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Europe and the United States announced last night co-ordinated action against China for busting World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules by restricting exports of essential raw materials, raising fears of a damaging east-west trade war in the depths of the...
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The Serious Fraud Office is embroiled in a fiasco that may inadvertently have settled the fate of José Sócrates, the Portuguese Prime Minister, and determined the...
made popular Jul 2 2009
“Blogactiv.eu” –article, posted by “Challenge for Europe” on 19th June 2009 highlights the importance of EU’s Community Initiatives as most successful...
made popular Jun 22 2009
EU talks on the Lisbon Treaty have been marred by a rift over demands made by the Republic of Ireland - which rejected the treaty in a 2008 vote.
Irish PM Brian Cowen...
made popular Jun 19 2009
Heavy-handed and power-unchecked European Union regulators have spent so much time going after Microsoft and collecting unjustified fines from the corporation that the...
made popular Jun 15 2009
The vast majority of the nation’s favourite coastal areas and inland lakes or rivers meet strict EU bathing water cleanliness standards.
However the heavy rains...
made popular Jun 12 2009
The results of European Parliament election have caused deep concern in European Union candidate Turkey, where gains made by conservatives and some far-right parties...
made popular Jun 11 2009
From Finland came 13 MEPs, 3 Conservatives, 3 from Center party, 2 Social democrats, 2 greens, and one from True Finn party, Swedish party and Christian Democrats. The...
made popular Jun 11 2009
It may be difficult to say who “won” the European elections, but it is clear who lost. From France to Poland – and spectacularly in Britain –...
made popular Jun 9 2009
Fears of a Labour meltdown, as it turned out, were not exaggerated. When the UK results of the European elections were all finally in, the party had recorded some of...
made popular Jun 9 2009
Conservatives scored victories in some of Europe’s largest economies Sunday as voters punished left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France,...
made popular Jun 8 2009
The European Union’s legislature, accustomed to toiling in obscurity, will be thrust into a rare spotlight next week as its elections gauge voter anger and the...
made popular May 30 2009
he latest European Union (EU)-Russia summit has not radically increased mutual trust mainly due to the EU Eastern Partnership project involving six post-Soviet...
made popular May 23 2009
AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked an engagement ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people. Two girls survived after the...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 44 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 44 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Turkey’s NTV television, citing authorities, says 41 people have been killed and three have been wounded in an attack on a wedding in the southeast.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 20 others, new organizations...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Turkish media say at least 16 people have been killed and 20 others wounded in an attack on a wedding ceremony in the southeastern part of the country.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Paris
The French are living up to their image as lovers of food and can add a new love to the mix, sleep, according to a survey released Monday. In fact, the French excel at...
made popular May 4 2009
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First, there was Starbucks. To say nothing of all those other knock-offs from China. Now, the Chinese have the temerity to produce a knock-off of the Rolls Royce:
Can...
made popular Apr 22 2009
Given the bossy mannerisms of US and EU, the WTO provisions are proving nightmarish for the smaller nations. The adage that ’small fishes are engulfed by the big...
made popular Jan 27 2009
AP, Seoul
The European Union’s trade chief called Tuesday for more effort in world trade talks, saying that increased commerce has a role to play in spurring the slumping...
made popular Jan 20 2009
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization will launch next week its first Chinese-requested investigation of U.S. trade rules in a dispute over American taxes on steel pipes and...
made popular Jan 16 2009
AP, Geneva
The United States announced changes Thursday to trade sanctions it applies on European goods, prompting Brussels to accuse Washington of escalating a 13-year-old beef...
made popular Jan 15 2009
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization’s incumbent Director-General Pascal Lamy is the sole candidate to lead the body for the next four years, officials said Monday.
made popular Jan 5 2009
AP, Geneva
China has asked the World Trade Organization to investigate whether the United States is illegally taxing Chinese goods such as steel pipes and off-road tires.
made popular Dec 22 2008
AP, Geneva
Mexico joined Canada in opposing a new U.S. law on country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef and pork by filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization on...
made popular Dec 18 2008
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization has rejected an appeal by China against a ruling in a dispute over car parts that favored the United States, the European Union and...
made popular Dec 15 2008
AP, Paris
The head of the World Trade Organization does not expect stalled global trade talks to resume until a few months after U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated...
made popular Dec 13 2008
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization was set to admit Friday its failure to secure a new global commerce pact before the end of the year because of a row between the United...
made popular Dec 12 2008
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization appeared close to abandoning a ministerial conference this year to hammer out a new global commerce pact, officials said Monday.
made popular Dec 8 2008
AP, Geneva
Canada filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Tuesday over a new U.S. law that requires retailers to provide country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef...
made popular Dec 2 2008
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization has ruled that the European Union’s import taxes for bananas break global commerce rules, putting some Latin American countries at an...
made popular Nov 26 2008
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization has ruled that the European Union’s import taxes for bananas break global commerce rules, putting some Latin American countries at an...
made popular Nov 26 2008
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization opened an investigation Monday into Thai import charges on foreign cigarettes, acting on a complaint from the Philippines.
made popular Nov 17 2008
AP, Geneva
The United States, European Union and Canada have reached an out-of-court settlement with China in a dispute over restrictions placed on foreign financial information...
made popular Nov 13 2008
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization’s French director-general Pascal Lamy will seek another four-year term heading the body that sets rules for global commerce.
made popular Nov 4 2008
AP, Geneva
The World Trade Organization has summoned leaders of top banks to find new ways to finance the global exchange of goods and services, which faces a slowdown because of...
made popular Nov 3 2008
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World Trade Organsiation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy gestures during a speech to the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Monday, March 2, 2009. Lamy commended Brazil for its open-minded trade decisions and gave cautious praise to...
