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The European Commission on Wednesday approved the application of Slovakia to adopt the euro as its currency on Jan. 1, 2009, completing a fast and furious transformation that brought the small country from dictatorship to thriving market economy in less...
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The European Union tightened trade sanctions against Iran Friday for defying a long-standing international demand to freeze uranium enrichment.
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The European Union has imposed new sanctions against Iran in protest of its nuclear program.
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Iran responded to incentives aimed at defusing a dispute over the country’s nuclear program on Tuesday, the State Department and an EU diplomat said, adding that...
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The office of the EU’s foreign policy chief says it has received Iran’s response to incentives aimed at defusing a dispute over the country’s nuclear...
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The European Union says it will give Haiti $4.6 million to help pay for food in the world’s poorest country.
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I’ve been at my new home in France for 2 weeks now and here are some random observations to date:
Let’s see, what else have I learned? hmmmm. Okay well a...
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Scientists seem to be in a hurry to compute everything as is evident from the endeavors of EU in devising a Sensor Vest to measure the amount of stress computer gamers,...
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The European Commission froze almost euro500 million ($800 million) in aid to Bulgaria on Wednesday, citing corruption, organized crime, severe spending irregularities...
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The European Union threatened Wednesday to hit American diplomats where it hurts _ with new visa restrictions _ if Washington doesn’t stop dragging its feet on...
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The European Union proposed an import ban Wednesday on products derived from seals that are killed in a cruel way, a move that could hurt the annual seal hunt in Canada...
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Lawmakers meeting in special session have voted in favor of a sweeping revision of France’s constitution _ but by a one-vote margin that highlights the...
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Efforts to persuade Iran to stop enriching uranium will top the agenda of a European Union foreign ministers’ meeting Tuesday after Tehran stonewalled world...
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Serbia’s foreign minister announced plans Sunday to reinstate the country’s ambassadors to EU countries that recognized Kosovo’s independence.The aim...
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The European Union on Friday proposed a $1.6 billion two-year emergency fund to help poor countries cope with the global food crisis.European Commission President Jose...
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European Union regulators have expanded their antitrust case against Intel Corp., claiming that the world’s largest semiconductor maker has deliberately squeezed...
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European Union regulators say they have added more antitrust charges to their case against chip maker Intel Corp. claiming that the company has deliberately squeezed...
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It seems that for the first time in recent history EU has been successful to pursuade US to negotiate with Iran on nuclear issues. Though US State Department’s...
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Eight out of 10 Web sites selling mobile phone ring tones and graphics are tricking people with hidden fees or false advertising, the EU’s consumer affairs...
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A judge in Venice indicted an Iraqi on Tuesday who is suspected of plotting a terrorist attack on U.S. bases in Iraq using ultra-light aircraft.Saber Fadhil Hussien was...
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A judge in Venice indicted an Iraqi on Tuesday who is suspected of plotting a terrorist attack on U.S. bases in Iraq using ultra-light aircraft.Saber Fadhil Hussien was...
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The European Commission froze almost euro500 million ($800 million) in aid to Bulgaria on Wednesday, citing corruption, organized crime, severe spending irregularities...
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The European Commission on Friday widened its antitrust probe into the proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Inc. by BHP Billiton Ltd., saying an initial investigation...
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The European Commission has issued an alert over an incident at a nuclear power plant in Slovenia.The EU’s executive body said the plant was implementing to a...
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The European Commission is aiming for one-fourth of businesses, public authorities and households in the European Union to use next-generation Internet addresses by...
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Microsoft Corp. on Friday said it has appealed a $1.39 billion fine imposed in February by the European Commission for the company’s failure to comply with a 2004...
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The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, underlined here Monday that Islam is part and parcel of Europe and he also condemned the concept of clash...
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The head of the European Commission said Friday he hopes to see “positive developments soon” in Tibet after talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.Commission...
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The European Commission’s president says the EU is committed to negotiations toward Turkey’s membership and he urged the country to speed up reforms.Jose...
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The automobile industry is probably the one big community that has been really putting in commendable efforts to clean itself up in the last decade or so. While the...
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Australia and Europe will enjoy closer relations under an agreement reached between Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and European Commission President Jose Manuel...
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The European Commission opened an investigation Wednesday into Britain’s nationalization of Northern Rock PLC, the mortgage bank that collapsed at the beginning...
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The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the British government’s bailout of mortgage lender Northern Rock.Late last year, the EU...
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More than 50,000 European homes and offices added a high-speed broadband Internet connection every day last year, according to the European Commission.Increasing...
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Reporters gather at Sabanci University to discuss Turkey’s EU bid and how the country is reported on and perceved by the media. Panelists from Austrian, British,...
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If European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso will evaluate the efforts of the U.S. against the complex problems arising from climate change, surely it...
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In the global combat against environmental pollution and consequent global warming, car manufacturers have been targeted as the one of the prime villains. Despite...
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A European Union source said on Monday that the European Commission is going to make phases by 2012 in the fee it is charging on the carmakers who are not able to meet...
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Daventry, a town in Northamptonshire, nowadays has ‘driverless’ cars moving on its streets! The town is experimenting with the Cybercar concept in a bid to...
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The illegal markets across the world are flourishing, be it of rhino horns or tiger bones and skin or rare bred of exotic fishes, right under the much-claimed...
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