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EU leaders to push financial regulation at G20

EU leaders agreed on 22nd of February to back oversight of the world's financial markets and products, including hedge funds, calling for a clampdown on tax havens as they forged a common position on global financial reform ahead of a summit of the G20 group of leading industrial powers in April.

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16Feb 2009
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Diary of an MEP

The BBC political reporter Brian Wheeler is spending the week living the life of a Member of the European Parliament.

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23Jan 2009
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MEPs push for 'structured dialogue' with EU citizens

The European Parliament adopted on January 13th, by a large majority, a report calling for a "structured civil dialogue" between the EU institutions and civil society.

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Thu, 19/02/2009 - 11:47

Harness budget deficits and public expenditure

A serious effort should be made by the EC to make sure government controls its deficit and starts shedding workers in the public sector. Just to give you an idea Public sector employment as a percentage of total full time employment went down from 35% in 2002 to 33% three years later, 30% in June 2007 and 29% in November 2008. More n
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