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    ECB keeps rates on hold – EUbusiness Week newsletter 569

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    EUbusiness Week 569 top stories: ECB dismisses talk of ‘exit strategy’, rates on hold; EU probes Google’s Motorola in patent war; Argentina points finger at US, EU in trade row; Poland to ban Monsanto’s GM maize; Libyan airlines banned from flying to EU; EU lifts restrictions on Thai poultry

    This Week’s Top Stories

    1. ECB dismisses talk of ‘exit strategy’, rates on hold
    2. EU probes Google’s Motorola in patent war
    3. Argentina points finger at US, EU in trade row
    4. Poland to ban Monsanto’s GM maize
    5. Libyan airlines banned from flying to EU
    6. EU lifts restrictions on Thai poultry

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    1. ECB dismisses talk of ‘exit strategy’, rates on hold

    The European Central Bank on Wednesday ruled out winding down its anti-crisis measures for now and kept its key interest rates at record lows amid fresh signs the eurozone is in recession.
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    2. EU probes Google’s Motorola in patent war

    European regulators have opened two antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility, bought by US Internet giant Google, in the latest chapter of an escalating patent war with Apple and Microsoft.
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    3. Argentina points finger at US, EU in trade row

    Argentina has dismissed complaints about its restrictive trade practices, accusing the United States and the European Union of being the “true” obstacles to free markets.
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    4. Poland to ban Monsanto’s GM maize

    Poland is to impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto on its territory.
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    5. Libyan airlines banned from flying to EU

    All Libyan airlines and Venezuelan carrier Conviasa habe nee banned from flying into the EU due to safety concerns.
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    6. EU lifts restrictions on Thai poultry

    The EU decided Tuesday to lift restrictions on the import of fresh poultry meat from Thailand that had been in place since 2004 due to an avian flu outbreak.
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    Portugal: Portugal is meeting debt-rescue targets and could be strong enough to borrow on financial markets next year but is in a deeper recession than thought, EU and IMF auditors said on Tuesday.
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    EU to resume some frozen aid payments to Romania
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    ACTA: the Commission urged Parliament on Wednesday to hold off on voting on a controversial global anti-online piracy pact until judges rule on its legality.
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