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Were scientists to blame for the 2008 economic crash?
The use of computer programmes and complex algorithms – created by informaticians and physicists - to decide on investments in markets was a contributing factor in the 2008 economic crash
UK ship contract 'could have stayed within EU'
At least one of the UK's newly ordered Royal Fleet Auxiliary refuelling tankers may have been built in the UK if the contract had been awarded to an Italian shipbuilding firm, it has been revealed
Tar sands - cheap energy versus environmental concern
The battle between environmentalists and lobbyists over Europe's use of cheap oil from Canadian tar sands is set to escalate - with a key minsterial vote due in June
Greek euro exit would spark 'ghastly' new crisis
The eurozone faces an "existential crisis" and a Greek exit would have "ghastly" consequences for the European economy, Roger Bootle said yesterday
Russia builds up military on NATO's borders
Russia is to modernise two airfields and deploy extra surface-to-air missiles at military bases within its western exclave of Kaliningrad
Hollande victory could cause bond market 'bloodbath'
The chief economist at Deutsche Bank warns of instability in financial markets if socialist candidate Francois Hollande becomes French president and clashes with Angela Merkel on Europe's austerity agenda
Secret British-Franco military drone documents stolen
Confidential documents relating to a joint Franco-British unmanned aerial vehicle project have been stolen from a French railway station
Welcome to eurozone recession - we could be here for some time
The eurozone will enter into recession this year with the economy contracting by 0.3 per cent across 2012, forecasts the European Commission
ACTA referred to top EU court amid protests
Trade commissioner Karel De Gucht has asked the EU's top court to rule on whether ACTA complies with fundamental rights and freedoms
European pharmaceutical firms shift business to emerging markets
Europe's drug companies seek growth in India, China and Brazil as growth slows at home - says credit rating agency
UK, Sweden and Netherlands make EU accounts protest
The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Sweden yesterday refused to sign off the European Union's €122bn operating budget for 2010, citing an unacceptably high rate of errors
The European Parliament's multi-million euro art collection
The new valuation of the EP's art collection is expected to show it is now worth a fortune – meaning the press team will have to make a sturdy defence when the Eurosceptic parts of the media come calling - writes Justin Stares
Greece wins bail-out but viability questioned
The EU and IMF agree a long-awaited €130bn bail-out for Greece but doubts remain about the viability of debt reduction targets and the impact of imposing a permanent troika presence in Athens
Iran halts oil exports to UK and France
Iran has pre-empted European Union sanctions by suspending oil sales to British and French companies
Sanctions push Iran to nuclear weapons - says EU agency
Russia, China and other oil-thirsty emerging powers are a long way from joining the western sanctions – reports Francesco Guarascio