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5 november 2014

The European Commission has added its voice to the growing drumbeat of bad news about the European economic recovery with growth downgrades for 2014.

4 november 2014

The new EU commission began work on Monday after taking office on Saturday. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has made it clear that he believes the team is the last chance for Europe and has promised a new start for the EU.

4 november 2014

The shareholders of boat maker Seaway provided fresh capital for the troubled company which has recently had all its accounts blocked.

3 november 2014

Delavska hranilnica, a bank controlled by several trade unions, has acquired 57% of Aerodrom Maribor, the company operating the airport in Slovenia's second-largest city. The bank's boss says the move was made in response to foreign ownership of Aerodrom Ljubljana, the operator of Slovenia's biggest airport.

3 november 2014

Both Italy and France have backed off from a budget clash with the EU.

30 october 2014

Slovenia's Dušan Mramor was among the more than 50 finance ministers who signed at the OECD's Global Forum meeting in Berlin on Wednesday a multilateral agreement on the exchange of financial account data among relevant authorities in a bid to end banking secrecy and tax evasion.

30 october 2014

Samsung Electronics has seen its quarterly operating profit fall to its lowest level in more than three years because of slowing smartphone sales.

29 october 2014

A ceremony's been held to mark the 100th anniversary of the First Battle of Ypres during the World War One.