EU competition chief faces questions

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Neelie Kroes, the European Union's incoming competition regulator, will likely face some tough questioning regarding her business connections when she goes before the European Parliament for her confirmation hearing. She has stepped down from her positions on all corporate boards, but since she has yet to disclose her financial assets, there is concern that the lack of transparancy regarding her investment interests could potentially call into question the ethics of her regulatory decisions.

Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Prevention, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, European Union. European Commission, Conflict of interests (Public office), Conflicts of interest (Public office), Public officers, Government officials, Kroes, Neelie

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A venerable British meal continues to fry in the face of culinary convention

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Fish and chips, the quintessentially British meal, is undergoing a surge in popularity in both Britain and the U.S. despite the trend for healthy food and low carbohydrate diets. Many restaurateurs eager to cash in on the public's taste for the deep fried meal study at the National Federation of Fish Fryers in Leeds, England.

United States, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Sales & consumption, Eating places, Food Services and Drinking Places, Personnel administration, Vocational schools, not elsewhere classified, Culinary Institutes, Technical and Trade Schools, Social aspects, Forecasts and trends, Influence, Training, Curricula, Food and nutrition, Market trend/market analysis, Study and teaching, Restaurants, Americans, British, Restaurateurs, Cookery, British, British cooking, Consumption data, Frying, Fried food, Fried foods, Cooking schools

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Voters across Europe lodge protest in Parliament ballot: opposition to the Iraq War and EU skepticism emerge as themes of the election

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The European Parliament elections boosted the numbers of representatives opposed to strong European Union power, as well as those against the war in Iraq. These sentiments are in conflict with official positions of many national governments.

Political activity, Political aspects, Elections, European Union, Powers and duties, European Union. European Parliament, Europeans, Government, Resistance to, Government resistance, Iraq War, 2003-, Euroskepticism

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