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Bloomberg - 1 hour 17 minutes ago
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Czech central bank Governor Zdenek Tuma was nominated as the country’s next European Union commissioner by Prime Minister Jan Fischer after the premier came under pressure to take the job himself.
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Bloomberg - Sun Nov 8, 12:50 pm ET
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer , fending off pressure from other political leaders to be the country’s next European Union commissioner, nominated the head of the Czech National Bank for the post.
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Bloomberg - Fri Nov 6, 11:09 am ET
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- European Union leaders announced a previously unscheduled meeting during next week’s festivities to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, spurring speculation the EU may pick its first president.
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Bloomberg - Fri Nov 6, 8:05 am ET
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Serbia will probably apply for candidate status to join the European Union by the end of this year, Milica Delevic, head of country’s EU integration office, said today.
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Bloomberg - Sat Nov 7, 3:20 pm ET
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer ruled himself out for the post of European Union commissioner, saying he wants to complete his caretaker role as head of government until elections next year.
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EARTHtimes.org - Sun Nov 8, 4:35 am ET
Stockholm - The European Union urged the sides in Honduras to resume the dialogue aimed at restoring ousted President Manual Zelaya to power and expressed concern over the interruption in the process. Sweden, holder of the rotating presidency of ...
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InformationWeek - Fri Nov 6, 8:17 am ET
Column about the European Union continuing to abuse Oracle Corp. by refusing to allow it to complete its acquisition of Sun as the EU tries to make itself look important and capable.
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INO News - Fri Nov 6, 12:41 pm ET
(RTTNews) - India and the European Union (EU) Friday signed an agreement of nuclear fusion energy research for civilian purposes.
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EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 6, 10:49 am ET
Brussels - The global economic crisis has led to an increase in trade barriers, but the Group of 20 most powerful nations have managed to stave off a protectionist spiral, according to a European Union report published Friday. According to the EU's F...
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FierceTelecom - Fri Nov 6, 10:09 am ET
The European Union (EU) came one step closer to getting its proposed new telecom laws on the books. Yesterday, EU lawmakers agreed to a provision that will enable users accused of illegally downloading copyrighted material to get a hearing before being banished by Internet providers. Since May, the illegal Internet usage issue held up the passing of the new laws because Parliament believed the ...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 6, 12:25 pm ET
Turkey on Friday rebuffed a European Union call to reconsider its decision to host Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur, saying it had no plans to arrest him.
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NewsFactor via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 5, 1:44 pm ET
A compromise reached in Brussels Thursday by negotiators representing the European Union's Parliament, Council, Commission and 27 member states has cleared the way to pass sweeping telecommunications legislation containing a key provision that establishes Internet-access protection for consumers. Previously the telecom reform bill had stalled over disagreements among EU member states about the ...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 6, 9:39 am ET
The United States will demand strict conditions before visa-free travel can be extended to five European Union countries waiting for approval, the US homeland security chief said Friday.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 6, 8:48 am ET
Turkey's President Abdullah Gul accused the European Union on Friday of "interfering" after the bloc asked Ankara to reconsider a decision to invite indicted Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to an Islamic summit.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 6, 7:59 am ET
The European Union has given Niger one month to open consultations with it, warning of sanctions that could lead to a total suspension of cooperation because of a breakdown of democracy.