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Breakfast Policy Briefing - European Policy Center

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12-Nov-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his remarks, OECD Secretary-General announced that the OECD is currently working on a comprehensive policy Action Plan to help address the financial crisis and use the opportunity to build a better world economy.

Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption Conference

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14-Mar-2007

Angel Gurria, OECD Secretary-General

In his opening remarks at this international conference, Mr. Gurría spoke about the importance of stamping out bribery and corruption, and the OECD’s work—notably its Anti-Bribery Convention—to achieve this goal.

Presentation of the OECD Economic Survey of Belgium

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13-Mar-2007

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

At a press conference held with Prime Minister Verhofstadt, Mr. Gurría congratulated Belgium on its significant debt reduction in recent years, but encouraged a more ambitious strategy to address the ageing population and labour force participation.

Human Capital: Europe's Next Frontier

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27-Feb-2007

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his delivery of the 2007 Robert Schuman lecture to the Lisbon Council, Mr. Gurría highlighted the need to improve European education systems in order to boost skills and innovation, and thus improve productivity performance.