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First published: Fri, May 24, 2013, 01:00 A common EU fisheries policy that lacks an effective oversight regime makes no sense. It is an invitation to abuse, illegality and the destruction of stocks. While public attention has...

PanARMENIAN.Net - The announcement of sharply increased gas prices for Armenia have sparked many questions about social and geo-political consequences, European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) said in a statement. Discussions on the...

Michiel Willems, an international reporter in London, told Tuoitrenews in an interview that the brutal attack on a British soldier in London on May 22 has nothing to do with their background. According to Reuters , two British... All similar articles: 1612 »

Famous Russian film director Pyotr Todorovsky dies aged 87 The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's branch for Moscow has confirmed that it has been alerted about underground tremors by people living in different parts of...

Sino-European collaboration can help foster, strengthen global sustainability Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Europe provides an excellent opportunity to begin a process that can make the Sino-European collaboration an axis for...

The European Commission was forced into a public climbdown after a wave of protest on their decision, approved by member states, to prohibit restaurants from providing jugs of olive oil for customers. Dacian Cioloş, agriculture... All similar articles: 297 »

Author(s): Nerea Rial The world generates 1.7 million billion bytes of data per minute, “but the amazing thing isn't just the amount of data: it's what we can do with it these days,” stated EU commissioner for Digital Agenda...

The third and fourth sections of Russia’s “South Stream” will be completed by 2018. However, supranational structures in Brussels and their representatives in Berlin still cannot set forth a predictable and unified position on...

Eurostat: In 2012, Croatia’s economy contracted by 2% and is expected to contract by 1% this year Croatia — a small country of 4.3 million people — is also battling[...] The post Croatia looks to oil and gas fields in Adriatic...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 May 2013 Following an in-depth investigation (see IP/12/1338), the European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed merger of Munksjö AB of Sweden and...

By Javier Blas and Jack Farchy in London We imagine possible responses to the Commission’s queries The European Commission last week sent a questionnaire to oil traders seeking information related to its probe into the...

New legislation on the “non-commercial transport” of pets, already informally agreed with EU ministers, was approved by Parliament on Thursday. Taking pets abroad will be easier, but pet health requirements will be stricter....

By Edward Smith : Subscribe to Edward's RSS feed | May 24, 2013 10:00 AM GMT The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is in the early stages of a new anti-trust investigation into Google's web advertising practices. said that...

PULLING Wales out of the EU was not an option - the stakes were far too high and if it happened it would kill the Welsh farming industry overnight, according to the Welsh Government's First Minister, Carwyn Jones. Opening the...

The Marine Institute in Galway looks set to become one of the leading oceanic research centres in the world after today. A major international transatlantic deal will be signed in Oranmore this afternoon in which the EU and...

The Nationalist Party has called on the government to take the necessary measures to avoid being placed under the excessive deficit procedure by the European Commission. Tonio Fenech, the Opposition spokesman for finance, told...

Health Minister James Reilly has risked causing outrage by seemingly linking the tobacco industry to a mysterious Mission Impossible-style robbery at the EU’s tobacco control offices. By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith and Ann Cahill The...

Chairman COMESA Innovation Council, Professor Venansius Baryamureeba, is urging the government of Uganda to adopt the role of science and technology in the development of the economy. By Anita Ashaba 4 minutes ago The Common...

Which are Armenian most topical social-political issues? UNICEF Children’s Chamber Orchestra made new performance on Europe Day YEREVAN, MAY 24, ARMENPRESS: The UNICEF Children’s Chamber Orchestra and the delegation of the...

CONSUMER confidence in Europe improved marginally in May, according to data from the European Commission. In the EU, confidence rose from -20.4 in April to -20.2 in May, according to figures from the Flash Consumer Confidence...

UK at centre of global tax system that is a colossal betrayal of people here and in the poorest countries who are struggling to get by, writes Roger James The post Tax dodgers – justice may finally visit your secret haven... All similar articles: 205 »

BNS Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves is coming to Lithuania on a two-day state visit next Monday. During the visit, the presidents of Lithuania and Estonia will discuss bilateral relations, regional cooperation, relevant...

Portugal is on course to meet this year's deficit target but the government may require a further easing of the goals agreed with its EU and IMF lenders for 2014, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said on Friday.

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday criticized the European Union's trade measures against China-made mobile telecommunications equipment and solar panels. The measures "harm others without benefiting oneself," Li... All similar articles: 112 »

ZURICH, May 24 (Reuters) - Switzerland's top representative on international financial affairs will step down at the end of August, the finance ministry said on Friday, as negotiations with the United States and the European... All similar articles: 56 »

“If confirmed, such transactions may reflect an avenue for procurement of a raw material in a manner that circumvents sanctions,” Friday, 24 May 2013 By Louis Charbonneau... All similar articles: 243 »

BBC poll: Germany most popular country in the world BBC poll: Germany most popular country in the world Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world in this year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World... All similar articles: 140 »

by Himanshu Singh on May 24, 2013 at 03:18 Financial Times : Big companies’ tax affairs in Europe are to be opened up to far more intense public scrutiny with the EU rushing out a law compelling them to reveal corporate profits...