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EUROPEAN UNION: Domestic issues make consensus hard
Recent debates over the constitutional treaty, enlargement and the EU's budget have illustrated...
EU/LATVIA/SWEDEN: Labour law clarification awaited
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday began hearing the case of a Latvian firm offering...
EuEUROPEAN UNION: Energy strategy review is long-awaited
The European Commission today presented its long-awaited, comprehensive and ambitious 'Strategic...
AUSTRIA: Compromises may ensure stable government
Alfred Gusenbauer, leader of the Social Democrats (SPO), yesterday announced the successful...
AustriaUNITED KINGDOM: BA pension deal improves prospects
British Airways (BA) announced today a detailed proposal on reducing its 2.1 billion pound (4.1...
United KingdomEUROPEAN UNION: Pitfalls surround immigration policy
The interior ministers of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia called on December 31 for stemming the...
FRANCE: Chirac embarrasses Sarkozy in campaign
President Jacques Chirac yesterday called for reducing corporate tax by 13% and announced a vote...
FranceGERMANY: Merkel benefits from economic upturn
An opinion poll by Infratest dimap published today shows the highest level of support for...
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