http://www.eubusiness.com European Union Business News from EUbusiness.com daily 1 2006-12-23T20:27:12Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210863746.93 Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday urged French President Nicolas Sarkozy to push for a single eurozone seat to be established at the International Monetary Fund. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance European Council 2008-05-15T22:46:24Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210867323.59 The EU and South Korea agreed Thursday to speed up talks on a free trade pact in the hope of finalising a deal this year, at the end of a fresh round of talks. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline3 South Korea Trade 2008-05-15T17:18:43Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210870023.17 Senior eurozone officials called Thursday for a single voice for the bloc on the international stage, in the face of warnings its sometimes divided members would first need to agree on what to say. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance European Council 2008-05-15T17:03:40Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210863722.36 Rapidly growing Asian exports could soon undermine France's 40 percent share of Morocco's car sales market, the head of Morocco's auto importers association told a national daily Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Cars Transport Asia Trade 2008-05-15T17:26:36Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210864623.58 Prosecutors here said Thursday they had launched a probe against the former head of the Bulgarian road agency, Vesselin Georgiev, for alleged abuse of power and misuse of EU funds. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Commission Bulgaria 2008-05-15T17:04:55Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210861923.16 EU and US officials launched a second stage of talks Thursday aimed at improving transatlantic air travel, with the US team warning they could drag on into the next decade. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline US Transport airlines 2008-05-15T17:59:27Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210851122.94 Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday urged French President Nicolas Sarkozy to push for a single eurozone seat to be established at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance European Council 2008-05-15T12:58:10Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210851144.92 The eurozone economy burst out of the doldrums in the first quarter thanks to an astonishing boom in Germany, official figures showed Thursday, but storm clouds still hover, analysts and officials warn. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline1 Finance 2008-05-15T17:23:30Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210852023.37 The Commission has issued a final call to Spain to drop its restrictions on a foreign takeover of power company Endesa, warning that court action could ensue unless Madrid acts within a month. 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Commission Headline4 Finance Facts & Figures 2008-05-15T12:45:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210850225.54 EU aid chief Louis Michel has urged Myanmar's military regime to open an airbase and free up visas for humanitarian workers so that aid can quickly get to cyclone victims, his spokesman said Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Commission Myanmar 2008-05-15T12:59:13Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210843022.79 Economic growth in the eurozone rebounded to 0.7 per cent in the first quarter of the year, boosted by strong German figures, says Eurostat. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline4 Finance Facts & Figures 2008-05-15T10:01:47Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/ombudsman.33 The European Ombudsman has launched an EU-wide consultation process on access to information contained in databases. This follows a complaint from a Danish journalist about the refusal of the European Commission to disclose data on beneficiaries of EU agricultural subsidies. No publisher eub2 Institutions 2008-05-15T11:12:27Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210811522.19 Peru's Cordillera Blanca, a snow-topped northern mountain range sometimes called the "Peruvian Switzerland," is slowly disappearing because of climate change, a key issue on the table of a Latin America-EU summit being held in Lima this week. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Environment 2008-05-15T07:58:34Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210837623.62 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has confirmed that he will attend a summit this week of some 50 heads of state and government from Latin America and the European Union. 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