Europe

ECB to keep rates on hold as it revises up inflation forecast

Frankfurt  - ECB to keep rates on hold as it revises up inflation forecast

Baltic states keen on energy cooperation despite pipeline row

Riga- The Baltic states and Poland are keen to join energy, environment and economic development projects in the Baltic Sea region despite their opposition to a planned Russian-German underwater ga

Retail sales slump more than expected in Europe

Berlin  - European retail trade fell more than expected in April, data released Wednesday showed, adding to signs of slowing growth amid concerns about soaring food prices and inflation.

Berlin should press Medvedev on reforms, key German official says

Berlin  - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev arrives in Berlin Thursday on his first foreign visit in Europe since taking office last month with a key German official saying he should be taken at hi

European fishermen protest in Brussels

Brussels  - Fishermen from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal gathered outside the European Union's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday to demand cheaper petrol.

Russia hopes "for equal partnership" with EU, Russian official says

Riga  - Russia hopes for "equal partnership" with the European Union, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Igov Shuvalov said Wednesday.

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