Corruption Stays on European Agenda
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In the latest edition of its highly-regarded Corruption Index , Transparency International blames corruption for diverting urgently needed public money into dirty hands.
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At a meeting in Brussels of the ecofin council, ministers said the stability and growth pact, which underpins the euro, would remain strong, and insisted that the European Commission should continue to play a ...
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The European Union will never halt aid to the Palestinian people even if a new Hamas-led unity government Hamas fails to meet international conditions, its external relations commissioner said Thursday.
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BRATISLAVA, Nov 1 (IPS) - Lack of government action has left former communist  states in Eastern Europe struggling to shake off a culture of  corruption, experts say.
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The creation of the euro has brought economic stability to Europe but has yet to spark growth, as eurozone governments have failed to implement reforms, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said.
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The impact of corruption continues to grow in nations around the world.
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1700CET--The European Commission&#39;s president designate Jose&#39; Manuel Durao Barroso insisted he will not change
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BONN, Mar 13 (IPS) - Europe's highest-ranking trade official has  claimed  that the entire African, Pacific and  Caribbean (ACP)  bloc is committed to reaching controversial free trade  deals  with the EU by  the end of this year. Not everyone from the ACP  group thinks so.
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A long awaited Commission report on Wednesday will say the country has a - oefunctioning market economy - , a benchmark set by the EU for membership.
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The harvesting of stem cells from human embryos will continue to be funded by the EU, the incoming European Union research chief said on Friday, vowing to keep an open mind while taking ethical views into account.
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Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, has officially asked European Commission president Romano Prodi to stay in office until a new Commission is voted in.
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Spain's Basques, the French working week and German unemployment top the agenda in Wednesday's European papers.
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Sixty years after the historic Yalta conference, its repercussions can still be felt throughout Europe.
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European finance ministers pointed a finger of blame at US policy on Tuesday as the euro clung to record highs against the dollar despite a statement with the European Central Bank that had sought to talk it down.
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Despite growing unease about inflation and slowing economic indicators, the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept their benchmark interest rates unchanged Thursday.
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BRUSSELS With about a month left in office, the European Union&#39;s antitrust chief, Mario Monti, this week faces some of the legal consequences of both the first and the most recent of his controversial decisions against US companies during his five years
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European financial markets stabilized yesterday after the U.S. interest-rate cut, as political leaders sought to calm sell-off fears by assuring Europeans that economic problems were in the United States, not their countries.