Merkel and Sarkozy call for stronger regulation of markets
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a joint call here on Monday for greater regulation of international financial markets.
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Jean Pierre Garnier, head of GlaxoSmithkline, says the FDA should have stronger powers - forcing pharmaceutical companies to carry out further tests on already approved drugs.
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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for a strong Europe to rebuild a more harmonious world order.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pressed China to improve human rights and take on greater international responsibilities as its global influence grows.
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MESEBERG, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac on Friday stressed their "common interest" in a fair sharing of burdens and opportunities as European airplane maker Airbus ...Comment
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday called for a European energy policy and said France&#39;s eurozone partners should join it in a plan to pass on surplus tax receipts to consumers.
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Germany's state governments will this week ask parliament for the freedom to further extend shop-opening hours, long seen as one of the most visible symbols of the heavy regulation of the country's economy.
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Business & money: Tough new regulatory powers to make the Bank of England and the FSA more effective announced
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"We cannot allow a few speculators to bring down the whole international system, borrowing under any conditions they like and buying at any price they want and without knowing who is lending"  French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called here on Monday for more transparency on international finance markets. via XtraMSN Real Estate
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French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Societe Generale followed market rules when it unwound unauthorized transactions by a rogue trader in a move that cost the bank billions, but urged tighter controls on banks in France.
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The worldâs leading finance ministers called Friday for a joint effort to set up guidelines for government-owned investment funds.
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Deficit hawks demanded the European Union's battered budget rules be strengthened Friday, while serial violators France and Germany insisted making them more flexible would not weaken the pact.
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Brussels on Wednesday tightened the screws on European Union governments that have broken the bloc&#39;s common rules, in a drive to prise open national markets for companies in the gambling, telecommunications and financial services sectors, and the legal profession.
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The European Union urged China  on Monday to open its markets to help redress a &quot;huge&quot; trade  surplus with the bloc and called on it to ratify a key rights  covenant.
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French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy urges tough, EU-wide rules on dealing with illegal immigration.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress on Tuesday to bolster regulation of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and suggested limiting their massive holdings to guard against any danger their debt poses to the overall economy.
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Signs of shaky economies in France and Germany have sharpened worries about Europe's less-than-robust recovery &#151; and underscored the struggle to shake up regulation-clogged economies in countries that use the euro.