AFP - Latvians voted in a general election, with exit polls showing centre-right parties who guided the country into the European Union likely to have come out on top. Read more…

AFP - China needs to improve civil liberties if it wants to maintain a high rate of economic growth, European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has said. Read more…

AFP - Online gambling company PartyGaming has lost its spot in London's prestigious FTSE 100 stock index, amid a crackdown on Internet betting in the United States, the FTSE Group has said. Read more…

AFP - EU finance ministers have backed British, German and Hungarian plans to clean up public finances in line with EU rules, although Budapest was warned it could lose European funds if its budgetary discipline slackened. Read more…

AFP - The eurozone's strong economic growth is set to cool in the coming quarters after hitting a five-year record in the second quarter, official EU data show. Read more…

AFP - European and Asian stock markets have pulled backed from multi-year peaks, despite a new overnight record high on Wall Street, as cautious investors locked in profits and eyed news from North Korea. Read more…

AFP - Leading shares were weighed down by the banking sector amid dwindling consolidation hopes, and following a negative start to trade on Wall Street. Read more…

Reuters - The European Union will call on China this week to go further with opening its economy to foreign investment and addressing problems caused by its emergence as a trade superpower. Read more…

AFP - The European Union has warned China that it must redouble market reform efforts and its commitment to economic openness or face a protectionist backlash. Read more…

AP - The EU statistics agency Eurostat warned Monday that it would have to carefully check Greece's 2005 budget figures that claim the country's GDP is a quarter larger than earlier estimates. Read more…

AFP - European stock markets closed higher, with London's FTSE 100 finishing at its highest level in more than five years. Read more…

AFP - The European Union has announced the launch of a wide-ranging bloc-wide anti-terror project aimed at tackling terrorist financing, investigating the causes of violent radicalisation and protecting key infrastructure against attacks. Read more…

FT.com - European stocks fell on Monday as fears over slowing growth in the US continued to be felt following Friday's lower-than-expected gross domestic product data from the world's largest economy. Read more…

FT.com - London equities markets moved lower in opening trade on Monday, pressured further by Friday's late sell-off on Wall Street in the wake of weaker than expected economic data. But a measure of bid speculation over the weekend helped contain overall losses. Read more…

FT.com - European stocks fell on Monday as fears over slowing growth in the US continued to be felt following Friday's lower-than-expected gross domestic product data from the world's largest economy. Read more…

FT.com - London equities markets fell in late morning trade on Monday, under continuing pressure after Friday's late sell-off on Wall Street which followed weaker-than-expected US GDP growth for the third quarter. Read more…

AFP - Leading shares ended the session lower as disappointing trading updates from Cadbury Schweppes and Pearson added to weakness in oil and mining heavyweights, but a turnaround on Wall Street capped losses. Read more…

FT.com - London equities markets suffered small losses in opening trade on Tuesday, hampered by weaker oil stocks as crude prices slipped below $59 a barrel, but insurance stocks were stronger after news of a strong third quarter at Friends Provident. Read more…

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