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ENNISKILLEN, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 17: U.S. President Barack Obama (2L) and French President Francoise Hollande (R) listen as Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (C) chairs an EU/US trade meeting at the G8 summit on June 17, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Leaders from the G8 nations have gathered to discuss numerous topics with the situation in Syria expected to dominate the talks.
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There is a movement in the European Union that wants total religious neutrality and can’t accept our Christian traditions
To realize this goal, we will first enter less developed overseas markets, such as Africa. Brand operating costs are lower there compared with in the United States and the European Union, and that offers us a strong foothold to develop into a global giant.
When it comes to exports, the majority of Australia's coal exports go to Japan, South Korea, China and the European UnionMore quotes »
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EU official: Trade deal with US a 'game-changer'
-- The top official with the European Union's executive arm says a free trade deal with the United States would be a "game-changer" for the global economy.European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso made the statement Monday ahead of a formal launch 6/17/13 Read more »
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Officials: Obama aides split on arming rebels
French governments are at least as divided as the Americans on what is the best course of action and have told their fellow European Union members they won't send any arms to Syria before August. And British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised British Read more »
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Israeli PM warns of another Holocaust from Iran
bilateral issues such as Poland's possible purchase of Israeli armaments. Israel has been urging Poland, as a member of the European Union, to declare the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah a terrorist organization.Speaking alongside Polish Prime Minister Read more »
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French strike leads protest of EU air travel plan
de Gaulle, Orly, Beauvais, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux airports.The strike was called to protest against a European Union plan to centralize control of the continent's air space to eliminate duplication of work across the bloc's 27 countries.Unions Read more »
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France warns of mass disruption in airport strikes
to centralized control of Europe's air space.Strikes are expected to start in France Tuesday and spread throughout the European Union on Wednesday.The strikes coincide with a speech Tuesday in Strasbourg by the EU's commissioner for transportation, who is Read more »
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Cameron talks up ‘biggest trade deal in history’
launched talks on a free trade deal which Prime Minister David Cameron believes could add £100billion to the economy of the European Union. It came as leaders of the world’s most powerful countries gathered in Northern Ireland for a G8 summit which has been 15 m ago from Press and Journal Read more »
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European car sales hit 20-yr low for May as key markets suffer
the embattled region's sales, suffered declines at or near double-digit percentage levels. Registrations across the 27-nation European Union dropped 5.9 per cent to 1.04 million cars from 1.11 million a year ago, the lowest since May 1993 when sales fell below 19 m ago from Economic Times Read more »
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IHT Quick Read: June 18
European Union leaders and President Obama announced on Monday the start of negotiations for a far-reaching trans-Atlantic trade deal, but French indignation over recent remarks by a high-ranking Brussels official created a sideshow here at the Group of 8 35 m ago from The New York Times Read more »
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Shaky start for Bulgaria's new government
is under severe pressure to resign after just two weeks in office following several days of demonstrations in the European Union's poorest country. The latest protests began on Friday when Delyan Peevski, an inexperienced but well-connected 32-year-old media 56 m ago from Channel News Asia Read more »
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US stock market daily report (June 17, 2013, Monday)
no competition concerns for an $8.2 billion deal where Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will likely win approval from the European Union to acquire the NYSE Euronext (NYX). EU is expected to issue ruling on the deal by June 24 of this year. As part of the deal, 1:56 AM from Stock Markets Review Read more »
