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epa05853857 (FILE) - A file picture dated 26 January 2016 shows a British Union flag flutters next to European Union (EU) flags ahead avisits of then British Prime Minister Cameron at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. Britain is the first-ever country to leave the EU after a narrow majority voted to leave in a UK-wide referendum held on 23 June 2016. The 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome is marked on 25 March 2017. The treaty was signed on 25 March 1957 at Campidoglio Palace in Rome by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany to form the European Economic Community (ECC). It continues to be one of the most important ones in the history of the European Union (EU). EPA/LAURENT DUBRULE

EU continues to prepare for ‘no-deal’ on Brexit

epa06986758 British Government Brexit secretary Dominic Raab (L) and EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier give a press conference at the end of a round of talks in Brexit negotiations at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2018. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Brexit negotiations leave key issues open ahead of Brussels Summit deadline

EU energy at the helm

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Looking Romanian Justice in the Eyes

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Issue 1264:EU energy at the helm (Print Edition)

EU Affairs

epa05882306 (FILE) - A file photograph showing the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, 10 July 2004. The Government of Gibraltar stated on 01 April 2017 that Gibraltar notes the reference to Gibraltar in the draft Guidelines published by the European Council 0n 31 March 2017. The exit negotiations clearly include Gibraltar despite Spain?s attempts to also have Gibraltar excluded from them. Gibraltar has shamefully been singled out, however, for unfavourable treatment by the Council, at the behest of Spain, in these draft guidelines in respect of the second agreement on the future between the UK and the EU. EPA/ANDRES CARRASCO RAGEL

Gibraltar does not stand on the way of a Brexit deal

epa07030379 Michel Barnier (R), the European Chief Negotiator of the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 chats with Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney (R) during a Special European general affairs council on Brexit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 September 2018. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Ireland demands the UK honours backstop commitment

epa07005272 Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini delivers a speech at the Ambrosetti Economical Forum in Cernobbio, Italy, 08 September 2018. Others are not identified. The 44th edition of the forum with its title 'Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy' is held from 07 to 09 September and gathers heads of state and government, top representatives of European institutions, ministers, Nobel prize winners, businessmen, managers and experts from around the world to discuss global political and economical topics. EPA-EFE/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO

Italy not bound by fiscal rules other EU member states ignore, Salvini says

epa05770775 The Swiss flag flies at the Mont Blanc bridge which crosses the Lake Geneva with the famous fountain 'Jet d'Eau' seen in the background on the bank of the lake of Geneva, during a strong wind, in Geneva, Switzerland, 04 February 2017. EPA/SALVATORE DI NOLFI

EU-Swiss framework agreement talks could fail over mid-Oct deadline

epa06836696 Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (R) is welcomed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (L) for an informal meeting on migration and asylum issues in Brussels, Belgium, 24 June 2018. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker hosts the gathering ahead of a full summit of all 28 European Union leaders to overhaul the EU asylum system on June 28. EPA-EFE/YVES HERMAN / POOL

Rome-Brussels standoff culminates as Italy delivers budget

epa06986758 British Government Brexit secretary Dominic Raab (L) and EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier give a press conference at the end of a round of talks in Brexit negotiations at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2018. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Brexit negotiations leave key issues open ahead of Brussels Summit deadline

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Brexit ahead: October’s Summit to seal a deal or lead to a breakdown

epa07087875 European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Guenther Oettinger speaks at a press briefing on the EU budget for the future, on the side of a international conference in Brussels, Belgium, 12 October 2018. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Oettinger expects gloom for global economy, proposes mechanism for access to EU funds

epa07083408 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (C), Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi(L) speaks during a press conference at the 6th Greece-Cyprus-Egypt Summit, in Elounda, Crete, Greece 10 October 2018. The Summit highlights the high level of cooperation of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt and the enhanced role that their tripartite and multilateral initiatives have gained in promoting regional stability, security and development in a particularly critical period for the region.According to government sources, regional development, energy security, regional stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, economic cooperation, as well as the tripartite cooperation on economic, digital and environmental sectors will dominate the contacts of the leaders while agreements and memoranda of cooperation will be signed. EPA-EFE/NIKOS CHALKIADAKIS

Greece, Egypt and the EU support Cyprus’ right to explore for hydrocarbons

Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs and Taxation, gives a press conference in Brussels. Moscovici has said that if Italy's overall deficit is 2.4%, the country's structural deficit will not be within the bounds of the EU's stability and growth pact.
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European Fiscal Board calls for an end to deficit ceiling

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Tales of the bureau

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Funny thing, the GDPR

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Spitzen bitchin’ – Zahradil vs Stubb

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Is the European Parliament money machine cracking down on Salvini?

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Sharp budget increase for European political parties raises questions

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LIFE at Gunpoint

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Zahradil, Henkel face off to become ACRE’s Spitzenkandidat

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Copyright reform: Money vs more money

epa06865402 (FILE) - A general view shows members of Parliament voting on a resolution on the integrity of the Commission?s appointment of its Secretary General at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 18 April 2018 (reissued 05 July 2018). Members of the European Parliament on 05 July 2018 oted to reject a copyright law which has to go back to tripartite disucssions. EPA-EFE/PATRICK SEEGER

The State of our European Institutions

epa05708832 Manfred Weber, the chairman of the European People's Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament, speaks at a news conference ahead of the upcoming election of the next European Parliament President in Strasbourg, at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 10 January 2017. Weber held the news conference to present the EPP Group's position. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

Weber’s road to glory

EU National News

epa06112177 Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven during a press conference at the Rosenbad, the Swedish government headquarters, in Stockholm, Sweden, 27 July 2017. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced removal of two goverment ministers, Interior Minister Anders Ygeman and Infrastructure Minister Anna Johansson, in response to no-confidence motion by the opposition Alliance coalition. EPA/ERIK SIMANDER / TT SWEDEN OUT

Sweden moves towards German style left-right coalition

epa07068499 Portugal's Defense Minister Jose Alberto de Azeredo Lopes speaks to the media on the second day of the Nato Defense Ministers Council meeting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 04 October 2018. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Portuguese defence minister resigns over weapons theft scandal

epa07093970 German Minister of Interior, Construction and Homeland and Christian Social Union (CSU) party chairman, Horst Seehofer (R) arrives for a CSU board meeting on the day after the Bavaria state elections, in Munich, Germany, 15 October 2018. The CSU lost significant in the 14 October regional elections in Bavaria and gained - according to the provisional official result - a 37,2 percent of the votes but remains the strongest faction in the new Bavarian parliament. EPA-EFE/PHILIPP GUELLAND

Bavarian elections change the German political landscape

epa07084949 Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez (L), shakes hands with the leader of Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, during the signing ceremony of an agreement for the 2019 Budget Law at the Palace of la Moncloa in Madrid, Spain, 11 October 2018. Sanchez's Government needs the support of Podemos, the Catalan pro-independence parties and the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) in order to succeed in the approval of the 2019 General Budget in the Parliament, a needed step to avoid a political blockade that could force the Government to call for early elections. EPA-EFE/Zipi

Spanish minority government to introduce the biggest minimum wage rise in 40 years

epaselect epa04344153 This over-sized barbed wire is part of an installation in front of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 07 August 2014. The European Central Bank left interest rates on hold despite the threat posed to the eurozone by falling inflation and the escalating crisis surrounding Ukraine. The ECB kept its benchmark refinancing rate at a record low of 0.15 per cent and its deposit rate below zero as it sized up the impact to the 18-member currency bloc of the slew of measures it announced in June aimed at heading off the threat of deflation and spurring bank lending. EPA/BORIS ROESSLER

German government sees growth decelerating

World News

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Kazakhstan’s KazTransGas doubles gas exports to China

epa07087347 US pastor Andrew Brunson (C) enters the Aliaga Prison Court in a police car in Izmir, Turkey, 12 October 2018. Brunson's trial is held at Aliaga Prison Court on 12 October after he has been in custody for two years under terror and espionage charges. The US has announced on 01 August 2018 that it will impose sanctions on Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit and Turkish Minister of the Interior Suleyman Soylu over the arrest and detention of US pastor Andrew Brunson. EPA-EFE/TAYLAN YILDIRIM

Turkey releases Andrew Brunson from custody

epa07081609 US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (L) greets Greek Minister of Defense Panagiotis 'Panos' Kammenos (R) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 09 October 2018. The pair were expected to discuss continued military cooperation between Greece and the United States. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER

Greek Defence Minister proposes new Balkan alliance and US base offers

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NCOC consortium to focus on developing other offshore fields

epa06600891 US citizen, pastor Andrew Craig Brunson pictured in Izmir, Coastal city of Turkey, 20 May 2017 (issued 13 March 2018). Brunson was arrested in October 2016, accused of being a member of a terror organisation after a failed coup attemp in July 2016 in Turkey and his trial will begin soon. US President Donald J. Trump ask Erdogan to release Brunson in their meeting in 2017 in the US, according to media. EPA-EFE/DEPO PHOTOS TURKEY OUT

Brunson appeals arrest in Turkey

Leaders' Perspectives

Behind the Curtain

By: Dr. Mohammad Zahoor

Is Pensioner Populism Here to Stay?

By: Edoardo Campanella

How EU Amazon Antitrust Probe Spotlights Amazon as an Unlevel Playing Field

By: Scott Cleland

Rule of law in Romania- a Dialogue in the Void

By: Laurenţiu Rebega

Brexit and the European Order

By: Joschka Fischer

Drain the EU Swamp

By: Guy Verhofstadt

Ride hailing apps make a push for dominance in Latin America

By: Leonardo González Dellán

Gender equality requires education – of fathers, as much as daughters

By: Shanu Hinduja

The Trump-China Syndrome… and Europe

By: Basil A. Coronakis

Myanmar vs Maldives EU interference

By: Amjad Bashir

Regulating cash transfers at the EU’s external borders to prevent crime

By: Juan Fernando López Aguilar

Armenia’s “Watergate” – Time for the West to act

By: Michael Burrell

THE ENLARGEMENT MONITOR

epa07081543 US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (R) meets with Greek Minister of Defense Panagiotis 'Panos' Kammenos (L) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 09 October 2018. The pair were expected to discusses continued military cooperation between Greece and the United States. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER

Name Dispute: Questions raised over Greek commitment to Prespes Agreement

epa06875747 President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko (L) with European Union Council President Donald Tusk (C) and European commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) during a news conference at the end of EU Ukraine Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 09 July 2018. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Will Europe be fooled by Ukrainian government once again?

epa05908244 Albanian special police forces patrol in front of the Saint Paul Cathedral in Tirana, Albania, 14 April 2017. High security measures are taken after terroristic threat in Catholic and Orthodox churches prior to the Eastern day. EPA/MALTON DIBRA

EU signs border management agreement with Albania

epa07060358 Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev holds a press conference after the results in the Macedonian referendum to solve the name issue with Greece following the Prespa agreement, in Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 30 September 2018. The latest information from the State Election Commission suggests that about 36 percent from almost two million citizens of Macedonia came out to vote, and more than 500.000 citizens (91.2%) voted 'for' while over 30.000 (5.8%) citizens voted 'against', which prompted Zaev to declare it a success despite the low turnout of voters. EPA-EFE/NAKE BATEV

Name Dispute: Taking stock in Skopje after the disappointing referendum

epa07059851 The opponents of the referendum celebrate the small response of the voters on the referendum on the country's name change in front of the Parliament building in Skopje , The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 30 September 2018. The latest information from the State Election Commission suggests that about 35 percent (623,000) from Almost two million citizens of Macedonia came out to vote, while a successful referendum required 50 percent of votes plus one. EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

Name Dispute: Referendum results wound two Balkan leaders

epa07049635 Macedonians hold banners reading 'Yes for European Macedonia' during a rally supporting the upcoming referendum to endorse a name deal to end a long running dispute between Macedonia and Greece, in city of Prilep, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 26 September 2018. The referendum is scheduled for 30 September 2018. EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI

Zero hour for Name Dispute

epa05853857 (FILE) - A file picture dated 26 January 2016 shows a British Union flag flutters next to European Union (EU) flags ahead avisits of then British Prime Minister Cameron at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. Britain is the first-ever country to leave the EU after a narrow majority voted to leave in a UK-wide referendum held on 23 June 2016. The 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome is marked on 25 March 2017. The treaty was signed on 25 March 1957 at Campidoglio Palace in Rome by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany to form the European Economic Community (ECC). It continues to be one of the most important ones in the history of the European Union (EU). EPA/LAURENT DUBRULE

EU continues to prepare for ‘no-deal’ on Brexit

epa05770775 The Swiss flag flies at the Mont Blanc bridge which crosses the Lake Geneva with the famous fountain 'Jet d'Eau' seen in the background on the bank of the lake of Geneva, during a strong wind, in Geneva, Switzerland, 04 February 2017. EPA/SALVATORE DI NOLFI

EU-Swiss framework agreement talks could fail over mid-Oct deadline

epa07068499 Portugal's Defense Minister Jose Alberto de Azeredo Lopes speaks to the media on the second day of the Nato Defense Ministers Council meeting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 04 October 2018. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Portuguese defence minister resigns over weapons theft scandal

epa07093970 German Minister of Interior, Construction and Homeland and Christian Social Union (CSU) party chairman, Horst Seehofer (R) arrives for a CSU board meeting on the day after the Bavaria state elections, in Munich, Germany, 15 October 2018. The CSU lost significant in the 14 October regional elections in Bavaria and gained - according to the provisional official result - a 37,2 percent of the votes but remains the strongest faction in the new Bavarian parliament. EPA-EFE/PHILIPP GUELLAND

Bavarian elections change the German political landscape

Oettinger expects gloom for global economy, proposes mechanism for access to EU funds

epa07087875 European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Guenther Oettinger speaks at a press briefing on the EU budget for the future, on the side of a international conference in Brussels, Belgium, 12 October 2018. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

While Germany tries to calm the markets, Europe’s Commissioner for Budget, Günther Oettinger, has predicted that darker times lay ahead

By Irene Kostaki Journalist, New Europe

Energy

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Kazakh assets in Georgia sold to offshore company

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Kazakhstan’s KazTransGas doubles gas exports to China

EU energy at the helm

epa07083408 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (C), Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi(L) speaks during a press conference at the 6th Greece-Cyprus-Egypt Summit, in Elounda, Crete, Greece 10 October 2018. The Summit highlights the high level of cooperation of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt and the enhanced role that their tripartite and multilateral initiatives have gained in promoting regional stability, security and development in a particularly critical period for the region.According to government sources, regional development, energy security, regional stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, economic cooperation, as well as the tripartite cooperation on economic, digital and environmental sectors will dominate the contacts of the leaders while agreements and memoranda of cooperation will be signed. EPA-EFE/NIKOS CHALKIADAKIS

Greece, Egypt and the EU support Cyprus’ right to explore for hydrocarbons

epa07080126 German State Secretary for the Environment Jochen Flasbarth (L) and Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera (R) at the start of the Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg, 09 October 2018. The Environment Council will focus on CO2 emission standards, climate change and biodiversity. EPA-EFE/JULIEN WARNAND

EU Council adopts conclusions on climate change

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UN and EU urge world to limit global warming to 1.5°C

Event on Interregional Partnership on Batteries

EU regions scale-up joint projects in advanced materials for batteries

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In Greece, EU sees transition to sustainability, energy security

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SGRE electric thermal energy storage gives coal plants a green future

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Kazakhstan, KPO consortium settle Karachaganak dispute

Internet & ICT

epa07060358 Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev holds a press conference after the results in the Macedonian referendum to solve the name issue with Greece following the Prespa agreement, in Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 30 September 2018. The latest information from the State Election Commission suggests that about 36 percent from almost two million citizens of Macedonia came out to vote, and more than 500.000 citizens (91.2%) voted 'for' while over 30.000 (5.8%) citizens voted 'against', which prompted Zaev to declare it a success despite the low turnout of voters. EPA-EFE/NAKE BATEV

Name Dispute: Taking stock in Skopje after the disappointing referendum

epa07049635 Macedonians hold banners reading 'Yes for European Macedonia' during a rally supporting the upcoming referendum to endorse a name deal to end a long running dispute between Macedonia and Greece, in city of Prilep, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 26 September 2018. The referendum is scheduled for 30 September 2018. EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI

Zero hour for Name Dispute

How will Central and Eastern Europe respond to a far more impactful (mobility) transition?

epa06427878 A DJI drone hovers while people watch on opening day at the 2018 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 09 January 2018. The annual CES which takes place from 9-12 January is a place where industry manufacturers, advertisers and tech-minded consumers converge to get a taste of new innovations coming to the market each year. EPA-EFE/LARRY W. SMITH

DJI launches drone training hub in the Netherlands

epa07026627 FYR of Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev (L) and US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (R) inspect honor guards in front of the Government building in Skopje, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia (FYROM), 17 September 2018. Secretary Mattis is a one-day visit to FYROM. EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI

Name Dispute: Parade of stars to Skopje continues as referendum approaches

epa06518486 Members of the research group of ETH Zurich University work at the building complex of the Extreme Light Infrastructure Attosecond Light Pulse Source (ELI-ALPS) research facility in Szeged, 170km southeast of Budapest, Hungary, 12 February 2018. On the day when the first foreign users arrive at the laser center. The laser center ELI-ALPS is part of the European Union's large scientific project ELI implemented by the Czech Republic and Romania besides Hungary. The three laser research centres in Szeged, Prague (Beamline Facility), and Magurele, near Bucharest, (Photonuclear Facility), are elements of the first civilian large-scale high-power laser research project to be realized with trans-European cooperation and with the participation of the worldwide scientific community, are due to start operation in full capacity in 2019. EPA-EFE/TIBOR ROSTA HUNGARY OUT

EU grants €7.5 million to help 50 scientists bring their research to market

Greece’s Thessaloniki International Fair focuses on the American factor

epaselect epa06851095 Festival-goers dance with headphones at a silent party during the opening evening of the 52nd Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, 29 June 2018 (issued 30 June). The event running from June 29 to July 14 will feature 380 concerts. EPA-EFE/VALENTIN FLAURAUD

EU Commission clears Apple’s acquisition of Shazam

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If Trump Ruled Venice

epa06877381 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attend an event to present a project on autonomous driving at former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany, 10 July 2018. The two leaders, who are meeting in the context of German-Chinese government consultations in Berlin, signed an agreement the day before over cooperation in autonomous driving technology. EPA-EFE/MICHELE TANTUSSI / POOL

The German government moves to veto Chinese investment in “strategic sectors”

From the NE Knowledge Network

The Knowledge Network

epa07071893 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, attends the closing ceremony of the South Summit 2018 in Madrid, Spain, 05 October 2018. The South Summit is a global platform leader on innovation focused on business opportunities that gathers main characters of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. EPA-EFE/Juan Carlos Hidalgo

New Knowledge Ambition

By Francisco Jaime Quesado

The Knowledge Network

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A Future Inclusive Society

By Francisco Jaime Quesado

The Knowledge Network

epa02150995 (FILE) A file picture dated 11 March 2010 shows a euro coin and notes in Frankfurt Main, Germany. On 10 May 2010, German Chancellor Merkel defended the 'unprecedented' 750-billion-euro (960-billion-US dollar) safety net for eurozone members agreed upon overnight in Brussels. Merkel said the 'unique' measures served to 'strengthen and protect' the euro currency against 'broad attacks' on the markets. Merkel also stressed that any such bail-out would be attached to stringent demands for any ailing economy to enact budget reforms. EPA/TOBIAS KLEINSCHMIDT

The Economy is back!

By Francisco Jaime Quesado

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Behind the Curtain

epa06273443 Ukrainians hold a National flag during their protest near of Ukrainian Parliament building in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 October 2017. The rally started at morning 17 October 2017 outside the Ukrainian Parliament building. Protesters demand the lifting of parliamentary immunity, modification of the electoral legislation, as well as the establishment of an Anti-Corruption Court. Protestor?s tents which were set up yesterday evening are blocking the traffic around Parliament. EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

My name is Dr Mohammad Zahoor. I am a British citizen and for almost ten years, I was the benefactor

By Dr. Mohammad Zahoor Ukraine-based, British businessman of Pakistani origin. He is the founder and owner of the ISTIL Group, the former owner and publisher of the Kyiv Post, the co-founder of the Ukrainian Music Awards YUNA and a philanthropist

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