New EU members face tough euro test
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The EU's ten newest members must get their economies into shape if they are ever to join the euro, the European Central Bank and Commission warn.
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Before the 10 countries that joined the European Union this year can adopt the euro as their currency, they have to spell it correctly.
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The BBC's Angus Roxburgh describes how the new EU commissioners coped with cross-examination by MEPs.
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Wine producers from new European Union members in central and eastern Europe say that EU&#39;s plans to reform the wine sector will come at their expense and could have &quot;dramatic&quot; implications.
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FRANKFURT Lack of fiscal discipline among some of the largest countries that use the euro is weakening the political will of new European Union member countries striving to join the euro club to keep their deficits in check, the European Central Bank said
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The first draft of a new EU treaty can now be read in French and English, but what it means for the EU's half a billion people is not yet easy to determine.
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As European companies grapple with the impact of the rising euro on sales and exports, another less obvious problem is looming: the switch to new accounting standards that threaten to cause headaches for an array of businesses.
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Translation costs at the European Union are set to pass a billion dollars a year as the economic bloc struggles to accommodate 10 new members after its expansion into Eastern Europe and the Baltics, officials said.
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Will the European Central Bank intervene in the world&#39;s currency markets to put a lid on the euro? It has become a tantalizing prospect for many Europeans, who are nervous
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BRUSSELS, Aug 27  (IPS) - The new EU member states will soon take lessons in  development cooperation from  developing countries.
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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc&#39;s  creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be  rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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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.
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A fresh row is threatening to mar the first day in office of the new European Commission on Monday. France&#39;s commissioner Jacques Barrot is under fire for failing to disclose a previous conviction for embezzlement.
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European leaders will seek to reassure sceptical voters at a summit starting on Thursday by toughening policy on enlargement of the European Union, without though slamming the door on a queue of aspiring ...Comment
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Euro zone finance ministers on Monday voiced concern about the euro&#39;s surge to record highs against the dollar, with some pressing for international
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Who says the European Union is undemocratic? Its citizens will have the chance to vote for the design of the new two-euro coin
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Brussels has said the EU&#39;s newest members should adopt the euro in one step, in contrast to the currency&#39;s original phased introduction.