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G20 SUMMIT
New financial rules 'non-negotiable' aim, says Sarkozy
The aim of agreeing new regulations for the financial sector is "non-negotiable" for France and Germany at this week's G20 summit, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
NATO
Balkan states Croatia and Albania join Atlantic Alliance
Croatia has promptly expressed its readiness to help NATO efforts in Afghanistan after officially joining the alliance, along with Albania, during a ceremony in Washington. Further expansion of NATO is, however, unlikely in the near future.
G20 SUMMIT
Police baton charge London G20 protestors
Riot police baton charged G20 protestors gathered around the Bank of England in the heart of London's financial district. Most of the peaceful demonstrators had already left the scene, leaving behind a hard core which police are trying to disperse.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Topolanek says parties near deal on ‘cabinet of experts’
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, ousted in a no-confidence vote last week, said his government would step down before the end of the June, leaving technocracts to manage the end of the EU presidency.
EUROPE ON THE MOVE
Latvia struggles to weather the crisis
Latvia, known until recently as the 'Eastern tiger', is today the EU country worst hit by the economic crisis. With the state on the verge of bankruptcy, the population is struggling to make ends meet.
CHECHNYA
President Kadyrov's one-time rival killed in Dubai
Sulim Yamadayev, a former rebel chief who had challenged Moscow-backed President Ramzan Kadyrov for control of Chechen security forces until last year, was found dead in an underground garage in Dubai at the weekend.
MONTENEGRO
Djukanovic's pro-EU ruling party claims victory
Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's For A European Montenegro' coalition claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's general elections. Djukanovic vowed to navigate the economic crisis and bring his country closer to EU and NATO membership.
TURKEY
Ruling party leads, but fails to sweep local polls
Turkey’s ruling AK Party is leading in local elections, but PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party failed to win the key Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, as well as the secularist stronghold of Izmir, amid a nationwide slide in support.
ITALY
Silvio Berlusconi to head new People of Freedom party
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, 72, has been elected leader of a new conservative party, the People of Freedom (PDL). The new merging of two formerly separate parties aims to win over 51 percent of the Italian electorate
TURKEY
Erdogan's ruling AK Party set to win local elections
PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is expected to win local elections comfortably in Turkey, while at least four people have been killed in election violence in the country’s southeast, medical sources said.
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