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BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 David Fairlamb	Germany: Putting the Stability Pact in Peril Despite widespread expectations that Germany will breach the Stability & Growth Pact for a second straight year in 2003, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel says his tax cuts won't threaten efforts to keep the 2004 budget deficit below the 3% of gross domestic product limit.
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Ewing & Matlack	A New Deal in Europe? With labor's power flagging, serious reforms may be around the corner
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 David Fairlamb	The Blooming of the Baltics As EU members, they'll bring fresh entrepreneurial vigor.
CIO June 1, 2003 Susannah Patton	Europe Pushes Own Wireless Agenda European companies are angling to get a piece of the action in Iraq now that the fighting has stopped. In the decisions over the construction of a wireless telecommunications network in war-ravaged Iraq, European companies may have the edge.
CIO May 1, 2003 Kathleen Carr	Where Have All the Euros Gone? Security is a primary concern everywhere, but in Europe that concern isn't reflected in budgeting decisions. Here's how European companies are spending their security euros.
CIO May 1, 2003 Susannah Patton	A Smart Card Day in Paris A look at how smart cards pervade a Parisian's life, using a fictional character named Isabelle who works as a computer programmer in the modern suburb known as La Defense and lives with her husband, 3-year-old daughter and seven smart card applications.
Inc. May 1, 2003	Free Free-Trade Trade wars can only hurt the U.S. and Europe.
Geotimes April 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	Majors Return to Russian Oil Fields There's a resurgence of interest among Western oil companies in Russia.
CIO April 1, 2003 Pat McCaffrey	Iceland's Database Tussle Biotechnology company DeCode Genetics wants to establish and commercialize a database of the personal medical records of all the citizens of Iceland. But delays in obtaining government approval, opposition from doctors and financial struggles at DeCode are raising doubts about the project's viability
CIO April 1, 2003 John Blau	IBM Invades Germany An outsourcing deal with IBM Global Services should save Deutsche Bank around $1 billion in annual operating costs. What's more, it could prompt other German companies to follow.
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