Herman Van Rompuy
President of Mali Dioncounda Traore, French President Francois Hollande and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso EU Council president Herman Van Rompuy ( Lto R down) President of Benin Yayi Boni, President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara, President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaore (L to R up) talk at the end of the family picture following the International Donors Conference for Mali at the European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels, on May 15, 2013. The EU and France will gather international donors to drum up aid and support for Mali as it seeks to move on from a war against hardline Islamists and end a two-year old political crisis.
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The Prime Minister informed me of the main elements of the programme of his government, in particular the measures he intends to introduce to re-launch economic growth to make Italy more competitive, and to tackle the difficult social and employment situation
Tax evasion is a serious problem for countries that need resources to restore sound public finances
Tax evasion is unfair to citizens who work hard and pay their share of taxes for society to workMore quotes »
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Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan, left, rings the bell to start the EU finance ministers meeting, next to European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. European Union finance minis from WTOP News Read more »
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BRUSSELS: European finance ministers on Tuesday bid to unlock a trillion-euro annual crackdown on tax evasion, under pressure from EU leaders looking for new measures to boost job creation and growth at their Brussels summit next week. The meeting is exp from Channel News Asia Read more »
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Lithuania gives Ukraine extra time to meet EU demands (News)
At the EU-Ukraine summit on 25 February, Council President Herman Van Rompuy reiterated the three areas where the EU wants to see progress before signing an association agreement with Kyiv. The three conditions are to address the problem of "selective ju from EurActive.com Read more »
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French deficit respite tied to reform: Van Rompuy
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