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asset price bubbles, fuelled by low US interest rates and a weak dollarFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ae1e1da-d5f4-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ae1e1da-d5f4-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe race to secure senior jobs in the next European Commission has intensified with the big member states keen to secure the most important economic dossiers Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/49c554fc-d5cb-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49c554fc-d5cb-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlJean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, has issued his strongest warning yet that banks must keep pay and bonuses 'contained' and prepare for withdrawal of emergency supportFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/219d6ac8-d5c6-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/219d6ac8-d5c6-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlVladimir Putin agrees to waive sanctions against Ukraine and amend Russia's natural gas contract with the country, in a move that could ease fears of a disruption to European gas suppliesFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:25:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a081faa-d531-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a081faa-d531-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlHerman Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton were welcomed by world leaders as Europe's first full-time president and foreign policy chief, even as a chorus of critics questioned their relatively low profiles Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe British Chambers of Commerce is asking the government for a three-year moratorium on labour legislation amid fears that small companies in particular will struggle to absorb a concentrated wave of regulationThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/28482b66-d55c-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28482b66-d55c-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlIn spite of embarrassment over the nature of the French team's win, the appeal by Brian Cowen, Irish prime minister, for the French government to join his campaign for a rematch was rebuffed in ParisThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:51:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/308596b2-d54b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/308596b2-d54b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlChoice of two relative unknowns for the roles of EU president and foreign policy supremo dismayed those who wanted to give Europe more clout on the world stageThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:23:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/eabc69ee-d5f4-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eabc69ee-d5f4-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlTurkey has cancelled a tender to build the country's first nuclear power station, despite pressure from Moscow to accept the sole bid from a consortium led by two Russian companiesFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:46:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb1e264c-d5e9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb1e264c-d5e9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html Herman Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton may have won the contest to determine the EU's first full-time president and foreign affairs chief, but the real winner may have been the Commission presidentFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/aafb8dd4-d537-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aafb8dd4-d537-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlA French court rules that the energy group was not responsible for one of the country's worst industrial disasters in which 31 people were killedFri, 20 Nov 2009 02:51:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa30139c-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa30139c-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlProgress towards a better gender balance on FTSE 100 boards has, disappointingly, stalled over the past year. In spite of this setback, a better balance can be achievedThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:15:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2139e168-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2139e168-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlIreland's reputation for industrial harmony faces its biggest test in more than 20 years this week as government and trade unions struggle to agree a new centralised pay dealThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:25:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3cc46e5a-d52b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3cc46e5a-d52b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe presidential election on Sunday is a vital step on the road to economic recovery and unblocking the recession-blighted country's access to international financial aidThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:51 +0000