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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2171 business Business - European Economy en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:37:47 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2171 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/bs_afp/euusautocompanygmopel afp/20091121/euusautocompanygmopel AFP business Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:37:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/bs_afp/euusautocompanygmopel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258810616871-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=P5TOJ9QZpxz2tWCUNZcTOA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, seen here in April 2009, has criticised informal financial pledges to General Motors by countries vying to save jobs at factories belonging to the automaker's European unit.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)" border="0" /></a>AFP - EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen has criticised informal financial pledges to General Motors by countries vying to save jobs at factories belonging to the automaker's European unit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/bs_afp/euusautocompanygmopel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258810616871-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=P5TOJ9QZpxz2tWCUNZcTOA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="photo" title="EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, seen here in April 2009, has criticised informal financial pledges to General Motors by countries vying to save jobs at factories belonging to the automaker's European unit.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_russia_putin_s_party ap/20091121/eu_russia_putin_s_party AP business Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:42:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_russia_putin_s_party"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.e85aa2d3248c4adcaafcae6c646326fa.sweden_eu_russia_sto814.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=vxLaL77KvGaDiAmDSQ.0Nw--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a press conference during the European Union and Russia summit in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden, Claudio Bresciani)" border="0" /></a>AP - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for using its clout and undermining democracy in recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_russia_putin_s_party"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.e85aa2d3248c4adcaafcae6c646326fa.sweden_eu_russia_sto814.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=vxLaL77KvGaDiAmDSQ.0Nw--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="photo" title="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a press conference during the European Union and Russia summit in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden, Claudio Bresciani)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_uk_afp/stockslondonclose afp/20091120/stockslondonclose AFP world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_uk_afp/stockslondonclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258738850100-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=o_KRMuA81vZAds9cZEhrjQ--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="London's FTSE 100 index closed lower, ending a week which saw the index of leading shares striking a 2009 high.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - London's FTSE 100 index closed lower on Friday, ending a week which started with the index of leading shares striking a 2009 high.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_uk_afp/stockslondonclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258738850100-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=o_KRMuA81vZAds9cZEhrjQ--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="London's FTSE 100 index closed lower, ending a week which saw the index of leading shares striking a 2009 high.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_european_central_bank ap/20091120/eu_european_central_bank AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_european_central_bank"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.5e6334fad4704028bc56ec095094dc19.european_central_bank_nybz166.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=k_6BhazjT41RzXC9XzUY7w--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 4, 2009 file photo, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet is seen during a news conference in Frankfurt, central Germany. Although it is too early to say the crisis is over, it is time to withdraw some of the policy measures that supported the financial system through the credit crunch, the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Although it is too early to say the crisis is over, it is time to withdraw some of the policy measures that supported the financial system through the credit crunch, the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_european_central_bank"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.5e6334fad4704028bc56ec095094dc19.european_central_bank_nybz166.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=k_6BhazjT41RzXC9XzUY7w--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 4, 2009 file photo, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet is seen during a news conference in Frankfurt, central Germany. Although it is too early to say the crisis is over, it is time to withdraw some of the policy measures that supported the financial system through the credit crunch, the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/bs_afp/stockseurope afp/20091120/stockseurope AFP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258719631766-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ThqjToMxxvfdDj301cf3Ig--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="View of the Paris stock exchange, the Bourse, and the Eiffel tower. Europe's main stock markets have steadied one day after equities slumped on jitters regarding the economic outlook, traders say.(AFP/File/Pierre Verdy)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Europe's main stock markets steadied on Friday one day after equities slumped on jitters regarding the economic outlook, traders said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258719631766-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ThqjToMxxvfdDj301cf3Ig--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="View of the Paris stock exchange, the Bourse, and the Eiffel tower. Europe's main stock markets have steadied one day after equities slumped on jitters regarding the economic outlook, traders say.(AFP/File/Pierre Verdy)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets ap/20091120/world_markets AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r1103204336.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=yyuzSDsGI6jMWepBl7mH0Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A Chinese flag flies outside the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)" border="0" /></a>AP - World stock markets fell Friday amid mounting concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery following a disappointing earnings update from computer maker Dell Inc.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r1103204336.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=yyuzSDsGI6jMWepBl7mH0Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Chinese flag flies outside the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_polanski ap/20091119/eu_france_polanski AP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:04:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_polanski"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2279066441.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=J0O1k4xT3y3hBb0L5hkS3A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Polish-born film director Roman Polanski awaits a public talk in Potsdam February 19, 2009. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke" border="0" /></a>AP - The lawyer for director Roman Polanski says his wife and two children are bearing the brunt of his Swiss imprisonment and that he has proposed "very significant" bail money, house arrest and other assurances to find freedom.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_polanski"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2279066441.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=J0O1k4xT3y3hBb0L5hkS3A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Polish-born film director Roman Polanski awaits a public talk in Potsdam February 19, 2009. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_uk_afp/britainstocksclose afp/20091119/britainstocksclose AFP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:54:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_uk_afp/britainstocksclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258479294625-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=JIHK4OphfIAA6pfbZFSrkQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="The FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday amid renewed concern about the strength of recovery from the worst global economic crisis in decades after some mixed data and forecasts.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday amid renewed concern about the strength of recovery from the worst global economic crisis in decades after some mixed data and forecasts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_uk_afp/britainstocksclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258479294625-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=JIHK4OphfIAA6pfbZFSrkQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="The FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday amid renewed concern about the strength of recovery from the worst global economic crisis in decades after some mixed data and forecasts.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_jp_morgan_cazenove ap/20091119/eu_britain_jp_morgan_cazenove AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:04:27 GMT AP - U.S. bank J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said Thursday it has bought full control of J.P. Morgan Cazenove in a 1 billion pound ($1.67 billion) deal with its joint venture partner, the venerable London financial house Cazenove Group Ltd. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_uk_afp/stocksbritain afp/20091119/stocksbritain AFP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:16:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_uk_afp/stocksbritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258619902083-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=91q2pZpQu6uTYO2cLx2IIw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="London shares were falling following losses in Tokyo and overnight on Wall Street, as investors digested mixed economic data and outlooks for the global economy.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0" /></a>AFP - London shares were falling on Thursday following losses in Tokyo and overnight on Wall Street, as investors digested mixed economic data and outlooks for the global economy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_uk_afp/stocksbritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258619902083-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=91q2pZpQu6uTYO2cLx2IIw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="London shares were falling following losses in Tokyo and overnight on Wall Street, as investors digested mixed economic data and outlooks for the global economy.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_earns_sabmiller ap/20091119/eu_britain_earns_sabmiller AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:26:09 GMT AP - SABMiller PLC, the world's second-largest brewer, on Thursday reported a 32 percent drop in net profit as revenues were hit hard by unfavorable currency movements and lager volumes declined. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_un_food_summit ap/20091118/eu_un_food_summit AP world Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:52:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_un_food_summit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.c7e9dd53094b47e1867e455da46d449f.italy_un_food_summit_ppc104.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=4fRI9w9v0HyMZ3AsssIpAg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations answers journalists' questions during a press conference at the end of a World Summit on Food Security at the FAO headquarters, in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - The director of a U.N. food agency questioned Wednesday how world powers could commit so much money to fighting the financial crisis and not to feeding the 1 billion hungry.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_un_food_summit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.c7e9dd53094b47e1867e455da46d449f.italy_un_food_summit_ppc104.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=4fRI9w9v0HyMZ3AsssIpAg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations answers journalists' questions during a press conference at the end of a World Summit on Food Security at the FAO headquarters, in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091118/wl_uk_afp/britainstocks afp/20091118/britainstocks AFP world Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:37:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091118/wl_uk_afp/britainstocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091118/capt.photo_1258536656378-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=jua_mXPkvi.aequCoP5uPA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="London shares rose in early trading, with miners boosted by a record high for gold prices, and after a mixed showing across Asia and fresh 2009 highs for Wall Street overnight.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0" /></a>AFP - London shares rose on Wednesday, with miners boosted by a record high for gold prices, and after a mixed showing across Asia and fresh 2009 highs for Wall Street overnight.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091118/wl_uk_afp/britainstocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091118/capt.photo_1258536656378-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=jua_mXPkvi.aequCoP5uPA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="London shares rose in early trading, with miners boosted by a record high for gold prices, and after a mixed showing across Asia and fresh 2009 highs for Wall Street overnight.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_queen_s_speech ap/20091118/eu_britain_queen_s_speech AP world Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:05:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_queen_s_speech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.95e794e3ffde4aed821e716eb7467793.aptopix_britain__parliament_opening_xag101.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=HUgoaPb7KhoY73vCJ6v2gw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks up as she delivers her speech, which officially opens the new session of Parliament, in the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 . The Queen's Speech sets out her governments legislative plans for the coming parliamentary year. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)" border="0" /></a>AP - Royal pageantry met hard-nosed electioneering Wednesday, as Queen Elizabeth II donned the diamond-encrusted Imperial State Crown to announce the government's plans for the next parliamentary session.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_queen_s_speech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.95e794e3ffde4aed821e716eb7467793.aptopix_britain__parliament_opening_xag101.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=HUgoaPb7KhoY73vCJ6v2gw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks up as she delivers her speech, which officially opens the new session of Parliament, in the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 . The Queen's Speech sets out her governments legislative plans for the coming parliamentary year. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_france_measuring_happiness ap/20091117/eu_france_measuring_happiness AP business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:23:24 GMT AP - Gross domestic product &mdash; that traditional way of measuring economic growth &mdash; has won out over a new happiness index in France. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/bs_afp/germanyeuusdautocompanygmopel afp/20091117/germanyeuusdautocompanygmopel AFP business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/bs_afp/germanyeuusdautocompanygmopel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1257287163049-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=xH8TXGI1J3UUki8xW4_u8A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="The Opel plant pictured in the western German city of Kaiserslautern in July. European Union Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen will meet next Monday with EU economy ministers and representatives from General Motors to discuss the future of GM unit Opel, a German newspaper reported.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Wieck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - European Union Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen will meet next Monday with EU economy ministers and representatives from General Motors to discuss the future of GM unit Opel, a German newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/bs_afp/germanyeuusdautocompanygmopel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1257287163049-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=xH8TXGI1J3UUki8xW4_u8A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="The Opel plant pictured in the western German city of Kaiserslautern in July. European Union Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen will meet next Monday with EU economy ministers and representatives from General Motors to discuss the future of GM unit Opel, a German newspaper reported.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Wieck)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/bs_nm/us_bankersconference_regulation nm/20091117/us_bankersconference_regulation Reuters business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:38:15 GMT Reuters - European regulators on Tuesday urged the United States and Europe to push through measures agreed by the G20 nations aimed at avoiding future financial crises, saying transatlantic relations were at risk if the effort flagged. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/wl_uk_afp/stockslondon afp/20091117/stockslondon AFP world Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:42:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/wl_uk_afp/stockslondon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1258458038710-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=V0uaGHTNnnXy7QNlcSjQBw--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="The FTSE 100 dipped in morning trade as investors took profits from a strong performance the previous day which saw the index hit a 2009 peak on a wave of investor optimism.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The FTSE 100 dipped in morning trade on Tuesday as investors took profits from a strong performance the previous day which saw the index hit a 2009 peak on a wave of investor optimism.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/wl_uk_afp/stockslondon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1258458038710-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=V0uaGHTNnnXy7QNlcSjQBw--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="The FTSE 100 dipped in morning trade as investors took profits from a strong performance the previous day which saw the index hit a 2009 peak on a wave of investor optimism.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/wl_nm/us_eu_russia nm/20091117/us_eu_russia Reuters science Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:33:05 GMT Reuters - The European Union and Russia hope to lay the foundations of a new economic and political partnership at a summit on Wednesday despite differences over energy, trade, human rights and climate change. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/bs_afp/hungaryimfeufinanceeconomyrecession afp/20091116/hungaryimfeufinanceeconomyrecession AFP business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:56:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/bs_afp/hungaryimfeufinanceeconomyrecession"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091116/capt.photo_1258397738761-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=bu8QJ3nWD4RseZBqOOraYA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Hungary will forego the next installment of an IMF loan and will postpone assistance offered by the European Union, Finance Minister Peter Oszko said Monday.(AFP/File/Gergely Botar)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Hungary will forego the next installment of an IMF loan and will postpone assistance offered by the European Union, Finance Minister Peter Oszko said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/bs_afp/hungaryimfeufinanceeconomyrecession"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091116/capt.photo_1258397738761-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=bu8QJ3nWD4RseZBqOOraYA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Hungary will forego the next installment of an IMF loan and will postpone assistance offered by the European Union, Finance Minister Peter Oszko said Monday.(AFP/File/Gergely Botar)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)