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UNITED KINGDOM: Blair faces rebellion, sleaze charges
Prime Minister Tony Blair today defended his party's acceptance of loans from wealthy...
United KingdomUNITED KINGDOM: Pension funds look to shed risks
The Parliamentary Ombudsman today recommended that public funds be used to compensate pension...
United KingdomGERMANY: Federalism package is test case for reform
The two houses of parliament on March 10 began reviewing a government proposal to reform the...
GermanyGERMANY: Recovery proves elusive as confidence falls
Investor confidence slipped in March, according to the ZEW Institute index, published yesterday.
GermanyEU/GERMANY: 2007 excessive deficit reprieve granted
Germany has been granted an extra year to bring its budget deficit below 3% of GDP by EU's...
EuWESTERN EUROPE: Skills levels caught up by Asia
The education systems and skill sets of Western Europe's key economies were berated in a report...
ICELAND/CEE: Economic imbalances cause market jitters
Icelandic bank shares plummeted on March 8 in response to growing investor concerns about...
IcelandFRANCE: Villepin and demonstrators at loggerheads
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin yesterday came to the defence of the controversial 'first...
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