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EU annual budget talks collapse, in worrying sign

Source: The Seattle Times, Nov 10 2012, 6:15am CST

Negotiations over next year's European Union budget have collapsed after a dispute between member states and the European Commission over a shortfall in the 2012 budget. The talks, which essentially ended before they began, could be a sign of trouble ah ...

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Canada Aiming for Agreement in Principle with EU on Trade Pact: Sources

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 24 2013, 12:00pm CDT

By Nirmala Menon OTTAWA--As the window for clinching a free-trade pact between Canada and the European Union narrows, Canadian negotiators are trying to work out an agreement in principle with European counterparts, allowing leaders to ink ...

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EU, China spar over talks to end solar panel spat

Source: Shanghai Daily  |   May 24 2013, 11:57am CDT

THE European Commission has rejected Chinese trade association statements that talks to resolve a dispute over allegations of dumping of solar panels had broken down, while Chinese comments highlighted risks the dis ...

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European Transport Union Worried by EU Port Reform Plan

Source: The Journal of Commerce  |   May 24 2013, 11:04am CDT

European dock and transport union leaders voiced concerns that a plan to reform European ports will threaten jobs and working conditions in pilotage, towage and mooring. At present three ports — Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg — handle a ...

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Iceland PM suspends EU accession talks but embraces its economic goals

Source: Globe and Mail  |   May 24 2013, 10:58am CDT

Iceland must find stability by aiming for the same economic goals as those set for European Union states, even though it is sceptical about joining the EU and will keep its own currency, the new prime minister said. Icela ...

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EU imposes 2-year ban on pesticides believed responsible for mass bee deaths

Source: Russia Today  |   May 24 2013, 9:56am CDT

The European Commission has adopted a two-year-long moratorium on the use of three necotinoid pesticides believed to be one of the reasons behind a 30 percent annual decrease in bee populations since 2007. EU member-states will ...

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Rising Energy Dependency Endangers Europe’s Economy

Source: Renewable energy access  |   May 24 2013, 9:40am CDT

The issue of energy may have been overshadowed by that of tax at yesterday’s EU summit of Heads of State in Brussels, but its growing importance and impact on Europe’s economy is one that cannot be ignored. As the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, ...

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EU Approves Lufthansa-United-Air Canada Venture

Source: The Journal of Commerce  |   May 24 2013, 9:21am CDT

European Union regulators approved a trans-Atlantic joint venture between Lufthansa, United Airlines and Air Canada after the carriers agreed to give up landing and take-off slots at Frankfurt and New York. The European ...

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EU ‘not reflecting best interests of citizens’, President says

Source: Irish Times  |   May 24 2013, 8:48am CDT

President Michael D Higgins has called for a new ethical framework for Europe which would prioritise poverty, inequality and food security. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times The European Union ...

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EU Sports Commissioner supports EU Athletes and education program against match fixing

Source: Casino City Times  |   May 24 2013, 7:28am CDT

24 May 2013 BERLIN, Germany -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- EU Athletes, the federation of player associations in Europe representing 25,000 athletes, completed today its three-day seminar on education against match fixing. The seminar, which i ...

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EU trade deal would lift U.S. exports to Europe

Source: Automotive News  |   May 24 2013, 6:58am CDT

U.S. auto exports to Europe could quadruple within 15 years if regulators get rid of tariffs and adopt standard vehicle-safety rules, automaker associations say. That point, which European automakers and the Detroit 3 are making to officials wi ...

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