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Mandelson steps back from Asian shoe duties
Brussels :: Belgium | about 5 hours ago
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There was no longer justification for the duties, said Lord Mandelson, who initiated the measure in 2006, as he expressed concern about waning enthusiasm for free trade across the European Union as a result of the economic crisis. “You have a more inward-looking...
Rasmussen Putin discuss new climate deal
Brussels :: Belgium | about 7 hours ago
Credibility Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on 2 November that Moscow is willing to join a new agreement on climate change. But a global warming pact to be agreed next month in Copenhagen must take into account the carbon dioxide absorption potential of...
Tags: European Union, Russian, EU Gives, Vladimir Putin, europeans union, Rasmussen Putin, prime minister, European Commission
World to mark fall of Berlin Wall
Berlin :: Germany | about 17 hours ago
Credibility Giant dominoes will be toppled to show how Communist governments in Eastern Europe fell one after another in 1989. Communist East Germany erected the 155km (96-mile) concrete Wall in 1961 to encircle West Berlin. It was put up to prevent East Germans...
Tags: berlin wall, West Berlin, Berliner, west Berlin, berliner wall, Barack Obama, Eastern Europe, germans capital, European Union, Brazil
Ukraine 'pays Russian gas bill'
Kiev :: Ukraine | 2 days ago
Credibility Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko blamed President Viktor Yushchenko for blocking payment, causing the delay. Last week, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin raised concerns that Ukraine had not paid for its gas. In January, many countries in Europe were...
Tags: Ukraine, Russian, prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, minister yulia, Viktor Yushchenko, presidential elections, European Union, gas bills, paid russia
'Dig deep' urges Miliband
Ankara :: Turkey | 3 days ago
Credibility The Climate Change Secretary said he expected negotiations at next month's crucial summit in Copenhagen to go "right down to the wire", with funding for developing countries set to be a potential stumbling block. He also said the aviation and maritime...
Tags: Ankara, David Miliband, European Union, eu bid, Turkey
EU must not stifle investment, warns Mandelson
Brussels :: Belgium | 3 days ago
Credibility EU must not stifle investment Business secretary warns against European Union's proposed regulation on hedge funds and private equity firms Peter Mandelson: 'The EU must remain an attractive destination for venture capital.' Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty...
Tags: Peter Mandelson, European Union, Pierre Lellouche, Britain, business secretary, French Europe, David Cameron, Lord Mandelson, India, Christine Lagarde
India steps up green agenda
New Delhi :: India | 3 days ago
Credibility As the Prime Minister talked with the European Union on Friday in Delhi to seek common ground on climate change, India is going ahead with its own plans to pare domestic emissions, incentivise companies to save energy and lead the way for the world. ...
Tags: India-EU Business Summit, Indian Embassy, European Union, prime minister, FDI, climate change, Satnam Singh, eu summit, New Delhi
Eurozone employment falls since outbreak of financial crisis
Brussels :: Belgium | 4 days ago
Credibility Euro area and EU employment began to fall as the global financial crisis began, official figures showed Thursday. The number of persons employed in the 16-nation euro area fell by 1.8 percent between the second quarters of 2008 and 2009, representing...
Tags: European Union, retailers sales
EU military chiefs nervous about Lisbon Treaty implications
Brussels :: Belgium | 4 days ago
Credibility EU military chiefs are nervous that their advice will not carry the same weight once the new Lisbon Treaty is in place and that the planned diplomatic service will not contain enough experienced military personnel...Once in force on 1 December, the Lisbon...
Tags: Lisbon Treaty, Vaclav Klaus, European Union, presidency vaclav, Tony Blair, Massimo D'Alema, eu presidency, constitution court
What next for the Tories on Europe?
London :: United Kingdom | 4 days ago
Credibility France's minister for Europe, Pierre Lellouche, strongly criticised plans by David Cameron to repatriate powers back to Britain, saying that the Tories would "castrate" UK influence in Europe. Meanwhile, the Eurosceptic Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan...
Tags: Europe Cameron, European Union, David Cameron, Mr Cameron, European Parliament, European Commission, Lisbon Treaty, U.K. Tories, Daniel Hannan, eu plans
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