Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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  EU gets deal on trans-Atlantic trade pact mandate

  The European Union worked around French objections on Friday to agree on a free trade negotiating mandate for sweeping talks with the United States ... 

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  EU tries to keep close eye on fighters in Syria

  European Union nations pledged Friday to step up cooperation in an effort to keep the more than 600 EU citizens now fighting in Syria from veering ... 

• Court upholds EU ban on importing seal products

  A court says the European Union's ban on importing products from seal hunts can stand, despite a challenge by manufacturers and traders. EU law ... 

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  EU lifts Syria oil embargo to bolster rebels

  The European Union on Monday lifted its oil embargo on Syria to provide more economic support to the forces fighting to oust President Bashar Assad's ... 

• Intelsat to raise $472 million in public offering

  Satellite operator Intelsat SA says it expects to raise around $471.7 million from an initial public offering It has set the price for 19.3 million ... 

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  Luxembourg agrees to help fight tax cheats

  Luxembourg is to start exchanging information with the rest of Europe to help fight tax evasion, the government said Wednesday in a move it hopes will ... 

• Financial hub Luxembourg under increased scrutiny

  As the European Union's wealthiest country, Luxembourg could have been forgiven for thinking that it would never find itself on the bloc's financial ... 

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  Cyprus sends rumbles through shaky banking system

  This week's deal to rescue Cyprus and its banks from financial collapse has renewed fears about Europe's shaky financial system and where trouble ... 

• Tiny Luxembourg defends its large financial sector

  Luxembourg defended the huge size of its financial sector from criticism Wednesday after Cyprus' messy bailout deal dragged other tiny economies with ... 

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  Horsemeat scandal exposes complex food chain

  First, there was "pink slime." Then horsemeat. Most recently? "Desinewed meat." Recent revelations that such products have reached dinner tables, ... 

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  Frank Schleck given 1-year doping sentence

  Cyclist Frank Schleck was suspended for a year Wednesday and will miss the Tour de France for using a banned substance on last year's Tour. 

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  Dutchman elected new chief of eurogroup

  The Dutch finance minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, was elected Monday as the new president of the group of euro area finance ministers. 

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  Dutchman gets backing to be next Eurogroup chief

  The outgoing chairman of the Eurogroup, the regular meetings of the 17 eurozone finance ministers, endorsed Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem ... 

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  Dutchman seen as likely next leader of Eurogroup

  The outgoing leader of the group of finance ministers from the 17 European Union countries that use the euro on Thursday gave the clearest indication ...