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If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/UXDMSS/JQVIGZ/ZTXFLI/A7P8KJ/   Europe morning headlines Friday June 14 2013 Financial Times - Europe homepage   Obama gives go-ahead to arm Syria rebels White House said Syrian forces had used small quantities of chemical weapons, including sarin gas, and that 100-150 people had died http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/6AP2TW/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Hopes for G8 trade and tax deals dented France and Canada resisting a last-minute push for an ambitious trade and tax package at the Northern Ireland global summit http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/4VNC1Y/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Erdogan meets main protest group Last-minute move by Turkish prime minister comes after delivering 'final warning' to protesters, stoking expectations of an imminent police operation http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/523VLS/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Genes cannot be patented, US court rules The US Supreme Court rules that isolated pieces of DNA are not patentable in a decision with sweeping consequences for biotechnology companies http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/WHITS8/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Fear Hester exit will speed RBS defections UK Financial Investments, which manages the government's bank stakes, played a key role in influencing board's view that CEO should go http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/4VNC1Q/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Markets   Asian markets follow Wall Street higher Equity markets opened higher after a strong session on Wall Street http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/PN5FKM/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Bond sales dry up as interest rates rise US sales of investment grade corporate debt almost slide to a complete halt, with companies accepting concessions to drive deals through http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/523VLM/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Drop in ECB deposits seen as positive Reduction in central bank balance sheet is seen as sign of reduced stress for eurozone banks and shows they have alternative sources of funding http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/VTYL9C/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Dollar steadies on positive US data Currency rises from a four-month low after positive figures on the US economy that were expected to shed fresh light on Fed policy http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/GYOD2P/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Rolls-Royce lags recovery in UK stocks The wider market rallied sharply into the close to break a three-day losing streak. The FTSE 100 ended up 5.18 points to 6,304.63, nearly 100 points above its session low http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/CWB4O3/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   World News   Agricultural groups explore impact of ruling Makers of genetically modified seeds and other altered plant materials believe products have been changed enough to fall outside Supreme Court finding http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/A5TM88/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Germany seeks to halt EU-Turkey talks Berlin lobbies other members to delay negotiations as Turkish prime minister delivers 'final warning' to demonstrators to quit Gezi Park http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/WHITSI/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   China group plans $40bn Panama Canal rival Lawmakers voted to grant 50-year concession to HKND Group to study and then possibly build 286km-long canal linking Atlantic and Pacific coasts http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/A5TM8H/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   US intelligence chief under scrutiny Revelations have focused scrutiny on surveillance activities of the intelligence services and have reignited debate about privacy in the digital age http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/DXGW0J/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Europe News - latest Europe news headlines - FT.com   Putin orders spending pledges implemented Economists agree Russian president's latest decrees are unrealistic given the slide in oil prices, but his public opinion ratings are suffering http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/MJZS4V/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Merkel announces €8bn flood damage fund Central government and 16 of Germany's federal states to raise funds through new borrowing after catastrophic floods devastate swaths of central Europe http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/EK8XCS/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   France offered concession in US trade talks Paris offered right at next week's G8 negotiations to challenge any offer made to the US that affects French film, television and music http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/DXGW0L/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   EU probes Google over Android licensing Antitrust watchdog asks device makers and mobile operators for information after allegations of cut-price deals and exclusivity agreements http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/JQVE7A/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Mortgage ruling to hit Spanish banks BBVA moves to remove floor clauses from thousands of home-loan contracts after Supreme Court ruling on minimum interest rates for borrowers http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/LSA95G/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   European companies   Royalty suffers setback in Elan poll US group's informal polling of Elan's investors showed that a majority favour the Irish drug group's recommended share buyback proposal http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/WHITSO/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Prisa in talks to sell Digital Plus stake Spanish media group holds discussions with Telefónica over offloading its holding in the country's largest pay TV operator for as much as €900m http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/4VNC1U/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Jaguar-Land Rover exposes skill shortage Surge in demand for British engineers by carmakers is exposing the chronic skills-shortage threatening the future growth of the UK supply chain http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/VTYL9K/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Dublin to delay bank tests until 2014 Country also seeks a "prudential backstop" from bailout lenders should events derail plan to return to market financing this year http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IEBFRD/A7P8KJ/SPFTIX/Q34ND6/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=14   Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. 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