Budget plans already target serious cuts in public investment. But that won't be enough. In return for unavoidable tax hikes, the public wants to see clear steps toward small government. |
China is a strong market in which European companies have a lot of chances as Chinese companies have many chances in trade exchanges with Europe. China's good development is in the interest of both China itself and the European Union. |
If (EU) member or candidate states actively contributed to, or connived in, illegal transports and torture, or illegal prisons on their territory, that must be investigated and the necessary consequences drawn. |
If [EU] member or candidate states actively contributed to, or connived in, illegal transports and torture, or illegal prisons on their territory, that must be investigated and the necessary consequences drawn. |
It's not a system-wide issue, it's a one-company thing. |
Japan is out of the emergency room and normal monetary policy has returned. Japan will try to keep interest rates as low as possible. |
Markets have priced in a positive outcome of the elections. |
Mr. Koizumi's task is enormous and cannot wait, |
Mr. Koizumi's task is enormous and cannot wait. |
Suffice it to say that Berlusconi would do best to resign, |
The iceberg is already staring him in the face and he has time to avoid it. To be absolutely clear, let me give you our iceberg's coordinates. It is at 1.03 per cent. |
There must be protection for the little people. People working in the ports, the railway drivers, craftsmen, nurses in hospitals, they need somebody in this deregulated Europe that will protect them. |
They complain about a situation… they themselves brought about. |
We will see a further improvement in the small- and mid-sized companies. |
We're pleased with the compromise we hammered out with the EPP and we hope it will achieve a majority in the plenary. |