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EUROPEAN UNION: Flexicurity is unlikely to be flexible
The European Commission yesterday adopted a communication on 'flexicurity': an approach to labour...
NORWAY: Tight labour markets may force more rate rises
The Norwegian Central Bank yesterday raised its benchmark interest rate a quarter point to 4.5%...
NorwayRUSSIA/ITALY: Poor data discourages Aeroflot bid
A consortium led by Russian flag carrier Aeroflot yesterday withdrew its bid for a stake in...
RussiaUNITED KINGDOM: Brown benefits from domestic strength
Prime Minister Tony Blair will hand power this afternoon to Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon...
United KingdomNETHERLANDS: LaSalle sale opinion boosts Barclays
Dutch Advocate-General Levinus Timmerman today advised the Supreme Court to reverse a decision...
NetherlandsUNITED KINGDOM: Labour leaders face party challenges
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown was elected unopposed as Labour Party leader yesterday,...
United KingdomFRANCE: Unions will not welcome sell-off trend
The French government today began selling shares in France Telecom to institutional investors, as...
FranceFINLAND: Little change is expected from new cabinet
Only one month after the parliamentary elections, outgoing Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen...
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