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Runaway Pay

cfo.com     Aug 4, 2008          

Outsized executive pay is attracting ever harsher criticism from stakeholders across Europe. The French government, which takes over the six-month presidency of the EU in July, is promising to tackle "scandalous" pay rises and...                    

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Irish Reject Second Vote on Lisbon Treaty

angus-reid.com     Aug 1, 2008   20 related          

The vast majority of people in Ireland want to leave the Lisbon Treaty behind, according to a poll by Red C. 71 per cent of respondents oppose holding a new referendum on the proposed common body of law for members of the...                    

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European businesses back Blair for EU council president

guardian.co.uk     Jul 29, 2008   4 related          

Tony Blair, who in 2003 said a full-time EU president would give the union a more powerful voice on the world stage. Photograph: Martin Argles would make the best EU president for European businesses, according to a poll by the...                    

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Biofuels targets too much too soon for Ireland

euobserver.com     Jul 28, 2008   1 related          

LEIGH PHILLIPS Today @ 17:44 CET Gently squeezing the brakes on biofuels policy is the growing consensus amongst European diplomats regarding the controversial energy source, with Ireland the latest member state to pull back...                    

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Eurozone economy losing momentum

mathaba.net     Jul 14, 2008   2 related          

The eurozone economy is losing momentum after two years of strong recovery, with clear signs of marked slowdown mainly due to long-lasting financial turmoil and soaring oil prices. In its spring economic forecasts released in...                    

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Trichet And Friends Bang Inflation Drum

forbes.com     Jul 9, 2008   37 related          

LONDON - Hawks of the European Central Banks were circling (and squawking) frantically on Wednesday, sending signals to the market that the central bankers were taking the problem of euro zone inflation extremely seriously,...                    

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German trade surplus falls, 'points to contraction'

yahoo.com     Jul 9, 2008   16 related          

FRANKFURT (AFP) - A big drop in Germany's trusty trade surplus underscores fears the biggest European economy might have shrunk in the second quarter of this year, analysts said Wednesday. The surplus posted by Germany, also...                    

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Euro zone growth revised to 0.7%

gulfnews.com     Jul 9, 2008   2 related          

Brussels: The euro zone economy rebounded less strongly than previously thought in the first quarter of 2008, data showed on Tuesday, adding to worries about the health of the currency area. Gross domestic product in the 15...                    

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Business gazetteer: Uddingston out of the wilderness

scotsman.com     Jul 10, 2008          

THE good folk of Uddingston have reason to celebrate this morning. We are informed that the councillor for Bothwell and Uddingston, Maureen Devlin, has cut the ribbon on what is being billed as the town's "first stockbroking...                    

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ECB head says inflation will linger

chron.com     Jul 9, 2008   7 related          

STRASBOURG, France — European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet warned Wednesday that euro nations are already seeing the first signs of an inflation price spiral, calling on governments to take care not to grant wage...                    

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