Brussels braced for vodka battle
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A battle over the definition of vodka that has divided eastern and western Europe nears its climax with a vote in the EU parliament.
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Frisk was hit on the head by an object thrown from the crowd during a Champions League match with Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday. But the apology is unlikely to cut much ice with UEFA, who will meet next week to decide Roma&#39;s punishment.
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Wine producers from new European Union members in central and eastern Europe say that EU&#39;s plans to reform the wine sector will come at their expense and could have &quot;dramatic&quot; implications.
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Germany and France are expected to adopt a tougher stand on the Turkish bid to join the EU when their leaders meet in SaarbrA A1 4cken on Tuesday .Comment
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A vodka war is on between traditionalists, whose vodka is distilled only from potatoes or grain, and those who make the liquor from grapes, other fruit, or even maple syrup.
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A sense of crisis prevails in Belgium, as separatists want to slice the country horizontally along ethnic lines.
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Colin Montgomerie believes Europe&#39;s team spirit can defeat USA - and their partisan fans - when the Ryder Cup starts this week in Oakland Hills, Michigan.
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Travel: Brussels has no shortage of cosy bars where you can sample the finest Belgian beers while soaking up the atmosphere, says John Brunton
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Bulgaria and Romania are set to get the green light to join the EU on Tuesday, but under tough conditions.
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News on the group stage of the European competition.
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Europe&#39;s ongoing club-versus-country debate intensified yesterday when the powerful G14 lobby, which includes Arsenal, Manchester United and Real Madrid, threatened to take their case to
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The atmosphere is building ahead of the Carling Cup final in Cardiff between Chelsea and Arsenal.
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Ukraine's Viktor Yushchenko will take his case for joining the European Union to Brussels tomorrow, but despite a warm welcome in the EU capital the bloc insists his country must stay outside for now.
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THE Champions League match between Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine will be played in Donetsk on December 7. UEFA, European soccer&#39;s governing body, received appropriate security guarantees from the Ukrainian authorities today.
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Â· Government launches alcohol abuse strategyÂ· Critics call for happy hours and promotions ban
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The state-run Russian company that claims the rights to Stolichnaya vodka has targeted British spirits and wine group Allied Domecq in its fight to control the hundreds of millions of dollars in annual sales of the famed Russian vodka in the United States.
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Europe&#39;s show of unity with Vladimir Putin was shattered yesterday when Russia accused the European Union of &#39;blasphemy&#39; for demanding an explanation of how the Beslan school hostage crisis ended in massacre.