Such lobbying exposes a deep dispute about what the modern-day EU is for.
Analysts had expected much of the 600, 000 barrels of Iranian oil that the EU consumes each day to simply be diverted to other buyers.
European Union leaders said Friday that they are "deeply concerned" about the surge in violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe ahead of next week's vote, according to a draft of the conclusions of a two-day EU summit taking place in Brussels, Belgium.
While it may appear the gold market sometimes reacts in a bearish fashion to any flare-up in the EU debt crisis on a day-to-day basis, by following other commodity markets lower, the overall EU debt and financial crisis is a major underlying bullish fundamental for the safe-haven asset gold.
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While it may appear the gold market sometimes reacts in a bearish fashion to any flare-up in the EU debt crisis on a day-to-day basis, by following other commodity markets lower, it can be argued the overall EU debt and financial crisis is a major underlying bullish fundamental for the safe-haven asset gold.
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Coalition bickering over the economic crisis finished Ecevit and his party, but not before he had authorized an economic reform program that has boosted Turkey's hopes of one day achieving EU membership.
He doesn't believe we would lose influence either and that if we really wanted we could get out of the EU "in a day" by repealing the European Communities Act of 1972.
In July, on his second day in the EU driver's seat, Mr Berlusconi had a diplomatic collision with Germany.
The yield on ten-year Greek bonds fell below 6% the day before the EU gathering: in late January it had risen above 7%.
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It appears that by the end of October, a real demonstration of political, economic and technical brilliance will need to be exhibited by the EU leadership to save the day.
But judging by the latest EU-America summit, that day is still some way off.
In the short run, Croats will see few changes on the day they join the EU. But the process of joining has already transformed the country.
So the backdoor bailout of Bankia could actually hasten the day when Spain asks its EU partners for a bailout.
The market place, including the precious metals sector, will continue to closely monitor the day-to-day machinations coming out of the EU, regarding their sovereign debt and financial crisis.
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The market place, including the precious metals sector, will continue to closely monitor the day-to-day developments coming out of the EU, regarding their sovereign debt and financial crisis.
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The voting session had started with fellow Conservative Nirj Deva - who stood against Mr Schulz in the presidential election - claiming that the president had ignored the rules of procedure by offering a contribution to the previous day's debate on the EU summit.
The EU did a lot of the spadework on the day before leaders arrived.
However, as the trading day progressed Monday, those same old EU worries started to creep back into the market place.
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Worries about default on debt payments by Greece and rising Italian bond yields are the EU debt crisis worries of the moment on this day.
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On prize day, one question nobody in the EU will ask is whether the world can afford the perverse luxury of 17 countries being unable to make rational economic decisions.
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Although the American press has been slow to sense the historic significance of recent events in the UK, British exasperation with the EU has the potential to shake the latter-day world order.
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Look for a more active trading day in many markets on Thursday, due to the EU situation and the big moves Wednesday in the U.S. dollar index and crude oil.
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Riot says with even just EU west clocking in at 500, 000 peak concurrent players a day, this idea that Dota 2 is somehow ahead of them in the West seems incredibly odd.
For now, though, it looks as if the EU has once again decided to put off the hard decisions for another day.
Relaxing, not tightening, strictures against harm reduction products should be implemented in the EU, and as soon as possible, as thousands die needlessly each day from inhaling smoke.
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"I am confident that if there is to be a referendum one day, the UK citizens will decide to stay in the EU and contribute to shape its future, " he said.
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"I am confident that if there is to be a referendum one day, the UK citizens will decide to stay in the EU and contribute to shape its future, " Mr Monti said.
An EU embargo of Iranian crude would halt around 600, 000 barrels a day of imports, hitting Europe's refiners hard and further tightening markets and inventories, putting upward pressure on oil-futures prices, the International Energy Agency has said.
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