Brussels: Ukraine close to gas deal with Slovakia, US funds pl...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday November 20 2013     European Union News   Ukraine close to gas deal with Slovakia   Brussels intervenes to open Slovak corridor in last-ditch effort to persuade Kiev to sign a pact that would cement closer ties with Europe       US funds place big bets on euro bank recovery   Return of American money to eurozone financial sector encouraged by sense that European regulators may be getting a grip on the sector     Eurozone banks' asset shedding hits SMEs   As banks shed assets ahead of eurozone stress tests, pruning their assets, lending to companies across the single currency zone has suffered     Brussels officials face pay freeze   Brussels officials will have to forgo a 2011 pay rise after a ruling that they cannot shield themselves from austerity measures imposed on others               Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.