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Elusive Democracy: While Voters Fume, Brussels Fixes the Caravan
The European Union has weighed in on the grave issues concerning caravan safety. EU authorities are currently in the final stages of assembling a comprehensive set of regulations aimed at standardizing technical inspection procedures. The European Parliament will debate this
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Alison Cooper Calls for Realistic and Intelligent Targets
Alison Cooper is the CEO of Imperial Tobacco and her track record since taking up this office in 2010 has clearly demonstrated her leadership skills. She is carefully manoeuvring the company through the challenges the tobacco industry faces while maximising
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As Spain and Argentina Team Up, Royal Navy Sets Sail for Gibraltar
A significant chunk of the Royal Navy has set sail for the Mediterranean and the Gulf region on what is billed a “routine deployment”. The British fleet now underway is to engage in a long series of exercises – collectively
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Political Game Changer in Turkey: The Decline and Fall of the Deep State
It has taken a court in Turkey almost five years to wrap up the trial of 531 suspected members of Ergenekon, an ultra-nationalist organization bent on overthrowing the government. On Monday the court handed down its last verdicts: 19 life
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Reef of Contention: Spain Talks Tough on Gibraltar
The Spanish government is taking a cue from Argentina: Whenever beset by apparently insurmountable problems and tanking approval ratings, find some external issue in order to rally the nation around the flag. In times of domestic troubles, successive Argentine governments
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Doomsayers Enjoying a Field Day with Deutsche Bank
A tiny but apparently growing number of pundits is pretty sure the Deutsche Bank will shortly tumble and fall. As a systemic – if not essential – bank, the DB will not descend into insolvency on its own. Those in
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Maxima – Busy at Work
The people of The Netherlands quickly came to adore the young, attractive Argentinian economist Maxima Zorreguieta who married their Crown Prince Prince Wilem-Alexander in 2002. Trained as a private banker with a good understanding of emerging markets, she is the
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The Spotlight on David Beckham
One of the best known faces on the planet, David Beckham, 38 years old, became an Image Ambassador for Chinese Football after his twenty year playing career came to an end last season. The League in China is known for
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CBI: Encouraging Signs from the UK Jobs Market
The CBI commented last week on the latest official labour market data, showing that employment grew by 16,000 and unemployment fell by 57,000 in the three months to May, while the number of people taken on as employees rose by
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IMF: Ireland Approaching Best Practice in Fiscal Reporting & Forecasting
The IMF published on July 16th a Fiscal Transparency Assessment (FTA) report for Ireland, which was carried out at the request of the Irish Government by a Fiscal Affairs Department team that visited Dublin in March 2013. This report constitutes
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