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Tuesday 8th February 2011 11:44
© European Union, 2011
A universal phone charger goes on the market for the first time within the next few weeks.
Wednesday 3rd February 2010 12:48
Greece: tough public sector cuts
© European Union, 2010
The European Commission has welcomed radical plans by the Greek Government to cut the country’s growing budget deficit.
However there is growing concern regarding the way Greece reports its statistics.
Greece's budget deficit is currently one of the highest in the European Union standing at 12.7 per cent, four times the legal limit for an EU country. By comparison, the UK has a budget deficit of 13%.
European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia announces his support for Greek reform plans
Wednesday 18th March 2009 16:07
The hunting of baby seals is to be stopped in Russia, the government has announced.
Russia has seen protests in 20 different cities this week in support of the ban. Valdimir Putin, Russia's Prime Minister said the trade was a “bloody industry”.
The EU is trying to prevent the killing and has proposed a ban on the sale of all seal products.
It is looking at the import, transit and export of the materials used. Its response follows European Parliament concerns that these practices have caused unwarranted suffering.
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