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An EPA Agenda ... European Commission to meet with Parliament
Euforic | EU-Caribbean 14 10 2008 2008/10 - Antigua Sun
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ECONOMY: Nobel Honours Man Who Told Bush to "Please Go Away"
IPS | Europe | News 14 10 2008 NEW YORK, Oct 13 (IPS) - Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton University who is best known for his New York Times columns -- frequently involving scathing assaults on the policies of the George W. Bush administration -- was awarded the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on international trade and economic geography.
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Q&A: 'Engagement, Not Collaboration With Business'
IPS | Europe | News 14 10 2008 BARCELONA, Oct 13 (IPS/Terraviva) - The IUCN has elected Ashok Khosla its new president. Widely recognised as a bridge between conservation and development, theory and practice, the traditional and the new, and between the North and the South, Khosla chairs the India-based Development Alternatives Group, a non-profit organisation established in 1983 "for creating large-scale sustainable livelihoods." He is also president of the Club of Rome, a global think-tank and centre of innovation and initiative.
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Borg welcomes Council's support for CFP reform initiative
CTA | Brussels office | Web log 13 10 2008 At the initiative of the French Presidency, an informal Fisheries Council meeting has been held in B...
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Zambia joins Economic Partnership Agreement with EU
CTA | Brussels office | Web log 13 10 2008 The European Union and Zambia yesterday paved the way for Zambia to fully join the Economic Partners...
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Creating a European university data collection
CTA | Brussels office | Web log 13 10 2008 In July 2008, the European Commission launched a study to determine the feasibility of creating a da...
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Doha Round: a conclusion could stabilise the economy
CTA | Brussels office | Web log 13 10 2008 Following the WTO Doha Round suspension of negotiations last July, MEPs are concerned over the futur...
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Francophonie-EU: convergence of efforts advances dialogue
CTA | Brussels office | Web log 13 10 2008 According to a recent communiqué, the Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Fra...
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Sugar sector at a crossroads
CTA | Brussels office | Web log 13 10 2008 Warning words from the outgoing chairman of the Sugar Syndicate: the ending of the Protocol with the...
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Development: EC calls for greater role for local authorities
CTA | Brussels office | Web log 13 10 2008 The Commission proposed for an increased dialogue with local authorities aimed at increasing their p...
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Ghana: Europe Plays 'Tom And Jerry' on Trade
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 The Sixth African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) States Summit has resolved to take a second look at Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union (EU) with a view to making them more inclusive and to foster integration within the Group.
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East Africa: Markets in Africa Beckon Local Farmers
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 With diminished access to European markets threatening to cost African farmers millions of dollars in lost exports, an international assemblage of banana experts meeting in Kenya last week warned that African growers must move quickly to take advantage of many local and regional opportunities for expanding production and boosting incomes.
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Nigeria: Financial Crisis - EU Leaders Guarantee Interbank Loans
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 European leaders, yesterday, agreed to guaranty interbank loans across the euro zone countries.
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Nigeria: Bauchi, Alstrom of Germany in 110mw Power Deal
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 The Governor of Bauchi State, Alh. Yisa Yuguda has announced plans by his state to acquire three refurbished power plants from Alstrom Power Service, Berlin, Germany that will generate 110Megawaat (Mw) of electricity for the state.
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Africa: Kampala Summit to Decide the Future of Trade Blocs
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 The first ever tripartite summit of the East African Community, the Common Market for East and Southern Africa and the Southern Africa Development Community takes place in Kampala this week.
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Uganda: Drug Addicts Occupy Our Belgium Embassy
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 The official residence of Uganda's top diplomat to Belgium and permanent mission to the European Union has been turned into a safe-haven for vagabonds, hoodlums and drug addicts, Daily Monitor can reveal.
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Sierra Leone: Al Bangura in Hot Water Again
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 After making his debut for Leone Stars against Nigeria, Watford midfielder, Alhassan Bangura future at his club is in danger after when he left the club without the permission of his manager.
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Uganda: UK's Top Tissue Manufacturer LPC Group to Invest
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 Britain's largest independent tissue products manufacturer, The LPC Group plc, plans to invest in Uganda soon.
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Ethiopia: UK's Development Secretary to Visit
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 UK's Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, MP, will visit Ethiopia this week, UK's Department for International Development (DfID) announced.
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Nigeria: Osunbor Calls for Repatriation of Stolen Benin Artefacts
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 GOVERNOR Oserheimen Osunbor of Edo State has called for the repatriation of the stolen Benin Artifacts, currently located at the various museums in Europe and America.
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Tanzania: Mkombozi Kids Off to UK to Play Rugby
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 Ten boys and two guardians from Mkombozi Centre for Street Children in Moshi are in the United Kingdom to to participate in the Tullow Oil Touraid Cup under-13 rugby tournament.
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Uganda: Inspired Kiprop Wins Uhuru Road Race
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 Isaac Kiprop overcame the disappointment of missing out on yesterday's World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to win the Uhuru road race held Saturday in Kololo, Kampala.
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Uganda: EU Chief Wants Death Penalty Abolished
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 The Head of the European Commission to Uganda, Ambassador Vincent de Visscher has called for the abolition of the death penalty saying it's cruel and inhumane.
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Nigeria: Elumelu Panel Recommends Scrapping of PHCN's London Office
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 House of Representatives Committee on Power, which investigated the alleged $16 billion expenditure to reform the power sector between 1999 and 2007, has recommended massive infrastructural development of the Niger Delta region.
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Rwanda: Country Battle for a Slice of $245,000 in Rio Half Marathon
AllAfrica | EU-Africa | Top News 13 10 2008 RWANDA'S athletes are set to battle for a slice of $245,000 cash prize money in today's World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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