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EU parliament probes MEP corruption claims
Mar 20, 2011 15:21 EDT
The European parliament sought to contain a looming corruption scandal Sunday as three of its deputies faced bribery allegations, one of whom has already resigned.
Austria's foreign minister meets with China activist Ai
Feb 24, 2011 11:11 EST
Austria's Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger met with Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei Thursday during an official visit to Beijing.
Austria contributes to Auschwitz preservation fund
Feb 01, 2011 13:16 EST
The Austrian government agreed on Tuesday to contribute six million euros ($8.3 million) to help preserve the Auschwitz museum at the site of the Nazi death camp in Poland.
Europe goes slow on rescue fund, stress tests
Jan 18, 2011 07:23 EST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to take their time over beefing up the euro zone's rescue fund and to publish new stress tests on the region's shaky banks in the second half of the year.
Europe goes slow on rescue fund, stress tests
Jan 18, 2011 07:23 EST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to take their time over beefing up the euro zone's rescue fund and to publish new stress tests on the region's shaky banks in the second half of the year.
Comments by EU finance ministers, officials
Dec 07, 2010 09:15 EST
(Reuters) - Following are comments by EU finance ministers and other officials after talks in Brussels on Tuesday.
Highlights of euro zone finance ministers meet on Ireland
Nov 28, 2010 08:52 EST
(Reuters) - European Union finance ministers are expected to sign off on a bailout package of around 85 billion euros for Ireland at a meeting in Brussels on Sunday. Following are comment from ministers as they arrived for the 7:00 a.m. EST (1200 GMT) gathering:
Greece announces more cuts to meet deficit shortfall
Nov 18, 2010 11:59 EST
Greece on Thursday announced a 2011 austerity budget to slash a bulging public deficit to 7.4 percent of output, beating a target agreed with the EU and IMF, and said it would sell four Airbus jets and stakes in state companies.
Comments from EU finance ministers, officials
Nov 17, 2010 03:33 EST
(Reuters) - Following are comments by European Union finance ministers and officials ahead of a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.
Europe, IMF launch 'urgent' Irish rescue mission
Nov 16, 2010 21:23 EST
Europe and the International Monetary Fund announced the launch of an urgent mission to Dublin to finalise emergency support for Ireland's devastated banking sector.
EU finmins seek to end bank-tax row, grill agencies
Oct 01, 2010 05:41 EDT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers met on Friday in a fresh attempt to agree a common approach on taxing banks as well as to grill credit rating agencies about how they arrive at their ratings.
Finance official urges vigilance in E. Europe
Sep 17, 2010 10:56 EDT
In wake of financial crisis, EBRD chief Mirow urges vigilance in Eastern Europe. Continued vigilance is necessary to ensure growth in Eastern Europe in the wake of the financial crisis, a senior international banking official urged Friday.
EU finance ministers vow to help stressed banks
Jul 12, 2010 15:36 EDT
European finance ministers sought Monday to restore confidence in Europe's economy, vowing to help banks that fail financial "stress tests" and crack down on governments with big deficits.
Euro EFSF seen ready in July, Slovaks to discuss Wednesday
Jul 12, 2010 14:48 EDT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's emergency loan facility should be operational this month, finance ministers said on Monday, expressing hope Slovakia would cease to block the activation of the 440 billion euro ($554 billion) fund.
Europe to press ahead with tax on banks
Jun 08, 2010 11:13 EDT
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday it would press ahead with its own banking levy after the world's top economies failed to agree on taxing an industry seen as a main culprit behind the global economic meltdown.
Comments from euro zone finance ministers
Jun 07, 2010 14:43 EDT
(Reuters) - Following are comments from euro zone finance ministers and other officials who gathered in Luxembourg on Monday for a meeting, with the agenda focused on the euro zone debt crisis.
Pressure mounts on Europe to slash deficits
May 17, 2010 14:10 EDT
Euro area finance ministers battled Monday to defend the euro with no obvious agreement on how fast and hard to slash spending and the German chancellor taking flak for downplaying rescue efforts so far.
Europe under pressure to slash deficits
May 17, 2010 10:02 EDT
Euro area finance ministers gather later Monday under mounting pressure to defend the euro, with Germany and France pushing hard for tough budgetary discipline.
Euro zone must tackle yawning economic gaps: Merkel
May 16, 2010 09:55 EDT
BERLIN/HELSINKI (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that a $1 trillion EU rescue plan had only bought the euro zone time to tackle its fundamental problem -- a yawning gap between its strongest and weakest economies.
EU sets massive defense package for embattled euro
May 10, 2010 01:40 EDT
EU sets up $1 trillion eurozone/IMF defense package to protect euro from disintegration. The European Union and the International Monetary Fund pledged nearly $1 trillion Monday to defend the embattled euro, hoping to repel relentless attacks on the weakest of Europe's debt-laden nations and prevent the common currency from disintegrating.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Josef Pröll | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2008 | |
| President | Heinz Fischer |
| Chancellor | Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Molterer |
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Finance Minister of Austria
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2008 | |
| Chancellor | Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Molterer |
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Agriculture Minister of Austria
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| In office 28 February 2003 – 2 December 2008 | |
| Chancellor | Wolfgang Schüssel Alfred Gusenbauer |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Molterer |
| Succeeded by | Nikolaus Berlakovich |
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| Born | 14 September 1968 Stockerau, Austria |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
