Lantos raps former European leaders
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"I referred to him as a political prostitute, now that he's taking big checks from (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. But the sex workers in my district objected, so I will no longer use that phrase"  A leading Democratic lawmaker lashed out at the former leaders of Germany and France, calling former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a `political prostitute.' Germany denounced the remarks by Rep. via York News-Times
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LONDON : Europe&#39;s efforts to catch up to and then outpace the US economy have been &quot;a big failure,&quot; the outgoing head of the European Union executive commission, Romano Prodi, told the Financial Times in an interview.
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European officials issued their harshest condemnation yet of the euro&#39;s recent surge, in a joint statement after a monthly meeting yesterday.
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David Cameron's alleged off-the-cuff remarks about 'one-legged Lithuanian lesbians' at a recent arts funding lunch have caused outrage in Lithuania, and a complaint from the country's ambassador to the UK asking the Conservative leader to explain himself.
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[JURIST] BBC News is reporting that incoming EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has withdrawn his proposed slate of Commissioners from consideration by the European Parliament after a dispute over the inclusion of controversial Justice portfolio
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European Union leaders are expected to make it harder for new members to join, as they hold an annual summit.
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A TIME correspondent recalls his meeting with the late U.N. Secretary General on the defensive about his Wehrmacht past
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The case of Rocco Buttiglione, the EU commissioner-designate under fire for making disparaging remarks about homosexuals and single mothers, is back on Italy&#39;s front pages.
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Exemplified by the Guardian's 'pen pal' campaign, Europeans are seeking a voice in the presidential election.
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European Union leaders already bicker about the future. At a summit meeting opening Thursday, even the past is bound to cause discord.Comment
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European Commission President Romano Prodi, who returns to lead Italy&#39;s opposition next week as his term ends, criticized Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s handling of the economy and said his tax-cut plan is too expensive.
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Newer EU members are struggling to promote a more traditional morality.
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Defenders of financial rigour in the European Union attacked German calls for a radical dilution of the eurozone's budget rules at a lively meeting of EU finance chiefs.
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A former Finnish defence minister and an influential academic were quoted as saying in Saturday's Hufvudstadsbladet, the Swedish-language daily, that the potential opponents of President Tarja Halonen and the ...
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Â«Piccoli cambiamenti, scelte mirateÂ», sussurra JosÃ© Manuel Durao Barroso. Per divincolarsi dalla morsa duplice del Parlamento europeo e dei ricatti dei governi vorrebbe affidarsi a una terapia soft. Â«Un
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BRUSSELS, Jan 31  (IPS) - Conscious that trade issues had become a major  source of friction between African countries and their former  colonial overlords, the European Commission President JosÃ© Manuel  Barroso extended an olive branch in December.
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Europe's papers condemn President Chirac's efforts to drum up Chinese business with France