corporate
UK superbank’s shares fallTrading did not start well on the London Stock Exchange of the new British superbank created by the… 19/01/09 20:13 CET
Alitalia – new company, old problemsAlitalia had to cancel nearly two dozen flights on Monday due to a strike less than one week after… 19/01/09 20:13 CET
economy
UK banks get another bail-outBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a second bail-out for the country’s troubled… 19/01/09 20:13 CET
Japanese industrial output slidingIt seems Japan’s industrial production is falling even faster than originally estimated… 19/01/09 20:13 CET
Brussels cuts growth prediction furtherThe European Commission’s new deep recession prediction includes a sharp rise in unemployment for… 19/01/09 20:13 CET
europa
Farm policy reform’s final clearanceThe latest reform of the EU’s agricultural policy has been rubber-stamped, which will gradually… 19/01/09 20:51 CET
Turkey puts foot on the gasEurope and Turkey say they agree on the need for the Nabucco gas pipeline. This came after Prime… 19/01/09 20:51 CET
hi-tech
Streetcars to be Desired in TenerifeOn Tenerife in the Canary Islands, it is not only the tourists who are soaking up the sun. The… 19/01/09 18:16 CET
questions for europe
Euro counterfeitingThe euro is a victim of its own success. There has been an increase in the number of counterfeit… 19/01/09 21:08 CET
Postal reformLiberalisation of postal services is on track in most EU states but not in others. What has to be… 19/01/09 20:13 CET
world news
Hesse vote puts pressure on MerkelGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to come under pressure to make changes to economy… 19/01/09 19:55 CET
Capital screwed down for Obama inaugurationWashington has never seen a security operation like this one. Never. Barack Obama will be the most… 19/01/09 19:37 CET
Obama marks Martin Luther King DayIt’s his final pre-inauguration day and Barak Obama has been attending community projects in… 19/01/09 19:22 CET
New deal ends 2-week Russian gas freezeRussia and Ukraine have signed a 10-year deal to renew supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine and… 19/01/09 18:15 CET
Almunia says recession will be short but nastyThe European Commission agrees this year the nations using Europe’s single currency will go into… 19/01/09 16:46 CET
Palestinian leader calls for national unityArab leaders have been meeting in Kuwait over the Gaza crisis. They agree a reconstruction… 19/01/09 16:17 CET
Truce offers return to ‘normality’ for wary IsraelisFor Israelis living within the range of Hamas rocket fire the week-long truce offers a return to… 19/01/09 13:43 CET
Gaza clean-up begins at start of week-long truceThe bulldozers are doing the talking in Gaza today; not those of the Israeli army, but of the… 19/01/09 13:43 CET
EU commission warns eurozone of deep economic slumpThe European Commission agrees this year the nations using Europe’s single currency will go into… 19/01/09 13:35 CET
- EU commission warns eurozone of deep economic slump
The European Commission agrees this year the nations using Europe’s single currency will go into… 19/01/09 13:05 CET
Brown offers banks 2nd bail-out as recession bitesBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a second bail-out for the country’s troubled… 19/01/09 12:06 CET
Bruce leads the serenade to Obama in WasghingtonIt is Martin Luther King day, a national US holiday, and the celebratory mood in the capital last… 19/01/09 11:22 CET
Israel starts to pull-out as fighting lessensIsrael gradually pulls back its troops in Gaza after Hamas matches its ceasefire with a separate… 19/01/09 08:06 CET
Washington in party mood for ObamaThe cheers which greeted Barack Obama as he walked up the steps of the Lincoln memorial reflected… 19/01/09 07:58 CET
EU leaders work for sustainable ceasefire in GazaEU leaders have vowed to do everything in their power to contribute to a lasting and sustainable… 19/01/09 07:48 CET
Russia and Ukraine to sign gas transit agreementThe prime ministers of Russia and Ukraine are to oversee the signing of a gas supply and transit… 19/01/09 07:41 CET
Erdogan visits Europe to boost EU membership bidA new year and a renewed effort to boost Turkey’s chances of joining the European Union… 19/01/09 07:31 CET
Destroyed smuggling tunnels still used by HamasThe border between Gaza and Egypt was one of the main targets, Israel says, for its air strikes… 19/01/09 06:05 CET
