EU 'too slow' on economic reforms
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Most EU countries are failing to put in place policies aimed at making Europe the world's most competitive economy, a report says.
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PARIS : Eurozone indicators to be released in the coming week should confirm that the pace of economic growth slowed in the third quarter, economists say.
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The embattled European Union claimed progress in charting a way out of a year-old constitutional limbo, but offered little concrete beyond extending a &amp;quot;period of reflection&amp;quot; on resolving the impasse.
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The EU tells Romania and Bulgaria their fight against corruption is not yet showing convincing results.
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The economies of central Europe face difficult times in coming years owing to a slowdown in the pace of reforms and a labour shortage, a senior OECD official said.
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LONDON - The government called Friday for the European Union to "move on" to real reform after agreeing a new treaty, but eurosceptics threatened to keep the wrangling going with fresh demands for a referendum.
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The European Parliament today called on European Union leaders to open membership talks with Turkey âwithout undue delay,â and urged Ankara to carry out more democratic reforms and moves toward recognising Cyprus.
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BRUSSELS  - The European Union wrestled with proposals to overhaul its ineffective budget rules but put off concrete action until January at the earliest in the face of big divisions.
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The European Union of Wednesday urged applicants Bulgaria and Romania to continue economic and democratic reforms to fully meet membership requirements at the schedule of their admission in January 2007.
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The European Union will need to reform its budget system and may have to impose restrictions on the free movement of labour before it can admit Turkey as a member, according to a document sent to EU member states on Monday.
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The economy is still caught between slowing growth and stubborn inflation pressures, new government reports showed yesterday.
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Europe appears to be on the brink of a period of sustained economic growth but it is essential that governments step up the pace of structural reform, the French central bank chief has said.
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Despite some progress, trade between the 25 European Union nations needs to become easier and simpler to jump-start the EU's flagging economy, the EU's internal market chief said Thursday.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac said proposals by the European Commission to change the European Union&#39;s rules on budget deficits don&#39;t give governments enough leeway on spending.
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The European economy slowed significantly in the second quarter as spending lagged, official reports showed on Tuesday, and economists expected growth in the region to be soft into early next year as consumers ...
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The European Union must embrace economic reform, trade commissioner-designate Peter Mandelson warns at the CBI's annual conference.
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The European Union effectively set itself a deadline of late 2008 to end the institutional deadlock gripping it since last year, while insisting that reforms must continue in the meantime.