27-May-2010
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A. Gurría congratulated Chile, Estonia, Israel and Slovenia on all of their impressive achievements throughout the accession process.
27-May-2010
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During this event, A. Gurría said that the number of Parties to the Convention will increase exponentially in the near future, making the Convention a keystone for international tax cooperation.
27-May-2010
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In this speech delivered at the Council meeting at ministerial level, Angel Gurría highlights some of the OECD's achievements in 2009 and describes how it will help its member countries respond to new challenges ahead.
25-May-2010
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Speaking at the Urban Roundtable of Mayors and Ministerse, A. Gurría recommended to make the analysis of green growth more systematic and to develop a common set of urban environmental and economic indicators.
20-May-2010
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Speaking at a conference in Berlin, Angel Gurría says that a new architecture of financial reform together with sustainable fiscal consolidation strategies, structural reforms and efforts to explore new sources of growth will be essential to build a stronger, cleaner and fairer world economy.
4-May-2010
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Presenting this report in Rome, Angel Gurría said that Italy has made significant progress in cutting regulatory costs, liberalising product markets and modernising its public administrations in recent years. He added that Italy must continue along the path of regulatory reform to make its economy more competitive and speed up its recovery from the economic crisis.
4-May-2010
Italian
Presentazione in Roma della “Rassegna sul Sistema Nazionale di Protezione Civile in Italia”.
4-May-2010
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Italy should enforce tougher restrictions on building in areas that risk earthquakes or forest fires and impose tougher sanctions on violations in the face of a growing threat of natural disasters due to climate change, according to the OECD Secretary-General presenting a new OECD report in Rome.
30-April-2010
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In this interview for the German radio Deutschlandfunk, Angel Gurría warns that delays are threatening the stability of the international financial system and could spread the crisis to other countries.
28-April-2010
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Faced with unprecedented levels of unemployment, unsustainable fiscal deficits and public debt and weak economic growth, governments need to focus on innovation and pro-green policies as potential new sources of growth, says OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.