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  • Countries must abandon inflation targeting' 11 May 2008 10:48 GMT
    ... targeted levels. For example, even if global energy and food prices increase at a more ... worst manifestation of this. Advocates of trade liberalisation touted its advantages; but they were never ... developed countries, such as the US and European Union members, insulate both consumers and farmers ...

  • Changes in Cuba? 11 May 2008 06:56 GMT
    ... the Republic and have celebrated a possible liberalisation of the island’s economy. But, as always ... other products that consume large quantities of energy such as electric stoves or microwave ovens, ... — the information multinationals, Washington and the European Union — Cubans will not return to ...

  • Changes in Cuba> 11 May 2008 05:56 GMT
    ... the Republic and have celebrated a possible liberalisation of the island’s economy. But, as always ... other products that consume large quantities of energy such as electric stoves or microwave ovens, ... — the information multinationals, Washington and the European Union — Cubans will not return to ...

  • Serbia to Hold Parliamentary, Local Elections on Sunday 10 May 2008 22:26 GMT
    ... Serbians will go to the polls on Sunday in ... the SAA with the EU and an energy deal with Russian. The energy deal, signed ... is a road map for visa regime liberalization which the EU offered to Serbia on ...

  • Living in the Past 10 May 2008 18:54 GMT
    ... were embraced. That was the age of liberalism, when the Sewer Socialists reigned in Milwaukee, ... Earl Carter, proposed projects to break America's energy dependence on oil. One of these programs ... supervillain Carter. Providing safe, clean energy for Europe while our President insists that by drilling ...

  • Congress (almost) passes a farm bill; Bush vows to veto. 10 May 2008 05:04 GMT
    ... Grain Reserves National Family Farm Coalition has pushed for ... global move towards free trade and trade liberalization means countries around the world have also ... consumers from price surges, and could meet energy and humanitarian needs. The possibility of short ...

  • Stephen Loosley's speech to the EABC 10 May 2008 02:11 GMT
    ... in the Senate, being approached by the EU Ambassador at a diplomatic function. The gentleman ... climate change; education; science and training; security; energy; through to aid and development. Canberra believes ... and Europeans to argue and to practice liberalisation in global markets. It’s important for Australians ...

  • From the UN to Whitehall, with a will to change our view of Africa 10 May 2008 00:53 GMT
    ... it as a conflict between greater trade liberalisation, favoured by Britain and the US, and ... send the "wrong signals" to the alternative energy industry, giving it in the impression it ... With all this differentiation, resources, proximity to Europe and Chinese engagement, he concludes: "It is ...

  • Malloch-Brown's vision for Africa: 'having an aid policy is not enough' 10 May 2008 00:51 GMT
    ... it as a conflict between greater trade liberalisation, favoured by Britain and the US, and ... send the "wrong signals" to the alternative energy industry, giving it in the impression it ... With all this differentiation, resources, proximity to Europe and Chinese engagement, he concludes: "It is ...

  • Sri Lanka's Political and Economic Progresss Outstanding, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama 9 May 2008 21:25 GMT
    ... Sri Lanka's Political and Economic Progresss Outstanding, Foreign Minister ... the economy in the escalation of the energy cost, but we have remained resilient in ... of law, a country that has a liberalized economy, once again the oldest in South-Asia ...

  • Not only those scoring goals, but also those defending and organising the game are important, says Prime Minister Janez JanÅ¡a 9 May 2008 13:30 GMT
    ... the next two months of the Slovenian EU Council Presidency. They also discussed preparations for ... the timeframe for the adoption of the energy and climate package, further liberalisation of the European energy market and implementation ...

  • UPDATE 2-Spain's Gas Natural raises Q1 profit 10 pct 9 May 2008 08:46 GMT
    ... MADRID, May 9 (Reuters) - Spanish energy company Gas Natural (GAS.MC: ) said on ... at 37.55 euros, underperforming the DJ Stoxx European utilities index which was 0.4 percent lower. ... of gas sales are now in the liberalised market. ...

  • Europe's energy revolution taking shape? 9 May 2008 07:35 GMT
    ... voted in favour of breaking up large energy firms through ownership unbundling, meaning the separation ... a proposal for a 'third way' on energy liberalisation that was rejected by a narrow margin ... on technical and regulatory aspects of the EU's electricity and gas markets, "fully competitive markets ...

  • Transcript of a Press Briefing by Masood Ahmed, Director, External Relations Department  9 May 2008 04:42 GMT
    ... MR. AHMED: Good morning to you. I'd like to ... severe winter weather and soaring food and energy prices. So that's the current state of ... we do think that a raft of liberalizing structure of reforms, reaching a critical mass, ...

  • Food for Thought 8 May 2008 18:39 GMT
    ... food crops to drive cars. But in Europe a new fad is catching on to ... dent on global warming. Just as rising energy prices and concern over climate change once ... in London in 1880. Thanks to the liberalisation of trade and falling air-freight costs, the ...

  • An Insatiable Global Hunger for Grain 8 May 2008 12:52 GMT
    ... of sun and too much rain in Europe , frost in Argentina ; all weakened ... 2007. The convergence of the prices for energy products and grain for the biofuels industry ... agriculture in some countries by imposing economic liberalisation, has now put this sector at the ...

  • EU made enormous investment in Serbia 8 May 2008 12:51 GMT
    ... a bold act on behalf of the EU or was it counterproductive? Maybe the EU's ... address concrete issues: IDs, passports, travel, privatisation, energy and car licence plates.  Even though the Serbian ... Schengen wall that builds fortress Europe.  Visa liberalisation would be the best way to help ...

  • Should Russia raise domestic gas prices? 8 May 2008 12:49 GMT
    ... want the national gas market to be liberalized. One plan envisages domestic gas prices growing ... the largest oil importer. Russian fuel and energy companies and their lobbies do not think ... low in Norway. Even the "citadel of liberalism," the United States, has started controlling fuel ...

  • Liberalising the EU energy sector 8 May 2008 09:15 GMT
    ... market opens up to competition. on the internal energy market and final results of a   which confirmed ... a   which confirmed "serious problems" in the liberalised gas and electricity markets. full implementation "in ... implementation "in letter and spirit" of existing EU directives, and; "effective separation of supply and ...

  • The urgent need to abandon inflation targeting  8 May 2008 08:12 GMT
    ... targeted levels. For example, even if global energy and food prices increase at a more ... worst manifestation of this. Advocates of trade liberalisation touted its advantages; but they were never ... developed countries, such as the US and European Union members, insulate both consumers and farmers ...

  • EU seeks more protection for energy consumers 8 May 2008 07:49 GMT
    ... The rights of energy consumers are outlined in the EU's 2003 directives on electricity and gas  , ... which is in favour of full energy market liberalisation through ownership unbundling (EurActiv  ), is pleased ...

  • EU tries to assuage consumer fears about energy prices 8 May 2008 07:49 GMT
    ... On 1 July, EU energy markets were officially opened amid not be the best way to ... EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs is confident nonetheless that liberalisation will eventually pay off for consumers. "We ...

  • Ireland needs more than low taxes to maintain growth - Feature 8 May 2008 05:39 GMT
    ... Cork, Ireland - Ireland's public transport system has improved ... as imperative. The OECD recommends that Ireland liberalize its bus services to increase private investment. ... plants and reduce the state-ownership of postal, energy, transport, health insurance, television and forestry industries. ...

  • Among the Unbelievers 8 May 2008 05:38 GMT
    ... I am frequently amazed when American and European commentators take on (African) Colonialism, without apparently ... build and develop all plausible forms of energy (oil, coal, nuclear), and the Middle East ... so many young people today who espouse liberalism, Mr. Graber rejects the concept of true ...

  • Nothing To Offer, Nothing Left To Say 8 May 2008 04:47 GMT
    ... real threat to our country, other than liberalism. But that isn’t what I intended to ... so I thought I’d write about the European Defense Shield and our part in it. ... not trucks. Because of Democrat policies on energy, the airline industry is collapsing and will ...


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