Island nations to join eurozone
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Cyprus and Malta are adopting the euro, making the single-currency area a club of 15.
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The European Union's head office was set to approve proposals Friday to inject more flexibility into the oft-flouted budget rules behind the euro.
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SCHEVENINGEN, Netherlands - Before the 10 countries that joined the European Union this year can adopt the euro as their currency, they have to spell it correctly.    The new threat to euro-zone stability surfaced unexpectedly Saturday at a meeting of finance ministers from the 25 European Union countries...
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1230CET--The Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi joined other European Union leaders in Rome and signed the new treaty which sets up the first European constitution.
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By Darren Ennis and Marcin GrajewskiSTRASBOURG, France - Bulgaria and Romania received the green light on Tuesday to join the European Union in January, rather than a year later, but under the toughest terms ...Comment
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BRUSSELS  - European Union diplomats agreed Tuesday that the name of their single currency, the euro, could be spelled differently in the 25 member countries.
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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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ROME, Oct 19 (IPS) - The European Union could help in better  distribution of the benefits of economic growth in Latin America,  under proposals presented at a meeting between Italy and Latin  America-Caribbean countries this week.
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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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Changing currencies is Poland's next huge task, but officials say embracing the euro will offer the country an opportunity to knock economic policies into shape.
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The European Union held high-level political talks for the first time Friday with the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum after signing agreements for aid worth 276 million euros (394 million US dollars) with regional countries.
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France, Italy and Spain united behind a planned Mediterranean Union on Thursday, announcing a July summit in Paris of the countries bordering the sea.
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European Union finance  ministers and central bankers agreed on Saturday to step up  co-operation among themselves to improve their handling of  cross-border financial crises.
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Time has been called on Europe&#39;s last fiefdom after the parliament on the tiny Channel Island of Sark approved plans to introduce limited democracy, officials told AFP on Thursday.
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The leaders of the 25 member states of the European Union are meeting in Rome today to sign the new EU constitution.
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STRASBOURG, France  - Bulgaria and Romania were   set to get the green light on Tuesday to join the European   Union in January, rather than a year later, but the executive   European Commission has set unprecedented entry conditions.
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Euro-sceptic Britain may have doubts over the single European currency but its sovereign military bases on this Mediterranean island will still embrace the euro when Cyprus adopts it from January 1.