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		<title>ArcelorMittal promises European workers that it won&#8217;t shut plants or make forced layoffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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ArcelorMittal vows not to shut European plants

BRUSSELS — ArcelorMittal SA, the world&#8217;s largest steel maker, told trade unions Tuesday that it does not plan to shut down any of its European plants.
The company and workers&#8217; representatives said they signed an agreement Monday that &#8220;confirms that all the plants will be restarted and that no compulsory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArcelorMittal ends streak of losses, posts $903 million Q3 profit, sees start of recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aoife White</dc:creator>
		
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ArcelorMittal sees profit after 3 quarterly losses

BRUSSELS — ArcelorMittal SA, the world&#8217;s largest steel maker, on Wednesday posted a $903 million profit in the third quarter, its first after three consecutive quarterly losses, as it saw the first signs of a gradual recovery in demand.
Although the profit was still 76 percent below year-earlier levels, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can the EU find its own Obama?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/can-the-eu-find-its-own-obama-209386/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Nimmo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - What the European Union needs is a Barack Obama of its own.

That, at least, was the impression which some European Union foreign ministers gave as they gathered in Luxembourg Monday to discuss how the bloc&#8217;s hoped-for president could boost its influence with powers such as the US, Russia, India and China.	 	
&#8220;We need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luxembourg leader blasts Tony Blair, says he is not fit to become EU&#8217;s first-ever president</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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Luxembourg PM rejects Blair as EU president

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Luxembourg&#8217;s premier spoke out Tuesday against former British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#8217;s candidacy to become the European Union&#8217;s first-ever president.
Premier Jean-Claude Juncker said Blair&#8217;s support for the invasion of Iraq and his aloofness from Europe — he kept Britain out of the euro and the EU&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exasperated France, EU press for answer from Tehran on whether it accepts UN nuclear plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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France seeks answers from Iran on nuclear program

LUXEMBOURG — France said Tuesday it is increasingly exasperated with Iran&#8217;s strategy in international negotiations on its nuclear program, and pressed for a quick answer as to whether Tehran will accept a U.N. proposal aimed at defusing tension.
France&#8217;s Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Iran must make haste in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU approves Pepsi bottlers merger, no concerns of dominance in Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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EU approves Pepsi bottlers merger
LUXEMBOURG — The European Union on Tuesday approved the proposed takeover by PepsiCo Inc. of its two top bottling companies for $7.8 billion.

The EU Commission said that the acquisitions of PepsiAmericas and the Pepsi Bottling Group &#8220;would not significantly impede effective competition&#8221; in Europe.
Pepsi, based in Purchase, New York, decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU scraps arms embargo against Uzbekistan, last sanction imposed after 2005 crackdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-scraps-arms-embargo-against-uzbekistan-last-sanction-imposed-after-2005-crackdown-208126/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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EU scraps last Uzbek sanctions
LUXEMBOURG — The European Union on Tuesday dropped the last remaining sanctions against Uzbekistan imposed after a 2005 crackdown on an uprising.

EU foreign ministers said they ended the arms embargo against the Uzbek government to encourage it to further improve the human rights situation and the rule of law in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU targets worldwide emissions limits on ships, airlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - World shipping companies and airlines should be forced to cut their greenhouse-gas emissions by between 10 and 20 percent by 2020, European Union environment ministers agreed Wednesday.

United Nations talks in Copenhagen in December should demand that airlines cut emissions to 10 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and that shipping companies cut by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billions of euros in the balance in EU East-West emissions row</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - Billions of euros&#8217; worth of greenhouse-gas emission permits hung in the balance Wednesday as environment ministers from Eastern and Western Europe fought to break the European Union&#8217;s deadlock on climate change.

Eastern members are fighting for the right to sell the permits, awarded to them by the Kyoto Protocol. But Western states say that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU tackles illegal fishing; fishermen to lose license after 4 infractions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The European Union agreed Tuesday on tougher penalties to counter illegal fishing, considered a major cause of the depletion of fish stocks in European waters, particularly of prized cod and bluefin tuna.

The penalties include fishing boats being banned after four infractions and fines being imposed on member states failing to enforce controls.
Illegal fishing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eurozone finance ministers to meet as euro strengthens, endangering exports, nascent recovery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eurozone-finance-ministers-to-meet-as-euro-strengthens-endangering-exports-nascent-recovery-199835/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aoife White</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — Finance ministers from the 16 nations that use the euro meet for talks late Monday as the shared currency&#8217;s rise against the dollar hits European exports, endangering the continent&#8217;s fragile economic recovery.

The euro bought $1.4923 in European afternoon trade, up from $1.4899 late Friday in New York, as investors expected strong earnings news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain&#8217;s Tony Blair seen as possible choice for new European Union presidential post</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/britains-tony-blair-seen-as-possible-choice-for-new-european-union-presidential-post-187434/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — President Tony Blair? Don&#8217;t laugh, it could happen.

The former British prime minister may be coming back, this time in a presidential role. Two years after leaving Downing Street, Blair has emerged as a strong candidate for the soon-to-be-created post of European president.
The role — in effect, the president of the European Union — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European, Asian markets gain, Wall Street seen higher on open as US job losses ease</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-asian-markets-gain-wall-street-seen-higher-on-open-as-us-job-losses-ease-159715/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Piovano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Stock markets mostly rose Friday after official data showed U.S. job losses eased somewhat in August, suggesting the world&#8217;s largest economy is recovering, although sluggishly.

Germany&#8217;s DAX was up 74.44 points, or 1.4 percent, at 5,375.86, while Britain&#8217;s FTSE-100 rose 62.32 points, or 1.3 percent, to 4,859.07. France&#8217;s CAC-40 gained 40.35 points, or 1.1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: From China to Luxembourg to the Caribbean, a look at what countries hold US debt</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-from-china-to-luxembourg-to-the-caribbean-a-look-at-what-countries-hold-us-debt-142110/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Many Americans know that China holds the most U.S. Treasury debt, followed by Japan. But who would expect a group of Caribbean countries would collectively come in fifth?

Or that Luxembourg would come in eighth?
A look at which countries hold large amounts of Treasury securities — investments in U.S. debt — provides an interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArcelorMittal CEO says steel business is recovering, posts third straight quarterly loss</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/arcelormittal-ceo-says-steel-business-is-recovering-posts-third-straight-quarterly-loss-123672/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aoife White</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — The world&#8217;s largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal SA, on Wednesday reported a loss of $792 million for the second quarter, its third consecutive quarterly loss, but said demand was recovering and that it would increase production.

CEO Lakshmi Mittal said the company would restart production at some plants to meet &#8220;some initial signs&#8221; that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ECB holds steady, keeps its benchmark interest rate at 1 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1 percent Thursday, preferring to wait and see if its &#8220;spectacular&#8221; infusion of credit into the banking system will loosen lending to consumers and businesses in the euro zone&#8217;s struggling economy.

Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB was pleased by the demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU agrees to &#8216;turn the page&#8217; with the US on Guantanamo and accept detainees</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-agrees-to-turn-the-page-with-the-us-on-guantanamo-and-accept-detainees-81810/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The European Union agreed on Monday to help the administration of President Barack Obama &#8220;turn the page&#8221; on Guantanamo, saying individual EU nations will take detainees from the American prison in Cuba.

The EU and the U.S. issued a joint statement saying some EU nations are ready &#8220;to assist with the reception of certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU welcomes Netanyahu&#8217;s backing of Palestinian state as &#8220;step in the right direction&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-welcomes-netanyahus-backing-of-palestinian-state-as-step-in-the-right-direction-81731/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The European Union called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s backing for a Palestinian state a &#8220;step in the right direction&#8221; Monday, but questioned his stance on other disputed peace issues such as Jewish settlements and Jerusalem&#8217;s future status.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout, whose country holds the EU presidency, said while Netanyahu&#8217;s comments on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU foreign ministers call on Tehran to clarify result</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-foreign-ministers-call-on-tehran-to-clarify-result-81707/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - European Union (EU) diplomats Monday called for an investigation into allegations of fraud in Iran&#8217;s presidential election, but stressed that they wanted better relations with the Islamic Republic.

&#8220;First of all, let&#8217;s check that (the election) was truly democratic, and secondly, let&#8217;s try to keep the dialogue going,&#8221; Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU court voids asset freeze of terrorism suspect in UK; Cites lack of review, allows appeal</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-court-voids-asset-freeze-of-terrorism-suspect-in-uk-cites-lack-of-review-allows-appeal-78459/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-court-voids-asset-freeze-of-terrorism-suspect-in-uk-cites-lack-of-review-allows-appeal-78459/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — An EU court on Thursday voided a 2001 European Union decision to freeze the assets of a suspected Jordanian terrorist held in Britain, saying the case lacked a proper judicial review.

The freeze was imposed in accordance with a U.N. Security Council decision to seize money and other assets of terrorist suspects.
The EU Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German finance minister: major restructuring and wave of mergers for state-owned banks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-finance-minister-major-restructuring-and-wave-of-mergers-for-state-owned-banks-76244/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-finance-minister-major-restructuring-and-wave-of-mergers-for-state-owned-banks-76244/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said Tuesday that the German government foresees major restructuring and a wave of mergers for the country&#8217;s state-owned banks.

Germany has eight public sector banks, or Landesbanken, owned by regional governments such as Bavaria and Berlin that play a key role in Europe&#8217;s largest economy by funding local businesses.
But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU finance ministers thrash out major financial supervision overhaul</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-finance-ministers-thrash-out-major-financial-supervision-overhaul-76189/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-finance-ministers-thrash-out-major-financial-supervision-overhaul-76189/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aoife White</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — European Union finance ministers agreed Tuesday on the outlines of a major regulatory overhaul that would set up new agencies to oversee financial companies and a new watchdog to warn of major risks.

But EU governments are still divided over key details, such as what power EU regulators would have to order nations to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU to warn Germany, other euro nations on ballooning budget deficits</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-to-warn-germany-other-euro-nations-on-ballooning-budget-deficits-75692/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The European Commission said Monday that it will formally warn eight euro zone nations — including Germany, a champion of fiscal prudence— about ballooning budget gaps that will break EU rules.

Germany&#8217;s budget deficit is expected to reach 3.9 percent of the country&#8217;s gross domestic product in 2009. The EU expects it to go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMF: Timing of euro recovery is uncertain, calls for Europe to stress test banks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/imf-timing-of-euro-recovery-is-uncertain-calls-for-europe-to-stress-test-banks-75546/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aoife White</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The International Monetary Fund said Monday that the timing of economic recovery in the 16 nations that share the euro was &#8220;uncertain.&#8221;

It said any recovery would be slow and called on European governments to stress test banks and launch a &#8220;resolute and coordinated clean up of the banking system&#8221; to restore confidence.
The euro [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Union nations expect to take in &#8216;dozens&#8217; of ex-detainees from Guantanamo prison</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-union-nations-expect-to-take-in-dozens-of-ex-detainees-from-guantanamo-prison-71855/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-union-nations-expect-to-take-in-dozens-of-ex-detainees-from-guantanamo-prison-71855/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Constant Brand</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — European Union countries are likely to take in &#8220;several dozen&#8221; former prisoners from the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, an EU official said Thursday.

Czech Interior Minister Martin Pecina, who chaired a meeting of the 27-nation bloc&#8217;s interior ministers, said it will be up to each national government to decide whether to participate. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU calls for inquiry into Sri Lankan abuse allegations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-calls-for-inquiry-into-sri-lankan-abuse-allegations-64170/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-calls-for-inquiry-into-sri-lankan-abuse-allegations-64170/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 20:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - The European Union (EU) foreign ministers have expressed concern over the human rights situation in Sri Lanka and called for an independent and credible enquiry into alleged violation of international humanitarian law, EuAsiaNews reported. 

&#8220;The EU remains seriously concerned with continuing reports of abductions, disappearances and extra judicial killings. The EU is also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some 2,000 steel workers protest ArcelorMittal output freeze</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/some-2000-steel-workers-protest-arcelormittal-output-freeze-60191/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 19:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — Steel workers attacked ArcelorMittal&#8217;s Luxembourg headquarters Tuesday during the company&#8217;s annual shareholders meeting, setting off smoke bombs and breaking through the front door to protest temporary layoffs during the economic slump.

Some of the 1,000 workers from Belgium and France hurled cobblestones and steel fencing at the building, smashing windows and tearing off a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Luxembourg PM criticizes tone of Germans&#8217; campaign against tax evasion</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-luxembourg-pm-criticizes-tone-of-germans-campaign-against-tax-evasion-58365/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-luxembourg-pm-criticizes-tone-of-germans-campaign-against-tax-evasion-58365/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 17:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Luxembourg&#8217;s prime minister hit out at the tone of a campaign against tax evasion by Germany&#8217;s finance minister and his party leader, according to an interview published Sunday, the latest volley in a weeks-long spat.

Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck, long known for his combative style, said Tuesday that he doesn&#8217;t need to apologize to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU ministers fail to agree on banning flights to Mexico</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-ministers-fail-to-agree-on-banning-flights-to-mexico-47196/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-ministers-fail-to-agree-on-banning-flights-to-mexico-47196/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - Health ministers from 27 European Union (EU) nations have failed to reach an agreement on a French call to temporarily ban all EU flights to Mexico in view of the deadly swine flu outbreak in that country.



They however stressed on a coordinated approach to fight the swine flu.


France has urged the EU to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU health ministers reject travel ban against Mexico; Swine flu hits 2 new EU nations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-health-ministers-reject-travel-ban-against-mexico-swine-flu-hits-2-new-eu-nations-46391/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-health-ministers-reject-travel-ban-against-mexico-swine-flu-hits-2-new-eu-nations-46391/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Constant Brand</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — EU nations rejected a French proposal to ban flights going to Mexico at emergency health talks Thursday as a way to curb the spread of swine flu in Europe.

Numerous countries including Germany, Spain, Poland, Britain and Denmark voiced concerns that such a move would be ineffective in combatting the flu&#8217;s spread in Europe, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ban on travel to Mexico not needed now, says EU</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ban-on-travel-to-mexico-not-needed-now-says-eu-46285/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ban-on-travel-to-mexico-not-needed-now-says-eu-46285/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 01:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - The European Union is not planning to ban travel to Mexico because of the outbreak of swine flu there, diplomatic sources said Thursday at an emergency meeting of EU health ministers in Luxembourg.



Individual member states have the right to bring in travel restrictions if they think this will help prevent the disease spreading, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU approves rules on how to identify &#8216;novel&#8217; swine flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-approves-rules-on-how-to-identify-novel-swine-flu-46098/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-approves-rules-on-how-to-identify-novel-swine-flu-46098/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - The European Union&#8217;s executive Thursday approved a set of rules for identifying the new form of swine flu as part of its bid to stop the disease raging out of control.



The European Commission has &#8216;adopted a common European definition for the novel flu virus&#8217;, a disease which &#8216;has been found to contain genes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia &#8216;worried&#8217; by EU&#8217;s Eastern plans: Lavrov</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-worried-by-eus-eastern-plans-lavrov-42415/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-worried-by-eus-eastern-plans-lavrov-42415/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - Russia would like to believe European Union assurances that the bloc is not trying to create a sphere of influence in the former USSR, but the EU has not yet been convincing enough, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.



&#8216;We would like very much to believe&#8217; that the EU&#8217;s planned Eastern Partnership with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU optimistic it can renew ties with Russia, forge closer cooperation</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-optimistic-it-can-renew-ties-with-russia-forge-closer-cooperation-42108/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-optimistic-it-can-renew-ties-with-russia-forge-closer-cooperation-42108/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The European Union&#8217;s foreign policy chief says he is optimistic the European Union can follow the lead of the U.S. in rebuilding ties with Russia.

Javier Solana says recent cooperation between the 27-nation EU bloc and Russia &#8220;is much, much better&#8221; since President Barack Obama took office in January.
The U.S. and Russia have started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU calls on Iran to respond to US overtures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - European Union foreign ministers Monday called on Iran to respond positively to the US&#8217; recent diplomatic overtures and help find a negotiated solution to the nuclear standoff.



&#8216;The EU warmly supports the new direction of US policy towards Iran, which opens a window of opportunity for negotiations on all aspects of Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme,&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU ministers to visit Sri Lanka on peace mission</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-ministers-to-visit-sri-lanka-on-peace-mission-40973/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - Three European Union foreign ministers are planning an urgent mission to Sri Lanka amidst concerns for the safety of civilians trapped by the fighting, diplomats announced Monday as the bloc called for an immediate ceasefire.



The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Sweden, David Miliband, Bernard Kouchner and Carl Bildt respectively, are to fly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU hails new US openness to Iran; urges Tehran to seize opportunity</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-hails-new-us-openness-to-iran-urges-tehran-to-seize-opportunity-40865/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — President Barack Obama&#8217;s new openness toward Iran is a chance for Tehran to reconnect with the international community and find a negotiated settlement to the nuclear issue, the European Union said Monday.

&#8220;The EU warmly supports the new direction of U.S. policy toward Iran, which opens a window of opportunity for negotiations on all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU government give nod to free trade talks with Canada</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-government-give-nod-to-free-trade-talks-with-canada-40863/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Constant Brand</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The European Union endorsed plans Monday to open negotiations with Canada on a free trade pact that could see easier temporary movement of skilled wokers and reduction in rules and red tape.

The negotiations, which could last two years, are to be officially launched at an EU-Canada leaders summit May 6, in Prague.
EU Trade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU calls emergency talks as Spain confirms swine flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-calls-emergency-talks-as-spain-confirms-swine-flu-40848/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) called an emergency meeting of health ministers and requested citizens avoid non-essential travel to Mexico and other affected areas as Europe&#8217;s first case of swine flu was confirmed in Spain Monday.



&#8216;Personally, I would try to avoid non-essential travel to the areas which are reported to be in the centre [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU extends sanctions on Myanmar</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-extends-sanctions-on-myanmar-40797/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - The European Union (EU) Monday extended sanctions against Myanmar by one year and repeated calls for the release of political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.



The EU sanctions - in place since 2006 - against Myanmar include a travel ban on top officials, an arms embargo and a freeze of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU split over upgraded Israel relationship</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-split-over-upgraded-israel-relationship-40748/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-split-over-upgraded-israel-relationship-40748/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - The European Union (EU) faced an embarrassing split Monday over the question of whether or not to upgrade the bloc&#8217;s relationship with Israel, as officials from the bloc&#8217;s political leadership and executive traded accusations.



The row pits the EU&#8217;s foreign affairs commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, against the current head of the council of EU member [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU court decides Dior can bar resale of its goods by discount stores</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-court-decides-dior-can-bar-resale-of-its-goods-by-discount-stores-35038/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The European Union&#8217;s highest court ruled Thursday that Dior luxury fashion company can bar the resale of its goods by discount stores.

The Court of Justice said Dior can prevent a licensee from passing on goods to discount stores if it &#8220;damages the allure and prestigious image which bestows on those goods an aura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArcelorMittal scotches rights issue rumours</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/arcelormittal-scotches-rights-issue-rumours-18731/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/arcelormittal-scotches-rights-issue-rumours-18731/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - ArcelorMittal, the world&#8217;s largest steelmaker, Tuesday denied a newspaper report that it was considering a five billion Euro ($6.5 billion) share sale.



&#8216;The rumours mentioned within this article are not true,&#8217; the company owned by Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Niwas Mittal said about the Financial Times report.


The newspaper cited market speculation to report ArcelorMittal had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArcelorMittal annual net income down 9 percent</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/arcelormittal-annual-net-income-down-9-percent-4249/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/arcelormittal-annual-net-income-down-9-percent-4249/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG - Leading steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal Wednesday reported net income of $9.4 billion for the 12 months ended Dec 31, down 9 percent from that earned during the previous fiscal.



For the quarter ended Dec 31, the company posted net loss of $2.6 billion on account of $3.1 billion exceptional charges post-tax ($4.4 billion pre-tax).


It said [...]]]></description>
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