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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/FG6LAA/EK6AOD/1BD3HQ/5CJLMI/   Europe morning headlines Monday July 15 2013 Financial Times - Europe homepage   Chinese economy slows to 7.5% growth The economy slowed for a second consecutive quarter, increasing the chances that the government will miss its 7.5% annual growth target http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/6AU8B3/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Apple hires fresh talent for 'iWatch' Tech group brings in fresh expertise amid concern launch of its first new product since Jobs' death could be a year away http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/7Z16GJ/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   BP says US law firms reaping a 'bonanza' 'Outrageous results' are evidence that a misinterpretation of the settlement was opening the door to 'absurd' awards, oil company says http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/CWG2CU/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   G20 sharpens attack on tax avoidance Finance ministers from the Group of 20 leading nations plan to launch a new phase of the international crackdown on corporate tax avoidance http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/Z8SU3J/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Chinese warships sail past northern Japan Chinese navy ships sail through the waters that separate Japan and Russia for the first time, in the latest example of China's growing military reach http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/CWG2CG/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Markets   Markets rise as China GDP meets forecasts Investors are breathing a sigh of relief that the slowdown to 7.5% in the world's second-largest economy wasn't more severe http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/9MT068/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   World News   DoJ weighs Zimmerman charges Acquittal of George Zimmerman in death of Trayvon Martin sparks largely peaceful protests across several US cities and a split political reaction http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/EK6Z2B/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Merkel seeks EU deal on data protection Companies would be subject to the same strict privacy rules in all EU states, and not simply legislation in the country where they are registered http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/6AU8BP/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Spain's Rajoy faces fresh demands to quit Paper publishes revelations that the PM sent supportive text messages to the disgraced party treasurer at the centre of the affair two months after scandal broke http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/A5HCOC/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Hollande vows to push on with budget cuts French president seeks to address perception that his administration has lost momentum just days after the country's sovereign rating was downgraded http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/ULYRS7/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Iran president rebuilds bond with clerics Closer relations between the presidency and the clergy is likely to provide a check to the power wielded by the elite Revolutionary Guards http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/VTIFJQ/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Europe News   Spain to get independent fiscal authority Independent authority will be central to the government's campaign to rein in public deficits and improve fiscal management but critics say it is deeply flawed http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/87LO8B/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Emma Marcegaglia, Business Europe Italy's highest-profile businesswoman says she plans to be outspoken but helpful as she juggles her new lobbying role with her role as co-chief of Marcegaglia http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/52PGHH/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   The dangers of Europe's technocrats Officials who say the EU has done much to solve the economic crisis are implying wrongly that the situation has improved and the worst is over http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/9MT06P/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   European Companies News   Spanish groups: of limited utility Energy market reforms do not address the fundamental issue of distorted incentives http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/K9AX4K/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   CMBS defaults more than double Rise, which comes as S&P forecasts further delinquencies, underlines difficulties facing Europe's struggling commercial property market http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/B4BV0C/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   Dairy companies buck consolidation trend A small group of privately owned businesses in Devon, Somerset and Cornwall have bucked the trend of industry consolidation in dairy processing http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XBKZSE/S3MIHV/3C6EGV/RPX9E7/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=15   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 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