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Europe nears gas pipeline accord
Five European governments are due to sign an agreement on 13 July for a major new pipeline from Central Asia.
Funding for airport is approved
The European Commission approves a £24.3m grant towards the redevelopment of Newquay Airport in Cornwall.
EU blamed over German bank woes
A German minister blames the European Union for problems in the state Landesbank banking system.
Euro MPs build new alliances
The European Parliament's coalitions are changing as newly-elected Euro MPs decide where they will sit in Strasbourg.
Albania PM claims narrow victory
The governing centre-right party of Albania's prime minister claimed victory in elections, but the opposition Socialists allege fraud.
Timeline: Croatia
A chronology of key events
Yemen airline's safety questioned
The fatal crash of an Airbus off the Comoros with 153 people on board raises concern about Yemenia's safety standards.
Timeline: Iraq
A chronology of key events
Herschel yields new galaxy image
The European Space Agency releases a stunning image of the spiral "Whirlpool Galaxy".
'Ugly' fruit back on sale in EU
Oddly-shaped fruit and veg is going on sale again in the EU, after the European Commission abolished strict marketing rules.
Greek mental care failures exposed
Staff at a Greek psychiatric hospital show the BBC's Chloe Hadjimatheou how patients are routinely tied up, because the system cannot cope.
EU wants world aviation blacklist
The EU's transport chief calls for a global blacklist of airlines deemed unsafe, as the crash of a Yemeni airliner is investigated.
Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty
Key questions answered on the EU's reform treaty, which is in trouble after Irish voters rejected it last June.
Rethink defence, 'declining' UK urged
Paul Reynolds of BBC Online looks at a new report suggesting that Britain should change its security and defence posture.
The Record: Europe
Europe explained: the Record Europe takes its weekly look at the key events and issues in the EU institutions.
How MSPs voted in the parliament
A guide to how MSPs voted during business in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament.
Windows 7 upgrade plans revealed
Europeans will not be able to upgrade directly from earlier versions to Windows 7, says Microsoft.
Many sharks 'facing extinction'
Almost a third of species of open ocean sharks are under threat of being wiped out by overfishing, say scientists.
Sweden gears up for EU challenges
Tackling the economic crisis and climate change are Sweden's top priorities as it assumes the EU presidency.
BNP dismisses legal action threat
The British National Party says its membership rules are "entirely legal" after they are threatened with court action.

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