21.   He called for a strong European Union to compete with other economic blocs forming elsewhere in the world.

22.   He is a reminder that, for all the prominence of superpowers and economic blocs, the charismatic individual has not been rendered redundant in international relations.

23.   In favoring growth, the union will create a powerful economic bloc spanning much of the European continent.

24.   In going for growth, the EU will create a powerful economic bloc spanning much of the European continent.

25.   Iran has been the strongest advocate of a regional free-trade zone, with President Hashemi Rafsanjani urging fellow Muslim states to form a unified economic bloc.

26.   Iran has been the strongest advocate of a regional free-trade zone, with President Rafsanjani urging fellow Muslim states to form a unified economic bloc.

27.   It could alleviate the impact of trade barriers in Japan and other Asian countries but also raise concerns in Asia that an economic bloc against it was in prospect.

28.   Many Polish farmers are angry at an EU decision to withhold from new members the full range of subsidies available to countries already in the economic bloc.

29.   Members of the regional economic bloc were exploring new standards for labor conditions set by the World Trade Organization last year, the Vietnam News Agency said.

30.   On Monday, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale reiterated American opposition to the EAEC, suggesting it might become a sub-regional economic bloc.