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FRANCE: First hire contract scrapped
President Jacques Chirac announced today that he is withdrawing the controversial 'first hire'...
FranceGERMANY: Social democrats lose another leader
Matthias Platzeck today resigned as leader of the Social Democrat Party (SPD) after only five...
GermanyITALY: Economic prospects poor, whoever wins election
Voters will go to the polls on April 9-10 to elect a new parliament. The last part of Italy's...
ItalyFRANCE: Unions pose deadline ahead of Easter break
Unions yesterday gave President Jacques Chirac until mid-April to withdraw the controversial new...
FranceUK/NORTHERN IRELAND: Deadline set for Stormont deal
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern today unveiled a plan to...
United KingdomCYPRUS/UN: Resumption of peace talks is imminent
A recent flurry of high-level political contacts presages a likely resumption of UN-sponsored...
CyprusSPAIN: Zapatero gains from ETA ceasefire
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is meeting Basque regional president Juan Jose...
SpainITALY: Berlusconi presents dubious tax offer
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and opposition leader Romano Prodi yesterday held their second...
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