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ITALY: Right set for shake-up after Berlusconi
Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi seems unlikely to retire in the near future, but when he...
ItalyFRANCE: Businessman planning to bid for Suez
The head of the securities regulating authority today requested businessman Francois Pinault to...
FranceGERMANY: Positive job trend will continue in 2007
Unemployment fell by 1.5% in twelve months to an almost four-year low of 9.6% in December, the...
GermanyEU: Germany starts presidency with ambitious agenda
German Chancellor Angela Merkel took over the EU's rotating presidency on January 1, for six...
GermanyAUSTRIA: Minister's deaths may impact coalition talks
Interior Minister Liese Prokop died suddenly on December 31.
AustriaSPAIN: Sweep against ETA supporters expected
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has suspended the peace process with Basque...
SpainFRANCE: New figures improve prospects for elections
The unemployment rate fell by 0.1% in December to 8.7%, its lowest since July 2001, Employment...
FrancePROSPECTS 2007: Prodi at risk if second budget fails
Prime Minister Romano Prodi has only an even chance of surviving 2007. The six- to nine-month...
