EU promises 'embarrassment' for countries ducking EU 2020 targets [fr] [de]
The official in charge of Europe's new ten-year economic strategy has said the European Commission will rely on scoreboards and public warnings to embarrass national governments into hitting targets on reform and research investment.
Yanukovich's ally Azarov to lead new Ukrainian government
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich secured a majority coalition in parliament today (11 March), which voted in a new government headed by his ally Mykola Azarov, a former finance minister.
EU-US relations hurt by French spat over tanker jets [fr]
French Prime Minister François Fillon denounced "serious incompliance" with US competition rules after a European-led consortium was forced to withdraw its bid for a 26-billion contract to build tanker jets, which US rival Boeing is set to win.
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