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By John O’Donnell More than a decade after holocaust survivors won compensation from Swiss banks for emptying Jewish accounts that had lain dormant since the war, the pressure is on again to

Factbox Greece's two largest union federations held a nationwide general strike on Wednesday in protest at the conservative government's policies, as anger at economic hardships fuelled the worst riots in decades. Here

(Reuters) European leaders are due to plan their next moves to bring economies back from a precipice in a two-day summit from Thursday. The European Union summit in Brussels on Dec. 11

. It seems so. In the past couple of weeks I have listened to grumbles from restaurant owners and chefs on the one hand, and diners-out on the other about the size

. BY ANDY VAROSHIOTIS Every economist and financial analyst is predicting a very difficult 2009, but no one knows for sure how bad things will get or who will survive in the

. Why does Trade and Tourism Minister Antonis Paschalides continue to listen to the people surrounding him when all else in the tourism sector is in a freefall? Is he so gullible

By Souhail Karam Saudi Arabia's newly declared $75 a barrel target price for oil aims to ensure crude export revenues can fund ambitious development plans in the kingdom. Saudi King Abdullah on

Paul Taylor The global financial crisis has been a stark reality check for the European Union, exposing divergences over economic policy and highlighting the European Commission's growing difficulty in enforcing common rules.

By Rebekah Curtis People dumped from finance jobs who hope to find employment in the voluntary sector may have to reconsider, because as Britain slips into recession, ailing charities are struggling to

By Chris Buckley (Reuters) The public cheeriness that usually accompanies summits between China and the European Union is on ice this year after Beijing called off the annual meeting, exposing rifts that