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France admits 2005 growth will be lower than forecastThe new French Finance Minister Thierry Breton has cut the country’s growth forecast for this year… 16/03/05 07:03 CET
Oil prices go up despite OPEC output increaseThe price of oil has reached new all time records, within hours of the Organization of Petroleum… 16/03/05 07:03 CET
Budget Day Brown optimistic on UK growthBritain’s Finance Minister, Gordon Brown, has delivered his budget speech setting out the … 16/03/05 07:03 CET
europa
The dog-eat-dog debate of EU services liberalisationThe fur is flying over plans to liberalise the rules on services in the EU single market; When… 16/03/05 07:03 CET
world news
OPEC clinches output dealThe members of the oil producers’ cartel, OPEC, have agreed to increase production to offset high… 16/03/05 12:03 CET
“I’ve been misunderstood,” says BerlusconiSilvio Berlusconi has denied announcing a definite troop withdrawal from Iraq in September. The… 16/03/05 08:03 CET
Controversial march in RigaLatvian veterans of the SS, Hitler’s infamous special security force, have paraded in the capital… 16/03/05 07:03 CET
Spain cracks down on internet child pornAfter arresting 40 people in a crackdown on mafia activities last week, Spanish police are turning… 16/03/05 07:03 CET
EU to delay Croatia talks over war crimes suspectThe European Union is set to postpone entry talks with Croatia today in response to its failure to… 16/03/05 07:03 CET
Palestinians angry at speed of handoversIt is a mixture of good and worrying news for the Palestinians this morning. On the face of it… 16/03/05 07:03 CET
Italian troops to start withdrawing from IraqYet another US ally is to start pulling its troops out of Iraq. Italian Prime Minister Silvio… 16/03/05 07:03 CET
Iraqi parliament meets for first time but fails to elect govermentIraq’s new parliament has met for the first time in Baghdad more than six weeks after it was… 16/03/05 01:03 CET
Italy starts to withdraw its troops from IraqItaly’s announcement that it’s to start withdrawing its troops from Iraq in September comes as a… 16/03/05 01:03 CET
EU postpones opening of membership talks with CroatiaEuropean Union foreign ministers have postponed the opening of membership talks with Croatia… 16/03/05 01:03 CET
