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EURO-AREA: Can the recovery be sustained?
European Commission estimates for second quarter GDP growth, published today, show a strong rise...
FRANCE: Villepin burnishes his social credentials
Employment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo is initiating a series of talks today with employers'...
FranceUNITED KINGDOM: Bank's forecasting lacks precision
Last month's interest rate rise was motivated by fears of inflation; Bank of England Governor...
United KingdomSPAIN: ETA rumblings unlikely to derail peace talks
The Basque separatist organisation ETA issued veiled threats on August 18 that it might end the...
SpainUN/LEBANON: Troop commitments get closer to target
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is meeting EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels today, where...
LebanonGERMANY: Business and investor confidence fall
Business confidence fell for a second consecutive month in August, according to the IFO index of...
GermanyEUROPEAN UNION: Move to tempt R&D spending back to EU
The results of a European Commission survey into business investment trends, published today,...
EuITALY: Prodi may need to enlarge his coalition
The narrowness of Prodi's parliamentary majority makes it likely that the coalition will have to...
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