MALAYSIA:  Trade Fears Fuel EU Criticism of Race-based Policy
601276
PENANG, Malaysia, Jun 27 (IPS) - Unexpected criticism of Malaysiaâs race-based  affirmative action policy by the European Union's top envoy  reveals underlying concerns that this could be a stumbling block  to unrestricted market access for European multinational firms in  the region, say analysts.
226625
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.
715509
THE HAGUE, Jul 6 (IPS) - The European Union's trade policy has been  condemned as "predatory" by a leading anti-poverty  campaigner from India.
419692
By Kara Rowland, The Washington Times  Sep. 14--A U.S. technology trade group yesterday accused the European  Union of declaring a "war on innovation" through its antitrust and regulatory  policies.   At a Capitol Hill press conference, Rep.
732038
The European Union files a complaint with the WTO against import tariffs imposed by China on car parts.
653072
A furor in Turkey ignited by the title of a Christian spiritual leader on a U.S. embassy invitation has underscored concerns about the largely Muslim country's treatment of minorities two weeks before the European Union decides whether to open membership talks with Ankara.
520087
BRUSSELS, Jun 8 (IPS) - When European campaigners suggest that a free trade  deal could harm the poor, they typically encounter a frosty  reaction from civil servants in Brussels. Still, no one tries to  muzzle them.
62173
EU ministers express sharp differences over how to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants to Europe.
690925
Some call it &quot;an Islamic cloud over Europe&quot; and dread the day when the European Union opens the Continent&#39;s gates to Turkey.
634570
The Confederation of British Industry has launched a blistering attack on proponents of free trade, notably France and Spain, who it said sought to block controversial foreign-backed takeovers.
759308
BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (IPS) - French and German proposals to tax airline fuel for  development funding may face tough opposition at a meeting of  European Union ministers later this week.
636552
Human Rights Watch Wednesday condemned Malaysia's plan to introduce tough laws that curb the movements of migrant employees and allow employers &quot;to lock up workers.&quot;
608556
Why are Europeans in such a state of anxiety about multiculturalism?
84948
The Group of African, Caribbean and Pacific States voiced regret at the lack of progress in talks with the European Union on a new framework for trade between the two blocs.
133028
The move illustrates deep divisions within Europe over how to deal with the surge of Chinese exports and the job losses caused by the outsourcing of production to Asia.
634619
PRAGUE, Sep 25 (IPS) - The case of an ethnic Hungarian student who claims  to have been attacked by Slovak xenophobes has come to symbolise  the persistent clashes that strain relations between two of the  EU (European Union)'s most unfriendly neighbours.
592454
EU countries are accused of failing to pursue policies that would make Europe the world's most dynamic market.