However, since Austria became a member state of the European Union it has gained closer ties to other European Union economies, reducing its economic dependence on Germany.

Adjustment fatigue is setting in, and governments risk losing support if they go much further in their consolidation efforts.

The EU today is on the ropes, but only a few concrete steps by European leaders might open the door to similarly bold diplomacy that could restore EU and Mediterranean economies and transform the energy politics of Europe and Asia.

If EU leaders hesitate to take action on climate change, they will be sabotaging their own economy s prospects for sustainable recovery.

They are, as listed in Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the Court of Auditors.

But, as the current crisis indicates, the best performing EU economies are those with (relatively) flexible labor markets, reasonable tax rates, and open access to professions and business.

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LONDON The European Monetary Union, as many of its critics maintain, looks a lot like the pre 1913 gold standard, which imposed fixed exchange rates on extremely diverse economies.

The trade liberalization agreements that the EU has in the pipeline with Asia s vibrant economies (including South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand) are more ambitious in scope than previous bilateral deals.

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(e) Consider the need for further review of the international arrangement, in order that it continue to be dynamic and adapt to evolving conditions, and consider ways of helping member States to participate actively in such a review.

The European Union will then follow with a mission of its own, and we will support the EU in this endeavor.

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FEE further recommends that the board should disclose its reasons for considering a non executive (or supervisory) director to be independent.

The EU Council s common position on arms exports is legally binding on all EU states.

The Eastern Partnership is about EU integration, about the six countries moving closer to the EU s values, legislation, and ways of working, and about the EU being there to support and help this convergence.

I believe that it is important that the EU carries out such monitoring in non EU states. But what about elections in EU member states? Shouldn t what is good for the goose also be good for the gander?

More than half of the country s trade is with the Union, and Moldova receives significant EU financial assistance.

Statements were also made by the observers for Portugal (on behalf of the European Union), Latvia (on behalf of the European Union) and Slovenia.

A proposal from the Commission of the European Union for a new directive is currently under discussion by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament.

Worse still, massive losses resulting from the materialization of credit risk might jeopardize core eurozone economies debt sustainability, placing the survival of the European Union itself in question.

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And the European Union has now lifted its ban.

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The European Union has made a similar commitment.

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Shouldn t what is good for the goose also be good for the gander?