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EU economic disparities no cause for gloom

Stark economic differences within the eurozone reflect normal adjustment processes and are not a problem for policymakers, says a member of the ECB governing council

Executive pay attacked as ‘scandalous’

European Union senior economic policymakers condemned the awards because they come at a time when ordinary employees are under pressure to accept modest wage deals

Brussels boosts pension regime plans

A big obstacle to the successful launch of new personal pension accounts appears to have been removed, potentially generating billions of pounds of extra business for pension providers

EU to tighten screw on Tehran bank

Bank Melli, Iran’s biggest commercial bank, is set to be banned from operating in the European Union under proposals in the final stages of discussion in Brussels

Comment: Europe needs a single market for gas

An integrated, flexible market would create a better position from which to speak with one voice to Moscow, writes Pierre Noël

Loopholes exposed in savings directive

The European Commission will present a report on how the use of trusts, foundations and other investment vehicles is circumventing a landmark taxation directive

Open skies negotiators check in for round two

The European Union and the US will lock horns in Slovenia in a renewed attempt to break down long-standing barriers to a full liberalisation of transatlantic aviation

Italy pushes for reform of Schengen deals

Franco Frattini, foreign minister, insisted that Rome would act within EU law. However, he told the Financial Times he believed the agreements on open borders needed ‘updating’

EU to rule out new piracy laws

Charlie McCreevy, the internal markets commissioner, is expected to tell business leaders in Brussels that further legislation would not solve the ‘pernicious’ problem

Brussels probes Microsoft on schools’ costs

European competition authorities are to look into allegations by Becta that practices by the software company have restricted choice and driven up costs

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Europe needs single market for gas

EU utilities

An integrated, flexible market would create a better position from which to speak with one voice to Moscow, writes Pierre Noël

Why Ireland must say ‘Yes’ to Lisbon

Andrew Duff

European integration is a sensitive issue in a country where nationalist and republican sentiment is still strong. Andrew Duff, MEP explains Irish euroscepticsim as the country prepares to vote in the only referendum on the EU’s reform treaty.

The global euro needs stronger institutions

Wolfgang Munchau

Institutions matter. They create their own agendas. Nobody knows this better than the European Commission itself, writes Wolfgang Münchau

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Gideon Rachman

The League of Democracies revisited: The league will only take off if the world’s democracies become convinced they face a common threat so obvious and dangerous that it is worth forming a new alliance

Economists’ Forum

Martin Wolf

Easing oil price pressures: Releasing low sulphur fuel and relaxing environmental standards on diesel production could bring crude prices down, Philip K. Verleger says

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