LONDON (Reuters) - European investigators have asked top trading houses Glencore <GLEN.L>, Vitol and Gunvor to help with a probe into oil price manipulation, while not suggesting they are under investigation, industry sources said on Monday. Full story
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said the European Commission made a "grave mistake" by agreeing to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China and urged the Commission to work to prevent the eruption of a trade conflict. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Visa Europe, the European licensee of Visa Inc. <V.N>, has offered to cap its inter-bank credit card fees at the same level as rival MasterCard <MA.N> to end a European Union antitrust investigation and stave off a possible fine. Full story
LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) - European authorities have raided offices of oil majors Shell, BP and Statoil as part of a probe into suspected manipulation of oil prices, one of the biggest cross-border actions since the Libor rigging scandal. Full story
The European Commission says it has opened an in-depth investigation into the government-backed restructuring of France's PSA Peugeot Citroen group to see whether it violates European Union state aid rules. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If Bangladesh were to lose its preferential trading status with Europe over conditions in its garment factories, it could face hundreds of millions of dollars in duties and limits on access to its largest trading partner. Full story
France's President Francois Hollande shakes hands with European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva during the family picture at the European Commission, ahead of a Donors Conference on the development of Mali, in Brussels May 15, 20
France's President Francois Hollande arrives for the familly picture with European Commissioners at the European Commission, ahead of a Donor Conference on the development of Mali, in Brussels May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS)
France's President Francois Hollande smiles alongside European Union Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding during the European Commissioners family picture at the European Commission, ahead of a Donor Conference on the development of Mali, in Brussels May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule (BELGIUM -
France's President Francois Hollande arrives at the European Commission ahead of a Donor Conference on the development of Mali, in Brussels May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS)
France's President Francois Hollande shakes hand with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso as he arrives at the European Commission, ahead of a Donor Conference on the development of Mali, in Brussels May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS)
Visitors walk past a wall of photos showing portraits of European Union citizens outside the EU Commission building during Europe Day 2013 in Brussels May 4, 2013. European Institutions held an open house of its headquarters, including the EU Commission,council and the parliament, to allow all citiz
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