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- Bulgaria Posts Large Fall in Retail Sales
Friday A young man walks past a sale sign in a shopping street in Sofia. Photo by BGNES Bulgaria is among the European Union member states that registered the largest decreases in the volume of retail trade in May month-upon-month, official EU data
- OSCE, PACE, Iraq to Observe Bulgaria Parliamentary Elections
will be observed by a number of foreign and Bulgarian organizations. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is sending 24 observers, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe - 19 observers. 14 Iraqi observers accompanied
- Indonesian planes to be freed to fly to Europe: Minister
(Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The European Union would revoke its flight ban on Indonesian planes from serving flights to European countries with official announcement will possibly be issued within the next 20 days, Indonesian Transportation Minister Jusman
- US Holds Onto Air Base in Former Soviet Republic
Home » Politics & Society » European Affairs » Russia » Manas Base in Kyrgyzstan Vital to NATO?s Afghan War © Mariyan Karasik U.S. to keep crucial base in South Asian Steppe after Kyrgyz parliament reversed February order to evict Americans
- Nigeria, Algeria, Niger seal $10 bln gas pipeline deal
Three African countries on Friday signed an accord to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe. The project will convey gas destined for the European market more than 4,000 kilometres (2,485 miles)
- 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,
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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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- BRITAIN: Six die in London tower block fire
Six people, including a newborn baby, have died in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said. 12 more people were taken to the hospital, many suffering from effects of smoke inhalation. Saturday 04 July 2009 AFP - Six
- Prince Charles pays tribute to killed officer
Prince Charles paid tribute on Friday to Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, the highest-ranking British officer killed in Afghanistan. Charles said he was 'mortified' by the death of Thorneloe, 40, who was killed with another British soldier, Trooper
- Charles' friend killed in Afghanistan
A close friend of Prince Charles has become the most senior British serviceman to be killed in action in Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe has been described as 'a superb commanding officer' who was 'destined for greatness'. The commanding
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- 2 foreign workers taken in Darfur-officials
KHARTOUM - Two women aid workers from Ireland and Uganda were kidnapped Friday by armed men in Sudan's volatile Darfur region, the scene of Africa's longest running conflict, officials told Agence France Presse. 'Unidentified armed men came to the
- A King With No Clothes On: Being a Prime Minister in Cameroon
During a 1998 discussion on the defunct Camnet listserv, one subscriber inquired about the powerlessness of Cameroonian Prime Ministers compared to their French counterparts: In the French system of democracy, which is the inspiration for Cameroon?s
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- Blank Rome Cuts Pay of New Associates to $130K
New associates at Blank Rome are getting a $15,000 pay cut. New salaries for first-year associates will drop to $130,000, while others will see pay cuts ranging from 2 percent to 10 percent, the reports. The firm announced the slashed salaries after at
- UK Only 74th, but Costa Rica Tops 'Happy Planet Index'
LONDON, July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As the G8 prepare to meet in Italy this week, the second global ranking of the ecological efficiency with which the world's nations deliver long and happy lives for the people who live there - the 'Happy Planet Index' -
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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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- Blank Rome Cuts Pay of New Associates to $130K
New associates at Blank Rome are getting a $15,000 pay cut. New salaries for first-year associates will drop to $130,000, while others will see pay cuts ranging from 2 percent to 10 percent, the reports. The firm announced the slashed salaries after at
- UK Only 74th, but Costa Rica Tops 'Happy Planet Index'
LONDON, July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As the G8 prepare to meet in Italy this week, the second global ranking of the ecological efficiency with which the world's nations deliver long and happy lives for the people who live there - the 'Happy Planet Index' -
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- New Residential Project in Ursynów
Warsaw developer Spó?dzielnia Inwestycji Mieszkaniowych Ursynów (SIMUR) is preparing to start phase two of its Pod Brzozami residential project in Warsaw's Ursynów district in the third quarter of this year. The new development will be located near
- Few Canadians taking part in Lodz ghetto memorial
Though neither of her parents hailed from Lodz, Rochelle Michaels felt an almost irresistible desire to visit the Polish city during a Jewish heritage and memorial program five years ago. A member of the Lodzer Centre Congregation, Michaels was in the
- 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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- Russia to allow US arms transit to Afghanistan
MOSCOW: Russia will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a top Kremlin aide said on Friday in a gesture aimed at bolstering US military operations and improving strained ties between Washington and Moscow. The
- Obama to remind Putin in person the Cold War is history
US President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over when the US leader makes his first trip to a Moscow summit. Days before he departs for Russia,
- Japan claims islands ahead of Russia talks
Japan?s parliament yesterday passed a law asserting sovereignty over four islands at the centre of a dispute with Russia, adding to tensions as the countries? leaders prepare to meet. A law calling the four Kuril islands an ?integral part? of Japan was
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