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- As Bulgaria Struggles, Socialists Face Threat
Eastern Europe's economic downturn looks set to fell another government, this time in Bulgaria where a populist mayor with a black belt in karate is leading the polls over the ruling Socialists ahead of parliamentary elections Sunday. Using the slogan
- No More Mobile Roaming Charges in Europe
SPAM Blocking by RIPLookup.com 209.73.254.119 Your address is identified as 209.73.254.119 You require Javascript to read this page. If you do not have Javascript enabled, please enable it or use a browser which is Javascript enabled. If your browser
- EU resolve hardens as British workers face Iran show trial
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts The European Union?s 27 member states summoned the Iranian ambassadors in all EU capitals to make formal protests and stopped issuing visas to Iranian officials. A senior European diplomat insisted that the dramatic step of
- Putin calls on US to shelve missile shield
MOSCOW ? Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday called on the United States to move relations forward by shelving plans for a missile defence shield in Europe, news agencies reported. Days before a visit to Moscow by US President Barack Obama,
- President vetoes anti-gay law
Home Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia Lithuania The President of Lithuania has vetoed a new law that would have banned the discussion of homosexuality in schools and other public places, report Human Rights Watch and news
- Professional rights rap for Greece
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday ruled against Greece for failing to adopt a European Union directive that would allow foreigners to work here without having to face unnecessary bureaucracy. The EU regulation should have been adopted in
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- Austrian Airlines to cut 1,000 jobs by mid-2010
VIENNA ? Austrian Airlines, the ailing carrier due to be taken over by Germany's Lufthansa AG, said Thursday it will cut about 1,000 jobs by mid-2010 as part of an effort to boost its competitiveness. In a statement, the airline said the downsizing
- Hartmut Mehdorn strengthens Air Berlin?s board
Hartmut Mehdorn - Image via gevestor.de Related Articles Hartmut Mehdorn has been appointed as a new non-executive director to the board of Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG. He will be taking over the position vacated by Claus Wülfers who left
- Hamed Bin Zayed visits Caracal training site in Germany
WAM THURINGEN, July 3rd, 2009: His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court on Thursday visited the mechanical engineering training programme conducted by Caracal International, an offshoot of Abu Dhabi's Tawazun
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- BRITISH COMPANY TO INVEST IN INDONESIAN FORESTRY SECTOR
British mining company Carbon+ plans to invest Rp1.8 trillion (US$180 million) in the forestry sector in cooperation with local partner PT Usaha Tani Lestari, an official of the forestry ministry said. Carbon+ will build industrial timber estates (HTI)
- Space tourism "yet to be embraced" in UK
The UK is ill-prepared to exploit the emerging commercial spaceflight sector, says the president of Virgin Galactic. Will Whitehorn said Britain lacked the regulatory framework that would help the industry grow but which would also ensure the necessary
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- Mirsky Racing Team finish sixth at Match Cup Sweden
At Match Cup Sweden, Mirsky Racing Team (MRT) faced the inform Frenchman Sebastien Col who battled his way through the repechage to scrape through to the quarter finals in a best of five series. With an extra two days sailing under their belts, the
- Sarkozy talks Turkey with Sweden
On the first visit by a French president to Stockholm in nine years, Nicolas Sarkozy and host Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt have agreed to disagree about Turkey. Sweden, which has just taken over the EU presidency, wants to open up new negotiating
- We'll always have Paris, even in Saskatchewan
Mayor Calvin Abrahamson stands at the base of the newly unveiled Eiffel Tower replica. Small Prairie town is very proud of its faux Eiffel Tower Email Please enter a valid e-mail address Please enter a comma delimited list of valid e-mail addresses Other
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- Brazil star Fabiano set to join AC Milan
The player has publicly stated he wants to join Milan, now it is up to the two clubs to strike a deal. Fabianoâ??s manager Jose Fuentes Brazil striker Luis Fabiano is set to join Italian giants AC Milan, replacing Real Madrid-bound compatriot Kaka
- Rare Peek at Riches of Past in Rome
Rome’s archaeological authority has reallocated money so that it can provide staffs for five monuments in the ancient heart of the city that are usually closed.
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- Developing relations with China is Hungary's priority: FM
BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Developing relations with China is a priority for Hungary, the Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs said here on Friday. The bilateral relations between Hungary and China are good, long-standing, and at a high level, Balazs
- Hungarian multi-manager emerges as market leader
Quantis Investment Management Zrt has become the largest multimanager in eastern Europe after boosting its assets to more than HUF 40 billion (?147 million). ?It gives us great pleasure that, in less than six months after the launch of Quantis' fund
- No pre-election spending spree for Hungary, says premier
Budapest - Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on Friday promised Hungary would maintain strict fiscal discipline right up to the next general election in 2010. 'I can assure you there will not be an election budget,' Bajnai told local and foreign business
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- Brazil star Fabiano set to join AC Milan
The player has publicly stated he wants to join Milan, now it is up to the two clubs to strike a deal. Fabianoâ??s manager Jose Fuentes Brazil striker Luis Fabiano is set to join Italian giants AC Milan, replacing Real Madrid-bound compatriot Kaka
- Rare Peek at Riches of Past in Rome
Rome’s archaeological authority has reallocated money so that it can provide staffs for five monuments in the ancient heart of the city that are usually closed.
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- Poland: export of frozen strawberries
According to the Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in the period between January and April 2009 Poland exported 32 thousand t of frozen strawberries i.e. by 35 % more than in the same period 2008. However the value of export was
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- Isinbayeva wins at Oslo Golden League
By Oliver Grassman OSLO (Reuters) - Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva won the women's pole vault at the Bislett Games on Friday, claiming her second Golden League win in as many meetings this season. The Russian, below par at an event hit by bad
- Putin calls on US to shelve missile shield
MOSCOW ? Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday called on the United States to move relations forward by shelving plans for a missile defence shield in Europe, news agencies reported. Days before a visit to Moscow by US President Barack Obama,
- Report: Russia to allow US military passage through airspace
Washington - Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. The breakthrough was to be announced when US President Barack Obama visits in Moscow on Monday
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