, which risk losing their grip on vast sums of financial aidThu, 5 Nov 2009 23:03:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce9a6a26-c9fc-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce9a6a26-c9fc-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at the record low of 1% as it moved closer to implementing a softly-softly 'exit strategy' to unwind exceptional actions taken to combat the recessionThu, 5 Nov 2009 23:03:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/49fd0276-c95a-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49fd0276-c95a-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlLord Mandelson picked up on French criticism of Tory policy on Europe, warning that David Cameron's plans would plunge Britain into a state of "semi-permanent crisis'' with the EUThu, 5 Nov 2009 13:16:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/87c552ba-c965-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87c552ba-c965-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlProposals to make internet access a 'fundamental right' are to be dropped, a move that paves the way for European law enforcement agencies to cut off web users who have been caught downloading pirated films and musicWed, 4 Nov 2009 17:25:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0dc611e6-ca20-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0dc611e6-ca20-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlEU officials said they would push hard for a bilateral free trade agreement with India at the one-day summit in New Delhi but Indian ministers were more cautious Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:50:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4ebc3de-c95c-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4ebc3de-c95c-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlThe European Commission has asked for comments on plans by the French energy company to settle antitrust concerns about the supply of electricity to large industrial customersThu, 5 Nov 2009 02:42:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/30afbe02-c95b-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30afbe02-c95b-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean competition regulators have launched a full probe into possible state aid given to the German savings bank, which is owned jointly by the cities of Cologne and BonnThu, 5 Nov 2009 02:29:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e720ce0-c960-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fbrusselshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e720ce0-c960-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlSweden, which holds the European Union's's rotating presidency, says the treaty will come into effect on December 1, after Vaclav Klaus, the Czech president, signed it on TuesdayWed, 4 Nov 2009 16:47:34 +0000