Eurotactics

Turkish PM to visit Britain

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Britain next week for talks on his country's struggling bid to join the European Union and the Cyprus conflict, his office said Friday.

World Bank approves loan to Latvia

Latvia signed an agreement with the World Bank Friday to borrow 100 million euros (143.9 million dollars) to support reforms to the social safety net, the bank said in a statement.

Albania ready for probe into organ trafficking claims

Albania is ready to open a full probe into alleged trafficking of organs taken from Serb prisoners at the end of the 1998-99 Kosovo conflict, Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta said on Friday.

EU’s Ashton to tour Middle East from Sunday

European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton will begin a five-day tour of Middle East hotspots on Sunday, her office said.

EU’s Ashton to be urged to lodge formal Iraq vote protest

European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton will next week be urged to lodge a formal protest over "widespread fraud" during the Iraqi election count.

Eurozone official factory output surges in January

Factory output across continental Europe's euro currency zone surged ahead in January, delighting analysts, although not enough to remove longer-term concerns.