Finance & Economics
EU support for jobless in Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark
On Tuesday the European Parliament approved EU Globalisation Adjustment Fund aid for almost 8,000 people in Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Germany and Denmark, who lost their jobs in recent years due to the global crisis.
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Free trade with the US but not at any price, say MEPs
We want to send a strong political signal in favour of opening negotiations with the United States in order to create a real transatlantic market with enormous opportunities for growth.
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World Bank & IFC Report Finds Developing Countries Made Significant Progress in Improving Business Regulations
Local entrepreneurs in developing countries are finding it easier to do business than at any time in the last 10 years, highlighting the significant progress that has been made in improving business regulatory practices across the globe, according to a new report released today by the World Bank and IFC.
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Strengthening Fiscal Discipline and Advancing Transparency and Accountability in Liberia
The Government of Liberia, the World Bank and other international development partners yesterday launched the US$28.55m Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project (IPFMRP) to assist Liberia to expand and deepen the scope of reforms relevant for advancing accountability, transparency and reduction of corruption in public institutions.
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Measuring well-being needs to be at the heart of policy-making, says OECD World Forum
A major step forward towards putting the measurement of well-being at the heart of policy-making was taken at a four-day international conference which ended in New Delhi on last friday.
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Burkina Faso: World Bank grant to support regional “center of excellence” serving engineering students from 36 countries
The World Bank’s Board has approved a grant of US$10 million to improve existing training facilities and house more students at the International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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EU aid for earthquake victims in Italy and jobless in Germany and Denmark
The green light for €670 million from the European Solidarity Fund (ESF : The European Union Solidarity Fund helps victims of natural disasters in regions that are in need of financial support.) for the quake victims in Italy and for €12.8 million in European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF : The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund provides additional assistance to workers suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns.) support for 3,000 people thrown out of their jobs in the printing industry in Germany and the wind turbine sector in Denmark still n
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Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent
Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police.
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€2.1 billion extra income per year for fisheries if the European Union votes for fish stock recovery
Ask the EU to Stop Bankrupting Our Oceans!
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