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Earn £149 a week before you get benefits: Migrants from EU to face stricter tests to be defined as a 'worker'

Currently the definition regarding who is a 'worker' is very open
At the moment people can work a few hours a week and claim benefits
New rules would make claiming benefits a lot stricter
People will have... |
| London, 20.02.2014 |
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Peugeot dynasty ends reign with Dongfeng tie-up

PSA Peugeot Citroen is set to agree a capital tie-up with China's Dongfeng on Tuesday, ending the reign of one of France's oldest industrial dynasties.
PSA Peugeot Citroen is set to agree a capital tie-up... |
| Paris, 18.02.2014 |
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Party’s New Leader Agrees to Form Government in Italy

Pledging to commit all his “enthusiasm, courage and energy” to the task, Matteo Renzi, the leader of the Democratic Party, said on Monday that he would try to form a new government that could stabilize Italy’s... |
| Roma, 18.02.2014 |
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Cuba suspends US consular services as bank pulls out

The Cuban government says it has suspended consular services in the United States after an American bank decided to withdraw its facilities.
Cuba says it will not be able to renew passports and process... |
| Miami, 15.02.2014 |
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EU warns Swiss on immigration referendum result

EU officials have expressed their disappointment at the Swiss referendum result.
France described the outcome as “worrying”, whilst German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the outcome was... |
| EU, 14.02.2014 |
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Quality farm products: "Paprika Žitava" and "Gofio Canario" get EU protection

The European Commission has approved the addition of two new quality farm products to the register of protected designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGIs). These are, for... |
| EK, 12.02.2014 |
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Taking Europe’s pulse

Our interactive overview of European GDP, debt and jobs
AFTER the long freeze a slow thaw is under way for the European economy. Across the 28-strong European Union, GDP stagnated in 2013 (after falling by... |
| EU, 11.02.2014 |
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Foreign chambers of commerce criticise changes

The American and German chambers of commerce active in Slovakia criticise the changes which will in fact allow farmers to draw money from EU funds without public procurements. The criticised changes include... |
| Bratislava, 08.02.2014 |
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Heineken brewer loses exclusivity to use "Radler" term in CzechRep

The brewing group Heineken has lost exclusive rights over the use of the term "Radler" for a beer mixed with lemonade in the Czech Republic, according to a decision of the Intellectual Property Office (UPV)... |
| Prague, 05.02.2014 |
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Legal concerns foil Portugal's ambition to recoup bank debts with Miro auction in London

Cash-strapped Portugal's attempt to raise money by selling a prized Joan Miro art collection has fallen foul of a late legal wrangle as startling as one of the Spanish artist's works.
In an unexpected twist... |
| Lisboa, 05.02.2014 |
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