Tuesday, July 24, 2007

EU targets safety of Chinese toys
By Jason Leow in Beijing and John W. Miller in Brussels
The Wall Street Journal Europe
24 Jul 2007

BEIJING—The European Union’s top food-and-product safety cop, on her first official trip to China, says she has an “ambitious” agenda and is prepared to send a tough message to the Chinese government that it needs to crack down on producers of... read more...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The European Revival

The Wall Street Journal Europe
10 Jul 2007

By George Alogoskoufis Not so long ago, Europe was the laggard of the world economy, with low growth and high unemployment. Many economists used “eurosclerosis” to describe its record of poor job creation, its lack of competitiveness and the... read more...
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