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European business leaders in Japan lambasted on Wednesday a plan by the nation's ruling party to ban prepaid cell phones as a move that would raise questions about discrimination against a foreign-owned carrier.
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European Union environment ministers rejected an appeal Monday to force Austria to lift a ban on two biotech crop products, which the European Commission says violates international trade rules.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 20 (IPS) - African and European civil society groups are  urging European citizens to put pressure on their governments to  halt regional trade agreements between the European Union and  developing countries.
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Nearly 40,000 people in Germany, backed by expressions of support elsewhere in Europe, took to the streets to protest plans by US auto giant General Motors to axe about one-fifth of its European workforce and possibly even close a plant.
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Chinese animal rights activists welcomed a proposed European Union ban on imports of dog and cat fur, saying Tuesday it would pressure the Beijing government to enact better legal protections for animals, while the government denied torture and cruelty are widespread.
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The European Commission on Tuesday announced it had abandoned plans to ban the use of pints, pounds and miles in Britain and Ireland, in the face of overwhelming public opposition.
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Thousands of embittered car workers rallied across Europe against mass job cuts planned by General Motors, the world's biggest automaker, as labor unrest disrupted output at more GM plants Tuesday.
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The European Union executive asked the World Trade Organization on Monday to rule that it was illegal for the United States and Canada to retain sanctions on EU exports to counter the bloc's ban on hormone-treated beef.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (IPS) - European environmental groups are preparing to  challenge business groups this week over new EU proposals that  aim to cut out dangerous chemicals.
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Environmental campaign groups will today protest at Dublin Castle against their exclusion from social partners discussions.Comment
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Protests were held outside Burberry stores across Europe and the United States in a high-profile campaign against the planned transfer of jobs from Wales to lower wage economies.
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Europe's online gaming  industry filed a complaint with the European Commission on  Tuesday, saying Germany's ban on online gambling breaks EU law  on the free movement of services.
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The European Parliament  called on Monday for binding rules to regulate the bloc&#39;s  online music market and protect less powerful artists, but the  proposal was rejected by the bloc&#39;s executive.
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The EU rejects calls for Communist Party symbols to be banned alongside those of the Nazis.
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Some EU Parliament members fear Europe won't get Vista OS on time.
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A Europe-wide ban on Nazi insignia is  worth considering, the European Commission said on Monday,  after Britain's Prince Harry caused outrage by wearing a  swastika armband and Nazi costume at a fancy-dress party.
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YORK, UK, Jun 29 (IPS) - African farmers could soon find themselves forced  out of the lucrative European market for agricultural products as  retailers and government move towards a zero tolerance policy on  chemical residues in food.