http://www.neurope.eu New Europe News: The European News Source. en-us Copyright The Media Company S.A. info@neurope.eu (New Europe) kgougakis@neurope.eu (Kostas Gougakis) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:21:00 +0200 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:21:00 +0200 New Europe New Europe 5 http://www.neurope.eu/images/logo.jpg http://www.neurope.eu 100 35 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95164.php text... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95164.php http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95394.php text... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95394.php http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95797.php text... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/95797.php http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96689.php text... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96689.php http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96870.php text... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96870.php http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97810.php text... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/97810.php http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98516.php text... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98516.php http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99649.php text... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99649.php http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99751.php The frailty of man. in 1915 Pluto was photographed for the first time. It took another 15 years before astronomers realised it was a planet. In 1931 Gambling was legalised in Nevada giving birth to Las Vegas. In 1945 Hitler gave his Nero Decree to destroy everything including all industries... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99751.php Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:58:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99750.php US author Dan Brown got a boost today in 1324 when Jacques de Molay the 23rd and the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar is burned at the stake. Other rebels today include the British Tolpuddle Martyrs six farm labourers who wanted to form a trade union and were... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99750.php Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:33:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99749.php A new report from Amnesty International blasts European states for continuing to provide tools for torture such as fixed wall restraints metal lsquo;thumb cuffsrsquo; and electroshock lsquo;sleevesrsquo; and lsquo;cuffsrsquo; delivering 50 000V shocks to detained prisoners. In 2006 the introduction of Europe-wide controls banning the trade in policing and security... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99749.php Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99748.php Dear Colleagues nbsp; Mr Scaron;tefan Fuuml;le Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy has recently made repeated references of the necessity to ldquo;lift the isolation of Turkish Cypriotsrdquo;. nbsp; Considering the high level negotiations underway for Cyprusrsquo; reunification the question of ldquo;Turkish Cypriot isolationrdquo; must be clarified. The Republic of Cyprus has... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99748.php Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:57:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99647.php Financial developments on both shores of the Atlantic Ocean during the past two years were a severe test of how the western world could go on producing the goods and services needed to maintain the level of welfare its peoples were accustomed to. When the credit crisis broke out first... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99647.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99648.php ldquo;Itrsquo;s when the tide goes out that you find out who has been swimming naked rdquo; the legendary investor Warren Buffet aptly remarked when the global economic crisis hit. And as we have found out in the meantime this is as true for countries as it is for companies. Following... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99648.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99650.php Salzburg energy drink producer Red Bull has denied that it is interested in entering the German digital radio market Austrian Times reported on 9 March. A Red Bull spokesman said that the firm had no intention of doing so although it had been involved in talks about technical developments in the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99650.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99651.php Leaders from Slovenia Croatia and Serbia met in the Slovenian city of Ptuj early last week to discuss an upcoming regional conference on the European future of the Western Balkans People Daily Online reported. The conference scheduled for March 20 in Slovenia would be the first meeting of all the political... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99651.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99652.php During its meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives Part I on 10 March the Committee decided in favor through Qualified Majority Voting of giving the European Union a mandate for voting in favour of the conditional listing of bluefin tuna as an Appendix I species during the meeting of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99652.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99653.php A sample survey among manufacturing enterprises in the fourth quarter of 2009 revealed that year-on-year turnover investment and employment declined while wages and salaries increased Maltas National Statistics Office reported. During the fourth quarter of 2009 turnover of the sampled manufacturing enterprises fell by 1.6 % to 506.9 million euros... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99653.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99654.php Lower Austrian Peoples Party OVP Governor Erwin Proll announced on 10 March that his province would have at least 500 postal service providers within two years official said. Proll said national postal service Post AG and he had agreed on the number which would include post offices and Post partners... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99654.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99655.php In 2009 Banka Koper part of the Intesa San Paolo group reported net profits of 22.3 million euros according to the Italian Trade Commission ICE office in Ljubljana Italian News Agency ANSA reported on March 5. The Slovenian bank therefore has achieved the results set in its restructuring plan.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99655.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99656.php Godiva chocolate makers have announced their intention to refocus their activities in Brussels on the fabrication of chocolate and to pass off the handmade section of the chocolate making to machinery. A move which could mean 90 out of 360 employees could be fired. An analysis by the management of the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99656.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99657.php At least 10 Dutch companies were bought up by Russian firms last year the Financieele Dagblad reports quoting figures from accountants group KPMG. Since 2003 27 Dutch companies have come into Russian hands out of a total 81 firms which found new owners in developing markets. The deals include the takeover... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99657.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99658.php Luxembourg looks poised to cement its position as a leading financial hub of Europe though injecting more funds in market development. According to a recent release from the Asian Development Bank ADB the Government of Luxembourg recently agreed to commit a further USD 1.65 million equivalent to the Financial Sector... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99658.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99659.php The European Unions executive recently approved a bail-out package offered to the troubled Dexia bank by the Belgian French and Luxembourg governments but only on condition that the bank stick to strict conditions. The bank was one of the highest-profile casualties of the global financial smash in late 2008 receiving... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99659.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99660.php The Iconic Briton retail chain Marks Spencer MS hopes to reopen outlets in Belgium MS CEO Stuart Rose recently indicated cited by local media. The daily Le Soir said in a recent report that the department store was revising its strategy. In 2001 under the leadership of its Belgian CEO... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99660.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99661.php A Dutch Iraqi found guilty of setting roadside bombs in Iraq by an American court is to return to the Netherlands to serve out his sentence in April the Telegraaf reported early last week. Al-Delaema was extradited to the United States in 2007 after he was identified on video footage... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99661.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99662.php The 2010 edition of the annual Stock Exchange Day of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange took place early last week. This year saw an exceptional turnout with nearly a thousand attendees taking part representing the financial centre and various economic and political circles of the country. The guest speaker for this... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99662.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99663.php Professor Andrzej Kraszewski the Polish Minister of the Environment has signed a contract with a Japanese private sector partner on the sales of greenhouse gas emission Assigned Amount Units AAUs under the Kyoto Protocol that will bring about almost 30 million euros i.e. more than 100 million Polis zloty proceeds... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99663.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99664.php Hungarian oil and gas group MOL has made a discovery in Akri-Bijeel Block in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The testing results are promising it said in a statement on 10 March Portfolio Hungary reported.  The Bijell-1 well tested during a short test 3 200 bbl/d 18°API oil and 933 000... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99664.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99665.php Despite the frequent scandals that have been rocking the Czech Republic just months before the countrys general election voters are mostly unmoved and unlikely to sway according to some recent peculations in Czech media. A cross-border defense-contract scandal recently rocked the country the investigations of which tend to peter out... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99665.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99666.php The Warsaw Stock Exchange WSE received the Recognised Stock Exchange designation from HM Revenue and Customs HMRC . The designation awarded to the WSE Main List and the retail EU-regulated segment of Catalyst will make these markets more attractive and accessible for UK-based investors. Being the largest stock exchange in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99666.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99667.php Hungarian construction firm Vegyepszer has won an order worth HUF 80 billion from Libya. The domestic construction sector has not sealed a foreign deal of this magnitude for decades Portfolio Hungary reported on 9 March. Vegyepszer won a 300 million Euro contract by the northern Libyan town of Az-Zawiyah to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99667.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99668.php  The renewed demand for vehicles and machinery especially in the Eurozone pumped up Czech Exports in January which lead to a widened trade surplus as imports growth failed to match the pace the latest publication of the official figures showed. Exports advanced by 9.1% year-on-year while imports grew by 3.5%... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99668.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99669.php The Wallenberg-family controlled firm Investor has purchased 11.2 million b-shares 10.2 percent of the capital in defence concern Saab. The price tag came in at 1.1 billion Swedish crowns $150 million according to a statement The Local reported early last week. Before the purchase of the shares from UK defence firm... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99669.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99670.php Hundreds of thousands of public employees who were given pay hikes two years ago are now being told they will have to pay the money back to their employers Copenhagen Post reported on 10 March. Sharp salary increases from the 2008 bargaining agreement and the accompanying cost of living adjustment resulted... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99670.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99671.php The Finnish government said in a statement on 9 March it would close eight emergency response centres with the remaining seven based in Kerava Kouvola Kuopio Oulu Pori Turku and Vaasa News room Finland reported. Anne Holmlund cons the interior minister took the decision on which emergency response centres would be... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99671.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99672.php Finnish paper maker UPM-Kymmene said on March 8 it had shut down three mills in Finland over a stevedores strike that began the previous week official said. UPM-Kymmene added that mills in Jamsa Lappeenranta and Rauma had been shut down with plans to close lines in Kouvola and Valkeakoski later... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99672.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99673.php A Finnish dockworkers strike went into its second day early last week but union leaders signalled readiness to negotiate as the stoppage blocked the countrys imports and exports official said. The Transport Workers Union AKT said it was prepared to resume talks but there were no reports of any scheduled... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99673.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99674.php Turku a city in southwestern Finland on 5 March sent a shipload of waste to be burned in Stockholm official said Turkus incinerator can cope with only about three-quarters of the regions waste with frantic efforts to find a location for a new facility. The Finnish and Swedish authorities have agreed... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99674.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99675.php After a one and a half-year analysis to determine how it could significantly increase its turnover dairy giant Arla has ruled out the possibility of allowing outside parties to invest in the company official said on March 9. The decision means that the company and its hard-pressed Danish and Swedish... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99675.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99676.php An investment group headed by British banking and mining magnate Peter Hambro said on 10 March that it was interested in buying part of rescued Latvian bank Parex the Baltic News Service reported cited by the German Press Agency dpa. I think acquiring part of Parex is a very interesting investment... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99676.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99677.php The 7 March saw the streets of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius full of visitors for the annual St Kasimirs fair. Thousands strolled the Old Town streets sipping hot honey beer eating freshly baked cakes and buying elaborate floral arrangements to mark the arrival of spring. Almost hidden by a line... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99677.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99678.php Estonian consumer prices fell by 0.1 % year-on-year in February according to the latest data released by the Baltic states statistics office. The figures mean Estonias bid to become the next European Union member state to adopt the Euro on 1 January 2011 remain on track as the inflation level... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99678.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99679.php Estonia had the fastest growing economy in the fourth quarter of 2009 the European Unions statistical office Eurotat said in a recent publication. According to the Eurotat data Estonias economy grew 2.6 % quarter-on-quarter at the end of last year. Slovakia had the second highest growth rate at 2 %.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99679.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99680.php Data released by Latvias central bank on 8 March raised hopes of an economic recovery for the recession hit nation. According to the figures Latvian industrial output rose in January for the first time in two years. Latvian industrial output rose 5.7 % year-on-year in January the data showed the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99680.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99681.php The governmental initiatives to ramp-up the Lithuanian economic scenario look set to bear results. The latest good news came as Fitch ratings last week announced that it had changed the Republic of Lithuanias outlook to stable from negative. According to the agency the ratings had been affirmed at long-term foreign... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99681.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99682.php The Transport Ministry decided to suspend Air Slovakias license to operate flights ministry spokesman Stanislav Jurikovic said Slovak spectator reported early last week. The move came in the wake of a decision by the Aviation Bureau early last week to suspend the carriers Air Operating Certificate AOC until the end... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99682.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99683.php While Greek Prime Minister George Papandreous mission to the White House last week was to meet United States President Barack Obama and brief him on Greeces struggling economic woes the Greek leader walked out with an even bigger gift: Obama told him that after long debate Washington has decided that... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99683.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99684.php The Cypriot government has termed a European Court of Human Rights ECHR decision which declared as non-admissible the applications of eight Greek Cypriots claiming their properties constitutes a negative development saying that the decision creates a series of problems which will be carefully evaluated. The court said that after 35... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99684.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99685.php Reinforcing its focus on small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs and on economically weaker regions across Europe the European Investment Bank EIB on 8 March signed a 50 million euros agreement with the Co-operative Central Bank Ltd. For financing small and medium sized enterprises. The EIB increased its total lending volume... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99685.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99686.php On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey arrivals of tourists reached 55 250 in February compared to 56 626 in February 2009 recording a decrease of 2.4%. A decrease of 4.5% was recorded in tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom 25 013 in February compared to 26... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99686.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99687.php The clunkers program will be supplemented with an increase in the number of vouchers to be issued from 40 000 to 50 000 Prime Minister Emil Boc said on 10 March Romanian Times reported. The news came after the Environmental Fund Administration AFM said yesterday that all the 50 000 vouchers... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99687.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99688.php A confrontation between Bulgarias Socialist President Georgi Parvanov and the countrys Finance Minister Simeon Djankov a member of the ruling Conservative government has led to a showdown in which Parvanov could face an impeachment vote. The ruling GERB party said that Parvanov violated the Bulgarian constitution by releasing transcripts from... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99688.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99689.php Turkish businessmen plan to double their investments in Romania in the next two years to eight billion euros President of the Turkish Business Association Omer Susli declared during a seminar on the financing of the Turkish companies businesses that operate on the Romanian market ACT Media News Agency reported on... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99689.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99690.php Germanos Telecom Romania Romanias largest telecom retailer said Zapps products and services both for its corporate and individual customers were available in its store chain ACT Media News Agency reported on 10 March. Zapp users will now be served by the 250 Germanos stores spread across the country that will... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99690.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99691.php Reflecting the lingering nature of the grip of the long-lasting recession and its aftermath as European countries struggle to come out from under its effects industrial production in Bulgaria decreased 0.9% year-on-year in January compared to the 12.1% fall in the previous month data from the national statistics office showed.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99691.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99692.php Norwegian Statoil has increased its working interest in the St. Malo development in the Gulf of Mexico to 21.5 % by exercising its preferential rights on a proposed sale of Devons share in the development Norway Post reported on 10 March. Operator on St. Malo is Union a subsidiary of Chevron.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99692.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99693.php Iceland overwhelmingly rejected a referendum early last week to compensate Britain and the Netherlands for money lost when an Icelandic bank collapsed in 2008 officials said. Projections showed 93.1 % voted against the proposal with just 1.6 % voting in favour. At issue is paying $5.4 billion back to the governments... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99693.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99694.php The Federal Administrative Court has overturned a fine for unfair competition practices handed down to Switzerlands largest communications provider Swisscom Swiss info reported on 9 March. Swisscom - a former monopoly which is still majority-owned by the government appealed in November against the 333 million Swiss Francs $308 million fine issued... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99694.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99695.php Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has suspended clinical trials of a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis following safety concerns. The joint project with United States biotech group Biogen Idec was developing the Ocrelizumab treatment for the condition Swiss info reported on 8 March. A review by the Ocrelizumab Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99695.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99696.php Swiss family-run contracting company Marti Holding AG has taken over the Icelandic contractor Islenskir adalverktakar IAV thus securing approximately 400 jobs Iceland Review reported on 8 March. One of IAVs current projects is the construction of Harpa the Icelandic Concert and Conference Center. However the number of employees is decided... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99696.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99697.php Companies from Norway and nine EU member nations have presented plans for an offshore grid which will distribute electricity generated by Norwegian wind farms to Europe Norway Post reported on 9 March. The plans for this Supergrid call for generating large amounts of wind power generated electricity in the North... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99697.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99698.php Chinese Vice President Xi recently had talks with visiting Croatian Foreign Affairs and European Integration Minister Gordan Jandrokovic in Beijing. Jandrokovic paid an official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. In the course of talks Xi said that China is willing to enhance cooperation with... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99698.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99699.php Following talks with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Balazs Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said in Budapest that connecting Serbias integration into the European Union and the solution to the future status of Kosovo-Metohija is a wrong assumption. This could not happen said the Minister and warned that it... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99699.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99700.php Ardian Fullani Governor of the Bank of Albania recently attended the Seminar Albania- Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability in a Challenging External Environment AENews reported. In his speech Fullani focused on a new long-term economic growth model capable of absorbing the financial resources particularly the foreign ones and generating an economic growth.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99700.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99701.php Visiting Ambassador of Bosnia Herzegovina in Pakistan Armin Limo was welcomed by the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce Industry president Muhammad Ishaq Butt and members of the executive body Fars news agency reported. The ambassador said that Bosnia and Pakistan share similar socio political problems and can help each other in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99701.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99702.php European Investment Bank EIB Vice President Dario Scannapieco recently announced that it will continue providing financial assistance for projects in Serbia especially the ones connected small and medium-sized companies infrastructure and energy Beta news agency reported. Besides EIB will also continue to finance projects like the bypass motorway around Belgrade... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99702.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99703.php Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini was recently in Gorizia to participate in a forum on the Balkan region Fars news agency reported. He stressed that Bosnia should make a headway starting with the liberalisation of visas as happened in other Balkan countries. Frattini said We should not waste the year... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99703.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99704.php Croatia recently announced plans of a two-part bond offering. The 250 million euros 10-year deal is seen pricing at 335-355 basis points over mid-swaps while the two billion kuna 374 million euros 10-year portion is expected to price at 360-390 basis points over mid-swaps Javno reported. Erste Steiermaerkische Bank Privredna... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99704.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99705.php First it was an American Congressional committee which approved a resolution declaring the killing of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by Turks a century ago as a genocide which resulted in Turkey recalling its Ambassador. Now the Swedish Parliaments vote to put the same label on the killings has resulted... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99705.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99706.php A British artist has accused Turkey of censorship after an Istanbul court fined him almost $4 500 for caricaturing the countrys prime minister. Artist Michael Dickinson in 2006 displayed an illustration that superimposed the head of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan onto the body of a dog. The court... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99706.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99707.php Turkish Contractors Association TMB Chairman Erdal Eren recently announced that Turkish construction firms assumed projects worth 18.1 billion euros in 2009 a decline from 23.6 billion in 2008 Zaman reported. The global financial crisis affected the construction sector witnessing a decline of 20% but compared to the world construction sector... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99707.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99708.php FYROM Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki met with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Jandrokovic in Zagreb and said that political ties between the two countries are excellent but called for expansion of economic cooperation MRTOnline reported. The Croatian minister expressed his countrys support for FYROMs bid to join NATO due to FYROMs... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99708.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99709.php A Gallup Balkan Monitor poll conducted in co-operation with the European Fund for the Balkans and the Forum Centre for Strategic Research and Documentation portrayed a bleak picture of FYROM MRTOnline reported. The survey showed that two-thirds of citizens who are currently unemployed have no hope of finding a job.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99709.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99710.php The new Klobuk checkpoint opened officially on 10 March on the border between Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The new checkpoint is some 20 kilometers away from Trebinje in the direction of Montenegro officials said. The checkpoint was built with European Union donations and is worth 2.34 million euros it... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99710.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99711.php Significant developments to the East the European neighborhood marked last year and at the birth of 2010. Moldova came first in a row as in there an Alliance for European integration won a power wrestling against longstanding communists having thus changed internal political assets for an explicit pro-EU embrace. Second... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99711.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99712.php Belarus will fight for abolishing the oil export duties that Russia has introduced within the Customs Union framework Belarus Vice Premier Andrei Kobyakov told media on 11 March. I would like to make it clear one more time: we have no intention of giving up on the initial principles which... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99712.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99713.php The president of the Communists Party PCRM former head of state Vladimir Voronin accuses the Alliance for European Integration of establishing a dictatorial regime. He said the PCRM will not cooperate with it from now on and started to collect signatures to hold a referendum and give a vote of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99713.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99714.php Kazcosmos Kazakh space agency has no objections to launches of Russias Proton carrier rockets from its territory while a new environmentally-friendly launch pad is being put into operation Gazeta.kz reported. It was reported that Russia and Kazakhstan are jointly working on the Baiterek launch pad at the Baikonur space centre.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99714.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99715.php Ashgabat for the second time played host to a joint energy forum . UK State Energy Minister Lord Hunt who represented London at the event was welcomed by Turkmen Head Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Turkmenistan.ru reported. The forum was also attended by representatives of British Petroleum Gaffney Cline Ass Denton Hermes KBR... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99715.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99716.php Following talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe First Vice Premier of Russia Igor Shuvalov said that the country is willing to participate in the development of a power complex in the Central Asia and recognize that the interests of the various states should be balanced Asia-Plus reported. The... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99716.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99717.php The Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights and Turkmenistans Independent Lawyers Association issued in February a joint report which reads that Turkmenistans incarceration rate is one of the highest in the world Turkmenistan.ru reported. In the report Turkmenistans strict Criminal Code has been blamed for prison overcrowding leading to poor health... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99717.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99718.php A delegation of German corporation The Bosch Group recently paid a visit to Dushanbe to present the corporation activities to the government of Tajikistan get acquainted with priorities of cooperation assess opportunities of potential cooperation and coordinate further steps. The delegation which comprised of Rudolf Kolm member of the Bosch... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99718.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99719.php Japan and Kazakhstan signed in Tokyo a nuclear pact allowing it to obtain stable supplies of uranium in exchange for nuclear technology Gazeta.kz reported. The document was signed by Akylbek Kamaldinov Kazakhstans ambassador in Japan and Katsuya Okada Japans Minister of Foreign Affairs. The signing of the agreement follows agreements... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99719.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99720.php Head of International Monetary Fund IMF mission to Azerbaijan Nienke Oomes was on a recent visit to Baku for consultations under Article IV of the Agreement on the establishment IMF Trend news agency reported. IMF welcomed the Central Bank of Azerbaijans CBA plans to consolidate the banking system and enhance... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99720.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99721.php The Womens Council Public Association and the National Association of Microfinance Organisations and Credit Unions NAMOCU recently organized Tashkents Centre of National Art. The main goals of the competition was to assist the development of female entrepreneurship providing business support and consultancy services to Uzbek female entrepreneurs helping to foster... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99721.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99722.php The United States has reached an agreement with Kyrgyzstan to renew rights to an airbase Richard Holbrooke the US pointman on Afghanistan and Pakistan recently announced Irinnews.org reported. The US envy said that this move is crucial for the US-led war effort in nearby Afghanistan In February he visited four... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99722.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99723.php Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Affairs Minister Elmar Mammadyarov recently welcomed Miguel Angel Moratinos Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain Trend news agency reported. Moratinos currently holds the European Unions rotating presidency. Moratinos visit is EUs move to the South Caucasus region including Baku. Moratinos said the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99723.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99724.php Following a hiatus of nine years German Lufthansa announced that it will resume the flights between Germany and Uzbekistan Uzbekreport.com reported. This move by the carrier company was taken to strengthen positions in Central Asia. The carrier company will launch new flights including such destinations as Miami Teheran and Tashkent.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99724.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99725.php The First Vice-Speaker of the Seym of Lithuania Raimondas Sukys said that the aim of his visit of the Lithuanian delegation was to exchange experience with Azerbaijan in the training projects of the European Commission to share views on various issues including the adoption of the documents submitted for consideration by... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99725.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99726.php On a visit to New Delhi to visit political and business leaders Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said his country is cooperating more closely now with India on the question of nuclear energy that he said held a lot of promise as an energy source. Russia signed an agreement with... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99726.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99727.php Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos whose country holds the European Unions rotating presidency recently paid a visit to Tbilisi as part of his trip to South Caucasus states Civil Georgia reported. Moratinos stood in for EU foreign affairs and security chief Catherine Ashton. After arriving in Tbilisi the delegation... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99727.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99728.php Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian should eventually be admitted to the European Union he told Wilfried Martens a former Belgian prime minister leading the European Peoples Party EPP visit to Yerevan recently to discuss the countrys possibilities of becoming a member Armenia Liberty.org reported. During talks with the visiting head of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99728.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99729.php Military forces from Russia and Ukraine will resume a naval exercise last held seven years ago Ukrainian general staff officials said. The bilateral maneuvers called Farvater Mira Fairway of Peace will take place in June and involve warships aircraft and hundreds of service personnel operating in the Black Sea and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99729.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99730.php Russias PM Vladimir Putin met with Georgias ex-parliamentary chairperson and leader of opposition Democratic Movement-United Georgia party Nino Burjanadze in Moscow Civil Georgia reported. At the meeting Putin said Life moves forward and I very much hope that by relying on those people who want to have normal relations with... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99730.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99731.php European Bank for Reconstruction and Development recently announced that it has allocated 118 million euros to Armenian banks under Multi-Bank Framework Facility II program officials said. Under this program the bank will invest 130 million euros in Armenias banking sector said Mike Taylor the EBRD director on financial institutions of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99731.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99732.php European aerospace giant EADS staggering from giving up its bid for a $40 billion contract for a United States Air Force refueling plane got another blow when it said it had suffered a loss of 763 million euros $1.04 billion in 2009 due primarily to cost overruns on the A400M... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99732.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99733.php French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has called on for strong economic governance within the European Union EU to complement a possible IMF-style European Monetary Fund EMF while President Nicolas Sarkozy said his country would stand by Greece which is facing near-default and a deep fiscal crisis. Fillon said the economic... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99733.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99734.php Europes biggest carmaker Volkswagen posted a 80% plunge in its 2009 profits but said it had a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2010. Speaking at the groups annual press conference in the German city of Wolfsburg VW chief Martin Winterkorn called 2009 a real test for the entire automotive industry with... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99734.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99735.php Germanys Munich Re one of the worlds leading reinsurers said Wednesday it expects to post a profit of more than 2 billion euros $2.7 billion this year despite last months earthquake in Chile and a hefty winter storm in Europe. The Munich-based insurer said it expects claims of up to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99735.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99736.php Britains Northern Rock bank nationalized at the height of the credit crisis in 2008 on 10 March reported a pre-tax loss of GBP 257.5 million $384 million for 2009 official said.The bank based in Newcastle in the north-east of England said the figure compared with a loss of GBP 1.3... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99736.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99737.php Aer Lingus Chief Executive Christoph Mueller has notified the government of 230 compulsory redundancies among cabin crew. Mueller said that as four of the five unions at Aer Lingus had accepted its 97 million euros restructuring plan the management must respect that vote and would proceed with around 440 voluntary redundancies... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99737.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99738.php Food group Glanbia has reported a 19% drop in pre-tax profits for the year ending 2009 in what it called a very challenging environment RTE Ireland reported on 10 March. Glanbia said its pre-tax profits fell to 97.4 million euros from 120.3 million while revenues declined by 18% to 1.83... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99738.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99739.php The cost of the BBC licence fee in Britain will increase by two percent to GBP 145.50 from 1 April it was confirmed on 9 March RTE Ireland reported. This years rise from GBP 142.50 for the colour license is part of a six year BBC funding settlement agreed in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99739.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99740.php Profits at Eurotunnel the cross-Channel link between Britain and France sank to 1.4 million euros $1.9 million last year following a fire in the tunnel and breakdowns due to wintry conditions official said. The company which operates a vehicle shuttle service through the tunnel said the figure compares with profits... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99740.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99741.php For years Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been able to shake off his playboy image and obsession with being surrounded by young nubile women and putting them on his partys list of candidates but a survey now show that Italians are tiring of his antics. Support for Berlusconi has... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99741.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99742.php The Italian government is to blame for the 2007 crisis which saw thousands of tons of domestic rubbish piling up on the streets of Naples and in the Campania region because it did not set up adequate systems to deal with it the European Union court said in a recent... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99742.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99743.php Romes international airport recently became the first in Italy to introduce a body-scanner machine for US-bound flights. The controversial security equipment would be in use for some six weeks on an experimental basis officials at the Leonardo Da Vinci airport said. Airports in Milan and Venice that also operate flights... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99743.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99744.php Spain is downplaying the latest suggestions of a row between Madrid and Caracas over possible links between the militant Basque separatist group ETA with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC. Madrid and Caracas had put an end to the controversy with a recent joint declaration in which they pledged... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99744.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99745.php Spanish police detained three hackers suspected of infecting 13 million PCs with viruses to steal valuable personal and bank data from users in 190 countries the German Press Agency Deutsche-Presse-Agentur dpa reported citing police sources who reportedly described the zombie computer network created by the three Spaniards as the biggest... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99745.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99746.php The recently outlined macroeconomic scenario in the Stability and Growth Programme of the Portuguese government showed that the authority expects the Portuguese economy to attain a growth rate of 1.7 percent by 2013 with a budget deficit of 2.8%. The document which was due to be sent to the European... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99746.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99747.php Reinforcing its growth strategy for Africa on 1 June Portuguese airline TAP announced on March 8 that it will offer three flights a week to Algiers on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays using 45-seater Embraer aircraft. This confirms the announced forecast for the opening of this new route. The Lisbon-Algiers flights... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99747.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99646.php It was Greece more precisely its fiscal crisis that triggered the discussion for the creation of a European Monetary Fund a new Eurozone organization that will probably be annexed to the European Central Bank ECB which will act as the watchdog of the monetary zone and apply the strong measures... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99646.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:47:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99644.php Two years ago on 15 March 2008 a blast at an ammunition storage site in Albania killed 26 people injured many more destroyed or damaged thousands of homes and buildings and caused extensive economic and environmental damage.nbsp; Last year seven workers died in a Serbian ammunition factory blast.nbsp; A 2006... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99644.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:46:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99645.php .After on-again off-again debates over whether the burqa or niqab the Muslim full-body dress is a cultural and religious right or demeaning to women the balance in France ndash; led by President Nicolas Sarkozy ndash; has shifted definitively toward prohibiting it despite a warning from the Council of Europersquo;s top... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99645.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:46:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99643.php Hello Ida Lupino wherever you are. Maybe this is all you need to know about how women are still viewed in society even when they reach the highest levels of achievement in business politics the media or Hollywood. The morning after Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99643.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:44:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99642.php The EU-Morocco summit held in Granada on 7 March set a double precedent. For one it was the first summit with a third country since the Lisbon Treaty came into force. European eyes turned to Granada as a test-run of the EUrsquo;s new institutional architecture. Almost surprisingly the summit passed... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99642.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:43:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99641.php Europe is in the midst of the worst financial crisis in decades but investment in the digital world could be the key to get us out of it. Businesses need to be able to compete internationally and have professionals who posses world-class e-skills. The Europe 2020 plan unveiled by European... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99641.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:42:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99640.php New EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Laacute;szloacute; Andor faces an unenviable task in seeking to get people back to work and stimulate jobs and employment opportunities in a fragile economy. Eurostats own figures are predicting unemployment will soar in 2010 and peak at 10.3% of the EU workforce. As... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99640.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:41:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99639.php In 2020 the ldquo;goodrdquo; news will be that the rising anarchy in energy and climate policy in most of the previous decade did eventually produce a sharp response. By that time leading industrialists will be funding a turn in mainstream politics from social conservatism to mild forms of environmental authoritarianism.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99639.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:40:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99638.php When will Afghanistan become truly self-sustaining?nbsp; The age-old question is still looming above the international community despite politiciansrsquo; attempts to set timeframe estimates of when outsiders could finally leave the country in the hands of an established and long-standing democratic system. When such a world for Afghanistan will actually occur... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99638.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:39:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99636.php After weeks of denying that Greece struggling under the weight of 300 billion euros in debt and a 12.7% deficit would get any kind of a bail-out the European Union has fashioned a package that would provide loans or guarantees but only as a last resort if Prime Minister George... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99636.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:38:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99637.php Last weekend the Global Agency Responsible for the Amusement of the Masses or what some people call Hollywood were hosting their Oscars. An annual event that comes down to one thing whorsquo;s wearing the best dress. Oh yeah and who wins but that of course we hear all over the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99637.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:38:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99635.php Icelandrsquo;s massive rejection of a deal with Britain and the Netherlands on paying back the losses caused by the collapse of an internet bank should be no bar to European Union accession talks the European Commission said. Some 93% of voters rejected a deal under which their government would have... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99635.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:37:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99634.php Chinarsquo;s weight in global affairs seems to be mounting by the day. Not only is China about to become the second most important single economy in the world it recently also took over Germany as the worldrsquo;s leading exporting country. But China is not only growing economically. Its military clout... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99634.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:36:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99632.php Already on the hot seat less than three months into her job as the European Unionrsquo;s new real Foreign Minister because of criticism about her lack of experience and handling of hotspots and catastrophes around the planet Catherine Ashton said the EU will have to prove it can stabilize and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99632.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:34:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99633.php The Lisbon Council an active think tank in Brussels organized recently The 2010 Innovation Summit in order to discuss with some experts the new challenges that Europe is facing for the future. It was the opportunity to listen for the first time to the new European Commissioner for Ramp;D and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99633.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:34:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99631.php Unless yoursquo;re one of the millions of Europeans without a job or having lost a home to high mortgage interest rates the recession has wound back enough for the European Central Bank to retreat from some of the emergency monetary measures it introduced to shore up financial market confidence and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99631.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:24:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99630.php Irsquo;ve been pleased by the positive response from people in the Parliament and Commission to the idea of using comic strips as the main communication medium. However some webloggers have raised an interesting idea that is worth exploring. Writing for y ou the entertaining but appallingly titled blog of the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99630.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:23:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99628.php After its major airline maker EADS pulled out of an attempt to win a $35 billion contract with an American partner Northrop Grumman to build refueling aircraft for the US Air Force the European Commission swiftly reacted with some ominous words for American interests suggesting they could now face a... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99628.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:22:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99629.php At one point they had won a $40 billion contract to build the next generation of aerial refueling planes for the US Air Force but after domestic pressure in the United States led to a changing of the rules the European airline builder EADS and its American partner Northrop Grumman... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99629.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:22:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99627.php In a time of two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan where American troops almost single-handedly are doing the worldrsquo;s fighting against terrorism and the ceaseless quest for oil to fuel luxury cars of rich people and politicians the chances of the French-Spanish-Russian shareholder majority European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99627.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:21:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99626.php Former British prime minister Tony Blair now a Special Envoy to the Middle East says the problem has become so intransigent that there is ldquo;no hoperdquo; for Palestinians unless they have an independent state an idea now rejected by a once-receptive Israeli government which exacerbated the idea of a peace... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99626.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:20:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99625.php Israel said it will allow United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to enter the Gaza Strip when they each make Mideast visits later this month the Israeli Foreign Ministry said adding that the authorization for Ban and Ashton to enter Gaza was... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99625.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:18:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99624.php Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed said that his island country is looking at German scholarsrsquo; expertise in Islamic law to help consolidate its young democracy after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. ldquo;I have done my homework and I am quite aware of the amount of German discourse in Islamic... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99624.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:17:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99623.php STRASBOURG France ndash; Members of the European Parliament MEPs have called for an effective EU foreign security and defense policy as well as funding for the creation of the European External Action Service EEAS and noted that a proposed US anti-missile system ldquo;should take account of a common European approach... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99623.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:16:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99621.php The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD increased its support for the creation of a modern power system in the Baltic region with a euro;150 million loan for the construction of a state-ofndash;the-art gas turbine facility in Latvia following the closure of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant the Bank... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99621.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:15:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99622.php Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on 10 March won libel damages of GBP 150 000 $223 000 after a court in London rejected a claim that he was implicated in the radioactive poisoning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa reported. London-based Berezovsky 64 a close friend of Litvinenkorsquo;s... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99622.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:15:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99619.php Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on 12 March that the US anti-terror war was just a pretext to control the energy resources in the Gulf region state media reported. ldquo;They claim to be here for restoring security but actually their presence has become the main root of insecurity rdquo; Ahmadinejad... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99619.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:14:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99620.php German energy giant RWE said on 10 March that it signed a memorandum of understanding for oil and gas exploration in Azerbaijan. RWE which is one of the six members of the consortium overseeing development of the Nabucco gas pipeline for Europe and Azeri state oil company SOCAR signed an... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99620.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:14:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99618.php Construction of the Eastern-Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline to the Sea of Japan will be completed by the end of 2010 the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. ESPO would transit more than 2 000 miles from Eastern Siberia to move Russian oil to China. The first leg of ESPO is designed to carry... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99618.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:13:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99617.php Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin thanked his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt for the approval of the Nord Stream project. ldquo;The new gas pipeline is bound to provide sustainable deliveries to European consumers in the upcoming years and Germany Denmark France and the United Kingdom will receive additional amounts of energy... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99617.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:12:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99616.php STRASBOURG ndash; The European Commission will present a road map pointing out how the 30% reductions of carbon emissions it promised could be put into practice EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said in Strasbourg where she presented a document setting out a strategy to restore momentum to international climate... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99616.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:11:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99614.php Korea Electric Power Corp. signed a cooperation agreement with Turkeyrsquo;s Elektrik Uretim to build a nuclear energy reactor on the Black Sea coast. Korea Electric Power Corp. will bid along with a Turkish construction group in a partnership to build the four-reactor 5 600-megawatt facility in northern Turkey. The Financial... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99614.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:10:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99615.php US greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9% in 2008 amid a recession and record high petrol prices according to a preliminary estimate Tuesday from the US Environmental Protection Agency EPA . Lower demand for electricity and petrol helped drive down energy use over the course of the year in the United... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99615.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:10:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99612.php The European Union is set to achieve its self-imposed target of deriving at least 20% of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 the European Commission said on March 11. The target is part of the EUrsquo;s so-called 20-20-20 strategy which also foresees a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99612.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:09:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99613.php Germanyrsquo;s biggest power group E.ON AG said on 10 March its full-year profit for 2009 dropped 4.8% as the global recession energy undercut demand from industry. The company said adjusted net income which it uses to calculate its dividend fell to euro;5.33 billion from euro;5.6 billion in 2008. However E.ON... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99613.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:09:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99610.php A coalition of environmental groups announced on 9 March that it are suing the European Commission alleging that it has refused to hand over documents on the environmental impact of plant-based biofuels. The EU is committed to drawing 10% of its energy needs from renewable sources including biofuels by 2020.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99610.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:08:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99611.php Hosting a meeting at the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD in Paris French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on 8 March that international organizations such as the World Bank should begin financing the non-military use of nuclear energy. ldquo;I donrsquo;t understand and I donrsquo;t accept the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99611.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:08:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99609.php STRASBOURG ndash; As global warming will open up new sea routes and make it possible to exploit oil and gas resources in the North Pole MEPs discussed developing the EUrsquo;s Arctic strategy at the Strasbourgrsquo;s plenary session last week. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99609.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99608.php A few years ago the European Commission selected the company Hudson/DeWitte amp; Morel to organize an Assessment Centre for Senior Officials. The idea was for administrator level officials to spend one day at the centre and be tested by its staff on management issues on the basis of test cases... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99608.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:06:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99607.php The former leader of the European Tories Conservative party was ejected from after defeating the official ECR Group candidate for the Parliament Vice Presidency Michal Kaminski from Polandrsquo;s Law and Justice Party. Edward McMillan-Scott said he was motivated to make the challenge because of the Kaminskirsquo;s alleged anti-Semitism and extremist... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99607.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:05:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99606.php As Bart Staes a Member of the European Parliament MEP from Belgium and the Group of Greens/European Free Alliance finishes his report that blasts the Parliamentrsquo;s spending and controls opposition is mounting against him and his conclusions that could open up the lawmakers finances to public scrutiny. More than 200... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99606.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:04:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99605.php Two interesting moves towards equality today. In 1881 Andrew Watson makes his debut as the worlds first black international football player and captain. He played for Scotland and helped beat England 6 - 1. In 1994 The Church of England ordains its first female priests. Another debut was the selling... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99605.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:50:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99604.php Gareth Evans co-chairman of the International Commission on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament described 2010 as a watershed year for dealing with nuclear weapons stocks and ending nuclear proliferation. Speaking at a briefing on his committees latest report Eliminating Nuclear Threats he looked ahead to the forthcoming review in May of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99604.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:25:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99603.php A great day for the press! In 1702 The Daily Courant the UKs first national daily newspaper is published for the first time. It was based in a time honoured journalistic tradition in a pub The White Hart Inn on Fleet Street. Some would say that this was a bad... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99603.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:49:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99602.php As the unofficial election campaign in the UK hots up the signs are that Team Brown are winning hands down. Recent allegations of a culture of bullying inside Downing Street that should have been highly damaging but were easily controlled by the fearsome spin team of Lord Mandelson Alistair Campbell... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99602.php Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:28:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99601.php With only five years left to achieve the MDG and for UN members development experts and politicians gathered in Brussels for a conference held by Action For Global Health. Keynote speaker Andris Piebalgs the Commissioner for Development told the meeting that although much had been achieved there was a lot... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99601.php Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99600.php Today is the birthday of the French Foreign Legion formed in 1831 and there was another first in 1879 when Alexander Grahame Bell said the immortal words Mr. Watson come here I want to see you. What made it remarkable is how he said it as this was the worlds... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99600.php Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:50:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99599.php Yes! Tonight Josaphine! Napolean married her today in 1796. Another premiere was Verdis opera Nabucco the story of the plight of the Jews as recorded in the Bible in 1842. The opera becomes a masterpiece. Today the EU in a poetic spirit used the title for an oil pipeline project.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99599.php Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99495.php The Commission are sometimes accused of making propaganda especially when engaging with children but their latest efforts are likely to provoke confusion. Commissioner Piebalgs has just announced the fourth international drawing competition on Gender Equality. Eight to ten year old children in developing countries are invited to express in a... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99495.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:49:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99494.php It is said that a week is a long time in politics and this week has been as long as it has been difficult for the Conservative Leader. The partys Deputy Chairman Lord Ashcroft has after ten years of pressure admitted that he is a non-dom meaning he pays no... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99494.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:47:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99493.php In 1655 John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in what will be the United States. A mere 120 years later Thomas Paines African Slavery in America becomes the first article in the U.S. calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery to be published. On the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99493.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:43:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99492.php Any visit of a Greek Prime Minister to Washington carries special weight and it is usually surrounded by extreme expectations and over-analysis of the smallest possible detail. The Prime Ministerrsquo;s Washington visit has the appearance of a rushed nature. Since there are only a few days to pull the George... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99492.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99497.php Serbias slim chance of preventing other European countries from recognizing its once-upon-a-time province Kosovo which declared its independence in 2008 is slip sliding away now that France has assured the government of the former Serbian territory that it is a sovereign country and that Serbia has to recognize that. France... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99497.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99498.php The board of Elgi Equipments EEL an Indian manufacturer of industrial compressors has approved the acquisition of Belair France local media reported last week. Belair is engaged in assembly sales and service of industrial compressors piping fittings and accessories for more than 25 years. The cost of the acquisition was... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99498.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99499.php The number of foreign nationals living in Germany fell in 2009 largely due to new laws making it easier to become German according to data released last week. At the end of 2009 around 6.7 million foreigners were living in Germany - 32 800 fewer than in the previous year.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99499.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99500.php A man believed to have planned the theft of the historic Arbeit macht frei sign from the former Auschwitz concentration camp may be extradited to face charges abroad Swedish prosecutors said. Deputy Chief Prosecutor Agneta Hilding Qvarnstrom asked the Stockholm district court to rule that the 35-year-old suspect may be... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99500.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99501.php Two German converts to Islam have been sentenced to jail for 12 years each after being convicted of heading a home-grown Islamist conspiracy to blow up US army bases and other targets on German soil. Police who had been tapping their phones arrested them and two other plotters in 2007... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99501.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99502.php The European Commission has cleared the proposed merger of Orange UK and T-Mobile UK respectively France Télécoms FT and Deutsche Telekoms DT UK subsidiaries. The decision is conditional upon the amendment of an existing network sharing agreement with Hutchison 3G UK 3UK to ensure that there remain sufficient competitors in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99502.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99503.php Eircom has reported a profit of 327 million euros for the six months to the end of December down 3% on the same period a year earlier RTE Ireland reported early last week. CEO Paul Donovan said business conditions in Ireland had not improved and its revenues were down by nine... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99503.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99504.php Following allegations that some of the Uks largest publishers had used phone tapping materials the countrys media watchdog has suffered allegations of weakness and inactivity. A report prepared for the International Federation of Journalists into a controversy over illegal telephone hacking in the tabloid press says that the countrys self-regulator... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99504.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99505.php Following a European Directive dissalowing prices fixed on tobacco product the European Commission has brought a case against Ireland for setting minimum prices for tobacco products. Ireland has countered that the minimum prices are necessary to protect public health by ensuring that tobacco products are not excessively cheap. The Manufactured... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99505.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99506.php Against a backdrop of anger and opposition from religious and other groups Spains senate has approved a bill that eases womens access to abortion giving a final stamp of approval to the law which will now enter into force within four months. The lower house of parliament had earlier approved... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99506.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99507.php Thousands of Spaniards recently marched against the governments plans to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67 years. The protest was intended to urge Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to preserve the countrys social security system in the face of the economic crisis. The trade union confederations UGT... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99507.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99508.php Meetings between the Spanish king and government officials are usually kept under wraps - but recently the royal palace has embarked on a campaign of openness in an attempt to cement support for the monarchy. Spaniards previously knew little about whom 72-year-old King Juan Carlos received at his office with... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99508.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99509.php Italian authorities recently issued an arrest warrant for the founder of Telecommunications Company Fastweb along with dozens of others suspected of involvement in a massive international money laundering scam. Silvio Scaglia who in 2007 sold his remaining stake in Fastweb to Swisscom is believed to be abroad. A billionaire entrepreneur... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99509.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99510.php The Italian government recently put a new set of rules in place to regulate the amount of advertising that can be carried on pay TV as well as the inclusion of product placement in TV shows. According to observers the new regulations would reduce the amount of advertising per hour... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99510.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99511.php Zon Multimedia SGPS SA a company that spun off from Portugal Telecom PT in November 2007 recently posted its fourth quarter figures reporting a further drop in its customer numbers. That meant the company suffered consecutive drops in the fourth straight quarter. Comparing the figures released by the company and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99511.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99512.php Austrias Raiffeisen Zentralbank RZB recently announced that its net profit rose nine-fold last year as the bank was mulling whether to merge again with its less successful Eastern European subsidiary. RZBs net profit grew to 433 million euros $588 million in 2008 the bank said in a preliminary earnings report... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99512.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99513.php Survey on liquidity conducted in February by the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry GZS showed that 29% of Slovenian companies recorded a more than 30% drop in revenue in 2009 over the year before. On the other hand a quarter of the companies turned the crisis to their advantage... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99513.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99514.php Malta welcomed the results of the European Commissions latest Internal Market Scoreboard which was published on 2 March. In its press release on the subject the European Commission emphasised that this is the third time that Malta has been in first position. Twenty Member States are either at or below... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99514.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99515.php Austrias Erste Group Bank AG recently published its full year figures for 2009 reporting a 5.1 % leap in net profit despite having almost doubled its safety buffer for bad loans in Central and Eastern Europe. Erste a major lender in Europes eastern countries made a net profit of 903... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99515.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99516.php An embellishment project for the surrounding area of the Marsa Power Station and the Enemalta Administration building is in its final stages. The modernization project was organized by Enemalta with the collaboration of the Marsa Local Council and ADT. Church Wharf road leading to the Power Station was in a... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99516.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99517.php Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine AG said in a recent statement that it saw positive developments in the quarter ending in December as profits more than doubled from the previous quarter. However Voestalpines net profit of 71.5 million euros $ 96.3 million fell by 18 percent compared to the last three months... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99517.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99518.php Carrefour Belgium SA the Belgian arm of the French retailer acknowledged on 2 March that it had badly misread its market and said it would begin a drastic austerity drive of store closings and worker layoffs. The company said it would close 21 hyper and supermarkets lay off at least 1... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99518.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99519.php AEGON the Dutch insurance company posted a sharp rise in its profits for the fourth quarter early last week as markets improved and measures taken by the company over the past year further strengthened its financial position. AEGONs underlying earnings before tax rose 22 % from the third quarter to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99519.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99520.php Cashing upon the further stability of Australian dollar AD against USD and the weakening of the USDs dominant position the Luxembourg-based bank KBL Kredietbank Luxembourg recently announced the launch of a money-market sub-fund in AUD KBL EPB Monetary Fund AUD which aims to produce a positive yield in AUD giving... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99520.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99521.php The general meeting of Assuralia the trade association of Belgian insurance companies elected Fortis CEO Bart De Smet as its chairman for a two-year term. The Board of Directors congratulates Bart De Smet on this appointment. Jozef De Mey Chairman of the Fortis Board of Directors commented: Bart De Smet... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99521.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99522.php Early last week KBC a large employer in Belgium and Central and Eastern Europe sold its US reverse mortgage portfolio previously held by a subsidiary of KBC Financial Products. While reducing KBCs risk profile the financial impact of the transaction remains limited and will free up liquidity resources of $0.8... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99522.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99523.php On the initiative of Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen the Netherlands Belgium Germany Luxembourg and Norway have asked NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to put non-proliferation nuclear disarmament and arms control on the NATO agenda. Verhagen thinks the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Estonia at the end of April... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99523.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99524.php The Luxembourg Stock Exchange welcomed Luxembourgs members of the European parliament on 26 February 2010. During the meeting officials of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange presented the main activities of the company especially in the field of the listing of securities in which the Exchange occupies a leading position. The meeting... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99524.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99525.php The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections SO to the Polish telecoms incumbent operator - Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. TP . The SO outlines the Commissions preliminary view that TP has abused its dominant position by refusing to supply remunerated access to its wholesale broadband services. On 17 April 2009... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99525.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99526.php Hungarian telecoms group Magyar Telekom is in talks to take over Romanias Siveco in a bid to further enhance its IT services Portfolio Hungary reported on 1 March.  High language and IT skills coupled with low costs makes Romania a new haven for outsourcing such as call centres help desks... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99526.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99527.php Telefonica O2 Czech Republic T-O2 the Czech unit of the Spanish telecommunications major recently indicated that a handset deal with US based handset maker Palm Inc was likely. Local media said citing a company spokesman that T-O2 was still interested in adding Palm Pre a touch-screen cellular phone to its... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99527.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99528.php The executive body of the European Union the European Commission recently confirmed that it was launching a probe on the 94 million euros government loan given to Czech Airlines. The commission would investigate whether the money was granted as illegal state subsidy going against the EU norms an EC statement... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99528.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99529.php The Hungarian unit of Austrian retail chain Spar generated consolidated sales of HUF 397.3 billion in 2009 up 6.2 % year on year. According to the parent companys data Spar Hungary posted 1.47 billion Euro turnover last year 4.7 % more in Euro terms than in the base period Portfolio... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99529.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99530.php Capital Intelligence CI the international credit rating agency announced that it has affirmed PKO Bank Polski PKO BP s foreign currency long-term rating at A- its short term rating at A2 and its financial strength rating at BBB+ early last week. All ratings carry a Stable outlook. The additional capital... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99530.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99531.php Swedens GDP declined by 1.5 % in the fourth quarter making 2009 the worst year for growth since World War II according to a new report from Statistics Sweden SCB The Local reported on March 1. Swedens GDP fell by 4.9 % for the full year 2009 in comparison with 2008. The... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99531.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99532.php The tax on electric vehicles will remain zero Danish crowns up to and including 2015. The decision to suspend the tax increase has just been made by the Danish government and is very important for Denmarks possibilities as a green nation Copenhagen Capacity reported on 1 March. The Renault importer... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99532.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99533.php Finlands Supreme Administrative Court upheld the Helsinki administrative courts dismissal of complaints early last week against two local councils statements in favour of new nuclear stations in Loviisa in southern Finland News room Finland reported. Finnish utility Fortum is planning building what would be its third nuclear power station in Loviisa. The... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99533.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99534.php The Council of Europes Group of States against Corruption GRECO published their Third Round Evaluation Report on Denmark where they recommended more severe penal sanctions for corruption offences and further transparency in party funding among other measures a statement from the Council said. The report focuses on two distinct themes:... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99534.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99535.php Finnish bus commuters faced disrupted services starting on March 2 when members of the Transport Workers Union AKT set a strike following failed wage mediation efforts. The industrial action affects two-thirds of regional bus links and a similar portion of the bus services in the capital Helsinki operated by private... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99535.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99536.php As the most severe winter for a century finally retreats from Riga preparations are already underway for a highlight of the spring season: the Latvian capitals annual Blonde Parade. On May 29 blondes of all shapes and sizes will parade through Riga as part of the citys deeply unpolitically-correct annual... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99536.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99537.php The Lithuanian statistical office Statistics Lithuania recently published an upwardly revised estimate of the countrys fourth quarter gross domestic product GDP . According to the revised data in the last three months of 2009 GDP at current prices amounted to 23 801.4 million litas and against the same period in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99537.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99538.php The Estonian central bank Eesti Pank released an upbeat assessment on March 3 of the Baltic states chances of become the 17th member of the Eurozone next year. In its latest economic policy statement the bank said Estonia is expected to meet all the Maastricht criteria by the spring assessment... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99538.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99539.php The Export-Import Bank of the US recently agreed to provide a $20 million loan guarantee to back the sale of GE Energys LM6000 Aeroderivative gas turbine generator set for a power plant in Povazska Bystrica Slovakia. It marked the first long-term financing of US exports to Slovakia. The buyer of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99539.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99540.php The Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists recently inked a protocol with the Independent Industrialists Businessmens Association Musiad of Turkey aimed at establishing a joint chamber of commerce to facilitate bilateral business local media reports revealed. The decision was made during a recent visit by members of the Musiad to Lithuania Latvia... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99540.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99541.php Wages in Latvia shrank by 12 % in the fourth quarter of 2009 according to data published on March 2. Latvias unemployment level is already the highest in the EU at nearly 23 %. The government of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has been in power for nearly a year and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99541.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99542.php Estonias industrial output increased a working day adjusted 0.3 % year-on-year in January compared to the 10.7 % fall in the previous month the Statistics Estonia announced on March 3. Manufacturing output fell 2.8 % on an annual basis in January while mining output rose 0.6 %. Energy production was... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99542.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99543.php AF AB a Swedish technical consultancy recently bagged a major Lithuanian contract. As part of the deal the company would provide complete engineering and project management services for a new combined heat and power CHP plant of Finnish energy company Fortum Oyj in Lithuania. The exact value of the contract... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99543.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99544.php The consensus coalition that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou thought he had forged earlier this year to get unanimity even from his political opponents in fighting the countrys record deficit has rapidly unraveled. After a third round of austerity measures to cut and freeze wages raise taxes and freeze pension... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99544.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99545.php The Bank of Cyprus Group achieved the target for 2009 with profit after tax reaching 313 million euros. Profit before provisions for 2009 reached 612 million euros recording a decrease of only 6% from 2008 despite the adverse economic conditions and intense competition. Net interest income and commissions for 2009... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99545.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99546.php The head of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament Martin Schulz of Germany came to Cyprus to tell President Demetris Christofias that Cyprus has the full support of his members. Speaking to journalists after the meeting Schulz said that he had an excellent meeting with the President and added... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99546.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99547.php The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations Minas A. Hadjimichael has strongly protested what he said were continued violations of the international air traffic regulations and the national airspace of Cyprus by military aircraft of the Turkish Air Force recorded from 4 December 2009 to 29 January 2010.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99547.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99548.php Romanias telecom operator Romtelecom said previous Saturday it had urged several of its business partners to hire some of its 600 employees who will be laid off in May Romanian Times reported on 1 March. About 400 employees were transferred to Ericsson Romania in January following a five-year partnership agreement between... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99548.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99549.php While Greece is hoping to rein in its massive deficit with a combination of spending cuts and tax hikes Bulgarian officials are anxious that austerity measures in its neighboring country could reach Greek-owned Bulgarian banks and drain them of their resources although bank officials said that wont happen. In Sofia... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99549.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99550.php Former Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda will visit Bucharest in two weeks to officially inaugurate Bucharest-Vienna flights by his discount airline FlyNiki it emerged on March 2 Romanian Times reported. Lauda will meet with the local press on 16 March at the Austrian embassy in the Romanian capital. FlyNikis Bucharest-Vienna... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99550.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99551.php Romanian beer producer InBev Romania has announced the change of its name to Bergenbier SA the name of one of its popular beer brands in Romania Romanian Times reported on March 1. The company will keep its organizational structure business and products the company said. The decision to change its... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99551.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99552.php The newly-elected President 37-year-old former prosecutor defeated the leader of the Social Democratic Party to become the opposition partys new leader early last week. Victor Ponta beat Mircea Geoana in a 856-781 vote that was completed in the last month following a tense party congress that began the day before.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99552.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99553.php The woes of the administer of former prime minister Sergei Stanishev are starting to mount around a series of scandal-starred accusations now with allegations by prosecutors that former defense minister Nikolai Tsonev improperly approved a deal to buy an UBM metal construction production line even though the budget made no... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99553.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99554.php Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro has discontinued production and closed the doors at its aluminium tubing plant in Michigan ending 70 years of manufacturing operations at the Adrian site Norway Post reported on 1 March. Activities related to the closure which Hydro announced last March included the transfer of products and manufacturing... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99554.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99555.php The City of Reykjavik has established a fund of $1.2 million to stimulate the local employment market. The largest part $800 000 million will be used for projects that are undertaken in cooperation with the Directorate of Labor Iceland Review reported on 1 March. These projects include vocational training innovation projects... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99555.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99556.php The Georg Fischer engineering group has announced that sales last year fell by more than a third as the global economic crisis had a far-reaching impact Swiss info reported on March 2. Sales fell by 35 % to 2.91billion Swiss Francs $2.69 billion resulting in a net loss of 238 million... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99556.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99557.php FMC Technologies Inc has announced that it has signed an agreement with Total Exploration and Production Angola for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment. The award is valued at around USD 65 million Norway Post reported on March 1. The equipment will support Total Angolas Block 17 development... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99557.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99558.php Kühne Nagel one of the worlds largest logistics companies has posted a 20 % drop in net profit for 2009 following a global slump in the industry Swiss info reported on March 1. With sales down by 19.4 percent to 17.4 billion Swiss Francs $16.03 billion net profit for the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99558.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99559.php Efforts to avert a referendum in Iceland on terms for the repayment of $5.4 billion to British and Dutch investors following the collapse of an Icelandic bank appeared bleak early last week following failure to reach a new settlement. We had hoped to be able to reach a consensual resolution... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99559.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99560.php Drazen Breglec the State Secretary at the Ministry of the Sea Transport and Infrastructure said that the Croatian ICT market alongside many European countries excepts the access in the area of the broadband Internet. However Breglec also warned that despite the above-average results There was below-average investment the data from... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99560.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99561.php French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met with Serbian President Tadic and also with Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Delic. In the presence of Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic Tadic and Kouchner discussed bilateral relations continuation of Serbias European integration and Kosovo and Metohija Beta news agency reported. Both sides agreed that... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99561.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99562.php The Albanian central bank retained its base rate at 5.75 % after inflation in January remained within a 3.6 % target and the annual average inflation rate was 2.4 % AENews reported. In January the central bank lowered its base rate for the first time in two years to 5.75... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99562.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99563.php The European and for Reconstruction and Development provided a financial package of 100 million Euro to Intesa Sanpaolo Groups subsidiaries in Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary and Serbia for on-lending to small and medium enterprises SMEs reads a press release. Through this transaction the EBRD is supporting a systemically important banking... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99563.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99564.php The Croatian construction firm Dalekovod has on March 1 2010 signed a project financing contract with Societe General Splitska Banka for the wind farm project of total investment 16.24 million euros in which project Dalekovod participates as investor and contractor for electrical works the value of which electrical works for... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99564.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99565.php The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD recently announced a loan to Albania to provide financial assistance for the project of Local and Regional Roads. The loan agreement was approved by the Council of Ministers reads a press release. The government of Albania has undertaken implementation of an important... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99565.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99566.php An Egyptian delegation led by Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed recently paid a visit to Serbia to explore possibilities for investing in Serbia and for improving economic cooperation between the two countries Beta news agency reported. Serbian Minister of Trade and Services Slobodan Milosavljevic said that this is... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99566.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99567.php The World Bank has approved a 11 million euros loan for a social protection and employment project in Bosnia Fars news agency reported. The announcement came only hours after the parliament of Bosnias Croat-Bosniak Bosnian Muslim region passed a set of laws reforming and cutting cash transfers to war veterans... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99567.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99568.php Speaking at the Eurochambres Associate Members Committee meeting in Istanbul Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan stated that a lack of concrete plans by developed nations to reverse stimulus plans and an increase in fiscal deficits was a source of anxiety for the increasingly externally dependent Turkey. Citing increasing public debt... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99568.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99569.php A Croatian consortium led by Split company Konstruktor claimed to have a written bank guarantee for construction of a highway in Montenegro which will cost 2.77 billion euros. Hwoveer construction companies Tehnika and IGH other members of the consortium had already won a bid for 188 kilometers of highway between... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99569.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99570.php At the third session the National Bank of FYROM Council passed a decision on adopting the Annual Account of the National Bank of FYROM for 2009 and the Independent Auditors Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers Revizija DOO Skopje on the financial reports of the National Bank of FYROM for 2009 MRTOnline reported.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99570.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99571.php The opposition parties of Montenegro alleged that the work of Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen has had a negative effect on the image of Montenegro and relations with neighboring countries Montenegro Times reported. Rocen dismissed the allegations that he is hampering the image of Montenegro and affecting relations with Serbia.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99571.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99572.php Official data unveiled that trade between FYROM and Greece declined in 2009. Last year in January-August period FYROMs exports to Greece amounted to 160 million Euro compared to 340 million euros in the aforesaid period of 2008 MRTOnline reported. The import also decreased from 290 million euros in 2008 to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99572.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99573.php Turkish ambassador in Bucharest Ayse Sinirlioglu recently announced that his country would like to see large number of Romanian investors. He stressed that Turkish and Romanian entrepreneurs can jointly invest in healthcare and tourism. According to him Romania with a good level of expertise can invest in other sectors of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99573.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99574.php According to the National Bank of Ukraine in January Ukraine had a positive amount in its current account $229 million. but at the same time negative results in the balance of payments has increased up to $1.1 billion. because of deficit at financial account. The main reason remains the same... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99574.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99575.php The next ordinary consultations on the Transnistrian conflict settlement in the 5+2 format will be held in Astana city on the invitation of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office the State Secretary/Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev the OSCE press service has reported. This years first such consultations on the Transnistria... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99575.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99576.php Frances Societe Generale SC is considering increasing the capital of BelRosBank informs the press service of the Belarusian bank. Jean-Louis Mattei Head of SG International Retail Banking announced these plans at a recent meeting with chief of Belarus National Bank Piotr Prokopovich informs the banks press service. The sides considered... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99576.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99577.php The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported a resolution on vote of no confidence to the government of Yulia Tymoshenko. According to an UNIAN correspondent 243 out of 286 lawmakers registered in the session hall supported this decision. 10 lawmakers voted against this decision. 172 lawmakers from the Party of Regions... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99577.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99578.php At the last meeting the Balti Municipal Council BMC changed the privatization conditions of Teleradio-Balti Company TVB . Councilors decided to put to privatization the building of the institution. They motivated in this way the building will become more attractive for potential investors DECA-press Agency informs. The privatization conditions laid... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99578.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99579.php Belarus will submit the data on oil export from its territory to third countries to Russia. The relevant agreement on data exchange is planned to be signed by the State Customs Committee of Belarus and the Federal Customs Service of Russia as stipulated in Resolution No. 280 of the Council... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99579.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99580.php Belarusian companies are expected to increase the efficiency of the activity of the foreign trade and marketing services. The issue is envisaged in Resolution No 284 of the Council of Ministers of Belarus BelTA learnt from the Council of Ministers Office. The organizations subordinate to the Ministry of Construction and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99580.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99581.php Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi recently met with visiting Kazakhstans Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev Gazeta.kz reported. In the course of talks the sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and issues of common concerns and reached comprehensive consensus. Jiechi said that China was ready to work with... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99581.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99582.php The international scientific conference titled Issues related to the use of alternative energy sources in Turkmenistan recently opened in Ashgabat. The conference garnered participants from 27 countries including Australia Japan Asian European American Africa and other countries Turkmenistan.ru reported. The list of foreign participants comprised of feature scientists members of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99582.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99583.php Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarfii recently welcomed new Charge dAffaires of the Republic of Korea to Tajikistan Ro Sun-min Asia-Plus learnt from the MFA information department. During the meeting both sides said they were pleased with the present level of bilateral cooperation between the countries. They exchanged views on ways... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99583.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99584.php The Association of Independent Lawyers of Turkmenistan and Turkmen Initiative on Human Rights recently prepared a report entitled Penitentiary institutions of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan.ru reported. The authors of the report highlighted overcrowded Turkmen jails colonies detention centers violation of prisoners rights and their humiliation corruption among the representatives of penitentiary institutions... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99584.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99585.php During a recent visit to Astana foreign Islamic bankers announced that Kazakhstan is strongly interested in developing Islamic finance. The central Asian nation is emerging strongly as the most proactive and advanced Islamic finance market Gazeta.kz reported. President Nazarbayev is keen to develop diversified economic relations with both traditional partners... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99585.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99586.php An Asian Development Bank ADB delegation representing the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation CAREC Programme recently paid a visit to Dushanbe Asia-Plus reported. The delegation comprised of Shigeko Hattori Director of ADBs Regional Cooperation Division and Ushio Tashibu Regional Cooperation Specialist. The delegation met with senior government officials to discuss... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99586.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99587.php The World Bank is preparing a review of the Real Estate Register Project in Azerbaijan being realized by the State Real Estate Register Service under the State Committee for Property Affairs formerly the Service for State Real Estate Register of Azerbaijan Trend news agency learnt from the Baku-based WB resident... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99587.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99588.php According to a new report of companies and markets Uzbekistan continues to retain its position of the most promising and risky pharmaceutical markets in Central and Eastern Europe CEE and the Commonwealth of the Independent States CIS . The report predicts that the market will grow by a compound annual... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99588.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99589.php The government of Kyrgyzstan was forced to cut subsidies and increases the price of electricity and central heating. This move was taken to tackle the effects of the global financial crisis and to build up funds to invest in the energy sector Irinnews.org reported. The price for electricity has already... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99589.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99590.php The Azerbaijani delegation headed by Economic Development Minister Shahin Mustafayev recently visited Budapest to attend the meeting of Azerbaijan-Hungary inter-governmental commission within which Azerbaijan-Hungary business forum and B2B meeting business-to-business took place Trend news agency reported. B2B meetings covered the sectors such as agriculture and food industry medicine pharmaceuticals logistics... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99590.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99591.php President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov recently inked a Decree On measures to further improve the system of antimonopoly regulation and development of competition Uzbekreport.com reported. The document approved the creation of the Association of Enterprises of Small Business and Private Entrepreneurship. The decision was taken on the initiative of State... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99591.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99592.php Kyrgyz-Russian Inter-governmental Commission on trade economic science technical and humanitarian cooperation was recently held in Moscow Irinnews.org reported. During the session Kyrgyz Prime-Minister Daniyar Usenov said that Russia and Kyrgyzstan agreed on the probe of the Kyrgyz hydrocarbons market. No solid details are provided so both countries agreed to probe... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99592.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99593.php Russian President Dmitry Medvedev marked the halfway point of his four-year term in office on 2 March. Medvedev 44 marked the anniversary on a state visit to France. Today is the 2nd anniversary of the election of President Medvedev and although the inauguration was not until May 08 it is effectively... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99593.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99594.php Russias justice system is still mired in violence and arbitrariness despite reforms promised by Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev jailed oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in a newspaper article on 3 March. The assembly line criminal justice system every year destroys dignity and faith of thousands of people and as a... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99594.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99595.php Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said his country is ready to consider new sanctions against Iran if persuasion fails to stop it from enriching uranium. Medvedev made the threat against Tehran after talks with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at the start of a major two-day diplomatic and commercial visit to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99595.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99596.php Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been making serious attempts to sever links between the Russian and Georgian peoples the Messenger Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying. He made it clear that Russia will not cooperate with Saakashvili but wont avoid contacting the Georgian people. Lavrov said The Russian Federation... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99596.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99597.php IFC a member of the World Bank Group is training Georgian bankers on managing risks and improving their credit portfolios to alleviate the impact of financial crisis and expand lending to the real economy Civil Georgia reported. The training focused on transfer of distressed assets with a view to stimulating... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99597.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99598.php Tatul Manaseryan adviser to Armenian Parliament Speaker recently stated that Armenia can enjoy two times higher than the economic growth planned for 2010 if it uses natural and human resources properly Armenia Liberty.org reported. He predicts 1.2 % growth outlook and there is more room for stabilizing and developing its... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99598.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99491.php NEW YORK ndash; A wave of fiscal austerity is rushing over Europe and America. The magnitude of budget deficits ndash; like the magnitude of the downturn ndash; has taken many by surprise. But despite protests by the yesterdayrsquo;s proponents of deregulation who would like the government to remain passive most... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99491.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:05:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99489.php Ollie Rehn European Commissioner for the Economy and Finance came to Athens last week and had an exhaustive day meeting the entire government. The next day George Papandreou the Greek Prime Minister addressed his countryrsquo;s people and told them that they had to endure a large cut off their welfare... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99489.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:04:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99490.php Any visit of a Greek Prime Minister to Washington carries special weight and it is usually surrounded by extreme expectations and over-analysis of the smallest possible detail. The Prime Ministerrsquo;s Washington visit has the appearance of a rushed nature. Since there are only a few days to pull the George... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99490.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:04:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99488.php The credit crisis which has sent the world spinning into a major real economy recession has not subsided. The depth and width of the financial leverage to the real economy in the Atlantic economic volume comprising the US the European Union and a number of other OECD countries like Canada... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99488.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:03:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99487.php With European ndash; as well as American and worldwide ndash; attention focused on the melodrama in Greece whose 30 billion euros deficit for this year threatens to undermine the Eurozone and where the government has planned a series of austerity measures surveys show that after a slight surge in recent... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99487.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:02:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99486.php Prospects for European cooperation on global collective security. Early during the presidency of the OSCE the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev nbsp; published an article that provides anbsp; commentary on the state of the world and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe from international perspective. The development of the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99486.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:54:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99485.php NATO welcomes President Nazarbayevrsquo;s article on the occasion of Kazakhstanrsquo;s assumption of the OSCE Chairmanship on 14 January. We are confident that Kazakhstan will carry out this important mission with a sense of great responsibility in line with the fundamental principles and values of this organisation. We believe that this chairmanship... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99485.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:53:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99484.php The OSCE has emerged in the new world order as the worldrsquo;s largest security organization positioned uniquely in the contemporary global security environment. President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan the country currently holding the rotating Chairmanship of the OSCE noted wisely in his article Fate and Prospects of OSCE that the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99484.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:52:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99483.php The future is taking shape today. OSCE with its vast territory that stretches from Vancouver to Vladivostok has to resolve the most complex and urgent global issues. I consider our chairmanship of the OSCE as our strategic national project and opportunity to give it a new breath a new impetus... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99483.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:51:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99482.php ldquo;Cyberspace today is like the Wild West. It does not enjoy the international communityrsquo;s setting of basic agreements rules and procedures.rdquo; This is how EastWest Institute President John Mroz stated the problem at the opening of an international consultation on cybersecurity at the European parliament on 17 February. The international... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99482.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:50:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99481.php It would not be an understatement to say that some major events have transpired in worlds political and actual since our last meeting. Aside from the Chilean earthquake the aftershocks the damage ravaged and the multitude of infliction on the area plus the threat of tsunamis in 10 different countries... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99481.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:49:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99480.php In Brussels for their General Assembly the Architects Council of Europe President Selma Harrington found some time to talk with Alia Papageorgiou on how she became involved in Architecture what it still means to be a European architect and how the profession is coming out of the economic crisis. Being a... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99480.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:48:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99479.php It took 14 years but German chemical giant BASF has finally won approval to start growing its Genetically Modified Potato GMO called Amflora for industrial purposes to make starch but the decision drew immediate scorn and anger from an activist group and a European lawmaker. The decision to give the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99479.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:47:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99478.php The approval of the genetically modified Amflora potato for use in making starch got harsh criticism from Greenpeace but was supported by the European Peoplersquo;s Party which has the ruling majority in the European Parliament. The potato is not designed to be edible. The approval for a GMO crop was... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99478.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:46:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99476.php In 2000 the European Union set an ambitious plan to make the bloc one of the most competitive economies in the world but it didnrsquo;t work. So now the EU says it will try again with another 10-year plan aimed at reviving growth after officials said the barely modest gains... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99476.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:45:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99477.php Europe is celebrating the Time of Lisbon. Lisbon Callingnbsp; means the opportunity of developing new challenges focused on Change and Creativity in order to give a central contribution to a New Europe. Lisbon Callingnbsp; is an open appeal to the reinvention of Europe to the reinvention of its people and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99477.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:45:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99475.php European Union member states can revoke a refugeersquo;s protected status if the circumstances in their homeland change permanently the European Union Court of Justice ECJ has ruled in a case brought by a group of Iraqi refugees. But the EU state in question must first assess whether the change in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99475.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:44:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99474.php People who lie to obtain a new nationality can lose it when they get found out even if they risk becoming stateless as a result the European Unionrsquo;s Court of Justice has ruled. ldquo;A member state of the European Union may withdraw its nationality granted by way of naturalization from... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99474.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:36:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99473.php One of the odder aspects to the EUrsquo;s communication strategy is its use of comic books perhaps inspired by Belgiumrsquo;s reputation in the field. These have inspired outrage from Euroskeptics and bemusement from Euro-watchers. The European Commission has just published Hidden Disaster by Belgian artist Erik Bongers not as it... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99473.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:35:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99472.php There has been a storm of protest over the EC Humanitarian Aids production of a graphic novel to promote their activities. In the book Hidden Disaster see story on left the main character an ECHO field officer has adventures and illustrates how ECHO operate and what they do in disasters.... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99472.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:34:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99471.php Inbsp;am glad my blog has been considered for the top 20 womenrsquo;s blogs that promoting EU. I would also like to give my thanks again for the prize of ldquo;best blogger among the politicians rdquo; which I was given for the second consecutive year. I have mixed feelings about the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99471.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:33:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99470.php ICT skills are the global currency of tomorrow. The job market will increasingly require significant ICT skills and people possessing these skills will continue to be the most marketable. We cannot afford to undervalue skills and human capital and ensuring affordable and equal access to ICT skills is imperative in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99470.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:32:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99469.php Even as Greeks face wage freezes and cuts higher taxes and a longer wait for retirement to keep the country from going under in an ocean of debt they have been hit with a new report that identifies one of the main culprits for the countryrsquo;s reputation for graft and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99469.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:31:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99468.php More than 140 Members of the European Parliament and Members of the Parliament from 30 countries as well as members of the Israeli Knesset took part in an emotional visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camps on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.nbsp; The European Friends of Israel EFI an organization... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99468.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:30:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99465.php The European Union said that its allocation of 17.25 million euros $23.4 in humanitarian aid for Myanmar is supposed to go to the countryrsquo;s ldquo;vulnerable peoplerdquo; this year although critics of the military-ruled dictatorship said the generals there keep jailing and killing people at will. Most of the aid to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99465.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:26:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99466.php With the economic world tilting toward China and India and other emerging Asian countries the European Union should look toward the east to expand trade opportunities that could help insure growth and prosperity for future generations the EUrsquo;s new trade chief Karel de Gucht said he believes. In a recent... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99466.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:26:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99467.php The European Union said that its allocation of 17.25 million euros $23.4 in humanitarian aid for Myanmar is supposed to go to the countryrsquo;s ldquo;vulnerable peoplerdquo; this year although critics of the military-ruled dictatorship said the generals there keep jailing and killing people at will. Most of the aid to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99467.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:26:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99464.php Munich Re the worldrsquo;s biggest reinsurer has become the latest German firm to pull out of Iran as pressure grows for new sanctions against the Islamic republic over its nuclear program company officials said. The company said in a brief statement that due to the ldquo;political situationrdquo; it has decided... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99464.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:25:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99462.php US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clintonrsquo;s overture to Argentina for American help to resolve the South American countryrsquo;s dispute with Great Britain over the Falkland Islands has been politely rebuffed by the British who said they donrsquo;t need any assistance thank you very much. Clintonrsquo;s suggestion was widely condemned... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99462.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:24:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99463.php Changing its tune somewhat for constant calls for talks with Iran over that countryrsquo;s burgeoning nuclear program ndash; which the United States and Israel believe is really a disguised plan to build an atomic bomb ndash; the European Union said it will now support new sanctions after Tehran thumbed its... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99463.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:24:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99461.php If there was anything the Nazis loved more than killing everyone who didnrsquo;t have blonde hairs and blue eyes it was gold and they plundered it from every bank they could find during World War II. It brings to mind the great scene at the end of the irascibly funny... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99461.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:23:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99459.php The European Unionrsquo;s executive onnbsp;4 March allocated a record-breaking euro;2.3 billion to fund major international energy connections such as the Nabucco gas pipeline in an attempt to boost its energy security. A year ago the bloc put euro;4 billion from its central budget aside to fund diversification of resources. The... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99459.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:22:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99460.php Ukraine needs to reform its electricity sector said Yuriy Ryzhenkov Chief Operating Officer of DTEK the largest private energy company in Ukraine. The need is twofold: to bring the tariffs to the adequate levels and the reform of the electricity market. ldquo;Right now the pool model is outdated and we... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99460.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:22:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99458.php The Nabucco Consortium hailed the decision by the Turkish parliament to ratify the treaty that will enable construction and operation of the Nabucco gas pipeline in Turkey with a securenbsp;legal framework for the gas transit. ldquo;No other mootednbsp;project in the southern corridor has those secured transit rights. All countries signing... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) News http://www.neurope.eu/articles/99458.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:21:00 +0200