Article | May 21, 2012 - 2:17pm
'Your first EURES job' is the new project launched by the European Commission to help young people find a job in another EU country.
It's expected that, in its initial phase, the program will improve cross-border mobility for 5,000 people. At this moment, more than 5.5 million young Europeans are looking for a job.
It will also serve as a testing ground for transforming EURES - the network of Member States' employment services – towards a pan-European employment service.
Article | May 21, 2012 - 1:02pm
Last week was one of the most exciting weeks for Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. After the debut on Wall Street on Friday 18 May, the social networking bought Karma on Saturday 19, the same day that the co-founder got married.
Article | May 21, 2012 - 7:52pm
The interim President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), Sergey Stanishev, will continue to lead the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) after being re-elected as chairman for the third time gaining over 77% of the votes.
The interim President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), Sergey Stanishev, will continue to lead the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) after being re-elected as chairman for the third time gaining over 77% of the votes. His main opponent for the leadership post of the Bulgarian Left was former President Georgi Parvanov who, subsequently, withdrew his candidature.
Article | May 21, 2012 - 4:58pm
While many things contribute to putting us in a bad mood, there are steps you can take to eliminate some common causes.
The below list are a few things that could affect your mood in a negative way:
Food intolerance
Food intolerances are responsible for a wide range of physical conditions including nausea and abdominal pain, but they can also affect your mood, causing irritability, mood swings, lack of focus, aggression, nervousness or hyperactivity.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:03pm
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to jointly battle efforts to use human rights issues for exerting political pressure, the Belarusian president's press office said.
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to jointly battle efforts to use human rights issues for exerting political pressure, the Belarusian president's press office said.
"The parties shall provide mutual assistance on international platforms on the human rights issue, jointly counter attempts to use the issue of human rights as a mechanism of political pressure," the Belarusian and Kazakh presidents said in a statement.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:07pm
The health of the former Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko continues to be extremely difficult, the leader of the opposition faction ByuT (Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko) Andriy Kozhemyakin, told Ukraine’s Parliament on 17 May.
The health of the former Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko continues to be extremely difficult, the leader of the opposition faction ByuT (Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko) Andriy Kozhemyakin, told Ukraine’s Parliament on 17 May. The deputies of the Ukrainian opposition deliberately decided to leave the meeting hall of the parliament on 17 May in protest against the bullying of Tymoshenko.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:25pm
An increasing number of Norwegian employers will only hire non-smokers. The Minister of Health, Anne Grete Strom-Erichsen supports their decision, Norway Post reported.
An increasing number of Norwegian employers will only hire non-smokers. The Minister of Health, Anne Grete Strom-Erichsen supports their decision, Norway Post reported. Several recent job ads have made it clear that they are only looking for non-smoking applicants.
A job posting from Oslo University Hospital asked that "applicants will not smoke during work hours," and Xstrata Nikkel, a mining company, stated that applicants "must be non-smokers."
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:33pm
Losses caused by software piracy in Latvia diminished last year though the figure still remained at concerning level, findings of a study into global software piracy done by the international software makers' association Business Software Alliance (BSA) showed.
Losses caused by software piracy in Latvia diminished last year though the figure still remained at concerning level, findings of a study into global software piracy done by the international software makers' association Business Software Alliance (BSA) showed. According to BSA estimations, revenue lost by software piracy in Latvia reached 16m lats (€23m) in 2011, down from 15m lats in 2010.
Article | May 18, 2012 - 11:36am
The European Commission is growing alarmed over a growing number of verbal assaults on their staff. New Europe warned that this was going to happen over six months ago, when we wrote:
Article | May 18, 2012 - 3:25pm
Wolfgang Schäuble the German minister of finance said today that the main reason for Eurozone's growing problems of confidence is the mounting uncertainties over Greece.
Article | May 18, 2012 - 11:04am
Today, 18 May, Facebook will appear for first time on the value's board in Wall Street and will be one of the most lucrative initial public offerings (IPOs) in history.
The social network raised $16 billion on Thursday, in an IPO that valued Facebook at $104 billion on 15 May. Also on Thursday, the company announced that it will start with a price of $38 per share and it will sell 421 million of them.
Article | May 18, 2012 - 2:29pm
Russia's Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal of the former owner of the “Yukos” Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.
Article | May 16, 2012 - 3:23pm
There are many things that users can do on the internet, and defend causes or starting a petition is now one more action to add to this list. Change.org, an online petition site, allows citizens all over the world to propose their initiatives against unfair situations.
Ben Rattray, that founded Change.org in 2007, was included in the 2012 Time 100 list of the world's most influential people and listed in BusinessWeek as one of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs of 2011
Article | May 16, 2012 - 3:34pm
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) released on 15 May its judgment in the case Labsi vs. Slovakia (Case no. 33809/08). The ECtHR upheld the principle of absolute guarantee in article 3, but it also conveyed the message that the expulsion by a country of people, convicted of terrorism in a second country, was not justified even under the national security reasons of the first state.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) released on 15 May its judgment in the case Labsi vs. Slovakia (Case no. 33809/08).
Blog entry | May 16, 2012 - 10:05am
CAMBRIDGE – While the presidential primary elections in the United States are not over, Mitt Romney is now almost certain to be the party’s nominee to face Democratic President Barack Obama in November.
CAMBRIDGE – While the presidential primary elections in the United States are not over, Mitt Romney is now almost certain to be the party’s nominee to face Democratic President Barack Obama in November.
Article | May 16, 2012 - 12:52pm
The appeal to a seven-year prison sentence of the former Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has been delayed until 26 June.
Public prosecutors asked the supreme court to delay the appeal, due to Tymoshenko's absence and arguing they needed more time to prepare. Tymoshenko is currently in a hospital where she is treated for chronic back pain and discus hernia.
Article | May 16, 2012 - 12:27pm
Can you imagine Steve Jobs dressed as a Ghostbuster? Now you can stop imagining, because an Apple's ex-employee has spread the full version of the Bluebusters video .
Article | May 15, 2012 - 4:40pm
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €200 million loan to Banesto for financing the investment projects of small and medium-sized businesses (with up to 3,000 employees), mainly in the industry and service sectors.
EIB Vice-President Magdalena Álvarez and Banesto’s Chairman Antonio Basagoiti met in Madrid to formalise the loan agreement.
Article | May 15, 2012 - 4:18pm
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to jointly battle efforts to use human rights issues for exerting political pressure, the Belarusian president's press office said.
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to jointly battle efforts to use human rights issues for exerting political pressure, the Belarusian president's press office said.
"The parties shall provide mutual assistance on international platforms on the human rights issue, jointly counter attempts to use the issue of human rights as a mechanism of political pressure," the Belarusian and Kazakh presidents said in a statement.
Article | May 14, 2012 - 12:56pm
Yahoo has announced CEO's Scott Thompson resignation, after the scandal involving his credentials for the position.
The Board of Directors has named Fred Amoroso as Chairman of the Board and Ross Levinsohn as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Thompson declared in his resume that he graduated with a degree in accounting and computer science in 1978 from Stonehill College. Besides, the school did not offer a computer science degree until 1983, five years after Thompson graduated.
Article | May 13, 2012 - 11:14pm
German services labor union ver.di and Deutsche Telekom AG said they have reached a wage agreement for some 50,000 workers at domestic unit Telekom Deutschland, it was reported.
German services labor union ver.di and Deutsche Telekom AG said they have reached a wage agreement for some 50,000 workers at domestic unit Telekom Deutschland, it was reported.
Article | May 13, 2012 - 9:41pm
The Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan recently organised seminars for heads of registration inspection of business entities at the district (city) administrations (khokimiyats), which opened at the Centre for Advanced Training of lawyers, Uzbekreport.com reported.
Article | May 13, 2012 - 10:25pm
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Angola, to deliver seven new subsea tree systems to the Dalia field located offshore Angola. Contract value is approximately 470 million Norwegian crowns, Norway Post reported.
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Angola, to deliver seven new subsea tree systems to the Dalia field located offshore Angola. Contract value is approximately 470 million Norwegian crowns, Norway Post reported.
Blog entry | May 11, 2012 - 11:01am
There is a new commandment that must be obeyed: thou shalt not criticise the European Central Bank.
As a pious child, I was terrified of mortal sins. Every Monday morning, a giant schoolteacher enquired whether we had gone to church the previous day. If anyone admitted a failure to attend mass, our sadistic educator would conjure up images of a soul being blackened. Hell beckoned.
There is a new commandment that must be obeyed: thou shalt not criticise the European Central Bank.
Article | May 11, 2012 - 4:39pm
Chancellor Angela Merkel speaking at the German Bundestag has appeared uncompromising in her position that whatever plan is to be discussed over enhancing Eurozone's growth potential, cannot be financed with borrowed money and more government budget deficits.
Chancellor Angela Merkel speaking at the German Bundestag has appeared uncompromising in her position that whatever plan is to be discussed over enhancing Eurozone's growth potential, cannot be financed with borrowed money and more government budget deficits.
