FRANCE: Sarkozy victory points to wider UMP triumph

Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday was elected president. A Sarkozy presidency represents a...

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CZECH REPUBLIC: Tax reform package leaves much undone

Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said on April 30 he would accept modifications to his fiscal...

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A grassroots campaign that would force certain institutional investors to divest investments in...

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In a 2006 report on public finance sustainability in Europe, the European Commission argued that...

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Widespread poverty, high unemployment and low provision for retirement income among the employed,...

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The cabinet discusses a bill amending the Labour Code today. Prime Minister Robert Fico pledged...

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Lopez Obrador's influence over important groups within his Party of the Democratic Revolution,...

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The cost of Brazil's pensions and social security services are regarded as a major impediment to...

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On March 26, President Michelle Bachelet announced the second cabinet reshuffle of her...

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The National Bank decided to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points yesterday. The...

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