Business leader attacks free trade 'hypocrisy' of France, Spain
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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.
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The French prime minister defended thousands of job cuts at Airbus on Thursday, but protests over the losses at the planemaker silenced three German plants in a backlash that could threaten recovery hopes.
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Spanish soccer coach Luis Aragones drew criticism in the country&#39;s media Thursday for racist comments about French striker Thierry Henry.
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Boeing Co. CEO Harry Stonecipher stepped up his attack on subsidies for Airbus on the eve of a U.S.-European Union trade meeting, calling on European governments Wednesday to stop giving its rival "truckloads" of cash for new airplane programs.
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US Trade Representative Susan Schwab warned Europe on Monday against using environmental issues as an excuse for protectionism amid disputes ranging from biotechnology to greenhouse gas emissions.
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Business & money: Jerome Kerviel speaks about the row over SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale's multibillion euro losses
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The European Union&#39;s incoming industry chief warned Thursday against protectionist leanings of some European governments, as well as fears about new EU member states abusing their position.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Saturday called for an end to a European Union arms embargo on China as companies from both nations signed contracts worth more than &#36;1 billion during a high profile visit meant to strengthen commercial ties.
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Splits appeared within the European Union over the role of the blocâs trade chief, Peter Mandelson, in getting global trade talks moving again last weekend. Mr. Mandelson and other ministers from trade powers met Saturday in Davos, Switzerland, and agreed to push ahead with negotiations aimed at getting a deal for the World Trade Organizationâs Doha round. The round was suspended last July as a result of big differences, chiefly over farm trade, and it risks running out of time soon. France, a longtime defender of Europeâs agricultural interests, criticized Mr. Mandelson over the Davos meeting, accusing him of going beyond his authority. Franceâs criticisms were echoed by Austriaâs farm minister. Germany, which holds the European Union presidency, supports Mr. Mandelson, said Michael Glos, the German economics minister.
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European leaders have been making false claims in a commercial-aircraft trade dispute pitting Boeing Co.  against its Europe-based rival Airbus, a U.S. senator close to Boeing said on Thursday.
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French President Jacques Chirac faced at times scathing criticism from British newspapers for stressing his continued differences with London over Iraq during a visit to Britain.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned on Tuesday that France will veto negotiations at the World Trade Organization if French farming interests are threatened.
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European business leaders in Japan lambasted on Wednesday a plan by the nation's ruling party to ban prepaid cell phones as a move that would raise questions about discrimination against a foreign-owned carrier.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 18 (IPS) - Europe is undermining its own efforts to strengthen  African agriculture by foisting free trade on the continent, a  Ghanaian farm leader has complained.
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Big business in Britain is against the new European Union constitution, a poll reported Tuesday.
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Business & money: Mounting US crackdown on foreign companies doing business with Iran provoke opposition in Europe.
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CBI director general Digby Jones yesterday clashed with French finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy over the state-backed rescue of one of France&#39;s biggest industrial companies.