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The three nations at the centre of the west African Ebola outbreak were left increasingly isolated Thursday as more airlines suspended flights to the crisis zone.
      

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition partner, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos, on Wednesday met with Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and other key cabinet members to finalize Greece’s strategy for a crucial meeting with troika officials in Paris next week.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde announced on Aug. 27 she had been charged for "negligence" over a multi-million-euro corruption case relating to her time as French finance minister in 2008.
      
In exclusive comments to AFP, she said she had no intention of resigning over the charges. "I return back to Washington where I will indeed brief my board," she added.
      

A meeting between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Deputy Premier Evangelos Venizelos on Wednesday evening is expected to result in the government settling on its negotiating strategy for the talks coalition representatives are due to hold with the troika in Paris at the beginning of September.

By Simon Kennedy & Alessandro Speciale

Mario Draghi just pushed the European Central Bank closer to quantitative easing.

With euro-area data this week likely to show the weakest inflation since 2009, the ECB president used the high-powered central-banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to warn that investor bets on prices have “exhibited significant declines.”

 Greek ministers will be looking at timetables, actions and taxes with troika officials at start of September

The Greek government has begun finalizing its negotiating strategy for the imminent talks with troika officials in Paris, setting four clear priorities for the September meeting.

BELGRADE - A roundtable debate entitled 'Sasa Petrovic's European heritage' was held in the Yugoslav Cinematheque on Wednesday to mark the 20th anniversary of death of famous Serbian director Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic.

The Greek government Tuesday took its case for lower taxes to Germany, where Development Minister Nikos Dendias met German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Economic Affairs and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta posted a message on Tuesday on his Facebook page to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of composer George Enescu, in which he writes that the famous composer offered Romania a modern identity starting from tradition.

The Finance Ministry will send out new notifications regarding the single property ownership tax (ENFIA) by mid-September, following the uproar over the many errors contained in the original notices two weeks ago.