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The logic of our IMF policy explained

April 23, 2012 by Douglas Carwell
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Christine Largarde, IMF director

An IMF loan takes precedence when it comes to paying people back. So adding more IMF-backed loans into the Eurodebt mix will increase the chance of other creditors not getting their money back. [read more]

Crafting an EU Innovation policy

July 13, 2009 by Richard Fahey
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The EU launched a new website last week as part of an online debate to discuss new ideas for future innovation policy. The site aims to gather proposals on how to stimulate and promote innovation throughout the EU. This debate, and the ideas it generates, will then feed into a final report to the European Commission on how to shape the... [read more]

Czech out, Czech in

April 27, 2009 by Anthony Zacharzewski
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The collapsed Czech government of Mirek Topolanek is on the point of leaving office, and will be replaced until elections by a government of technocrats and officials. This also means that the EU Presidency, held for the present six months by the Czechs, will pass to the technocrats to look after, as the Europe commentator for the... [read more]

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