51.   The ban imposed by the European Union executive body takes effect immediately.

52.   The commission is the executive body of the European Union.

53.   The EU executive body has been tainted over the past months with allegations of fraud and mismanagement, particularly in the spending of its humanitarian aid budget.

54.   The European Union executive body said it would give France two months to make the necessary changes or it would ask the EU high court to impose fines.

55.   The FIFA suspension was lifted following reinstatement of the executive body.

56.   The EU executive body also questioned whether the merged companies would in a position to divert traffic between the United States and mainland Europe through Britain.

57.   The EU executive body has been tainted over the past months with allegations of fraud and mismanagement, particularly in the spending of its humanitarian aid and research budgets.

58.   The EU executive body was due to issue a statement later Thursday on the decision.

59.   The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, took the news calmly.

60.   The European Union executive body said it has approved planned direct subsidies to Belgian poultry producers and interest-free loans to Belgian pork, beef and egg producers.