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Greenpeace slams crucial EU fishing policy talks
The European Union, the world’s third fishing power, came under sharp pressure from green groups and the EU executive to save the oceans from overfishing at key talks Tuesday to overhaul the sector. Angry Greenpeace activists waving giant fish bones and banners reading “Stop Overfishing” delayed the start of a much-awaited ministerial…
EU considers quotas for women directors
The EU warned Monday it is ready to legislate to get more women into boardrooms, after just 24 out of the European Union’s estimated 20 million businesses signed up to a voluntary initiative. “Personally, I am not a great fan of quotas. However, I like the results they bring,” European…
Obama lauds ‘positive steps’ to tackle euro crisis
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama called German counterpart Angela Merkel on Tuesday to welcome “positive steps” taken by the European Union to ease its smoldering debt crisis, the White House said. Hours after the EU and the private sector inked a 237-billion-euro ($310 billion) bailout designed to keep Greece…
Google hit by new anti-trust complaint in Europe
The French online shopping website Twenga has filed a complaint against Google at the European Commission, accusing the Internet search giant of abusing its dominant position to eliminate any competition. The commission, the European Union’s competition watchdog, has been investigating Google since November 2010 following several complaints, with US IT giant Microsoft filing its own grievance last year. Twenga,…
Obama hails new EU sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Monday hailed new European Union sanctions imposing an embargo on Iranian oil to stifle funds reaching Tehran’s suspect nuclear program. Obama applauded the actions of the European Union “to impose additional sanctions on Iran in response to the regime’s continuing failure to fulfill…
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