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EU puts five-year tax on Chinese wire rod, spares Turkey, Moldova

The European Union imposed five-year tariffs on wire rod from China to help EU producers such as ArcelorMittal, Corus Group and Feralpi Siderurgica SpA compete against cheaper imports. Turkey and Moldova were spared. The duties, as high as 24 percent, punish Chinese exporters for selling wire rod in the EU …

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EU-Moldova relations linked to electoral conduct

BRUSSELS – Moldova will have better chances of access to EU projects and international loans if authorities organise proper elections on Wednesday (29 July), the EU has said. “We don’t want to see a repetition of what we saw in April and we hope that Moldovan authorities will use this …

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Moldova’s stability ‘at risk’ in election

President of Moldova Vladimir Voronin has claimed that tomorrow’s general election will decide whether the country retains its sovereignty or falls under the malign influence of foreign powers. Communist Mr Voronin blames Romania – with which Moldova shares deep ethnic, linguistic and historical links – for fomenting riots after an …

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