DEVELOPMENT-PORTUGAL:  Lagging Further and Further Behind the Rest of the EU
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LISBON, Sep 23 (IPS) - Economic and social indicators periodically  released  by the European Union (EU) reveal levels of poverty and  social injustice in  Portugal that are inadmissible in a country  that has belonged to the  continent's ârich nations'  clubâ since 1986.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (IPS) - The EU must focus on poverty eradication in South  Asia as a policy area in its own right, says a leading  development campaigner.
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Despite years of efforts, Europe has made little progress toward its goal of surpassing the United States in growth, innovation and productivity by the end of the decade, leading European economists reported Friday.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (IPS) - One of the most persistent criticisms levelled at  the European Union's conduct towards poor countries is that  it gives with one hand and takes with the other. Despite being  the world's largest donor of development aid, the EU pursues  trade, agriculture and fisheries policies that many anti-poverty  activists blame for perpetuating -- and exacerbating -- global  inequalities.
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BRUSSELS, Jun 26 (IPS) - The European Union is failing to prioritise health  and education in its plans for spending aid in poor countries,  according to a new study.
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BRUSSELS, Jun 22 (IPS) - Increases in development aid will not be sufficient  to reach the United Nations targets on improving health in poor  countries, a new European Parliament report has warned.
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The European Union is in danger of extending beyond its proper geographical and cultural limits. Frankly, this title is misleading.
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THE global economy is slowly recovering, and with it hopes for a sustained period of economic growth in all regions. South Africa&#39;s economic future is tied to that of the rest of the world and for this reason
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - Productivity in the European Union grew last year, but still lags behind the United States, according to a report by a New York-based research group.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The growth of the euro-zone economy slowed in the final quarter of 2004 as Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Greece each experienced a contraction in output, European Union data showed Tuesday.
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Europe is struggling to kick the Windows habit. Eurocrats make a lot of noise about moving to Linux, but the actual migrations are few and far between. Bruce Gain reports from Paris.
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The European Union may not be very good at creating jobs and producing goods people want to buy, but when it comes to setting up high level working groups and churning out reports, it is a world leader.
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BANGKOK, Oct 14 (IPS) - The enlarged European Union instead of being a  formidable ally to conservationists  involved in saving the  African elephant, has ironically become a stumbling block to the   survival of the endangered species.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (IPS) - The EU could set the pace towards achieving the  millennium development goals, leading development experts say.
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Analysis: Even as its effort to join the European Union faces growing obstacles, Turkey's economy is making it more European than ever
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BRUSSELS, 11/04 - The aim of the European Union (EU) to become the world`s most competitive economy by 2010 amounts to a series of &quot;missed objectives&quot;, according to a high level report released on Wednesday.
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This month, Catholic Portugal may decide  to break ranks with a small group of countries including  Ireland and Poland and legalize abortions, in a referendum  which some cast as a deeper test of its readiness for progress.