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Local currencies making a comeback in global recession

With unemployment rising and retailers feeling the pinch, a handful of European towns have introduced their own currencies to help keep cash in the local economy.

Council of Europe slams Belgium over linguistic feud

In an unequivocal move, the Council of Europe's Congress of Local Authorities voted yesterday (2 December) to impose a general monitoring of local democracy on the country which hosts the EU institutions over persistent linguistic disputes between Flemish and French-speaking communities in the Brussels area.

New report underlines importance of fuelling the CSR debate

A key EU agency surveyed European companies on their approaches to restructuring, subcontracting, the local community and the environment and gave seven points of action to promote CSR.