WE

  • Oct 24, 2006
  • 2 min read

UNITED KINGDOM/EU: Immigration limits on new members

Home Secretary John Reid today announced restrictions on the free access to the UK labour market...

United Kingdom
  • Oct 23, 2006
  • 6 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Firms lead postal privatisation drive

The European Commission on October 18 published its proposals for the complete liberalisation of...

  • Oct 20, 2006
  • 6 min read

GREECE: Larger GDP brings benefits and drawbacks

Public sector workers initiated a strike against the government's 2007 budget programme on...

Greece
  • Oct 19, 2006
  • 6 min read

EU: 'Absorption capacity' claims tend to mislead

The EU summit of heads of state and government opens today. One of the issues under discussion...

Eu
  • Oct 19, 2006
  • 1 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Full liberalisation of post looms

The Commission yesterday unveiled its proposal to fully liberalise the EU postal services market...

  • Oct 19, 2006
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ITALY: Downgrade unlikely to spook investors - yet

Fitch Ratings today downgraded Italy's debt default rating to 'AA-' from 'AA'.

Italy
  • Oct 18, 2006
  • 6 min read

UK/IRELAND: Roadmap warrants reasonable optimism

Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams failed to meet...

United Kingdom
  • Oct 17, 2006
  • 1 min read

POLAND: Kaczinski makes U-turn to avoid early election

Former cabinet minister and leader of the Samoobrona party (SO) Andrzej Lepper was re-appointed...

Poland