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1. Russian gas supplies to EU dive overnight
2. Germany nears agreement on new stimulus package
3. Terror list complicates EU diplomacy in Middle East

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1. Russian gas supplies to EU dive overnight - 06.01.2009 - 09:16
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Russian supplies of gas to the EU via Ukraine dived by 70 percent overnight from Monday to Tuesday Ukraine says, with Bulgarian consumers told to turnoff gas stoves after an emergency government meeting.
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2. Germany nears agreement on new stimulus package - 06.01.2009 - 09:16
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The governing coalition in Germany on Monday indicated that its latest economic stimulus package could run to 50bn euro.
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3. Terror list complicates EU diplomacy in Middle East - 05.01.2009 - 17:45
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As two European delegations arrive in the Middle East for talks aiming to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza Strip, governed by Hamas, EU negotiating is being hampered by its own list of proscribed organisations, which forbids the bloc's officials from having contact with groups on the register.
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