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There are few places in the world where you can see ancient statues, imperial European jewellery, masterpieces by Pieter Bruegel, paintings by Picasso and sculpture by Henry Moore all under one roof.

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Three affordable European mini hotel chainsupdated: Tue May 05 2009 08:53:00

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Dutch city turns church into a luxury experienceupdated: Wed Nov 19 2008 09:58:00

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Style is everythingupdated: Mon Mar 10 2008 10:33:00

CNN's Richard Quest looks at how airlines are using interior design to attract travellers.

Europe's big art show turns 20updated: Wed Mar 14 2007 09:48:00

At the European Fine Art Fair this week, most of the Lucite cases hold great bunches of pale pink tulips. The art is uncaged.

Europe: Time of changeupdated: Wed Feb 18 2004 07:55:00

The European Union, an economic and political alliance of 15 -- soon to be 25 -- countries, is changing faster and more dramatically than at any other time in its history.

Fortune: The Plight of the Hapless EMUupdated: Mon Dec 21 1998 00:01:00

In the seven long years since the signing of the Maastricht treaty started Europe on the road to a unified currency, critics have warned that the plan was an invitation to disaster. Indeed, the sta...

Fortune: VIVE LE WELFARE STATE! SAY FRENCH STRIKERSupdated: Mon Jan 15 1996 00:01:00

Reducing entitlement programs is a hot political button in the U.S.--think of the fractious Medicare battle. But in France such reform is no mere economic debate. France isn't a welfare state, it's...

Fortune: BUDGET SHORTFALLS A PANDEMICupdated: Mon Dec 28 1992 00:01:00

You may be left with the post-election impression that the U.S. is the only nation with a crushing budget deficit. Far from it. When the deficit is expressed as a percentage of GDP, the U.S. has co...

Fortune: IT'S TIME TO BE BOLD WITH BONDS Gone is the cozy hiding place of short-term Treasuries. For decent returns, updated: Mon Oct 26 1992 00:01:00

IN A YEAR when short-term interest rates fell like a safe dropped from a tenth-story window, who can blame the fixed-income investor for feeling crushed? After all, the poor guy who complained a ye...

Fortune: EUROPE UNRAVELS The 1992 goals achieved so far should hold, but further progress will be tougher and slower. One updated: Mon Oct 19 1992 00:01:00

THIS NEW YEAR'S EVE, a thousand bonfires will be set across the Continent to mark the opening of the single European market. But the celebration will be less festive than it might have been. All ki...

Fortune: THE FRENCH MULL A SINGLE EUROPE . . .updated: Mon Oct 05 1992 00:01:00

The French stock market crashes. Traders rush to unload pounds and lire. The deutsche mark soars. Amid the frenzy, Europe's leaders scramble to control the crisis, realigning their currencies. They...

Fortune: EUROPE 1992 MORE UNITY THAN YOU THINK Despite a lingering recession, the European Community's drive to create a single market ofupdated: Mon Aug 24 1992 00:01:00

WITH the January 1, 1993, deadline just five months away, business is measuring Europe's progress toward a monumental goal: building a single market of 340 million free-spending consumers. Despite ...

Fortune: FORTUNE Magazine contents page AUGUST 24, 1992 VOL. 126, NO. 4 updated: Mon Aug 24 1992 00:01:00

THE ECONOMY/COVER STORY 62 THE JOB DROUGHT The problem isn't too few jobs, it's too few good jobs. Solid middle-class jobs have been disappearing in record numbers as large industrial corporations ...

Fortune: EUROPE 1992 MORE UNITY THAN YOU THINK The Maastricht Treaty is in danger, and the European Community is in updated: Mon Aug 10 1992 00:01:00

WITH the January 1, 1993, deadline barely five months away, business is measuring Europe's progress toward a monumental goal: building a single market of 340 million free-spending consumers. Despit...

Fortune: EUROFLOP?updated: Mon Jun 29 1992 00:01:00

Ask a European how 1992 can end in June. While trade barriers will continue to fall, the dream of a common European currency and growing political unity suddenly looks shattered. The recent Danish ...

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