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Danes likely to have two referendums on EU treaty op-outs

09.05.2008 - 09:32 CET

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is set to call for a referendum in September to remove derogations from EU judicial and defence co-operation and at the same time announce a subsequent referendum on the euro.

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Euro area lacking single voice abroad, Brussels says

08.05.2008 - 09:24 CET

In a review of ten years of the euro, the European Commission argues the single currency has often suffered from political attacks in countries where it is used, as well as from lacking sufficient weight on the world stage, which Brussels suggests the 16-member to be eurozone could overcome with a single chair at international financial institutions.

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Commissioner attacks protectionist 'mirage' of Obama, Clinton

08.05.2008 - 09:17 CET

The EU's trade chief has hit out at the more protectionist positions on trade that have increasingly been deployed by the Democratic presidential candidates in the United States.

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Slovakia confirmed as ready for euro

07.05.2008 - 15:09 CET

Slovakia has received a formal confirmation that it is ready to join the euro on 1 January 2009, despite "considerable concerns" of the European Central Bank about the forthcoming price stability performance of the country.

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High inflation key obstacle on EU newcomers' path to eurozone

07.05.2008 - 09:26 CET

Most EU newcomers from central and eastern Europe have recorded much higher than allowed price hikes over the past year, with only Slovakia meeting the price stability criterion to join the euro, the European Commission is to say today.

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Energy liberalisation critics suffer blow in EU parliament

07.05.2008 - 07:04 CET

Members of the European Parliament's industry committee have backed the European Commission's idea of separating electricity companies' production and supply wings. But critics of the ambitious liberalisation plans are refusing to concede defeat.

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Trans-European transport network behind schedule

07.05.2008 - 09:09 CET

Efforts to link up Europe's transport networks – road, rail and waterway – are behind schedule and over budget, according to an EU report presented by transport commissioner Jacques Barrot.

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