That might encourage the reluctant Polish and Czech presidents to sign (see article).
But death-penalty opponents see subtle changes in public opinion lurking beneath such data (see article).
Led by its inventive private sector, the economy is remaking itself (see article).
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He had been sick, he said, which raised more questions than it answered (see article).
Still sure that American and European stockmarkets (see article) should be at record highs?
Both sides this week formally filed complaints at the World Trade Organisation (see article).
Today, however, Japanese electronics is emblematic of the problems bedevilling the country's business (see article).
Chrysler has entered bankruptcy, from which it may emerge under Fiat's control (see article).
Even some corporate leaders are starting to acknowledge the need for change (see article).
Mr Uribe is now starting to turn back the rebel tide (see article).
Greece's debt may be on an unsustainable path whatever it does (see article).
In short, Mr Berlusconi is more dominant than ever indeed, disturbingly so (see article).
Yet Europe itself is deeply divided when it comes to online gambling (see article).
In terms of talent, the current line-up is not without hope (see article).
These were the pressures behind the Maastricht criteria and, later, the stability pact (see article).
Their first government-to-government contacts since 1994 broke up this week without result (see article).
Far-right parties in Austria, the Netherlands, Italy and elsewhere were much more successful (see article).
America seems to be inching towards some sort of regulation of greenhouse gases (see article).
The day before, Spain's borrowing rates too had hit record highs (see article).
EU's intransigent refusal to open its market wider to farm products (see article).
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That is the urgent question facing Sony's new boss, Sir Howard Stringer (see article).
And Microsoft announced a new version of its Xbox game console (see article).
And the late Edward Kennedy's tome is already occupying the shop windows (see article).
In some ways the current travails of Goldman Sachs (see article) epitomise the problem.
Yet as turmoil has engulfed Brazil too ( see article), that ploy has backfired.
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But new chip-making technologies are emerging that should make them cheaper (see article).
And talk of a rival private-sector bid (see article) has so far got nowhere.
Brazil (see article), India and Mexico all plan to cut their underlying deficits this year.
But the enthusiasm in the 1990s for downsizing (see article) hit corporate planning departments hard.
EU's first job is to ensure that independence does not unleash fresh violence (see article).
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