EU agrees to support France&#39;s Strauss-Kahn for IMF head
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European Union finance ministers agreed Tuesday to back French candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn as new head of the International Monetary Fund, the EU&#39;s Portuguese presidency said.
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The German government, which wants to make hedge funds a key issue during its upcoming presidency of the Group of Eight (G8) countries next year, has secured the support of key allies, the US and Britain, according to reports.
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European Commission President- designate Jose Barroso won parliamentary approval for his 25- member leadership team, pledging to spur the flagging economy and repair trans-Atlantic ties.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy wants former finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund, the French head of state said in an interview published on Saturday.
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Microsoft agrees to comply with the European Commission's anti-monopoly ruling against it.
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Microsoft has agreed to comply with the European Commission's 2004 anti-monopoly ruling against it, Brussels says.
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A top European legal adviser gives qualified backing to trade unions acting to protect jobs and wages in the EU.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy may travel to Brazil to try to drum up support for his nominee for IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, after emerging countries questioned Europe's monopoly of the top job.
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The European Commission approved on Wednesday state aid to help the British Post Office cover the costs of providing public services.
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The European Union is confident of a deal on Tuesday for France to host a &#36;12 billion global nuclear fusion project after Japan signaled it would give up its bid in return for compensation, an EU source said on Monday.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy wants former  finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be the next managing  director of the International Monetary Fund, the French head of  state said in an interview published on Saturday.
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Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, yesterday backed France&#39;s European Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, and said he had no regrets over his handling of a dramatic showdown with MEPs last month.
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European Union leaders agreed Saturday on the key points of a treaty meant to strengthen the bloc's foreign policy role and eliminate unwieldy bureaucracy.
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France&#39;s Socialist opposition voted to back the European Union constitution, lending support to party leader Francois Hollande and President Jacques Chirac.
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The International Monetary Fund appears poised to name Dominique Strauss-Kahn managing director Friday, handing the Frenchman the helm of a struggling multilateral institution.
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After a meeting with German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der, French President Jacques Chirac said Friday he supports a change to his country&#39;s constitution to allow for a referendum on Turkish EU membership.
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The European Union moved Monday to bolster the Palestinian emergency government, offering political and financial support and urging Israel to follow suit.