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Bush presses Europe for deep farm subsidy cuts

Bush presses Europe for deep farm subsidy cuts Days before a U.S.- European Union summit meeting, President George W. Bush said Thursday that world trade talks had reached a critical moment and that Europe needed to move on farm subsidies - a move that Washington is prepared to match. Its tough sledding right now, Bush said. The World Trade Organizations director general, Pascal Lamy, has set an end-of-June deadline for countries, meeting in Geneva, to agree on formulas for cutting farm subsidies and reducing agricultural and manufacturing tariffs - something that has eluded negotiators in more than four

Iran seeks guarantees from Europe on domestic nuclear fuel production

Iran seeks guarantees from Europe on domestic nuclear fuel production Iran said Sunday a proposed meeting with European negotiators should include guarantees that its nuclear fuel cycle will not be moved out of Iran, seemingly rejecting a floated compromise whereby the process would be moved to Russia as a guarantee against production of weapons grade uranium. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said the talks with Europe should be logical, in the framework of international regulations and without any discrimination against Iran. He said Iran had not received an official proposal for European negotiations, nor had it heard from Russia about

Nuke fuel: Iran seeks Europe’s guarantee

Nuke fuel: Iran seeks Europe’s guarantee Iran today said a proposed meeting with European negotiators from December 6 should include guarantees that its nuclear fuel cycle wil not be moved out of the country, seemingly rejecting a compromise whereby the process would be moved to Russia as a guarantee against production of weapons grade uranium. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said talks with Europe should be logical, in the framework of international regulations and without any discrimination against Iran. ‘‘The agenda of the negotiations should be clear. It should contain a guarantee for realising the nuclear fuel cycle inside

British doctors are Europe’s richest

British doctors are Europe’s richest BRITISH doctors now earn more than their counterparts on the Continent, according to a new study. It has revealed that hospital consultants’ salaries increased by more than 30% between 2000 and 2004. British consultants and GPs are now better off than medical specialists in France, Germany and Denmark. Despite the increases, consultants are asking for a pay rise of 4.5% — almost twice the rate of inflation. Their average annual earnings exceeded £94,000 in 2004. These pay increases were accelerated after consultants agreed changes to their National Health Service contracts two years ago in return for

GM may cut engg staff in US, Europe

GM may cut engg staff in US, Europe General Motors will announce job cuts at its engineering operations in the United States and Europe next week, the Detroit Free Press reported on Thursday. The newspaper quoted unidentified engineers and a GM executive in reporting that the coming job cuts would be announced on Tuesday. It was not clear how many white-collar positions would be eliminated, the newspaper said. A GM representative could not be immediately reached for comment. “There will be a right-sizing of the US and European vehicle engineering groups,” the newspaper quoted a GM executive as saying. “Where there’s