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added: 24-06-2008

By 2020, 25% of the EU's population will be over 65. To respond to this growing demographic challenge, the Council of Ministers approved a Commission plan to make Europe a hub for developing digital technologies designed to help older people to continue living independently at home. The proposal, presented by the Commission on 14 June 2007, will provide some additional €150 million funding to a new European Joint Research Programme, resulting in a total investment of over €600 million.
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added: 24-06-2008

The internal market for goods in the European Union will get a major boost after the final approval by Member States of a broad package of measures which removes the remaining obstacles in this field. It will bring particular benefits for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), who will no longer be discouraged from doing business outside their domestic markets.
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added: 24-06-2008

All air fares, published in any form and addressed to the public, must include all taxes, fees and charges added to the basic ticket price and known at the time of publication, says a deal with the Council approved by the Transport Committee on Tuesday. Like other consumers, air passengers have a right to clear and comprehensive information on the price they actually have to pay, says the text, which will be debated and put to a plenary vote in July.
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added: 24-06-2008

Two studies released today show that federal ethanol mandates have placed significant pressure on food prices, while any effect on gasoline prices has been "almost too small to measure."
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added: 24-06-2008

Emerging markets have significantly improved their levels of real estate transparency according to the latest Global Real Estate Transparency Index from Jones Lang LaSalle. The survey reveals that in 2008, eight countries moved up a full transparency tier since the last index in 2006. Dubai, Romania, Ukraine and Russia showed the biggest improvements in transparency over the last two years.
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added: 24-06-2008

The U.S. can reduce CO2 emissions and create a path to limit their atmospheric concentrations to levels considered safe for the global climate, by introducing carbon-based taxes and offsetting their costs for most households, according to a study authored by Dr. Robert Shapiro, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs.
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added: 24-06-2008

The domestic economy remains weak heading into summer, with consumers bracing to pay even more for gas to drive to the beach or the mountain lakes. And they are likely to be as shocked at how much it costs to run the air conditioner. Meanwhile, the cost of filling up the grocery cart continues to rise. Midwest flooding could send prices for wheat, corn, and some other products up by 10 percent.
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added: 24-06-2008

A new study released by Bankrate, Inc. shows that more and more Americans are concerned about their retirement prospects. The poll, conducted by GfK Roper as part of Bankrate's Financial Literacy series on retirement, reveals that retirement is a growing concern amid tumultuous financial times for Americans.
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added: 24-06-2008

Brazil, Russia, India and China—collectively known as BRIC—represent the next great growth curve for both the mobile and interactive marketing industries. Home to over 40% of the world’s population, the BRIC countries form the core of an emergent global middle class that will number over 1 billion people by 2015.
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