Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:17 PM EDT
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the European Communities.
By IBTimes
The European Union has filed a suit with the World Trade Organization against Argentina’s import restrictions, raising the dispute between the EU and the South American nation only weeks after Buenos Aires nationalized Spanish oil firm Repsol’s subsidiary in the country. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: WTO, ARGENTINA, INVESTMENT
By IBTimes UK
United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay urges Western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its president, Robert Mugabe. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: HUMAN RIGHTS, COURT, UNITED NATIONS, ELECTIONS, ZIMBABWE, ATTORNEY GENERAL
By Reuters
Relentless worries over a possible Greek exit from the euro zone checked European stock markets on Friday after a brief rally following sharp losses earlier in the week, and traders said markets would remain volatile over the coming month. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, ELECTIONS, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, INVESTMENT, LONDON
By Reuters
Spain's Bankia SA <BKIA.MC> is set to ask the state for a more than 15 billion euros ($19 billion) bailout on Friday, marking another rise in the cost of a drawn-out rescue of the country's fourth-biggest bank. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: GDP, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, LONDON
By IBTimes UK
One police officer killed in unprecedented suicide bomb attack in central Turkish province of Kayseri, PKK accused. (May 25)
By IBTimes
Moving swiftly from the realm of tin foil-hat conspiracy to a bullet point being openly talked about as a fait accompli by international financiers, an exit by Greece from the European common currency dominated conversation this week. But what would actually happen if Greece left the euro?. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: GOLD, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, INVESTMENT, SILVER, CHINA, DEUTSCHE BANK, GERMANY
By IBTimes IN
European airlines may risk an embargo from India's airspace, should Brussels impose sanctions on Indian carriers over carbon emissions. Brussels is facing the heat from several nations, including China, Russia, over an EU carbon emissions tradin... (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: INDIA, CHINA, UNITED NATIONS, RUSSIA
By Reuters UK
Global stocks eked out gains on Thursday while the euro fell as data suggested Europe's debt woes were spreading and worsening a global economic slowdown, adding to investor concerns about Greece's possible exit from the euro zone. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, BNP PARIBAS, HSBC, GERMANY
By Reuters UK
Supporters of independence for Scotland will launch on Friday what they say is the biggest grassroots campaign in Scottish history, a move that could result in the demise of a 305-year-old union with England and the breakup of Britain. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, UNITED KINGDOM, ELECTIONS, LONDON
By Street Wise Reports
Hitting just the right target and engineering cells to perform certain tasks will unlock the deep secrets of biology and change the entire paradigm of medicine, says WBB Securities President and Managing Partner Stephen Brozak. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: NYSE, ADVERTISING, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT, ANTIBIOTIC, INFECTION
