Europe

Cambodia eyes lucrative European, Chinese tourist trade

Phnom Penh  - Cambodia Tourism Minister Thong KhonCambodia will seek to

Ariane rocket launches with Vietnamese, Brazilian satellites

European Ariane 5Kourou, French Guiana/Paris - A European Ariane 5 carrier rocket launched F

EU ministers call for central asylum management office

Luxembourg  - The European Union's interior ministers on Friday called for the creation of an office to help member states manage asylum claims across the bloc.

EU deficits fall, Slovakia moves closer to euro membership

Luxembourg/Brussels  -  European Union governments reduced their deficits in 2007, according to estimates Friday by Eurostat that also confirmed that Slovakia is on course to joining the euro.

Key German think tanks cut economic growth outlook

Berlin  - The strong euro, record high energy prices and financial market turbulence have resulted in Germany's key economic institutes revising down their growth outlook for Europe's biggest econo

Longtime Berlusconi associate tipped to join EU commission

Brussels  -  Antonio Tajani, a conservative member of the European Parliament (EP) and a co-founder of Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, was Wednesday being tipped to join the European Commis

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