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1. Sarkozy to come to the rescue of French companies
2. Strasbourg seat row to drag on after 20093.
Sakharov prize awarded to Chinese dissident

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1. Sarkozy to come to the rescue of French companies - 24.10.2008 - 09:25
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-In a fresh surge of economic patriotism, French President Nicolas Sarkozy -whose country currently holds the six-month rotating EU presidency - on Thursday announced plans to create a 'sovereign wealth fund' to aid French businesses in the wake of the global financial crisis. Meanwhile, criticism of his new ideas for the economy has been increasing in some member states, notably Germany and the Czech Republic.
http://euobserver.com/9/26984/?rk=1

2. Strasbourg seat row to drag on after 2009 - 24.10.2008 - 09:20
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MEPs ended their first week in the freshly-repaired Strasbourg building with renewed calls to put an end to the "traveling circus." Yet the Parliament's seat in the French city cannot be scrapped unless the EU Treaty is re-opened, with French deputies opposing the move until the endof 2009 at the earliest.
http://euobserver.com/9/26980/?rk=1

3. Sakharov prize awarded to Chinese dissident - 24.10.2008 - 09:29
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The jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia has been awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize, with Washington voicing support for the decision and Beijing condemning the move on the eve of a Europe-Asia summit hosted by China.
http://euobserver.com/9/26989/?rk=1