The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht, which was signed in February 1992 and came into force in November 1993, on the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community. With almost 500 million citizens, the EU combined generates an estimated 30% share (US$16.8 trillion in 2007) of the world's nominal gross world product.
Source: Voice of Russia
Famous film-maker Pyotr Todorovsky will be buried at Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow near first Russian President Boris Yeltsin and cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, first secretary of the Russian Film-Makers Union Sergei Lazaruk told Int ...
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Monsanto, the biotechnology giant for genetically engineering agriculture and food, is under fire of the harsh criticism: millions of activists around the world step up on the streets against it. Organized by the 'March Against Monsanto' movement, an e ...
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Iran accused the United States and France of "interference" for criticising it for barring hundreds of would-be candidates in next month's presidential election, media reports said on Sunday. Tehran is "highly sensitive" about comments ta ...
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China has said it will discuss recent trade frictions with the European Union (EU) in Brussels next week. China's vice minister for commerce Zhong Shan and Jean-Luc Demarty, the European Commission's director-gener ...
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A postdoctoral candidate interested in a 2 year post-doc position via a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development (IEF) is requested. The candidate researcher is asked to collaborate in writing a Marie ...
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Slow improvement in the labor markets of developed nations has boosted demand. Over the five years to 2013, revenue for the is expected to decline at an annualized rate of 1.7% to $589.5 billion. The industry relies on organizations ou ...
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BERNE (AFP) - Applauded by Switzerland's business sector, the country's free-trade deal with China is heavy with symbolism, coming as Beijing locks horns with the European Union in a raft of commercial disputes. The staunchly non- ...
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