FT.com - The global sell-off on equities markets continued in London on Friday, as investors pulled more money out of financial stocks amid fresh worry about losses relating to the US subprime lending crisis.

AP - European companies can help China develop brands that are both global and sustainable, and in return create ties that help their own businesses compete in that nation's fast-growing economy, organizers of an China-Europe conference say.

AFP - US giant General Motors on Tuesday launched production of the Aveo economy car at a plant in Poland, marking the first time a vehicle from the Chevrolet brand has been built in the European Union.

AFP - After gaining ground in opening deals, the London FTSE 100 index was down 0.93 percent at 6,414.80.

AFP - European Union interior ministers approved Thursday the entry of nine new countries into Europe's passport-free Schengen area on December 21, freeing up travel and giving a boost to economic activity.

AFP - The European Union appears to be 'sleepwalking into a vast financial commitment' with its troubled Galileo satellite network, and a rigorous cost-benefit analysis must be produced on the system, a parliamentary committee said Monday.

FT.com - Romania and Bulgaria, once repressive regimes, now offer opportunity, claims fund manager Ion Florescu.

Reuters - President Nicolas Sarkozy, facing potentially crippling transport strikes over a proposed overhaul of the pension system, vowed on Tuesday to carry his economic reform plans through to completion.

AFP - The eurozone economy rebounded in the third quarter despite financial market stress with growth of 0.7 percent over one quarter and 2.6 percent over one year, an official EU estimate said Wednesday.

Canadian Press - BRUSSELS, Belgium - Annual inflation rose to 2.6 per cent in October for the 13 countries that use the euro due to higher fuel and food prices, the EU statistics agency said Thursday.

AFP - The pound held firm against the single European currency and suffered losses against the dollar despite US figures on manufacturing output and capital flows being weaker than expected.

AFP - Advisors to British finance minister Alistair Darling are preparing a plan to continue an emergency loan to troubled bank Northern Rock despite European Union rules limiting the period it can receive state aid, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported.

FT.com - When Katzenbach Partners, a fast-growing US strategy consulting firm founded in 1998 by three former McKinsey partners, opens its first European office next year, London will be the location.

AFP - Two of the eurozone's top economic officials expressed concern Tuesday about the euro's record strength on foreign exchange markets as the single European currency flirted with the 1.50-dollar threshold.

Reuters - The European Union and Southeast Asian leaders called on Thursday for enhanced economic cooperation and the release of political detainees in military-ruled Myanmar, but set no timetables.

FT.com - London equities rallied on Friday, as rumours of Chinese bid interest in Vedanta Resources brought the full weight of the mining sector behind the advance.

Reuters - Croats vote on Sunday in a tightly contested national election, expecting whoever wins to tackle corruption, overhaul the economy and take their country into the European Union.

Reuters - Croats started voting in a tightly contested national election on Sunday, expecting their new leaders to root out corruption, overhaul the economy and take the country into the European Union in the next four years.

AFP - The European Union and Vietnam launched talks on a wide-ranging cooperation pact Monday during a visit by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to the fast-growing Southeast Asian economy.

AP - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Tuesday he would attend an upcoming Europe-Africa summit, ensuring his standoff with Britain will overshadow efforts to forge stronger political and economic ties between the two continents.

AFP - China and Europe were set to confront each other over long-running economic disputes at an annual summit Wednesday, after EU chiefs said they would urge Beijing to do more to address a vast trade gap.

Reuters - European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said on Thursday that a free trade pact between India and the EU could provide a big boost to both economies, and shore up global demand if the world economy begins to cool.