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By Gerard Wynn European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Monday he was confident the world would sign a global deal to combat climate change in Copenhagen in December. Barroso urged

. In 1979, in a Britain beset by strikes, with uncollected rubbish of weeks lying on the streets and thousands of mouldering corpses unburied because of strikes by workers, Prime Minister James

. The European Commission is marking “European Maritime Day” today with a series of events in Rome that highlight the importance of seafaring to Europe's prosperity, sustainability and security. When in Rome,

. ATHANASIOS ORPHANIDES Governor, Central Bank of Cyprus Monetary policymakers must always be ready to face difficult challenges, and sometimes we need to quickly map an appropriate response even when precise guidance

PORTFOLIO TRACKER PORTFOLIO TRACKER JOHN O’DONOGHUE People can be very odd: especially in large groups. As far as I can work out, this equity rally, which has now been running for 9

By Aleksandras Budrys Russia, its appetite for cheap poultry meat growing, is spending billions of dollars developing its poultry farms to slash its dependence on imports and squeeze U.S. suppliers from their

By Erik Kirschbaum German President Horst Koehler faces a tricky battle for a second five-year term on Saturday that will serve as a test for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives ahead of a

By Cecilia Valente and Joel Dimmock Investment banks, muscling their way in to the market for hedging pension risks, are on course for marriages of convenience with specialist buyout firms as they

. Dr. Jim Leontiades CIIM Business School The financial crisis has brought with it many changes but none so strange or so far reaching as that taking place now within the global

. When dining out, we always look for details of good service and it is such a pleasure when a restaurant makes a point of seeking customers’ opinions (other than the dreadful,