EU, US re-assess SWIFT data-sharing deal
Socialist MEPs today (18 March) returned from two days of talks with high-level US officials, including Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, to explore grounds for a compromise on the SWIFT data-sharing agreement, after an interim deal was blocked by the European Parliament last month.
China promises 'national treatment' for foreign firms
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has committed Beijing to treating foreign companies equally to local firms, much to the relief of EU business leaders, who had expressed growing concern about the business climate in China.
EU industry chiefs urge return to open markets, competition
CEOs of European multinational companies believe the economic crisis has compromised EU state aid policy and are urging Brussels to restore open markets, in a newly published review of competition law.
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