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D.E Master Blenders 1753 said on Thursday it received a 6.4- billion-euro takeover offer from German investor Joh A Benckiser, sending shares of the Dutch coffee and tea maker up more than 25 percent.
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BERLIN, March 28- Europe's carefully maintained autobahns, high-speed TGV trains and vast network of modern airports have long been the envy of the world. We are not rejoicing, "said Harold Ruijters, who leads the Transport Commission's Trans European Network unit, which aims to connect Europe's fragmented railways, roads and airports.
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*Belgium, like Dutch and French, falling behind Germany. CHARLEROI, Belgium, March 28- Just a day after giving birth, Belgian entrepreneur Esmeralda Desart was back at work running her export business, putting in the kind of 16- hour day that has become the norm since she started up a company selling printer parts in 2007..
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*Italy, Spain recover after weak start, risks persist. That had some traders anticipating a rush to withdraw money- a sight that risked spooking depositors in other euro zone countries and causing problems for the likes of Spain and Italy.
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BERLIN, March 27- Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday Cyprus's rescue deal could not be a model for other troubled euro zone countries, contradicting his successor as head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers.
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*Germany hits back after getting blame for tough Cyprus deal. BERLIN, March 27- A wave of anti-German sentiment unleashed by the harsh conditions imposed in a 10- billion euro bailout for Cyprus has stung politicians in Berlin and may harden resistance to further euro zone rescue measures in the run-up to a September election.
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*Germany hits back after getting blame for tough Cyprus deal. BERLIN, March 27- A wave of anti-German sentiment unleashed by the harsh conditions imposed in a 10- billion euro bailout for Cyprus has stung politicians in Berlin and may harden resistance to further euro zone rescue measures in the run-up to a September election.
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UNITED NATIONS, March 27- The United Nations hopes that a team investigating allegations about the use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war will deploy to the country as early as next week, U.N. diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
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ZURICH, March 27- Swiss stock exchange operator SIX Group would consider bidding for its larger European competitor Euronext if the exchange were to come up for sale, SIX's chief executive said on Wednesday. which said last December it planned to float Euronext after it completes its $8.2 billion acquisition of NYSE Euronext.
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FRANKFURT/ AMSTERDAM, March 27- Dutch nuclear reactor Borssele has been given permission to operate up to 2033, though the approval can still be contested, Dutch and German stakeholders said on Wednesday. Started in 1973, the 500 megawatt plant is one of the oldest reactors in Europe.
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UNITED NATIONS, March 27- The United Nations hopes that a team investigating allegations about the use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war will deploy to the country as early as next week, U.N. diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
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*Ireland, Malta and Luxembourg distance themselves from Cyprus. BRUSSELS, March 27- Blunt remarks by a leading minister saying European support for troubled banks is a last resort laid bare what has long been an open secret in Brussels: promises to create a euro zone backstop for banks may never be fulfilled.
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*Ireland, Malta and Luxembourg distance themselves from Cyprus. BRUSSELS, March 27- Blunt remarks by a leading minister saying European support for troubled banks is a last resort laid bare what has long been an open secret in Brussels: promises to create a euro zone backstop for banks may never be fulfilled.
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*Would be worth 5.1 billion euros at current prices. *Spain may sell 1.15 pct of EADS by April 9. Shareholders in the Airbus parent also approved a maximum buyback of 15 percent of the group's shares, worth 5.1 billion euros at current prices, but Chief Executive Tom Enders indicated he would not make use of the entire allocation after recent price gains.
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*Would be worth 5.1 billion euros at current prices. *Spain may sell 1.15 pct of EADS by April 9. Shareholders in the Airbus parent also approved a maximum buyback of 15 percent of the group's shares, worth 5.1 billion euros at current prices, but Chief Executive Tom Enders indicated he would not make use of the entire allocation after recent price gains.
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AMSTERDAM, March 27- EADS shareholders backed sweeping corporate changes and a partially new board on Wednesday, abandoning a Franco-German control pact in favour of rules that its leaders hailed as "emancipation" from political interference.
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AMSTERDAM, March 27- EADS shareholders backed sweeping corporate changes and a partially new board on Wednesday, abandoning a Franco-German control pact in favour of rules that its leaders hailed as "emancipation" from political interference.
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AMSTERDAM, March 27- European aerospace group EADS signalled it may not make full use of a maximum 15 percent share buyback authorized by shareholders, as chief executive Tom Enders said he would not launch an actual buyback worth over a third of its net cash.
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LONDON, March 27- Intercontinental Exchange and Dutch natural gas infrastructure company Gasunie are jointly launching a European gas and power trading platform, the companies said on Wednesday.
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ARNHEM, The Netherlands, March 27- Digital doctors like Nicholas Haining and Frank Bosch are changing the face of medicine and the way publishers such as Wolters Kluwer. As a result, Wolters Kluwer is increasingly selling information in electronic rather than printed form- a change that has allowed the Dutch company to increase margins and retain subscribers.
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*Spain may sell 1.15 pct of EADS by April 9. AMSTERDAM, March 27- Spain plans to sell 1.15 percent of EADS, worth around 400 million euros at current prices, as the aerospace company overhauls its structure, EADS said on Wednesday.