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A Greek consumer was charged by his bank twice while shopping in London. A Greek ADR led to the bank refunding the second charge to the consumer.
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The EU's humanitarian aid capability should be stepped up, by creating a European civil protection force, boosting funding and ensuring a clear division of labour between military and humanitarian bodies in crisis areas, says Parliament in a resolution voted on Tuesday.
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To secure supplies of affordable food, the EU must have a strong farm policy that discourages food commodity speculation and helps more young farmers to start up, said Parliament on Tuesday.
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Scientists on an amphibian-hunting mission to Haiti have just announced the re-discovery of six species of frog previously feared to be extinct.
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What is the current role and likely future role of social media tools like Facebook and Twitter in framing European discourse?
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Report sets 10 priorities for tackling the bloc's main economic challenges, launching the first ever ‘European semester'.
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China's first capsule hotel ready to open its doors in Shanghai, aims to capture slice of booming leisure budget travel market.
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Chinese factories increase their output of replicas of the Windsor royal engagment ring as world-wide demand for the sparkle remains high.
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An award-winning South Korean film director shoots a 30-minute movie using only Apple's iPhone 4.
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President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with U.S. Senator Richard Durbin.
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President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė visited the Antakalnis Cemetery to honour the memory of those killed on January 13.
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The Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva arrives in Yemen today, together with António Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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The EU and Serbia have today signed a bilateral agreement on Serbia's accession to the WTO.
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The euro changeover in Estonia is in its final stage.
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Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth and Wang Xiao, President of the All-China Youth Federation, will open the EU-China Year of Youth in Brussels today, in the presence of 200 young people from the EU and China.
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The European Parliament's Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis will visit Lisbon and Madrid on 11 - 13 January to assess the impact of the debt crisis and debate possible ways out with national politicians, economic stakeholders, industry and social partners.
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Nintendo aims to sell four million of its new 3-dimensional 3DS game console in the first 30 days of launch in Japan, U.S. and Europe.
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Flash floods and heavy rains wreak more havoc in Queensland.
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Europe's flora and fauna are now better protected than at any time in the history of the European Union. Natura 2000, Europe's network of protected natural areas, has been expanded by nearly 27 000 square kilometres.
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Six containers containing a total of 144 tonnes of smuggled fresh garlic disguised as onions have been intercepted in Poland.
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