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European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso (left) with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, 1 Mar 09
EU 'consensus' to tackle crisis
EU leaders say they are determined to avoid any protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis.
Brown: EU united on economy
Mardell blog: French climbdown
Eastern banks get bail-out

Basque Nationalist Party supporters in Bilbao. Photo: 27/02/09 Basques short of overall majority
Basque nationalists win a regional election vote in Spain's Basque Country but fail to achieve an overall majority.

An FDLR rebel in the eastern DR Congo. File photo Rebels 'retake DR Congo positions'
The UN says Hutu rebels retake positions in eastern DR Congo after a Rwandan withdrawal, but Kinshasa denies the claim.


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