European Business & Economy

AFP - Northern Ireland's economy is recovering but years of strife have "left scars" including underinvestment in infrastructure and over-dependence on the public sector, an EU report said Monday.

AFP - Leading shares closed at the day's high as Wall Street remained firmer, with miners helping to buoy the FTSE on the back of stronger metals prices and British Energy and Centrica up after reports of bid talk between the groups.

AFP - The head of the bloc of EU nations using the euro single currency, Jean-Claude Juncker, said Monday that he will meet US President George W. Bush on Wednesday to discuss foreign exchange rates.