EU lawmakers back insurer-friendly capital rules

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The European Parliament’s influential economic affairs committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed a draft proposal for a new capital regime for insurers, including amendments that make the new rules less burdensome for the industry.

02/24/2012 — Filed under: Politics
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Veiled fears: France’s push to keep women’s faces uncovered

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Lawmakers in France vote Tuesday on a bill to forbid face-covering veils in all public places. asks Philippe Portier of the Sorbonne to explain the hotly debated anti-burka law

07/5/2010 — Filed under: Society
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